Boston Cupcake Camp 2013

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It was a sweet day in Somerville for the 4th annual Cupcake Camp Boston, where professional and amateur bakers came together with cupcake lovers for a match made in sugar heaven.


Guests were allowed eight cupcakes each, and could participate in a cupcake eating contest, relay games, zumba, and more.


The event, which took place at Hodgkins-Curtin Park, benefited the Somerville Winter Farmers’ Market.





It was a sweet day in Somerville for the 4th annual Cupcake Camp Boston, where professional and amateur bakers came together with cupcake lovers for a match made in sugar heaven.


Guests were allowed eight cupcakes each, and could participate in a cupcake eating contest, relay games, zumba, and more.


The event, which took place at Hodgkins-Curtin Park, benefited the Somerville Winter Farmers’ Market.


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Adam Ross from Well Baked Goods came to the event for the third year running.


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Amy Ruffo (left), of Medford, and Kim Baker showed off their cupcake bounty.


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“Even if I get some wrapping in my mouth, I don’t care,” said Jessica Lawrence (left), of South Attleborough, on her cupcake eating contest strategy.


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Matt Gardner (left), of Framingham, estimated before the contest that he could eat six cupcakes. The contestants had 30 seconds to eat as many as possible.


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Cori Borromeo, of Somerville, is named the winner after downing 10 cupcakes.


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Selina Deschamps, of Boston, Erin Webb, of Cambridge, and Lizzy Hopkins, of Somerville, chose their cupcakes carefully from The Sweet Life.


The women were especially fond of the brown sugar with salted caramel buttercream confection.


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Cupcakes from The Sweet Life, with maple bacon on top and chai latte on the bottom.


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Teresa Barney, of Newton, was hoarding her goods for later.


“I don’t want to end up in diabetic shock,” she said.


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Amateur baker Margaret Farmer said her popular Nutella cupcakes began as a mistake.


“It was supposed to be spicy chocolate,” she said. “But sometimes accidents turn out the best.”


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Treats from The Cardinal Kitchen, based in Malden, who specialize in creating any flavor their clients can come up with.


One cupcake they brought was called The Kentucky Buck, and had a chocolate ginger beer bourbon cake, a ginger beer bourbon glaze, and a vanilla bourbon buttercream.


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Kids learned how to dance zumba like an Egyptian with the Latin Beat Fitness Studio dancers.


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“They’re creative and people love them,” said Nom baker Ceysa McKechnie on why she likes cupcakes. “If you bring someone cupcakes it always brightens their day.”


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Kristin Balt, of Jamaica Plain, with Ian Ferguson, of Cambridge, said she was excited to try her cherry limeade cupcake.


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Party Favors in Brookline brought replicas of Hostess cupcakes.


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Cupcake lovers, from left: Christina Chan, of Somerville, Annmarie Ettienne, of Roxbury, Shonda Ettienne, of Roxbury, and Andrew Tang, of Somerville.


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The Somerville-based brass band Hornography played hits like Cee Lo Green’s “Forget You.”


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And they’re off! During a cupcake relay, participants had to run across the baseball field with a cupcake on a wooden spoon.


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Beacon Hill’s Curlycakes brought lots of tasty goodies.


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Ladies with cupcake-colored hair treated themselves to some sweets.


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