garlands of lights adorned with cupcake liners served as fitting decor
Rex & Regina had the privilege of working with the Women’s Ministry at Fourth Presbyterian Church in Bethesda, Maryland recently to help organize a special event for women of the church and its community.
Nearly 100 women from all different backgrounds, neighborhoods and stages of life attended “Hey, Cupcake,” a cupcake taste-test event (right up my alley!). The women tasted, enjoyed, and judged cupcakes from six cupcakeries from around the DC area. Ideas and tips for entertaining with cupcakes were presented and guests were also shown how to make their own cupcake toppers.
sample DIY cupcake toppers were on display to give guests ideas for the next time they served cupcakes at a party
There were three total categories in the competition — vanilla, chocolate, and baker’s choice — and each bakery participated in two out of the three categories.
To add a little interest to the competition, one of the six “bakeries” (known at the event as K&C Bakery) was actually two women from the church who baked cupcakes using store-bought mixes, improved them using recipes from the Cake Mix Doctor, and frosted them with homemade frosting.
And the winners of the best tasting cupcakes at “Hey, Cupcake” were (drumroll, please….):
Chocolate: tie between Cupcakes on the Run and Georgetown Cupcakes
Vanilla: Red Velvet Cupcakery
Baker’s Choice: “K&C Bakery”
cupcakes from Georgetown Cupcake, which tied for first in the chocolate category
cupcakes from Cupcakes on the Run, which tied for first in the chocolate category
cupcakes from Red Velvet Cupcakery, which won the vanilla category
winner of "Baker's Choice" category
We’d like to extend very special thanks to the following bakeries who donated their delicious treats for the event.
Cupcakes on the Run
Order cupcakes through Sprinkles in Potomac Village
(Note: Sprinkles is not affiliated with the L.A. Sprinkles!)
10148 River Road
Potomac, Maryland 20854
(301) 299-8415
Just Cakes
4849 Rugby Ave
Bethesda, Maryland 20814
(301) 718-5111
www.justcakes.net
Natalia’s Elegant Creations
230 W Broad St
Falls Church, Virginia 22046-4203
(703) 241-8040
www.nataliaselegantcreations.com
Red Velvet Cupcakery (Penn Quarter location)
675 E Street, NW
Washington, DC 20004
(202) 347-7895
www.redvelvetcupcakery.com
Other bakeries included in the event were:
Georgetown Cupcake
1209 Potomac Street, NW
(moving soon to 33rd and M)
(202) 333-8488
www.georgetowncupcake.com
Cakelove
6 locations in the DC metro area
www.cakelove.com
