Was it the promise of winning a collection of cookbooks, could it be a sign of the increasing popularity of cupcakes (don't listen to those all-hype media stories about cupcakes being on the way out), or perhaps it was the excitement about this year's fabulous blogger judges Nicole Weston from Baking Bites, Jessie Oleson from CakeSpy, and Naomi Robinson from Bakers Royale? Whatever the reason, we at Scoopalicious along with Stef at Cupcake Project received 60 ice cream cupcake contest entries (double the number we received last year)! As usual, the entries were well thought out, hunger-inducing, and visually appealing.
Below, you will find each entry along with a brief description and a link to either the blog post about the entry or the Facebook page where the entrant provided the recipe. If you've got some time (hours), check them all out now! Otherwise, we encourage you to bookmark this page and return for inspiration the next time you want a unique and icy cool cupcake.
A note to our entrants: The judges are working on selecting their favorites now and they will decide upon a winner by the end of the month.
Cake Flavor: Chocolate Peanut Butter
Ice Cream Flavor: Ben and Jerry's Milk and Cookies
Frosting Flavor: Peanut Butter Buttercream
Toppings: Brown sugar
Cake Flavor: Banana
Ice Cream Flavor: Caramelized Banana, with White Chocolate Ganache and Caramel Crunch swirled throughout
Frosting Flavor: Marshmallow
Toppings: N/A
Halwa Cupcakes with Kulfi and Cashew-Lime Cookie Toppers by Courtney of C and C Cakery
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Cake Flavor: Halwa - Carrot Cake with Ghee and Cardamom
Ice Cream Flavor: Kulfi - Pistachio, Rosewater, and Cardamom
Frosting Flavor: Cashew Cream Cheese Buttercream
Toppings: A Cashew-Lime Cookie with Cardamom and Mukhwas
Rum Cocktail Cupcakesby Rachel Kassel of Baking Scientist
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Cake Flavor: RumIce Cream Flavor: Mai Tai, Mojito, Pina Colada
Frosting Flavor: Mai Tai (orange, almond), Mojito (mint)
Toppings: Mai Tai (orange), Mojito (mint, lime), Pina Colada (pineapple, coconut)
"60 Ice Cream Cupcake Contest Entries...WOW!"
7 Comments -
Wow that show some creativity!
June 22, 2011 at 6:13 PM
I know, aren't they amazing TripleScoop?
Bethany@Scoopalicious
June 22, 2011 at 7:58 PM
Great roundup! I would like to make that collage my computer background:)
June 24, 2011 at 8:56 AM
All the entries are so awesome! This contest just gets better and better!
June 24, 2011 at 6:56 PM
amazing! So many entries! All so different. Wish I could try them all!
June 30, 2011 at 8:11 AM
Lucy, making it your computer background seems dangerous to me -- I'd be forever interrupting my work to get ice cream! Haha!
Ivy, doesn't it? And the thing is, even the first year the entries were amazing, so it just goes beyond amazing!
Roots, I think we need to have a LIVE contest sometime so we have a reason to test each and every one! But it would be a hard one to judge.
Bethany@Scoopalicious
July 11, 2011 at 3:35 PM
Oh my gosh, i would my diet again.
January 4, 2012 at 2:42 AM