These cupcakes are a sweet lime cake infused with a tart lime syrup topped with cherry buttercream, a fresh lime wedge and cherry!

They are super sweet, super adorable and so yummy!

PLEASE… VOTE for my cupcake!  The GRAND PRIZE winner receives a great prize!

You can VOTE once a day, so go back EVERYDAY and MAKE ME THE WINNER !

THANK YOU!!!

CLICK HERE TO VOTE!

THE PRIZES

• A handmade set of kitchen dishtowels and matching pot holder, embroidered with cupcakes from Lil Bit Sassy.
• Cupcake stand and spring cupcake liners from A Cupcakery.
• One dozen Cake Pops delivered to your door from The Cake Poppery.
• A pre-order of CakeSpy’s new book: “Sweet Treats for a Sugar-Filled Life” - from Betsy at JavaCupcake.com
• An apron from Anthropologie – from Jenn at JavaCupcake.com
• A Cupcake Piping Kit from Bake it Pretty – from Jenn at JavaCupcake.com

THE RULES

Now… there are only a few simple rules to this giveaway that you should know about.

1. Prizes will only be shipped to an address in the USA and APO addresses.  (Sorry to all my new international readers… many of my prizes are from vendors in the USA)
2. There are SIX (6) prizes and SIX (6) winners will be randomly chosen.
3. Up to SEVEN (7) entries per person possible.
4. Entries will be accepted until Sunday, May 15 at 11:59pm PST.

HOW TO ENTER

There are a few simple ways you can enter to win one of these amazing prizes!!

You can do one, or all… but the more you do, the more chances you have to WIN!

Leave a comment on this blog post letting me know you did the following.

Each comment you leave = one entry.

1. Tell me your all time favorite JavaCupcake recipe and why!
2. “Like”  JavaCupcake on Facebook - let me know here you did.  That’s another entry!
3. Visit A Cupcakery and come back here and tell us what your favorite products on their site.
4. Follow @LilBitSassy on Twitter and then come back here and let me know you did.  Leave your Twitter ID.
5. Check out The Cake Poppery’s website and tell me here what cake pop’s you’d order from them!
6. Blog about this giveaway, link back to JavaCupcake.com then comment here with the link to the blog post.
7. Tweet or Facebook about this giveaway, making sure to tag @JavaCupcake each time, comment here after you did.

Good luck!!!

So bakers… brush up on your skills, practice your best recipes and make your way to Seattle on March 9th for your chance at stardom on Top Chef: Just Desserts!

When: Wednesday, March 9, 10:00 AM – 2:00 PM
Where: Hotel 1000 http://www.hotel1000seattle.com/
Details: http://www.bravotv.com/casting

Let’s recap what 2010 has brought to JavaCupcake!

1. Participated in our first Cupcake Camp in Seattle.
2. Launched the “Ask the Baker” series.
3. Met Rachel of Cupcakes Take the Cake then became an Intern and now a Correspondent on the blog!
4. Threw the biggest party of my life!
5. Wrote a ton of reviews!

To celebrate another great year of blogging… I’ll be giving away this limited edition print from CakeSpy that I picked up in the CakeSpy shop!

To WIN… all you have to do is look back on my posts from the last year and tell me your favorite in a comment below!

You can also TWEET me your answer @JavaCupcake and use this hashtag #JC2.

Winner will be chosen the week of  February 14, 2010.

To be eligible, you must be a  United States resident or have a US address the prize can be sent to.

Here’s to another year of fun, blogging about cupcakes!!

Using this code (BOGO), when you buy ONE ticket to our Seattle Birthday Bash, you’ll get the second ticket HALF OFF!!!!

Make sure to use the code BOGO when checking out to take advantage of this promotion!

NOTE:  You must buy TWO tickets to take advantage of this promotion!

Cupcakes Take the Cake 6th Birthday Bash
Tuesday, December 7, 2010
7:00-9:30pm
Chopstix Piano Bar – Seattle, WA
All Ages
$20 tickets include buffet, dueling pianos, door prizes, cupcakes, cookies, cake pops, and much more!

For more information & to purchase tickets, visit our party website.

