The Hunger Games cupcakes for sale in Seattle at Trophy Cupcakes

If you're in Seattle, get your The Hunger Games cupcakes through Sunday at all branches of Trophy Cupcakes in celebration of tonight's movie release! From their Facebook page: "you won't be able to scream with a cupcake in your mouth!" Find out more via @trophycupcakes on Twitter as well as on Facebook and trophycupcakes.com.

3 cupcake meetups, 3 cities: Chicago (tomorrow, St. Patrick's Day!), Brooklyn, Seattle

Our next 3 meetups are happening tomorrow, March 17th, at Swirlz in Chicago, March 25th at Baked in Red Hook, Brooklyn, and April 7th at Trophy Cupcakes in the Wallingford Center in Seattle! Hope to see you there. Details below, no RSVP needed. Email us at cupcakestakethecake at gmail.com if you have questions, and if you're hosting a cupcake meetup in your city, let us know and we'll spread the word.


Guinness and Jameson cupcakes (gluten-free and vegan cupcakes will be available, first 2 dozen cupcakes are FREE, so come early)
Swirlz Cupcakes meetup
March 17, noon-1 pm
swirlzcupcakes.com
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Baked meetup
359 Van Brunt Street, Red Hook, Brooklyn
March 25, 2-4 pm
bakednyc.com
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Trophy Cupcakes meetup
April 7, 11:30-1 pm
(aka, the day hi hats go on sale!!)Wallingford Center, 1815 N. 45th Street, Suite 209, Seattle
trophycupcakes.com
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Recycle your cupcake box and turn it into a laptop cover!

That's what eco-friendly cupcake eater Jody Fox did with her Cupcake Royale cupcake box! via @foxjody. How cool is that?



And Seattle's Cupcake Royale already has incredibly cool boxes. You know what else they have? Irish Cake Bomb and Maple Bacon cupcakes, but only through this Saturday, March 17th, aka, St. Patrick's Day. They have multiple locations in Seattle (I'm a fan of their Capitol Hill bakery for the design, though I fully admit that's still the only one I've been to - must change that on my visit to Seattle in a few weeks). Get the details at cupcakeroyale.com and Cupcake Royale on Facebook and @CupcakeRoyale on Twitter.

St. Patrick's Day Irish Cake Bomb cupcake for sale at Cupcake Royale in Seattle

St. Patrick's Day excitement is in full swing already at Seattle bakery Cupcake Royale, who say: "We've added Elliott Bay's organic No Doubt Stout to our moist chocolate cake and filled it with a bomb of Jameson Whiskey-infused buttercream frosting. Then we covered it with a whipped Irish Cream frosting, dusted with gold and sprinkled with shamrocks." Via Cupcake Royale on Facebook. Visit cupcakeroyale.com for locations and more information.

Dr. Seuss cupcakes for sale at Trophy Cupcakes in Seattle, plus cupcake meetup April 7th!

Happy birthday, Dr. Seuss! That would be today, March 2nd, also the release date for the movie The Lorax. Lorax and Dr. Seuss inspired cupcakes are on sale from today through March 11th at Trophy Cupcakes in Seattle! Via their Facebook page. Visit trophycupcakes.com for more information. Also, details are coming soon, but I'm hosting a cupcake meetup on Saturday, April 7th at 1 pm Trophy Cupcakes in their new party room at their Wallingford location!

New York Cupcakes in WA St. is HIRING!

My most favorite bakery in Washington, New York Cupcakes,  is run by two of the sweetest women I know... Lisa and Heather!   Now... if I were still living in Washington, I'd totally be working there with them, but since I can't... they asked me to help them find a new baker for their shop!  If you LOVE cupcakes, baking and want to work somewhere that has the BEST cupcakes in town... check out the information below and make sure to send Lisa your resume!

-Betsy

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New York Cupcakes in Bellevue, WA is Now Hiring a Full Time Baker! Must have experience or a natural talent and love for baking and decorating cupcakes!

 NYCC is looking for a hard working, reliable, honest, fun, creative, and sweet individual to fill this position! Hours will vary between 32-40 hours per week, will include early morning shifts and will be inclusive of weekends.  Compensation is based on experience and is considered competitive within the industry.

If you meet the above criteria and would like to apply; please send your resume to lmcupcakes@comcast.net.

New York Cupcakes is an Equal Opportunity Employer.

Trophy Cupcakes' Oscar cupcakes

Update: Details coming soon about the Seattle cupcake meetup! Trophy Cupcakes in Seattle is getting in on the Oscar cupcake action with these star-studded cupcakes. The other cupcakes below are some with cute decorations and a collaboration with Kate Spade Seattle. See trophycupcakes.com for hours and locations and their Facebook page for the latest news. For more information on their new party room, click here.

One More Shot from Cupcake Luv in Ballard, Washington

I posted too soon! Here's another shot from ELD Images of the "luvely" lady Laureen Lapitan of Cupcake Luv!

Shot at the Ballard Farmers Market, where you can buy Laureen's yummy cupcake creations.

BLT: Kiss The Pig! From Cupcake Luv

What a lovely shot by CTTC's photography friend and cupcake enthusiast ELD Images in Seattle.

Cupcakes (bacon, shallots, Gouda, sun-dried tomato cream) by Cupcake Luv, sold at the Ballard Farmers Market.  Not for this vegetarian, thank you very much, but I'll bet they were scrumptious for carnivores. Anyone out there tried them or any of Cupcake Luv's other flavors?

From Cupcakes With Love: Cupcake decorating contest Sunday, February 12th at Cakespy shop in Seattle!

This is one event you don't want to miss, Seattle! Via Cakespy hwere you can get more information. Also big congratulations to Jessie Oleson of Cakespy on her second book deal, a followup to the wonderful Cakespy Presents Sweet Treats for a Sugar-Filled Life! Here's the scoop: This one, also published through Sasquatch Books, is going to be super-special to me, as it is going to delve into the interesting history and back-stories behind many of my favorite sweet treats. It's going to be totally intellectual. And totally amusing. Perfect for the baked-goods buff, exploring the lure and lore of your favorite treats!"

Your mission, should you choose to accept it: rendezvous with GeekGirlCon and the CakeSpy on Sunday, February 12th to receive the secret code of baked goods and decorate some cupcakes donated by New York Cupcakes! 

Mission briefing:

Date: Sunday, February, 12, 2012
Where: CakeSpy Shop at 415 E. Pine Street, Seattle, WA 98122
Time: 2:00-4:00 PM*
Age: All ages
Cupcake decorating fee: $5

* Space is limited. Reserve your place today by emailing Kelly at SpecialEvents@geekgirlcon.com

Decorate cupcakes from 2:00-3:00 p.m. and then one winner in each of these categories: Sweetest, Most Magical, and Most Awesome. Come by the shop at 3:00 p.m. to cast your own vote for Crowd Favorite. Each winner will receive a fun prize. One of the prize will be from Glad Bunnies!

Who is CakeSpy? She is none other than Seattle’s own Jessie Oleson, illustrator, author, sweetness guru, and proprietor of Cake Spy Shop on Capitol Hill in Seattle. Her new book Sweet Treats for a Sugar-Filled Life  is full of ways to bring sweets to any culinary occasion. Biscuits with Chocolate Gravy, it doesn’t get much better than that. Visit CakeSpy.com for more information about Jessie, her book, and the shop.