Our next Meetup (yes, it's a big month for our Cupcakes Take the Cake Meetup group!) is Monday night at Etsy Labs, 325 Gold Street, 2nd floor, Brooklyn, is our next craft night. Also, mark June 13th, 2-4 pm on your calendars - that will be our annual Central Park cupcake picnic, one of my favorite of our events!
via Etsy's blog The Storque (click through for cupcake video tutorials and product links):
This week we are pleased to announce a very special edition of our weekly Craft Night. The
Etsy Labs and Cupcakes Take the Cake have joined forces to present our 3rd Annual Cupcake Craft Night!
We will spend this sweet evening creating cupcake-themed crafts and snacking on cupcakes provided by Cupcakes Take the Cake. Katherine from tinycupcake will demonstrate how to make layered paper cupcake gift tags (as pictured above). We will also pull out all our supplies for sewing, drawing, printing, button making, (and more!) for you to make things to your heart's content. Let your mind run wild and create cupcake creations of any kind! Supplies are provided, though you are welcome to bring any special papers or fabrics to incorporate into your projects.
- When: Monday, May 11, 5-8pm (Please note Craft Night is running from 5-8pm this week, rather than the usual 4-8pm.)
- Where: Etsy Labs, 325 Gold Street, 2nd floor, Brooklyn, NY
Not in Brooklyn? Join us for a live broadcast and demo from Craft Night online in the Virtual Labs starting at 5pm EDT. Click here to see what time 5pm EDT is around the world (though we usually take some time to get settled and ready to go). If you are attending Craft Night virtually this week and would like to craft along with us, you'll need a few supplies: paper, pen, scissors, and fabric. Or, you may just want to come and watch, ask questions, and take notes.
Also on Monday night is the (in)famous Cupcake Cookoff! Grand prize is the Cuisinart Stand Mixer.
(I found this photo online; exact prize may look slightly different but the event is being sponsored by Cuisinart - good luck everyone!)
Direct from The Brooklyn Kitchen FAQ:
Cupcake Cook-off? Wha?
Exactly. We are hosting the Third Annual Cupcake Cook-off at Union Pool, 484 Union Avenue, Monday May 11 from 7-9 PM. The cupcakes will be judged by our panel of cupcake judges, and winners will be announced.
Do I bake on-site?
No. All cupcakes must arrive baked, frosted, staged and assembled.
How many cupcakes?
Truly a question for the ages. We recommend that you bring as many cupcakes as you can possibly carry. We will require 6 cupcakes for judging, and the rest you will distribute to the ravenous crowd to win favor in the Popular Vote.
All one kind?
Totally up to you, might increase your chance of winning judged categories, but could dilute your showing for the popular vote. Or could sway people to buy votes for you. Not sure. But yes, you may enter more than one kind of cupcake.
Popular Vote?
We will be awarding the big prize (whoa!!!) to the winner of the Popular Vote poll. This year, we are doing things a little differently, so if you are in it to win it, you can do so pretty easily, if not cheaply.
And other Prizes?
We will be dividing the cupcakes into two categories, and awarding two prizes in each: Plain and Simple vs. Exotic, and Decoration vs. Flavor. Ergo, there will be four primary prizes: Plain and Simple Decoration, Exotic Decoration, Plain and Simple Flavor, and Exotic Flavor.
But like, what are the prizes?
We are still reeling them in, and will update as they appear, but so far we have:
Cupcake Couriers!
Nordicware Gift Cakelet Pan!
and more TK!
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