Austin Cupcake Smackdown 1.0 this Saturday!

Wow, this looks like an amazing Austin event!



(via Examiner.com)

There's more info at organizer MisoHungry Makes It With Moonshine:

Are you ready? Get Set! and BAKE! It is time for Austin to have a Cupcake Smackdown1.0, pitting icing against icing, pitting cake against cake. we'll see whose cupcakes reign supreme. Cupcake Smackdown will be held on August 1, 4-7 pm at One-2-One Bar. The tentative activities for Cupcake Smackdown 1.0 are a blind tasting contest of all the store front bakeries, an amateur baking contest, a cupcake silent auction, the people's popular vote, and a cupcake eating contest for both dogs and humans! Live music will be performed by Arielle Nicole.

For the blind tasting, a panel of local chefs and foodies will be chowing down on vanilla, chocolate, and a baker's choice cupcake from each of the eight store front shops. Each cupcake will be judged on the flavor, texture, and aroma.

Email Jennie at misohungrynow.com to participate, enter yourself or your dog, enter your cupcakes, or to sponsor the event.

Schedule:

4:00 - 6:30 - Live Music, People's Popular Vote, Cutest Cupcake Vote, Silent Auction

4:00 - 5:00 - 1st round blind tasting of cupcake entries

5:30 - 6:00 - Final round of blind cupcake tasting

6:00 - 6:30 - Canine eating cupcake contest - pupcakes provided by Grand Dog Bakery

6:30 - 7:00 - Human eating cupcake contest - cupcakes provided by All-In-One Bakeshop


Sponsors include:
Rise and Shine Bakery
Sugar Mama's
Polka Dots Bakery
Mad Cakes
Luxe Sweets
L's Cupcakes
The Cupcake Bar
Hill Country Bakery
Wicked Cakes
Danger Cakes
Cupprimo
Grand Dog Bakery
Austin Urban Gardens
All in One Bakeshop
Growing Concerns on KUT
Do512
NosetoTailatHome.com
Bella Cupcake Couture

Comments

We're happy to be part of this great Austin event! Come out and show your cupcake love! : )

P.S. We are Hill Country Cupcake - not Hill Country Bakery. And we love your blog!
jamie said…
You have to love Austin events that are kid and dog friendly! This is going to be the sweetest spot in town on Saturday! Can't wait!
jamie
Peter Tsai said…
This event was awesome! So many people came out to show support for all of the Austin Cupcake vendors. If you were curious about what went down at the Austin Cupcake Smackdown, check out pictures at the link below:

http://foodingblog.com/2009/08/behind-the-scenes-at-the-austin-cupcake-smackdown-and-tv-interview-at-waltons