Food Network Challenge: Cupcake

Mark your calendars/set your TiVos - November 8th (8 pm ET), 9th (3 am ET) and 10th (7 pm ET), the latter is not only my birthday, but National Vanilla Cupcake Day, the Food Network is airing Food Network Challenge: Cupcake.

Plus they have recipes!

Milk Chocolate Cupcakes

Chocolate Devil's Food Cupcakes

The smallest cakes get the big-time treatment. Six top cake teams fight to create the tastiest cupcakes in America, and then decorate and stack the little treats into showpieces you have to see to believe. Chef Scott Liebfried hosts this unprecedented winner-take-all competition.


COMPETITORS:
Lora Mahaffey
Calliope Designs and Confections
Anchorage, Alaska

Bronwen Weber
Executive Chef: Frosted Art Bakery
Dallas, Tex.

Norman Davis
The Sweet Life
Annanadale, Va.

Martin Howard
Pastry Chef: Brasserie 8½
New York, N.Y.
We apologize no contact information is available.

Peggy Hambright
MagPies Cakes
Knoxville, Tenn.

Megan Ray
Founder and partner: Miette Organic Patisserie
San Francisco, Calif.


JUDGES:
Robert Bleifer
Executive Chef for Food Network Kitchens
New York, N.Y.

Susan Stockton
Vice President, Culinary Productions for Food Network
New York, N.Y.

Gail Watson
Gail Watson Custom Cake
New York, N.Y.
www.gailwatsoncake.com