L.A. Cupcakes + Art: Vegan Cupcake Competition 2011

Urban Food Crawl's hosted its first annual vegan cupcake competition on Sunday, November 6, 2011 at Hold Up Art gallery in Los Angeles, CA and it was a success. I wasn't (and still am not) a vegan, but it was quite an experience for me.

Bake You Happy was also the winner of the L.A Auto Show on Food Network's Cupcake Wars. I vaguely recognize them, but I do remember watching the episode!

Best Overall Cupcake Winners (TIE):
Amanda’s Bakery & Cafe: Maple Crumble
Bake You Happy: Tahitian Vanilla Salted Caramel

Best Overall Cupcake Runner-Up
Clara’s Cakes: Neapolitan

Best Classic Flavor Winner
Jamaica’s Cakes: Red Velvet


Best Classic Flavor Runner-Up
Crushcakes & Cafe: Pumpkin Spice

Most Unique Flavor Winner
Courtesan Cupcakes: Raspberry Rose

Most Unique Flavor Runner-Up
Raw Bites: Lavender & Double Cacao with Strawberry Puree

The proceeds from the art sales with go to the Best Overall Cupcake Winners’ charity of choice! Amanda’s Bakery & Cafe will be donating to L.I.F.E. Animal Rescue. Bake You Happy will be donating to the Leukemia & Lymphoma Society.

Amanda's Bakery & Cafe



Babycakes NYC - They have several locations including Los Angeles!



Bake You Happy - Winner on Cupcake Wars



Clara's Cakes



Courtesan Cupcakes



Crushcakes Bakery & Cafe



Jamaica's Cakes



No Udder Desserts



Raw Bites Happy Food

Sweet Alexis

Cupcake + Art: Vegan Cupcake Competition 2011

Do you have a sweet tooth? Do you love cupcakes? Why not have your cupcake and eat it too?! On Sunday, November 6, 2011, Urban Food Crawl is hosting Cupcakes + Art: Vegan Cupcake Competition! Ten bakers will present delicious vegan mini cupcakes. You eat. You vote. What's not to love? If you're a vegan, you'll love this event. If you're not a vegan, try the cupcakes out with an open mind!

The event will be held at Hold Up Art in Los Angeles, and we'll have cupcake-themed art to accompany the cupcakes. Proceeds of the art sales will go to the charity of the winning baker's choice!

Visit the Cupcakes + Art page on Urban Food Crawl's website for the full list of the awesome bakers who will be competing!

Tickets are $35 and can be purchased at http://www.urbanfoodcrawl.com. The ticket includes entrance to the event, and all of the mini cupcakes. There are a limited number of tickets available -- buy yours today!

The Cupcake Showdown 2010

Last night, I went to an event called "The Cupcake Showdown" where different cupcake makers/designers came together to compete for the best cupcakes in Fountain Valley, CA. Guests also arrived to show support for the cupcake designers/makers and voted for their favorites. There were eight cupcake makers/designers and two food trucks at the event. Many of them had delicious cupcakes and beautiful displays for the guests. Part of the proceeds from each cupcake makers and food trucks who made sales went to benefit Giving Children Hope Foundation. Giving Children Hope is privileged to work with diverse individuals and communities both locally and around the world, supplying projects that address and focus on the needs of children and serve the poor. While there were not that many vendors that the event, there were 1,500 guests in attendance.

Participating Bakeries:

Oh Sue Sweet is a new business that just recently started and doesn't have a website up yet, but you can join her fan page on facebook! In fact, Oh Sue Sweet was just pronounced the winner for the Ube Macapuno Cupcakes (first picture!) in the best cupcake contest!

 

California Cupcake Company http://www.californiacupcakecompany.com/

Miss Sweetcakes http://www.miss-sweetcakes.com/

 

Sarah Bee's Cupcakes http://www.sarahbeescupcakes.com/

 

My Delight Cupcakery http://www.mydelightcupcakery.com/

 

Let them Eat Cupcakes http://www.facebook.com/letthemeatcupcakesinlb

Amanda Cupcake http://www.amandacupcake.blogspot.com/ Amanda had the most beautiful and attractive display, and had many variations of cupcakes and designs. As you can see, she put in a lot of work, effort and love into her cupcakes.

 

B Sweet Catering http://www.mybsweet.com/ Unfortunately, I didn't get any photos of the cupcakes from this designer as they had so many people around the table ordering and tasting the cupcakes.

 

The participating food trucks were:

The Shrimp Pimp http://www.shrimppimp.com/


The Frysmith: http//www.eatfrysmith.com/

Chili Cheese Fries flavored in beer with a hint of chocolate.