While reading one of my favorite blogs, Paper Crave, I noticed a post about a recipe book complied by over 50 bloggers.  All proceeds from the cook book, titled Recipes to Help, go to The American Red Cross.  Cupcake recipes included in the book are a recipe for chocolate cupcakes with nutella, almond butter, and vanilla cream cheese frosting by Good Life (eats) and derby cupcakes from The Polka Dot Chair.  The book is available in print or as a e-book, each are $10.00.

Gigi’s Cupcakes of Savannah Georgia is using cupcake power to help a local foodbank, America’s Second Harvest. Customers who bring in food to donate are treated to a discount on in-store orders. Gigi’s has already filled a barrel of food in just three days and they hope to do even better this weekend. In fact, on Saturday, if you bring in five or more canned goods between 1 and 6, you get a free cupcake!

You are invited to the second annual Cupcake Camp Santa Barbara tomorrow from 1 to 4 at the Fess Parker Double Tree Resort, 633 E. Cabrillo Blvd. in Santa Barbara.

Ten dollars will buy you four tickets that you can trade for cupcake samples from several area bakeries. Proceeds from the camp will benefit Cupcakes for Cancer. Parking is free.

The camp will also feature an amateur competition, a cake auction, a fashion show, and a cupcake eating contest.

For more information, call 805-448-7336.

On Thursday, June 30 from 4 pm – 6 pm, all Washington, D.C. military and their families are invited to “Cupcakes for Courage” at Hello Cupcake at their new location on Barracks Row (705 8th Street, S.E., WDC).  An R.S.V.P. is requested.

Hello Cupcake Goes Patriotic

According to the e-vite:  “Families will decorate patriotic themed cupcakes, meet with friends and celebrate Independence Day early.  Light fare from Matchbox Restaurant and Zest Bistro will be provided.”

Hello Cupcake is also serving charitable cupcakes from June 30 to July 4, when a portion of the proceeds from the sale of patriotic-themed cupcakes will be donated to Camp Desert Kids, a program under Military Families United that helps service members’ children.  This 2 minute YouTube video about this special camp will more than inspire you to participate in this fundraiser.

In case you’re in the neighborhood, the first ever “Cupcake Throwdown and Artist Cakewalk” is happening TODAY from 3 to 6 p.m. at Antenna Gallery, 3161 Burgundy St., in New Orleans!

Artists and bakers will compete to produce the most creative confections in a range of categories, followed by a benefit cakewalk. Art and cupcakes. What could be better? Free cupcakes for kids in costumes! All proceeds benefit the nonprofit programs of Antenna/Press Street. Admission to the event is free.