Ticket Giveaway!!!

10 PAIR of TICKETS up for grabs!!

Yes, you read right! There are 10 pair of tickets to the final IronCupcake:Milwaukee event up for grabs. All you have to do is 1) visit the Boswell Books store on Downer Ave. and enter their drawing and/or 2) visit the Boswell Books Facebook page and enter there. Winners will be chosen on February 5th.

This event is completely SOLD OUT. As we have mentioned before, there will be NO TICKETS AVAILABLE THE DAY OF THE EVENT. This could be your last chance to get your hands on some. 

SOLD OUT!!!

It is official. The final IronCupcake is SOLD OUT. Due to space restrictions at our venue, unfortunately, there will be NO TICKETS available at the door. Thank You Milwaukee!!!

We can not wait to see everyone on February 12th along with our friends from Boswell Book Company, Karen Tack & Alan Richardson (our celebrity guests), our non-profit - The Pablove Foundation,  and some of our usual awesome suspects like Too Much Rock for One Hand, James Conway Photography, C2Graphics, ShutterBox Milwaukee and our fabulous hostess with the mostess, Dear Ruthie. PLUS we will have the rockin' Celebrity Cookbook Auction and killer drawings for prizes from AJBombers, Water Buffalo, Swig, The Smoke Shack, InterContinental Milwaukee, Goldi's Shoe Parlor, Milwaukee Food Tours and Streetza Pizza. What an awesome way to send off IronCupcake:Milwaukee with a bang!

Eat, Drink...and be Weary?

This is all well and good...but it's one day...eat Santa, EAT!
Infographic by Sovereign Health Care

Words of Wisdom from Miss Piggy

Share the (Pab)love

 

Milwaukee's Fox 6 did a great story on Jeff Castalez and the Pablove Foundation last night. Jeff is a friend of our very own Too Much Metal Fred. Because of their friendship and the awesome work Jeff and his family and friends are doing to fight cancer, the Pablove Foundation is going to be the recipient of the donations from our final IronCupcake:Milwaukee in February. Our traditional donation, plus 100% of the funds raised from our celebrity cookbook auction will be donated to Pablove, and I can't think of a much better place for that money to land. There are less than 100 tickets left for the event, so be sure to pick them up soon or you'll miss out on all the awesome!

NOW We're Cookin'!

So, not only is the final IronCupcake:Milwaukee coming this February; what a lot of you have been waiting for is details on our Celebrity Chef Cookbook Auction that will take place the day of the event. We have a growing list of books that have been donated by some of the country's very best chefs. EVERY PENNY of the auction will benefit the Pablove Foundation, as will a percentage of our days event earnings as well. Only ticketed attendees will be able to bid on these awesome books! Be sure to get your tickets today, so you don't miss this incredible opportunity to take one of your favorite chefs home with you! To learn about our featured chefs, check out the book page to read more about them. In the mean time, start saving some of the cooking cash, because you will only be able to pay with cash the day of the auction. Sorry, no checks or credit cards -- we just don't have that kind of technology!

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Boswell Books & IronCupcake:Milwaukee present

WISCONSIN EYE-CANDY CHALLENGE
featuring Karen Tack & Alan Richardson

and their new book: Cupcakes, Cookies & Pie, Oh My!

Sunday, February 12th, 1:30-3:30 pm

Discovery World Pilot House

Tickets go on-sale November 1st.

Bakers spots are ALL FULL.

Christmas is coming and tickets make for some super-awesome stocking stuffers. We picked the perfect weekend for this event. The Packers will have just won the Super Bowl. What better way to celebrate than one last IronCupcake challenge? It has taken nearly a year to recover from our super awesome, mega-sized Cupcake Clash, but we couldn't shut'er down without one last hurrah. Just when you thought we had baked our last cupcake, the fine folks at BOSWELL BOOKS have asked us to get together to bring our friends KAREN TACK & ALAN RICHARDSON of Hello, Cupcake! and What's New, Cupcake? fame back to Wisconsin on the heals of the release of their January 2012 project: CUPCAKES, COOKIES and PIE, OH MY!

Wisconsin Eye-Candy Challenge: Wisconsin is FULL of iconic landmarks and sports teams. Whether its House on the Rock or the Green Bay Packers, there is SO MUCH TO SEE! Utilizing all of the fun tips and techniques that Karen and Alan have taught the country, whip up a creation that portrays the look and style of a truly unique Wisconsin landmark or icon. Think candy, cookies, crusts and more to tell your story - oh, and a special challenge...NO FONDANT ALLOWED. This challenge will become the ultimate Wisconsin stay-cation in one afternoon.