I am pleased to announce that we have a WINNER!

Congratulations to Kati of Kati’s Cupcakes!!

Kati is a cupcake baker too!  Make sure you check her out on her blog, Facebook and Twitter!

Trophy Cupcakes is celebrating being named Best Cupcake Shop by Seattle Magazine with a “Fan Appreciation Day aka FREE CUPCAKE DAY!”  They will be giving away free cupcakes at their location in Bellevue, WA (at The Bravern) from 11am-3pm!

Everyone who visits Trophy’s Bravern location from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. will enjoy a free full size cupcake, balloons for the kids, a chance to win Trophy prizes, cupcake-serving magician, Nate Jester, ace of illusions, will wow the crowd…and Trophy Cupcakes co- owner Jennifer Shea will be demonstrating how she decorates the delightful cupcakes at the shop as well!

For all the details, visit the Facebook event page!

PinkaBella Cupcakes in Redmond, WA is giving away 1000 cupcakes to celebrate their win of Best Desserts in Western Washington by KING5′s Evening Magazine. Doors open at 10 am  for this giveaway.

There will be multiple drawings for free cupcakes including 3 winners for cupcakes for a year! Also, 10% of the days proceeds will go to Children Of The Nations!

For all the details of this event, visit PinkaBella’s Facebook page!

New York Cupcakes is also joining in on the fun! They are having a Facebook Fan Appreciation Day to thank all of the customers who voted for them in KING5′s Best of Western Washington contest!

They will be giving away free mini cupcakes between 1-3:00 pm in a variety of fab flavors. You’ll be able to sample their  new line of cupcake teas and win a dozen free cupcakes & stickers! Plus, the first 20 customers in the door at 1:00 will receive their newest flavor (Black Bottom Surprise) for free!

For all the details, visit the New York Cupcakes Facebook page!

Here she is in all her cuteness at her Seattle “Cake Pop” book signing!

Photo courtesy of Bakerella.

See all those people behind her… holding up books…. I’m one of them! (can’t see me though… I was off to the side)

Bakerella started off with a Q & A session where she gave lots of tips for making the perfect cake pop!

Here are a couple of her tips…

Tip 1:  Use plastic deep plastic bowls, like this one, for your candy melts and dipping your pops.  Plastic and deep are they key here.

Tip 2: Use edible ink pens to create faces and decorations on your Cake Pops.

Guess who else was at the book signing?  Jessie from CakeSpy and Carrie from Bella Cupcake Couture!  Aren’t they just too cute for words?

Thanks Bakerella for this photo!

And how stinkin cute is this little girl who came with her Mom for the book signing!!

Finally… it’s my turn to meet Bakerella! I stood in line for an hour waiting patiently…

until finally… we meet!

And she signed my “Cake Pops” book!!

And what’s this… She’s signing a book for you too!!

That’s right!!  It’s time to give away this personalized signed copy of Bakerella’s “Cake Pops” book to one lucky JavaCupcake reader!

To enter to WIN… leave a comment here with your favorite Bakerella Cake Pop creation!

One lucky winner will be chosen, by random, on Halloween, Oct. 31st!

Good Luck!

(Note: Giveaway open only to residents of the USA and Canada.)

PS… here are the rest of the pictures from the book signing! AND a link to the book signing shoutout that Bakerella gave me on her blog!

The Details:
Event website: http://cttcbirthdaybashwa.com/
When: Tuesday, December 7, 2010 – 7:00pm-9:30pm
Where: Chopstix Piano Bar – 11 Roy Street, Seattle, WA 98109
Cost: $20 a person (ALL AGES WELCOME)

Ticket Price INCLUDES:

• Finger food buffet & drinks (no-host bar)
• Dueling pianos for entertainment
• Cupcake piping contest
  
• Door prizes
• Lots of cupcakes!

Contest ends SUNDAY, Oct. 10… so please don’t wait!! VOTE NOW!! 

There are some other really amazing blogs up for the same title, but I really think JavaCupcake is unique.  I’ve got a strong connection to the Pacific Northwest and Western Washington (I’ve lived here for 32 years!), I’m married to an amazing soldier stationed at Fort Lewis and I’ve been blogging about my cupcakes, cupcake shops, and the people in the cupcake industry for almost two years now!

