The Sophie Fund

Contestants in the 5th Annual Ithaca Cupcake Baking Contest (Virtual Edition) delivered spectacular performances with their photos, videos, and stories —congratulations to the winners of Special Awards!

Nostalgia Award

Alli Arndt

Home for the Holidays Award

Anastasia Kreisel

Four-Out-of-Five Opticians Recommend Award

Angela Li

Spirit of Fall Award

Anna Whitten

Pretty in Pink Award

Bella Nevarez

Breakfast Club Award

Brenna Hanratty

Monster Banana Split Award

Dina S.

Oh Gourd, They’re Good Award

Village at Ithaca

Cupcake on a Budget Award

Emma Moulton

Best Cookies and Cream Award

Hailey Whitten

Most Intoxicating Award

Heather Williams

Somewhere Over the Rainbow Award

Henry Bowes

Mid-Autumn Festival Award

Judy Zhu

Rooted in Tradition Award

Juno Parreñas

Whoopee! It’s Pumpkin! Award

Katy Holloway

Improvisation Award

Lei Lei Wu & Sophia Zhang

Cuckoo for Coconut and Chocolate Award

Lillian Bulman 

Mental Health Message Award

Mariah Meads

Ode to Applefest Award

Mary Sever-Schoonmaker

Halloween Spirit Award

Molly Smith & Tyler Rodriguez

Please Wear a Mask Award

Hudson and Patti Meyers

Doggone Cutest Award

Sam Suk

Holiday Excite-mint Award

Shayla Combs

Time Lord Award

Silas Suk

Best Co-Worker Award

Summer Saraf

Cutest Creatures Award

Natalie McCaskill-Myers

Most Homegrown Award

Madelyne Myers

Alli Arndt’s Nutella Fluffernutter Cupcakes

Anastasia Kreisel’s Apple Cider Cupcakes

Angela Li’s Carrot Cake Cupcakes

Anna Whitten’s Sunflower Foliage Cupcakes

Bella Nevarez’s Sweet Pink Cupcakes

Brenna Hanratty’s Maple Buttermilk Pancake Cupcakes

Dina S.’s Banana Split Cupcakes

The Village at Ithaca’s Chocolate Pumpkin Cupcakes

Emma Moulton’s Spooky Cupcakes

Hailey Whitten’s Oreos Cupcakes

Heather Williams’s Kahlua Me Krazy Cupcakes

Henry Bowes’s Carrot, Pineapple, and Coconut Cupcakes

Judy Zhu’s Matcha Cupcakes

Juno Parreñas’s Roots Cupcakes

Katy Holloway’s “A Few of My Favorite Things” Cupcakes

Lei Lei Wu and Sophia Zhang’s Carrot Cake Cupcakes

Lillian Bulman’s “Triple-C” Cupcakes 

Mariah Meads’s Semi-Colon Cupcakes

Mary Sever-Schoonmaker’s “It’s Fall Ya’ All” Apple Crisp Cupcakes

Molly Smith and Tyler Rodriguez’s Halloween Cupcakes

Hudson and Gamay’s “Feel Better” Cupcakes

Sam Suk’s Blue Dog Cupcakes

Shayla Combs’s Double Chocolate Cupcakes

Silas Suk’s TARDIS Cupcakes

Summer Saraf’s “Kitchen Sink” Carrot Cake Cupcakes

Natalie McCaskill-Myers’s Wewe Bears Cupcakes

Madelyne Myers’s Garden Cupcakes