And the winners are…

Saturday, October 18, 2008

First for the throwdown – chocolate cupcake style. AND on National Chocolate Cupcake Day! How fitting. I made a half batch of the chocolate cake (I got 15 cupcakes) out of Confetti Cakes for Kids by Elisa Strauss. The recipe is definitely “fussier” than my go-to chocolate cupcake recipe. This one has sour cream and coffee in it. Neither of which are staples in my kitchen. I paired it with the Brown Sugar frosting because I was intrigued by that idea…

The batter came together quite nicely. It does take 3 bowls and like I mentioned, has some ingredients that I had to send hubby out to grab for me… It does have some great flavor combinations going on. It’s got almond extract as well as vanilla and includes coffee. Both almond and coffee go great with chocolate. The batter was quite thick and very tasty. Hubby really enjoyed licking the beater 🙂 And this frosting is AMAZING. We both agreed, it’s one of the best I’ve ever made. Think of a caramel Swiss-meringue buttercream. It paired perfectly with the chocolate cupcake.

Now to the Throw-down results. I’m basing this on 3 categories: Overall Taste, Ease of making, Moistness

Overall Taste – hands down goes to the Confetti cupcake. It is amazing.

Ease of making – definitely goes to my go-to cupcake. So much easier and I always have everything on hand.

Moistness – this is a tie. Both of these recipes yield very moist cupcakes. It’s because of the oil in one and sour cream in the other.

So it’s a TIE!?! I’ll definitely keep my go-to chocolate cupcake for when I just want to whip something up. It’s quick and easy and the results are great. But when I want to go the extra mile, I’ll make the Confetti cupcakes. It does take more effort, but the results are worth it. I’m not going to post the recipe here, but definitely I definitely recommend checking out Confetti Cakes for Kids by Elisa Strauss.

Now on to the GIVEAWAY!! I almost forgot about it after these amazing cupcakes. Thanks to everyone who participated! Using Random.org, I chose 5 random numbers from 1-79 and the lucky winners are…

Megan – who’s email begins with mybakingadventures
Chrissy – who’s email begins with chrissyblogs
Grifam93 – who’s email begins with aseminara
Jared – who’s email begins with jared
MoonFreckle – who’s email begins with angelaj

Congratulations to the winners!

Thanks to everyone who participated. If you won, send me an email at beantownbaker[at]gmail[dot]com with your address and your book will be at your house in no time. I hope you enjoy the book as much as I already have!

Cupcakes, Dessert

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23 Responses to “Peanut Butter and Co Giveaway”

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PowerCakes — January 3, 2012 at 5:07 am

On a daily basis I eat oats, chia seeds, coconut oil, and protein powder! I call it a power breakfast! 😉
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PowerCakes — January 3, 2012 at 5:09 am

Tweeted it! @powercakes
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Betsy — January 3, 2012 at 5:10 am

I tweeted! @dancerkitchen
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Erin D. — January 3, 2012 at 5:15 am

I have a bagel During my work commute, but I’m a cereal girl on the weekends. 🙂

I’m kteerin@yahoo.com, btw. Thanks!
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Jason — January 3, 2012 at 9:16 am

I eat oatmeal made with almond milk, 1tbsp peanut butter, 1tsp chia seed, 1tsp flax meal, 1tsp wheat germ and a sliced banana. Oh and of course coffee (decaf after the workout)
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Jason — January 3, 2012 at 9:19 am

I tweeted the statement out from @cooktraineatrce

Thank you for hosting.
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Anne — January 3, 2012 at 9:50 am

I typically eat milk and cereal.
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Katrina {In Katrina's Kitchen} — January 3, 2012 at 10:45 am

I’m a cereal girl 🙂 I really want to try the white chocolate one. Our local store carries them all except that one.
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Katrina {In Katrina's Kitchen} — January 3, 2012 at 10:46 am

I tweeted! @katrinaskitchen
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Kayleigh — January 3, 2012 at 12:26 pm

For breakfast I usually have oatmeal and peanut butter! I love peanut butter 😉
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Matteson@ Healthy High Schooler — January 3, 2012 at 12:43 pm

I always eat oatmeal with granola and a spoonful of nut butter on top! 🙂
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Matteson@ Healthy High Schooler — January 3, 2012 at 12:51 pm

I tweeted! @HealthyHS
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Kattreena — January 3, 2012 at 1:55 pm

Hi! My name is Kattreena! On a daily basis, I eat oatmeal for breakfast! I love adding a banana, blueberries, honey, and chopped walnuts! Recently I’ve begun adding flaxseed and chia seeds! Delicious and super healthy!
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Brooke — January 3, 2012 at 2:58 pm

I typically eat a Bagel-ful or oatmeal with pumpkin added in.
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Kelly @ Cupcake Kelly's — January 3, 2012 at 4:45 pm

I eat oatmeal with a scoop of granola and a spoonful of peanut butter & co 🙂
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Kelly @ Cupcake Kelly's — January 3, 2012 at 4:46 pm

I tweeted! @cupcakekellys
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Eva @ Eva Bakes — January 3, 2012 at 5:57 pm

I am boring and have an English muffin with jam and a banana everyday. I drink a glass of soy milk too.
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jean — January 3, 2012 at 6:01 pm

I normally have a smoothie or pumpkin oatmeal. I love their peanut butter!
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Jenny — January 3, 2012 at 6:53 pm

An Apple!
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Carrie — January 3, 2012 at 8:24 pm

I change my breakfast daily.
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Heather — January 4, 2012 at 12:52 am

Probably hard boiled eggs, fruit or yogurt. I change it up here and there.
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The Rookie Baker — January 4, 2012 at 1:21 am

I don’t eat breakfast that often, but when I do, I go for scrambled eggs with toast.
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Teri B — January 4, 2012 at 3:10 am

Bacon the weekend. Greek Yogurt during the week.