This Saturday I’ll be joining forces with some pretty incredible Milwaukee Foodies to fight pediatric cancer one delicious baked good at a time.

Each of us will be supplying a variety of gourmet goodies for the sale. I couldn’t be more excited to be baking amongst some of Milwaukee’s finest kitchenistas!

So I know you must be wondering… “Abi, What crazy concoctions have you got up your sleeve for the Bake Sale!?” To which I say…

{Drum roll please.}

• Guinness Cupcakes
• Cookie Dough Stuffed Brownie Cake Pops 
• Sugar Cookie Truffle
• Brown Sugar Cupcake w/ Cookie Dough Frosting
• Chocolate Chip Covered Oreo Cookies

That’s right! Now that you know what I’m making (and trust me, I’m sure other bakers tasty treats will easily trump mine), you have no excuse not to come. Because, who can honestly say no to chocolate chip cookie covered oreos.

If sweets aren’t your thang, there will also be a stellar silent auction. Bottom line – You should come.

For more information about the event check out the Facebook event here.

Also…. One giant round of applause to Lori Fredrich of Burp Blog and the #MKEFoodies for organizing this event. Theodore Roosevelt once said, “Do what you can, with what you have, where you are.” Couldn’t think of a better opportunity to use such a poignant quote.

I’ve been so busy filling cupcake orders lately, I haven’t had much time to experiment with new recipes. Friday, I finally snuck in a new cupcake concoction.

I saw this recipe for Lemon + Blueberry Cupcakes on Annie Eat’s blog, and couldn’t resist. They were the perfect spring-time sweet. The lemon and blueberry complimented each other well. And the citrus + sweet honey lemon cream cheese frosting was a lovely finishing note.

These cakes were part of my Cupcakes for a Cure mission. Now through July 17th, all my baking proceeds will be benefiting my goal to raise $4,000 for Crohn’s and Colitis research. To donate to my Crohn’s and Colitis fund please visit my Running for a Reason website.

A few weeks ago, I jumped at the opportunity to sell cupcakes at the Wisconsin Marathon in Kenosha. This was my first experience baking and selling in a mass quantity. A few months ago, I baked over 1,000 mini cupcakes for the Iron Cupcake Pro/Am. However, these cupcakes were different. These were cupcakes for a cure! My goal was to sell 500 cupcakes for $2 each, and raise $1,000 for CCFA.

I did not reach my goal. In fact, I didn’t come close, but that doesn’t mean the cupcakes weren’t a hit! The weather was not on our side this weekend. We ended up selling 300+ cupcakes and raising around $300 for CCFA. We found a fabulous local charity to donate the remaining cupcakes to. So we’ll definitely count it as a success.

For the race we made a variety of favorites:

Vanilla Bean Cupcake + Vanilla Bean Buttercream

Red Velvet Cupcakes + Classic Vanilla Bean Cream Cheese Frosting

Carrot Cupcake + True Cinnamon Spiked Cream Cheese Frosting + Candied Walnut

Classic Chocolate Cupcake + Dark Chocolate Ganache Frosting + White Chocolate and Dark Chocolate Drizzle

Here’s a peek at me in our Team Challenge booth.

…and my trusty helper, Spence.

Last but not least…. Big congratulations to all the runners! I loved watching each of you cross the finish line. It was an incredible motivator for my upcoming half-marathon.

These cakes were part of my Cupcakes for a Cure mission. Now through July 17th, all my baking proceeds will be benefiting my goal to raise $4,000 for Crohn’s and Colitis research. To donate to my Crohn’s and Colitis fund please visit my Running for a Reason website.

I finally got new packaging! I ordered mini business cards from Moo.com and used them as tags. I also was able to hunt down some cake boxes and cupcake inserts. Finished it off with a pretty bow and voila!

Ladies and gentleman, drum roll please for the unveiling of Cupcakes for a Cure.

To donate to my Crohn’s and Colitis fund please visit my Running for a Reason website.

Pretty sure Girl Scout Cookie Delivery Day should become our newest National Holiday. No jokes. Banks should close. And mailmen everywhere should kick back their feet and make way for adorable little girls in vests to pull their cookie-filled wagons to patiently-awaiting customers.

If you can’t already tell, I just received my Girl Scout cookie delivery and am deep in Samoa-induced happiness. That said, I went a little over-board with all my Girl Scout cookie ordering. (Yes, I may fall into the category of “Girl Scout Cookie Hoarding”).

I’m taking suggestions. What do you do with your Girl Scout Cookies? Do you immediately let the binge begin, freeze them for a later date or put them to use in a secret recipe?

With no further adieu, I present to you my cupcake pair for Sunday’s Iron Cupcake: Milwaukee Clash of the Cupcakes Competition.

Stay tuned! I’ll be posting pics of my baking adventures tomorrow.