Cupcake Camp Seattle is a benefit for The Hope Heart Institute, a heart disease research non-profit, that is centered around the baking and eating of cupcakes.   It is also free(!) and conveniently located (for me) in Downtown Seattle, which means that the lucky readers of All Things Cupcake will get pictures, reviews, and hopefully recipes straight from the first ever Cupcake Camp in Seattle.

The event is sponsored by just about every group that is remotely related to cupcakes, including my favorite cute cupcake artist, CakeSpy (guess who made the poster :).  However, it’s Bella Cupcake Couture that gets the credit for importing the Cupcake Camp concept to the Emerald City from our foggy fellow Northwest mecca, San Fransisco.

The event runs from 11am to 2pm with cupcake tastings scheduled every 15 minutes.  Braving throwing themselves into the sugar breach are the event’s judges: Jessie Oleson aka CakeSpy, Jackie Shaffer (founder and CEO) of CakeCentral.com, Melody Biringer of CRAVE Company, Kelley Moore of Kelley Moore Creative Media, Keren Brown of FranticFoodie.com and Laura Cassidy of  Seattle Metropolitan magazine.  Luckily for all of us, there is a ‘healthiest’ prize category on top of  ‘most representative of Seattle’ and ‘unique ingredients’.

Besides being (possibly) National Cupcake Day, March 3rd was also the first day that the District of Columbia allowed and licensed gay marriages. The usually quiet D.C. marriage bureau was swamped with couples that have waited for years to be able to legally tie the knot as well as crowds of well-wishers.

Now, how to celebrate this momentous occasion…what about cupcakes?  David Catania, the D.C. Councilmember who authored the Religious Freedom and Civil Marriage Equality Amendment Act of 2009 had just that idea. It appears that he was was so delighted by the results of his legislation that in celebration of its enactment he passed out boxes of cupcakes to the first 200 couple (of any orientation) to get their marriage license at the the Carl Moultrie Courthouse (500 Indiana Ave. N.W., D.C.).  Catania distributed vanilla and chocolate Hello Cupcakes as part of a joint celebratory gesture on the part of the Councilmember and the cupcakery.

Ok, I have to say it: that is just the sweetest thing I’ve heard all week :)

One million cupcakes you say … Little Debbie is giving away lots of cupcakes and other prizes. If you go to the Little Debbie website you can print out a coupon for free cupcakes! Yep I said it, FREE CUPCAKES!

You can also join the Little Debbie Facebook Page and become a fan and get all the updates about Little Debbie Cupcakes!

Little debbie is also giving away other prizes. One of the other prizes they are giving away is this lovely ….. CAR!

There are only 4 of these cars made.  It looks Yummy! I wonder if they have a cupcake scented car air freshener to go with it?

One of the other items they are giving away is a free Years Supply of Cupcakes! What more could one ask for?

I think I may have to for test drive some little debbie cupcakes today! :-)

Over the next few weeks, ATC will be hosting several cupcake giveaways. Now I’m not going to tell you what were are giving away but I will tell you who the givers are! 

* Etsy sewer  omydarlinkids

* Etsy cupcake crafter ThreeRabbits 

* csnbaby.com, selling nursery furniture and more

 So please come back and check out the upcoming giveaways.  Remember to enter our drawing for a free cupcake blush bag by CupcaxDesigns.   Have a sweet day!

One of our readers pointed out to us that there are free games about cupcakes that you can play on the internet.  I started playing them, and a couple hours passed in a blink of an eye.  After scouring the Internet, here are some of the best ones I found.

Did I miss any others worthy of mention?

Emo Cupcake Dressup

Press “skip the ad” to quickly advance to the game.  Design your own emo cupcake.  Think moody thoughts and make your cupcake RAWR!

Tutti Cuti Cupcake

You own a cupcake shop and need to make ends meet each day.  Decorate the cupcakes that your customers crave as quickly as you can.

Valentine’s Cupcakes

Chase the cupcakes through the 3D environment.  Click on the cupcakes to turn them into hearts.  Click on the hearts to collect them.  Beware the chocolate cupcake imposters.

cupcake goodie bags

cupcake envelopes

cupcake note cards

Pop-Art Cupcake Cards Giveaway from Tricia-Rennea Art.

This is a Giveaway for everyone! Free Printables for all!

You may also like the recipe cards from Bitsy of Bitsy the Bakery.

Thank you Tricia & Bitsy for donating your awesome stuff to this giveaway!

Enjoy a free night of music, comedy, and cupcakes Friday, May 15th at Cupcakes Nouveau 244 MIracle Mile.  Sign up to perform your special talent or sit back and enjoy the show!

Registration starts at 7pm; show starts at 8pm.

Contact Daleena at segui82@gmail.com to sign up.