Cupcake Camp Montreal Fundraiser Event

For all cupcake lovers, is there a camp for you!  Cupcake Camp Montreal is holding its first fundraising event on November 22, 2009 for Jeunesse J’écoute /Kids Help Phone. Cupcake Camp Montreal is soley operated by volunteers so all donations will be contributed to the Jeunesse J’écoute /Kids Help Phone.

This event sounds like it's going to be a fun, cupcake mania celebration with an explosion of delicious and amazing cupcakes (a $10 donation includes 3 cupcakes and a cup of coffee). But that's not all, there are cupcake contests for professional and amateur bakers as well as kids to submit their cupcake creations and be judged by quite an eclectic panel of judges: Ricardo from Food Network, Lesley Chesterman from The Gazette, Rob Kemp from CHOM FM,Todd Van der Heyden from CTV, Nadine Ishak from CTV, Bob le Chef from Misto and  Katerine Rollet from Tourism
Montreal! The deadline to enter the contest is November 20th, 2009.

There is still time  to donate your cupcake creations  or become a sponsor.  What better way to spend an afternoon than eating cupcakes and at the same time supporting a good cause?

Cupcake Camp Montreal Fund Raising Event for Jeunesse J’écoute /Kids Help Phone

Date:   Sunday, November 22nd, 2009  
Time:   2-5 PM
Place:  Bitoque Restaurant
             706, Notre-Dame West, Montréal (Québec) H4C1P7
             Closest Metro Lionel-Groulx
 

Carrot Cupcake with Cream Cheese Frosting Recipe

Ingredients:

Makes 24 cupcakes

• 2 cups all purpose flour
• 1 cup dark brown sugar
• 1 tsp baking powder
• 1 tsp baking soda
• 1 tsp salt
• 1 tsp vanilla
• 2 tsps cinnamon
• 1/2 teaspoon ground nutmeg
• 1/2 teaspoon ground cloves
• 1/2 teaspoon ground cardamom
• 1/2 teaspoon ground ginger
• 4 Eggs
• 1 1/4 cup 100% vegetable oil
• 3 cups grated carrots
• Orange Juice (enough to cover carrots)
• Orange zest from 1 small orange

Method:

Preheat oven to 350 degrees F

1. Soak grated carrots overnight in orange juice 
   
2. Combine dry ingredients.
   
3. Mix together eggs, oil, and vanilla
   
4. Add dry ingredients and orange zest to wet ingredients.
   
5. Drain carrots well.  Toss carrots in a bit of flour then fold into batter.
   
6. Scoop batter into muffin pans.
   
7. Bake for 20 minutes or until a toothpick inserted in the cupcake comes out clean.
    
8. Remove muffin pans from oven and let cool.

Cream Cheese Frosting

Ingredients:

• 2 cups icing sugar
• 1/2 cup cream cheese (room temperature)
• 1/4 cup unsalted butter (softened)
  

Method:

1. Combine cream cheese and butter until well mixed 
2. Add powered sugar  
3. Mix until fully incorporated
4. Ice the cupcakes 

 ( Recipe courtesy of Clever Cupcakes and Cupcake Camp Montreal)

Photo credits:  Red Velvet Cupcake photo by EvaBlue  and Carrot Cupcake with Cream Cheese Frosting  photo by Clever Cupcakes,  courtesy of Cupcake Camp Montreal.

Logo used with permission by Cupcake Camp Montreal.  

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