So please, take a moment and VOTE for JavaCupcake for BEST FOOD BLOG in Western Washington!  If we WIN… we’ll be having a HUGE giveaway and prize party for all of our loyal and fantastic readers for supporting us!!

THANKS FOR VOTING!!!!!!!!!!

UPDATE: WE HAVE A WINNER!!!

Congratulations to Tori!!

Please contact me at betsy@javacupcake.com with your address!

Thank you to everyone who participated!

Stay tuned for another giveaway in the very near future!

Hello loyal JavaCupcake readers!  It’s time for a sweet summertime giveaway!

Here’s what’s included…

Hope Heart Institute Measuring Cups (From Cupcake Camp Seattle)

3 Mini Cupcake Bath Bombs from Feeling Smitten

1 Lucky Cupcake Hair Clips Button

1 JavaCupcake necklace

***One winner will be chosen by random on Tuesday, August 17th.***

Entering to WIN is simple, just do these two things and you’re IN!

1) “LIKE” JavaCupcake on Facebook! CLICK HERE to do that!!!

2) Come back to this post and leave your name and email address!

That’s it!  Easy-peasy!  Have fun and GOOD LUCK!

And now… the moment you have ALL been waiting for!!!

The WINNER of the 1st Annual JavaCupcake Blogerversary Giveaway is…

Courtney Lopez
Twitter: @courtneyssweets
Blog: http://www.courtneyssweets.com/

Congratulations Courtney!!  Make sure to follow her on Twitter and check out her blog!!

Stay tuned…. I’ve got several copies of the upcoming book “A Cupcake Affair” by the @CupcakeChef on Twitter to giveaway next!!

THE CONTEST HAS ENDED.  A WINNER WAS ANNOUNCED, FEB. 1, 2010.

THANK YOU TO EVERYONE WHO PARTICIPATED AND TO EVERYONE WHO DONATED ITEMS!! I COULD NOT HAVE GOTTEN THRU THIS LAST YEAR WITHOUT YOU!!

The Rules

Contest open from Jan. 10, 2010 at 10:00pm to Jan. 31, 2010 at 10:00pm. (PST)

ONE (1) winner will be chosen at random on Feb. 1, 2010.

To enter, completely fill out entry form at the bottom of this page.

*Note* If you do not have Twitter or Facebook, you may still enter.  Email me betsy (at) javacupcake (dot) com for details.

Prizes are subject to change at any time.

Contest open to those who live in the USA or Canada only.

New Prizes Added: 1/27/10

Every person to enter this giveaway will also be provided access into an EXCLUSIVE Pampered Chef “Mystery Host” catalog show!

One participating member from this show will win ALL the Host Benefits & Rewards… including the January bonus reward of 50% additional Free Product Value! http://www.pamperedchef.biz/tressaadams?page=host-rewards

Every person to enter this giveaway will also be provided access into an EXCLUSIVE Pampered Chef “Mystery Host” catalog show!

One participating member from this show will win ALL the Host Benefits & Rewards… including the January bonus reward of 50% additional Free Product Value! http://www.pamperedchef.biz/tressaadams?page=host-rewards

Dave chose the Eggnog Flavored Cupcake with Nutmeg Flavored Buttercream from @_Jodi. Jodi will win a Starbucks gift card as well as an original @Cakespy piece of art (the most adorable bookmark featuring Cuppie!)

Thank you again to everyone who participated!

Here are the cupcake submissions!

