What fun we had! Here’s a slideshow from the 9th Annual Ithaca Cupcake Baking Contest, held in the Ithaca Commons on October 19, 2024.
Registration Team for 9th Annual Ithaca Cupcake Baking Contest
Countdown to a contest in the Commons
Hailey Ayres entering her “Apple to the Spice Cupcakes”
Entering Jackie Rumsey’s “Caramel Apple Cupcakes”
Marina Mahashin entering her prize-winning “Rasmalai Tres Leches Cupcakes”
Pragadeeshwaran Sivasamy entering his “Chai Cupcakes”
Mom-and-daughter team Julia & Renee Bauer registering their “Autumn Tea Party Cupcakes”
Keeley Firinne’s “Strawpurry Catcakes”
Savannah Ventura-Ewing’s “Carrot Collision Cupcakes“
From Wilfred Race’s half-dozen “Whimsical Halloween Nostalgia Cupcakes”
Ayami Yamaguchi’s “Sweet Harmony Cupcakes”
Gamay Hudson Paxton entering the “Swim Team Cupcakes”
Alpha Kappa Psi’s “Mindful Mudcake Cupcakes”
Katy Holloway’s “Waiting for Spring Cupcakes”
“Let the judging begin!”
Cornell University students judging an early round of the contest
Marina Mahashin receives the 2nd Place Award for her “Rasmalai Tres Leches Cupcakes”
Nine-time contestant Aušra Milano’s receives a 2024 Honorable Mention Award
Aušra Milano’s “All Things Orange Cupcakes”
Alecia Sundsmo receives an Honorable Mention Award for her “Summer Reprise Cupcakes”
Grace Qi receives the 3rd Place Award
Grace Qi’s “Harvest Caramel Apple Cupcakes”
Isabel Perkins receives the Special Youth Award
Isabel Perkins’s “Dream Cupcakes”
Miles Rosenberg receives the Let’s Break the Mint Award for his “Mint Craft Cupcakes”
Volunteers Coordinator Addyson Wells
Contest Production Team
Thanks to the generous contest sponsors: VISIONS Federal Credit Union, Cayuga Health, and Maguire
The Sophie Fund’s information table
Thanks to the Downtown Ithaca Alliance!
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