IronCupcake Cares! For our final competition, we will be making a donation to none other than The Pablove Foundation. The mission of The Pablove Foundation is to fund pediatric cancer research and advances in treatment, educate and empower cancer families, and improve the quality of life for children living with cancer through hospital play, music and arts programs. The Pablove Foundation is named after Pablo Thrailkill Castelaz, the son of Jo Ann Thrailkill and Jeff Castelaz and the little brother of Grady Gallagher. Pablo was six years old when he lost his valiant yearlong battle with bilateral Wilms Tumor, a rare form of childhood cancer. The reason that this foundation is so close to IronCupcake:Milwaukee is because our very own Too Much Metal Fred is close friends with Pablo's family and has been a vital part of the success of the Pablove Foundation. What better reason than to support him. Imbued with his spirit and inspired by his strength, Pablove is dedicated to the daily, global fight against childhood cancer and the  suffering that comes in its wake. Be sure to check out the great article from the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel about the Pablove Foundation from October 10, 2011.

CELEBRITY Autographed COOKBOOK Silent Auction! In addition to our usual donation, we will also be running a silent auction of autographed celebrity cookbooks. ALL proceeds from the silent auction will also benefit the Pablove Foundation. Our list is growing everyday, but will will have titles from Buddy Valastro, Rick Bayless, Alton Brown, John Besh, Hugh Acheson, Joanna Fluke, Jacques Torres, Andrew Zimmern and SO MANY more! Stay tuned for more confirmed titles.

BAKERS:

BAKER SPOTS ARE NOW FULL, FIRST COME FIRST SERVED. 

To be added to waiting list - no guarantees - email: ironcupcakemilwaukee@wi.rr.com

TWO WAYS TO GET TICKETS: Tickets will also be first come, first served - to the first 500 people only. No exceptions. Tickets are $10 per person ages 5 and older. Each ticket includes entry into the event, 3 cupcake tastings, and a $5 off $25 purchase coupon good at Boswell Books (Boswell coupon will be distributed the day of the event.) ADDITIONAL TASTING TICKETS will be available for $1 each at the event. ALL SALES ARE FINAL, NO EXCEPTIONS.

ONLINE Tickets are now SOLD OUT. We are Sorry, but there is no additional space available at Discovery World, no other tickets will be available. NO TICKETS WILL BE AVAILABLE AT THE DOOR. If you have any other questions, please visit our IronCupcake Q&A.

TEXT VOTING: No IronCupcake challenge would be complete without Fred and his TooMuchMetal/Smac Design. He brings us the CONTEXT-VOTE online text voting system! PLUS, straight from the Too Much Metal shop in Milwaukee's Third Ward, the full line of t's and more. This will be your last chance to buy your very own IronCupcake gear.

Party of 1

I am kind of pissed that Saveur magazine has been spying on me, and didn't even give me credit as their inspiration! Oh well, at least it wasn't that damn Rachael Ray!

The Teal Cat Project

Isa Chanda Moskowitz - why do you know that name? Oh come on, she is the part of the brains and creativity behind the Post Punk Kitchen and all of those awesome vegan cookbooks like Vegan Cupcakes Take Over the World and Veganomicon. Well, she and a few friends have started a new venture that combines all things cute, creative and charitable - right up our alley here in the land of IronCupcake. Enter the TEAL CAT PROJECT. 

Well, we love thrifting and crafting. On an outing to scour Omaha’s many thrift stores for kitty cat tchotchkes to use as centerpieces for a fundraiser (guess what, it was a fundraiser for cats!), we thought of selling the centerpieces to raise a little extra cash. And then we thought it would be a good idea if we could make the kitties just a little bit cooler in some way. And then somehow, in a fevered dream, it all made sense. We spray paint them. Teal is cool. We make each one collectible, like a Cabbage Patch Kid. The kids go crazy. We give all the money to cat rescue groups. This is who we are.

I am new to learning of the Teal Cat Project, but I can assure you that I will always have my eyes open for kitties to add to their litter. And...eventually...get a teal cat to call my own. The collect kitty tchotchkies, spray 'em teal and sell them to raise funds for a variety of cat rescue programs. Love it. Got a kitty to give? Do it now. Want one to call your own? You can do that, too!

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