1. Hazelnut
2. Chocolate Cupcakes with Chai Tea and Almond flavored frosting
3. Bavarian crème filled vanilla bean cupcake with caramelish frosting
4. Vanilla cupcake with maple buttercream (kinda a play on waffles)
5. Vanilla bean cupcake with butterscotch frosting
6. Key lime and meringue
7. Cotton candy 
8. Lemon curd
9. Vanilla chai flavored cupcake with vanilla buttercream
10. Gingerbread cupcake with butterscotch frosting
11. Kahlua Chocolate Cupcake
12. A GLEE cupcake sweet n savory
13. Maple with cream cheese
14. Gingerbread
15. Chocolate covered Dr. Pepper cupcake
16. Pumpkin spice
17. Black forest cupcake
18. Butter Pecan cupcake with a light powdered sugar glaze frosting
19. Chocolate 
20. Pina Colada
21. Red Velvet
22. Pecan Pie
23. Peppermint, Snickers, Double Chocolate, Raspberry
24. Spaghetti n Meatball
25. Mint Chocolate Chip
26. Sweet Potato flavored cupcake with marshmallow flavored buttercream
27. Molasses cupcakes with buttercream frosting and shaved almonds on top
28. Molten Lava
29. Vanilla Bean cupcake with chocolate hazelnut frosting!
30. Tutti fruti (pineapple, cherry, oranges
31. Chocolate, vanilla, coffee, cream cheese, strawberry, m&ms, blueberry, mint, cherry, apple, lemon, banana crème, gum drop
32. French toast cupcake with cinnamon cream cheese frosting
33. Hot buttered rum cupcake with vanilla buttercream
34. Carmel popcorn
35. Banana spilt
36. Gingerbread-ish cupcake with minty chocolate frosting
37. Pina chic (pinapple & chocolate)
38. Hot apple Cider cupcake with nutmeg flavored buttercream
39. German Chocolate Cupcake
40. Eggnog Flavored Cupcake with Nutmeg Flavored Buttercream *winner*
    
41. Chocolate, vanilla, cookies n crème, mocha latte ,pb, coconut
42. Blue Velvet cupcake
43. Devil’s Food Cupcake
44. Turkey with stuffing n mashed potato frosting
45. Red Velvet Cupcake

Here are the Rules:

You must do BOTH of these to gain entry into the contest.

1) Follow us on Twitter.

@JavaCupcake
@avocadocreation
@OhSoSweetTreats
@FrostedTreats

2) Follow our blogs.

Java Cupcake
Avocado Creations
Frosted Treats

Leave ONE comment below with your Twitter ID and your Blog ID saying you followed all four of us on Twitter and three of our blogs. (REQUIRED FOR ENTRY)

DON’T HAVE A BLOG? Don’t worry!!! Subscribe to our RSS feeds OR simply include in your entry that you don’t have a blog. No worries!

To gain additional entries into the contest you can do any of the below. Upon completion of each, leave a comment. You must complete the Twitter/Blog entry before any of these entries will be qualified.

Each comment = one entry. The more you complete… the more chances you have to win!!

1) Visit all four shops & comment about at least one item from each shop.
Leave a comment for each shop you visit!!! FOUR entries possible!

Java Cupcake on Cafe Press
Avocado Creations on ETSY
Oh So Sweet Treats
Frosted Treats on ETSY

2) Add the Java Cupcake button to your blog. Leave one comment with a link to your blog after doing so.

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3) Tweet one of the following about this contest. Leave one comment here with the link to that tweet.

I just entered to WIN a Charm Bracelet, Cookies, Tote Bag, & Cupcakes, $60 in homemade delights! For your chance, goto http://bit.ly/KfLLQ

OR

I just entered a chance to WIN FOUR handmade prizes in the Spring JavaCupcake Collab. Giveaway! For details visit http://tinyurl.com/cj62uc

4) Write your own blog about this contest. Leave one comment here with the link to that blog entry.

Check back often for updates!!! ]]> http://javacupcake.com/2009/04/stay-tuned/feed/ 0 http://javacupcake.com/2009/04/spontaneous-giveaway/ http://javacupcake.com/2009/04/spontaneous-giveaway/#comments Tue, 07 Apr 2009 22:21:00 +0000 JavaCupcake http://javacupcake.com/2009/04/spontaneous-giveaway/ I hosted a spontaneous giveaway this afternoon for a $5 Starbucks gift card. I said the first person to most creatively and enthusiastically tweet how much they love @JavaCupcake would win!!!! I loved ALL the responses so much that I thought it’d be fun to share them with you!!

