cupcake camp

thanks to an invitation from a longtime friend, i attended Seattle’s 2^nd annual cupcake camp yesterday. the fundraising event was hosted by Bella Cupcake Couture to raise money for Hope Heart Institute. for all the cupcake lovers in town, they had a cupcake eating competition, a cupcake baking contest, and of course cupcake tastings!! and although i wouldn’t proclaim myself a cupcake lover, the event was a blast.  soaking up the sun, eating cupcakes, catching up with good friends, and watching the boat traffic in and out of the ballard locks was the perfect way to spend a Sunday afternoon.

we sampled a variety of different flavors, but my favorite was the peanut butter and jelly cupcake. i love anything with peanut butter! the combination of creamy peanut butter frosting and jelly filled cake was awesome. who would have thought the lunch-box-staple i hated as a kid would make such a great dessert!

Peanut Butter and Jelly Mini Cupcake (Left)
Cupcake Baking Competition (Center & Right)

anyways...in the midst of my fun filled weekend i still managed to do some cooking. i have two delicious recipes to share with you this week. hope you all had a great weekend. happy monday!!