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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Today’s the big day, and quite honestly, we can hardly handle the suspense! Be ready for more blog posts, as the winner’s of the 2009 LA Cupcake Challenge are announced today! 

Getting a head start on things is Cupcake Blog Zen Cupcake. They have  posted a few pictures and an article summing up the event, and we were in it! They chose one of our favorite articles, where LA Times Reporter Elina Shatkin states:

Ultimately, it was all about riotous flavor pairings and unexpected finds, though many a cupcake was undone by frosting that was too sweet and overpowered the cake. But the white chocolate macadamia cupcake from Two Parts Sugar managed to melt the arteries of this die-hard white chocolate hater….

Again, thanks Zen Cupcake for the continued support and to Elina for the awesome review! And now, we must wait…and wait. You get the idea. We’ll let you know the results, good or not so much, as soon as we here back from Dan over at Drink, Eat, Play. Oh, and I have to say, Dan did an amazing job organizing the event. It could not have gone smoother in my opinion! I guess there’s a reason why he does what he does! A big thanks goes out to Dan and everyone at Drink, Eat, Play for doing such a great job organizing this event (and getting us in on such short notice)!

So, here’s another review on the LA Cupcake Challenge!

We just came across a super cute blog called Taylored Expressions. Taylor, the head blogger, posts are composed of just about anything sweet, cute and crafty! While we weren’t listed in the top three of Taylor’s rankings, she did mention us as a favorite.

It was soooo tough to vote for just three top favorites so I wanted to give a shout out to some of my other favs: White Chocolate Macadamia from Two Parts Sugar…

Hey, you can win em all! Thanks Taylor for the “shout out”, we’re glad you enjoyed our cupcakes! Keep checking back with us as we continue to receive feedback from some of the judges and attendees!

In a previous post we mentioned some initial feedback from The Cupcake Activist, but she has followed up with her own extensive review. In case you don’t already know, The Cupcake Activistis a cupcake lover who runs a blog devoted to her visits to cupcake bakeries, stories about cupcakes, reviews of cupcakes, and adventures in her own cupcake baking.

On Christmas morning we hand delivered a box of Two Parts Sugar Cupcakes to The Cupcake Activist.  Here’s what she had to say:

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

We love to make our yummy treats for  birthdays, weddings and other special events. We have to admit, our all time favorite is when we can deliver our Two Parts Sugar treats as unexpected as a gift!

One of my favorite characteristics of Two Parts Sugar’s cupcakes are the unique flavors. The red velvet I tried wasn’t just a plain red velvet, it was raspberry red velvet. I love trying out new flavors!

We’re happy to hear she loved trying our Signature Raspberry Red Velvet Cupcakes!  We have put a lot of work into perfecting it and use fresh raspberries in every home-made batch.

I also ate a chocolate and vanilla bean cupcake. The cake was moist on all of them and the frosting was delicious, not too heavy but perfect for these mini cupcakes. My family and I give Two Parts Sugar a thumbs up!

We want to thank The Cupcake Activist for taking the time to arrange a tasting (sounds like a dream job!). We know the holidays can be crazy and we appreciate that she was able to squeeze us in! So again, thanks for the thumbs up.  We will continue to cook up new recipe combinations and will be sure to let you know all about them!

This holiday season has definitely been a busy one. Between getting orders together and spending time with family, I also wanted to get some cupcakes out for people to do a little taste testing. We hand-delivered some Two Parts Sugar cupcakes to The Cupcake Activist. The Cupcake Activist runs a  blog devoted to her visits to cupcake bakeries, stories about cupcakes, reviews of cupcakes, and adventures in her own cupcake baking. I always like hearing feedback on our latest creations and The Cupcake Activist didn’t hold back.

Thank you so much for the cupcakes! You are fabulous! My family loved them and was so happy to eat them. 

I’m glad you liked the cupcakes Cupcake Activist. I had a fun time putting together a sampling for you and your family. The Cupcake Activist also added her thoughts on ways to make the cupcakes even better.

My favorite flavor was the raspberry red velvet. The only item that a few people mentioned was that the frosting was a little light.

We’ll definitely beef up the frosting for future samplings. Thanks again for the great feedback. If you’re interested in custom creations from Two Parts Sugar be sure to contact us.