We miss everyone already, and we definitely miss the cupcakes!
So we’ve decided to start planning for the return of Cupcake Camp Dallas. Sign up for Cupcake Camp Dallas 2013 announcements and we’ll let you know when we assemble the next Texas’ biggest sugar convention.
Congratulations to winning cupcakes at Cupcake Camp Dallas 2012! Although there were over 7,500 AMAZING cupcakes on Saturday, here are a few of the VERY BEST:
Trailercakes’ Prize-winning Cookie Monster and Caramel Eileen
BEST OF SHOW – PROFESSIONAL DIVISION
1st Place: Trailercakes – “Cookie Monster”
2nd Place: Sugar Ray’s Bake Shop – “Lemon Ricotta”
3rd Place: Trailercakes – “Caramel Eileen”
Finalist: Haute Mama Dessert Co. – “Milk Chocolate”
Finalist: Dallas Cake Club – “Gone Bananas”
BEST OF SHOW – AMATEUR DIVISION
1st Place: Sweet Pea Bakery (Jennifer Nayman) – “Rasberry Lemonade Cake”
2nd Place: Dumas & Wickware (Cheryl & Kim) – “York Peppermint Patty”
3rd Place: Kreme de la Cupcake (Keiyana Roberts) – “Seduction”
Finalist: Sweet Pea Bakery (Jennifer Nayman) – “White Chocolate Cake with White Chips”
Finalist: Dumas & Wickware (Cheryl & Kim) – “French Toast Bacon Breakfast”
Finalist: Stressed Desserts (Amanda Rodriguez-Smith) – “Pumpkin Spice”
Dallas Cake Club’s Prize-winning “Gone Bananas”
Best Appearance – Professional Division
1st Place: Dallas Cake Club (Gone Bananas)
2nd Place: Dallas Cake Club (Milk Chocolate)
3rd Place: Tiered Dreams (Strawberry Banana)
Best Appearance – Amateur Division
1st Place: Dumas & Wickware (Cheryl & Kim) “French Toast Bacon”
2nd Place: Sweet Pea Bakery (Jennifer Nayman)“Raspberry Lemonade”
3rd Place: Dumas & Wickware (Cheryl & Kim) “York Peppermint Patty”
Cupcake Camp Dallas Judges
Best Frosting – Professional Division
1st Place: Trailercakes (Caramel Eileen)
2nd Place: Trailercakes (Cookie Monster)
3rd Place: Sugar Ray’s Bake Shop (Lemon Ricotta)
Best Frosting – Amateur Division
1st Place: Sweet Pea Bakery (Jennifer Nayman) “Raspberry Lemonade”
2nd Place: Dumas & Wickware (Cheryl & Kim) “York Peppermint Patty”
3rd Place: Kreme de la Cupcake (Keiyana Roberts) “Seduction- Milk chocolate cupcake w/ Caramel”
Best Tasting Cake – Professional Division
1st Place: Trailercakes (Cookie Monster)
2nd Place: Haute Mama Dessert Co. (Chocolate Mocha Molten)
3rd Place: Cupcake Fabulous (Tall Dark and Sinful)
Best Tasting Cake – Amateur Division
1st Place: Sweet Pea Bakery (Jennifer Nayman) “Raspberry Lemonade”
2nd Place: Dumas & Wickware (Cheryl & Kim) “York Peppermint Patty”
3rd Place: Sweet Pea Bakery (Jennifer Nayman) “White Chocolate Cake with White Chips”
A special thanks to all of the volunteers, bakers, judges, and participants at this year’s Cupcake Camp Dallas! We express our sincere gratitude for all of the help in organizing this event. As a purely volunteer-organized event, we are grateful for all of the great people in North Texas.
We hope to host another sugar-fest next year, and we hope the sugar high will last us! Until then, please support your local bakers that participated and donated in this year’s event!!
More pictures and details on the award winners to come…
STREAMING LIVE FROM CUPCAKE CAMP DALLAS
Schedule of Events
1:00 DOORS OPEN
1:15 – 1:30 Sign up for Elementary Cupcake Eating Contest (ages 6-12)
1:30 Elementary Cupcake Eating Contest
1:45 – 2:00 Sign up for Teen Cupcake Eating Contest (ages 13-17)
2:00 Teen Cupcake Eating Contest
2:15 – 2:30 Sign up for Adult Cupcake Eating Contest (ages 18+)
2:30 Adult Cupcake Eating Contest
3:00 Award Presentation for Baking Competition
Ticket Information
You can either purchase your ticket in advance on the online ticketing website -OR- you can pay by (preferably) cash or credit card on Saturday.
See y’all on Saturday at perhaps, North Texas’ largest assembly of
sugar! We’ll have 7,500 cupcakes and 45 bakers ready for you, so bring your appetites!!
Update: Setting up the gym now! We’re in the back of the St. Mark’s campus. There will be multiple parking officers to help you find the Athletic Complex when you arrive! Who’s ready for SUGAR!??!
We are pleased to have Tiered Dreams join us at Cupcake Camp Dallas this year. 
They will be one of our top sponsors and we are grateful for their generosity. Charles recently opened Tiered Dreams as a custom bakery in Dallas, Texas. He is from Tyler, Texas.
