Cupcake Contest

8th Annual Ithaca Cupcake Baking Contest

October 14, 2023

2023 Ithaca Cupcake Baking Contest Winners

Megan Martinez won 1st Place with her “Berry Passionate Cupcakes” in the 8th Annual Ithaca Cupcake Baking Contest organized by The Sophie Fund. It was the second year in a row that Martinez took the top honor. Her vanilla cupcakes were filled with passion fruit curd and decorated with white chocolate Swiss meringue buttercream frosting, homemade raspberry jam, and white chocolate leaves. “Passion fruit is my favorite flavor,” said Martinez. “I loved it as a kid and now, when I visit my in-laws in the Dominican Republic, I get to have jugo de Chinola, passion fruit juice, made from fresh passion fruit. I find every excuse to put this flavor into my baking because I think it is a beautiful flavor like no other, and shines in everything.”