1. GrandmaGriner: @JavaCupcake I got the tweet about the cupcakes & went & viewed your site ummmmmm makes me hungry for your cuppies

2. weeklyvolcano@JavaCupcake We 1 the Java Cupcake. We 2 the Java Cupcake. We 3 the Java Cupcake. … We 8 the Java Cupcake.

3. cappersonDo you know who has the most amazingly yummy cupcake recipes and who is the sweetest person in the world! I DO!! and now you do @JavaCupcake

4. SeviDesigns@Javacupcake I LOVE ME SOME JAVA CUPCAKE!!!!!!! You should too….shame on you if you don’t

5. LocalShoppers@JavaCupcake We love JavaCupcake just like we love sex! Can’t live without the delicious taste.

6. thesweetpetunia@JavaCupcake I love you like a kid loves cupcakes! Like Pooh Bear loves honey! Like I love Starbucks!

7. megan0705@JavaCupcake I love JavaCake and your twitter is not broken, I see tweets!

8. threedifferent@JavaCupcake All cupcakes are NOT Created equal – check out @JavaCupcake – no whipped lard icing here folks – just the best — love them!

9. FrugaliciousMomI LOVE looking at @JavaCupcake avatar. Bring it back! yum yum cupcakes (mouth drooling)
10. megan0705: @JavaCupcake Javacake is such a great place to find yummy, mouthwatering, succulent. put your mouth on cupcakes!!!!

    
    

11. avocadocreation: I love @JavaCupcake SO much that I sent her a reusable grocery bag with cupcakes AND java on it!(how’s that for sucking up/shameless promo?)
12. Mamabug: @JavaCupcake, I admire your creativity in coming up with so many different kinds of cupcakes! Can’t wait to hear you reached 1,000 followers

The winner was @threedifferent Thanks everyone!!!

Congratulations Gregg for WINNING a 4-pack of JavaCupcake cupcakes and a $25 Starbucks gift card!!!!

Because of the huge success of this contest, I decided to give away TWO $5 Starbucks gift cards to runner ups. These winners are:

@Melena_Wept
@Cynsational

THANK YOU to EVERYONE who participated!!! Your support is so much appreciated!!!

Stay tuned for another giveaway at 1000 followers!!!!

Win an Espresso Machine or an iPod Shuffle!

5 Ways to Enter to Win:

1.) Follow @CoffeeCupNews on Twitter –> CLICK HERE

2.) Subscribe to my YouTube Channel —> CLICK HERE

3.) Tweet this as an update on twitter –> “@CoffeeCupNews I want an Espresso Machine and an iPod Shuffle! http://snipr.com/culz4 #coffeecupnews”

4.) Include #ccn in your tweets until March 6th – remember each tweet is a separate entry and there is no limit on entries. Check my Favorites —> CLICK HERE

5.) Leave a comment on THIS blog post telling me the different ways you entered to win. ****DO NOT POST ON JAVACUPCAKE…. goto COFFEECUPNEWS.ORG****

The Winners will be announced on Ustream.tv Live on Saturday March 7th —> CLICK HERE

RIZES:
**4-Pack of freshly made cupcakes by JavaCupcake delivered to your doorstep
**$25 Starbucks gift card

Rules:
*Complete steps 1 & 2 below for ONE entry into the contest. (Required)
*Complete the BONUS steps for additional entries into the contest. Each completed bonus step gets you one additional entry into the contest. (Optional)

*Total of FIVE entries possible to win!
*Contest ends when @JavaCupcake reaches 500 followers.
*Winner will be announced within 48 hours of 500th follower.
*Contest open to US and Canada only. (Sorry, it’s too expensive to overnight ship overseas!)

REQUIRED FOR ENTRY
1) Follow me on Twitter!

2) Tweet out on Twitter the following: I just entered a chance to WIN Cupcakes & Starbucks! For your chance goto www.javacupcake.com #jccontest

BONUS FOR OPTIONAL ENTRIES
1) Follow me on this blog by clicking the “Follow this Blog” link to the right.

2) Join the JavaCupcake group on Facebook .

3) Grab my button and put it on your blog. Leave me a comment with a link to your blog.

4) Leave me a comment and tell me your favorite cupcake flavor and you favorite place to get coffee.

Good luck and THANK YOU for all your love and support!!!