Tiered Dreams will be bringing Triple chocolate, Red velvet, Coconut, and Cheesecake cupcakes on Saturday! While Chuck doesn’t reveal all of his secrets, he admits part of his success is buttermilk in the batter and frosting.
Make sure to support and thank Tiered Dreams and our 45 other bakers this Saturday!
I am an amateur baker, and I am currently attending Baking & Pastry School
at El Centro. I call my home bakery SweetPea Bakery. Sweet Peas are the flower of my birth month, April, and also the nickname given to me by my mother. I’ve been baking for family since I was very young, but it was only about a year and a half ago that I decided to make it my career. I mean, what could be better than baking cake for a living?
I currently live and bake in Arlington, TX, but I’ve lived in the metroplex all my life.
I will be bringing three different cupcakes: Cookies & Cream, White Chocolate, and Raspberry Lemonade!
I was not able to bake for Cupcake Camp last year, but I was able to attend and the experience was Amazing. I am thrilled to be able to contribute even more this year to such a great cause.
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/pages/Sweet-Pea-Bakery/140159456035727
Website: www.sweetpeabakerybyjen.com
This year, our theme is “Frosting, the international language of love.” We’re all Texans now, but tell us a little bit about your heritage! Where did you grow
up? Where do you live now?
Tricia: born in atlanta but have lived in texas the past 26 years…san antonio, austin, then dallas
Megan: I’ve bounced around from coast to coast, but mostly grew up in Florida, and call Texas home.
Tracy: I’m a Georgia Peach who recently moved to Arlington.
What type of cupcake will you be bringing to Cupcake Camp Dallas?
We are still working in the test kitchen, but if Tracy has any say in the matter it will be something banana-inspired.
If you were a part of Cupcake Camp Dallas last year, tell us a little bit about your experience. If not, tell us how you heard about cupcake camp.
Tricia: Cupcake camp was awesome last year! I love how anyone can participate, and see all the fun flavors people come up with. Plus, everyone there is happy because everyone loves cupcakes!
Megan: I love to see the creative combinations, but mostly I love the excuse to make cupcakes.
Tracy: I heard about Cupcake Camp last year, but couldn’t attend, it’s been a long year of waiting for my chance to see (and taste) it all first hand!
What makes a great cupcake?
Tricia: A great cupcake has to have cake and frosting that are really good on their own, but together are even better! i’m partial to fruit cupcakes but can’t really say no to any of them.
Megan:The cake is key for me, and I have no problem eating a cupcake without frosting.
Tracy: I think it’s all in the frosting. Chocolate frostings are good, but cream cheese frostings have stolen my heart.
Got a good cupcake tip?
Cupcakes are better when shared. People love you for giving them cupcakes, and you don’t feel guilty for having eaten them all.
Website:
Megan: www.megansmith.info
Are you a pro or amateur baker? Pro
This year, our theme is “Frosting, the international language of love.” We’re all Texans now, but tell us a little bit about your heritage! Where did you grow up? Where do you live now? While we are very proud of our African American heritage, we are also 
native Dallas-ites. Kamili is a Lake Highlands High School grad and now lives in Garland and Shwari is a Lincoln High School grad and is staying true to her Dallas roots maintaining her residence in the southern part of Dallas.
What type of cupcake will you be bringing to Cupcake Camp Dallas? We will be bringing some of Cuptastic’s new favorites 
If you were a part of Cupcake Camp Dallas last year, tell us a little bit about your experience. We had a great time meeting the participants and others. We also were inspired to keep things creative and fun!
What makes a great cupcake? Flavorful moist cake and of course, great frosting!
Got a good cupcake tip? Taste test everything. It needs to tickle YOUR taste buds first!
Website: www.cuptastic.com
Twitter: @CuptasticSista
Facebook: www.facebook.com/Cuptastic
Are you a pro or amateur baker? I am a professional baker who loves 
creating in the kitchen. Currently, I have an online cupcakery and plan to open a store front in Mansfield in the future.
This year, our theme is “Frosting, the international language of love.” We’re all Texans now, but tell us a little bit about your heritage! Where did you grow up? Where do you live now?
I was born and raised on a farm in South Texas and moved to North Texas in 1995. My family is both German and Czech and baking was an important part of my growing up. Made from scratch kolaches and strudel were in our kitchen often.
What type of cupcake will you be bringing to Cupcake Camp Dallas? Several of our popular flavors will be making an appearance…Rocky Road, Maple Bacon, Italian Cream, Snickerdoodle and a selection from our customers.
If you were a part of Cupcake Camp Dallas last year, tell us a little bit about your experience. Last year was a fabulous beginning to something I’m sure will be going on for a long time. It was phenomenal to see so many bakers come together for a common cause, plus it was great to meet crowds of cupcake lovers.
What makes a great cupcake? The perfect balance of rich, moist cake, topped with just enough frosting to make it sublime!
Got a good cupcake tip? Take your time with your recipes, and be careful not to overbake!
Website: http://www.carolscupcakery.net
Twitter: @mycupcakeshop
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/CarolsCupcakery
