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1000cakesA new book, 1000 Ideas for Decorating Cakes, Cupcakes and Cookies by Sandra Salamony and Gina Brown will be published next year by Quarry Books, and your submissions are requested for possible inclusion! This is a great opportunity for bakers to…

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popcornfactoryThe Popcorn Factory was my mom’s go-to gift for years: thank yous, teachers, doctors…Everyone got a tin of popcorn. And for every occasion throughout the school year, she sent us Popcorn Factory treats in college. So imagine the lovely nostalgia (and…

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halloween.labelsClick HERE to download free beverage labels for Halloween from design. wash. rinse. repeat. And check out the coordinating Eerie line party supplies and enter to win some of your own HERE.

[tags]beverage, labels, free download, Halloween[/tags]

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raisin.spiders4Look at the spooky raisin spiders I made with the sweet, lovely box full o’ goodies that I received today from the sweet, lovely people at California Raisins. My box had everything I needed to make these yummy, creepy spiders.…

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gumballVisit Sweetopia and guess the number of gumballs in the jar for a chance to win either Elisa Strauss’s Confetti Cakes for Kids (I have this book and love it) orĀ  Paris Cutler’s Planet Cake (I don’t have this book but would love…

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creepycupcakesFind the how-tos on making these buggy, pumpkin cupcakes HERE at 6 bittersweets. You can also enter for a chance to win the popular cupcake cookbook, Vegan Cupcakes Take Over the World. Find the details on the giveaway HERE.

[tags]cupcakes, bugs, vegan,…

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I am a firm believer in thwebqspainte proper use of punctuation, so imagine my glee upon reading The Washington Post’s (note the use of a possessive apostrophe) Metro section this morning that today is National Punctuation Day, founded by Jeff…

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gina tran whittier caThe results of the Cookie Magazine Creative Cake Contest are in. Click HERE to see the ten oh-so-clever finalists.

[tags]cake decorating, contest[/tags]

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sprinklescontestBecome a fan of Sprinkles (you know, the super famous Callie cupcake shop) on facebook and you get a chance to win a trip to California, a bakery tour, stays at fancy places, cupcakes and loads more. When the fan list hits…

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3bbagsVisit Home Beete for your chance to win these reusable produce bags from 3B Bags. Submit a picture of yourself at a farmer’s market (or a comparable non-big-chainy-store), your recipe for using your fresh goodies, and a picture of the…

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cookiecontestBake a birthday cake and win! Submit your photo to Cookie magazine for a chance to win a KitchenAid mixer, Wilton supplies, or YummyFun DVDs. Enter HERE. (Contest ends September 14 and is for US residents.)

[tags]contest, birthday cake, Cookie magazine[/tags]

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threadcakes3I posted HERE back in July about the Threadcakes Art to Edible Art contest (ie. turn a Threadless T-shirt into a cake). Well, click HERE to see the winners. Shown are the Grand Prize winners for 2D, “Imposter in the Bird Hotel,” above, and…

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cannedfoodA bit of eye candy: Canned food sculptures at Inhabitat. Learn more about the Canstruction competition HERE. (Found via the kitchn.)

[tags]canned food, sculpture, The Simpsons, competition[/tags]

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littledebbieWhich Little Debbie snack cake reigns supreme? Visit CakeSpy and see what happens when Little Debbies are pitted against one another in challenges that include death by boiling and car smushing.

[tags]Little Debbie, snack cake, competition[/tags]

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Amazing Jell-O Art

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jellojewelryI posted back in May (here) on the GSS Jell-O Mold contest. Well, see the amazing results HERE. First place was awarded to this JellO jewelry. What amazing JellO inspired talent out there. And for tons of great (and sometimes a…

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