We just finished some football cupcakes and one of the photos was posted on recipeBODEGA.com’s featured photos! RecipeBODEGA.com is site dedicated to all things FOOD! They list recipes for it all, including healthy recipes, vegetarian recipes, and the ever so intriguing secret recipes. They have a slide show type posting of different photos they post, and we were one! 

These particular football cupcakes were made for a soon to be bride and groom’s wedding shower. The favorite teams of the two were the Denver Broncos and the Atlanta Falcons. We wish the soon to be couple the best of luck in their future together and want to send a big thank you to recipeBODEGA.com for the post!

If you have any questions or comments, or would like to place an order to can reach us here!

Here at the Two Parts Sugar kitchen we get lots of requests for lots of different things. The most recent was for a lingerie party! Not quite sure what it was all about, but there was to be lingerie involved….and CUPCAKES!

So, our client requested lingerie cupcakes and we couldn’t wait to get started! First, she wanted blue and black, which I was personally happy about. I thought it would be a nice change from the pink and red you typically see. Then I get an edited e-mail that says she changed her mind and now wants pink and brown (my least favorite color combos EVER). But, you have to give the people what they want! I then get a third e-mail stating she wanted pink and brown and animal print!!!!! She did say that she trusted me and to do what I thought would “work”. Ok, now I have to admit, I was a bit thrown off at first, and not very motivated….then it hit me! To be completely honest, I was trying to find a way out of the whole pink and brown thing and make something the client would LOVE.

My team (and husband) always tell me that I need to give the customers what they want….that is my goal every time, but I always want to include a little bit of me and my creativity, go the extra mile and give them what they want, but include that WOW factor they weren’t expecting. So, I knew right away when the color pink and the animal print came into play that I wanted to do the zebra print with pink accent…then, I figured the leopard print (and chocolate) could be the brown and my little lingerie cupcakes were born! Heres what they looked like:

I had so much fun making these and the client simply adored them. I was SO happy she liked them so much and that I was able to put a little bit of me into them. 

To top off the satisfaction of a successful delivery, these cupcakes (and some of our previous lingerie cupcakes) were featured on Zen Cupcake! They did a whole spread on all the lingerie cupcakes we have done in the past! Here’s what Zen Cupcake says about our “Adorable cupcakes”:

Award winning cupcake maker Two Parts Sugar has created the most darling cupcakes for Bachelorette Parties.

Thanks Zen Cupcake for the post and support! If you haven’t checked out Zen Cupcake yet, what are you waiting for?! If you need to know about anything cupcake…this is the place to find it!

Zen Cupcake…You ROCK!

I have to say, this is one of our favorite posts yet! If you haven’t seen it you need to check it out! Zen Cupcake has just posted the results for the 2009 LA Cupcake Challenge. And, while we did not sweep the competition, or even take first were honored with the cutest edit to one of our photos (which even included a crown).

We are quite happy with our 2nd place victory and appreciate anyone who is as thrilled about it as we are! Zen Cupcake, your blog is awesome and your support is greatly appreciated. Thanks again for the post and especially the crown…LOVE IT!l

The Cupcake Activist has just posted the results from the 2009 LA Cupcake Challenge. We sent The Cupcake Activist some of our cupcakes back in December and she said

On Christmas morning I received a special gift–two dozen mini cupcakes! I can honestly say this was my yummiest present!

Well, she sums up the event (that she unfortunately missed out on) by saying

I have tried Two Parts Sugar’s Raspberry Red Velvet and it was very good. I’m so happy to hear that they received second place in the Best Traditional category.

Thanks Cupcake Activist for the thumbs up! As always, we appreciate the support! We’ll have to send you some of our new flavors soon!

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Yes, votes have been tallied and the results are in! We were awarded 2nd place in the best traditional category….Woooooohoooooo!

Again, we want to give a big congrats to the others who came out on top, as well as all the entrants. Baking 1,000 mini cupcakes, and making them taste and look good is no easy feat! You can check out another post about the competition here at the LAist. Thanks LAist for the picture post!

Going into this competition we were a little hesitant. We kinda felt like we were going up against the “big dogs”, which we were. I can’t say enough good things about all the bakeries involved in this competition. So, our main goal was to just get our name out there and to enjoy the experience. No, really. I know it’s a competition and you go to win, but we really were just in it to see what it was all about and gain some exposure. 

Then, the competition came and went. I have to say, after hearing so many good things about our cupcakes and display, I did start to feel a little better about having entered this challenge. Then, we started to see a lot of good reviews and it was over. I have to be completely honest here, the competitor in me was set loose! I wanted first place. I thought we had a chance and now, anything less would be a disappointment. 

I began to google and see what I could find about the results. We were supposed to know by Tuesday. I waited and waited, and waited. Finally we get an e-mail that the results would be in on Wednesday…oh, the suspense. So, this morning I woke up ran downstairs, one girl in each arm (my 2 and 1 year old girls). I set them down for breakfast and immediately started up the computer. The results were in!

Best Traditional:

1st:  Susie Cakes: Red Velvet

2nd:  Two Parts Sugar: Raspberry Red Velvet

3rd:  Blue Cupcake: Chocolate

Best Original:

1st:  Polkatots: Dulce De Leche

2nd:  Sugar Jones: Blackberries and Cream

3rd:  Southern Girl: Sweet Potato Pie

Best Overall:

1st:  Polkatots:  Dulce De Leche

2nd:  Sugar Jones:  Blackberries and Cream

3rd:  Sugar Jones: Casanova’s Kiss

HHHHEEEEEYYYYYY……Was that us placing 2nd under the best traditional category?!?!?!? WoooooHooooo! Ok, I know I said I ended up really wanting first, but second is not too shabby. I really want to thank everyone who helped and supported us with the giant task of baking 1,000 mini cupcakes for this competition. The support was unbelievable! Oh, and next year we want first place OVERALL! Watch out……we’re out for blood! 

Congratulations to all the other bakeries who competed, for doing such an amazing job, and to the top placers for coming up with such yummy cupcakes!