Brains!
Read about the "Blood Velvet" brain cupcake at www.madewithpink.com
Oh, Brother!
Top Chef season 6 brothers Michael and Bryan Voltaggio show us how to make Pop Rock Lollipops. Um...yes, please!
Bad-Ass, Baby!
Skulls and cupcakes and pink (oh my)!Check out this awesome onesie! The best part, you can get it right here in town at the soon to open Classy Girl Cupcakes!! Part of their cupcake boutique that will complement the delicious treats they will be selling everyday. Fear not out-of-town readers, it is available online as well...just visit Sugar Baby Love on ETSY!
10 days for 10 grand!
Hello Friends!
When I started IronCupcake, I knew that if it became a success I would make it a point to give back to the city of Milwaukee; who has so graciously supported me. In the past 3 years, nearly 7500$ has been donated to local non-profits as a result of the success of IronCupcake:Milwaukee. My drive to support the community is a direct result for not having been able to be near my own family as my Dad fought Hodgkins Lymphoma, twice. City of Hope is the hospital that saved Pop Ploy's life and now I finally have an opportunity to give back. I have joined my mom and dad in the City of Hope Walk for Hope -- as a virtual walker. Isn't that great that they have made it possible for those of us out-of-state to support this event?!?!
City of Hope's research has led to the development of Herceptin® and Rituxan®, two of the leading anti-cancer drugs. New cutting edge technology like TomoTherapy HI-ART System represents the next generation of treatment. City of Hope's research is shared with medical centers worldwide, improving the lives of millions.
My family has set a goal of $10,000 dollars. -- Yeah, we Ploy's shoot for the stars. My own portion of that goal is a mere $500 bucks...easy, right!? So, here is the request...will you consider making a fully tax-deductible donation of $10 or more?
You can donate online by visiting this website:
To thank you for supporting Walk for Hope, all donors who make an online donation for $35 or more will also be eligible to receive a one-year subscription to Ladies' Home Journal. FREE STUFF, COOL!
Please support me and City of Hope's work. Small donations add up to make a big difference. It's that easy and it's that important.
Love You!
Sandy Ploy, Milwaukee Cupcake Queen
Brains!
The next time you can not find your keys, maybe your second brain can find them for you!
Brains. Cupcakes. Keyrings. What?
If you can think of it, someone is making them.
These are from ETSY seller RachelEmmaWeaver.
WHO are YOU?!?
Regardless of trends, cupcakes always seem to find their way into the style. On ETSY on any given day, you can find a few thousand deer and woodgrain, zombies, bacon and now...OWLS. In this case...a little night owl, a little cupcake, a lot of hip. Click on the images to visit the ETSY stores for these pieces!
They're Alive!
Like our precious cupcake, there is a group of living-dead loving folks out there that are 110% all for zombies. Like the bacon in sweets movement, zombies and cupcakes have started to merge into their own after-life loving sub-culture. Proof of this is not one, but TWO new cookbooks coming out that focus on just that. The ZOMBIE CUPCAKES! A Zombie Ate My Cupcake by Lily Vanilli just released her book of 25 deathly treats and Zilly Rosen of Zilly Cakes and the Obama cupcake mosaic fame, has her own, Zombie Cupcakes, due to release soon. Zombies aren't just for Halloween any more!
Purple Reign
A grass roots day of Pride was planned on Facebook and has taken over the social media universe. In support of Gay Pride and Gay Rights, people all over the world will be wearing PURPLE today to let the youth of America know that there is a lot of PRIDE and a massive community who supports them. Also, in honor of the several young people that have taken their lives in recent weeks as a result of negative pressures of being gay. This site has always been an equal opportunity cupcake arena and to show our support; a collection of purple cuppies from the FLICKR community. (You can click on each photo to see original photographer.)
ICM:BOOze - Thirsty?
Wow, did we have a good time at IronCupcake this week. Really, how could it have been any other way when BOOze is on the menu. A mix of liquor, halloween and a heavy dose of our darling guest, Dear Ruthie. Yeah...this challenge was a anything but a drag.
In addition to beautiful Ruthie, we were lucky enough to have not one, but TWO partners. Guy Rehorst of Great Lakes Distillery was on hand serving samples of their amazing vodkas and gins. When the newest 99.1 WMYX DJ, JoJo, announced "free shots" ... you can bet the IronCupcake crowd came a running!
As a partner, Guy had to pick his favorite as his PARTNER'S PICK. He could not resist the cherry and chocolate combination of the Black Russian Cherry Bomb (#20) cupcake by the team at Stick to Your Ribs Catering. A black Russian cupcake with cherry vodka buttercream filling and a kahlua buttercream frosting. Guy presented the team with a huge basket of glassware, swag and of course liquor from Great Lakes!
We also had the pleasure of the company of John Dye; super awesome owner of Bryant's Cocktail Lounge - our other partner. The gang at Bryant's hosted a great little after-party that involved drinks full of icecream, topped with fire and blended within an inch of our lives! Yes, we had a good time.
Before the after-party got started, John also got to pick his PARTNER'S PICK. His reasoning for this choice? "Wow, I could definitely taste the Jack Daniels!" The baker responsible for the win was Jenna with her Jack O'Lantern Cupcake (#11) — pumpkin spice cake with a drizzle of Jack Daniels, topped with cinnamon cream cheese frosting spiked with...yep, you guessed it...more Jack Daniels. "The perfect cupcake for when want to glow from within." Jenna pocketed a gift certificate to Bryant's, naturally.
