Cupcake Contest

6th Annual Ithaca Cupcake Baking Contest

October 23, 2021

2021 Ithaca Cupcake Baking Contest Winners

Rachel Allison won 1st Place with her Finger Lakes Picnic Cupcakes in the 6th Annual Ithaca Cupcake Baking Contest organized by The Sophie Fund. Her intricately designed cupcakes, in the shape of a picnic basket packed with wine, cheese, salami, fruit, and a baguette, were inspired by her love of love of sharing charcuterie boards and local vintages with friends. Allison’s chocolate coffee cupcakes were filled with salted caramel ganache, brown butter almond cake, and mascarpone mousse. The food products in the basket were made with white chocolate truffles (bread and cheese), cake balls/truffles (salami), vanilla candy (wine bottle), and caramelized white chocolate (cheese). The chocolate almond shortbread lid and cupcake basket are covered with chocolate buttercream basket weaving. The napkin and grapes are piped vanilla buttercream.

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Judging the cupcake finalists (clockwise from upper left): Ashley Case of Case Sera Sera, Yuko Jingu of Akemi Food, Racquel Riccardi of the Sinfully Delicious Baking Co., and Melissa Kenny of Sweet Melissa’s Ice Cream Shop