Between cocktails, one-liners and more cocktails; Ruthie had a chance to taste every single cupcake. I find it only fitting and not at all ironic that she chose the Gold-Digger Cupcakes (#29) by Sarah and Kathy. Ruthie was woo'd by their French vanilla cupcakes infused with Goldschlager cinnamon liqueur and topped with almond frosting. Sure enough, flash something shiny in front of Ruthie and you are sure to win a prize. Theses ladies walked away with a swag bag full of RuthieWear, wine, cupcake gear and more.
The winner of my QUEEN'S PICK was real easy. Hello...there was Bailey's Irish Cream in these delicious little treats that Matthew made. His Dirty Girl Scout Cupcakes (#19) were chocolate créme de menthe cupcake with kahlua-vodka filling and an irresistible Bailey's frosting. Oh, and don't forget the Thin Mint Cookie crust! Matthew walked away with a gift certificate to Bryant's and an awesome zombie cupcake illustration by StuNamiDraws, see the photo above of John from Bryant's for a peek at the great drawing.
It was a couple of lovely buxom frauleins who took home the overall prize for BEST DISPLAY! As their entry read: "Talk about Gemütlichkeit!" (German for Cozy). Jenn's Oktoberfest Cupcake was a beer-batter pretzel base topped with savory beer cheese Oktoberfest Ale and cream cheese spread; then sprinkled with course sea salt. Ein Prosit! Jen won a $40 gift card to Water Buffalo and a bag full of Halloween cupcake goodies.
Last, but certainly not least, was our winner for overall BEST TASTE. Christina took home the prize with her Dessert Before Dinner Chocolate Martini Cupcakes (#23). The crowd was wow'd by the Black Magic cupcake whose crown was dipped into warm Irish Créme liqueur ganache and then topped with Kahlua buttercream frosting. With dessert like that, who needs dinner?!?! Christina also went home with $40 gift card to Water Buffalo and a bag full of Halloween cupcake goodies.
The gang from Shutterbox-Milwaukee was there with their great photobooth once again - capturing random moments of boozy bliss and giving away photo strips for our crowd to take home. You can also see all of the booth photos on their website where they feature a gallery of the event.
We had over 400 people in attendance on Sunday, which means a hearty donation to our friends at this month's non-profit, the Milwaukee LGBT Community Center. Milwaukee - you are a city full of generous and amazing people! You have supported the fun of IronCupcake and, in the process, donated nearly $5,000 dollars, just this year to the groups making our city better every day.
I want to send out a special thanks to all of our volunteers who came out of the woodwork to help when so many of our regulars were out of town. Dan, Mike, Sheila, Jeremy, Ed and Sarah -- thanks so much for helping. Also to some my most trusted helpers, Katie, Jim and Stu for being their when I needed you most.
I also want to thank all of the amazing businesses that have embraced our event and become a vital part of it's success; including AJBombers (Angie and Joe - above), Water Buffalo, Swig Milwaukee, Streetza Pizza, Goldi's Shoe Parlor, 99.1 WMYX, Bryant's Cocktail Lounge, Milwaukee Cupcake Company, City Tins and all of our partners and non-profits from this past year. This was our BIGGEST and also our last challenge for 2010...but we will be back in 2011 with an event like we have never done before.
Stay tuned...
In the mean time, enjoy a slide show of photos from Sunday's event, complements of Jena Weiler Photography. Jena is a great photographer and artist that I have worked with for several years. She stepped in when MacDaddy Jim got called out of town and captured the event wonderfully. THANK YOU JENA, it was great to see you again!
Introducing ... Baby Cakes!
the official mascot of IronCupcake:Milwaukee.
The winner of our "name the mascot contest" is Michael Ketchum from allrecipes.tv! He will be receiving a one-of-a-kind illustration by Stunamidraws.com of our darling Baby Cakes with the champions belt. The name baby is the perfect partner to the name of my blog, No One Puts Cupcake in a Corner. Kudos to everyone with all of the amazing suggestions!
ALSO...thanks to EVERYONE who made last night's ICM:BOOze a massive success. Blog post will go live later this week.
#AJBFORTHEWIN!!!
Back in May, I blogged about the Travel Channel's FOOD WARS coming to Milwaukee to film my good friend Joe's burger bar, A.J. Bombers. AJB was up against Milwaukee classic, Sobelman's. It has been a long five months since the battle, but now we know who wins the war! Congrats to Joe, Angie and the rockin' staff at AJB!!!
Say Cheese!
BOOzy cheese!
Our friends from Shutterbox are coming back for more. They could not resist the yum of BOOzy cupcakes and the fun of Dear Ruthie. Once again you can have fun with your friends in the supersized photo booth with Shutterbox! I bet, if you ask real nice, you might get Ruthie to pose with you as well!
All of this fun can be had at THIS SUNDAY's IronCupcake:BOOze challenge. Tickets are still available online for $8/each thru Friday. A block will also be available at the door for $10/each.
Please keep in mind that this challenge is for our friends who are 21 and older only.
Must. Have.
OMG, I am freaking out. Check out this great new charm from Juicy Couture! I can hardly contain myself I am so in love with it. The little door works and everything. SO AWESOME!!!
LAST CHANCE!!
ICM:BOOze Challenge!
The last challenge for 2010, you don't want to miss it!
ONLINE TICKETS available thru FRIDAY at midnight!
We have been selling out all summer long!
TWO WAYS TO GET TICKETS
Order in advanced and pay only $8
or take your chances and pay $10 at the door
This IronCupcake challenge is open to
judges and bakers 21 and older only.
judges and bakers 21 and older only.
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