competitions

pumpkin carve-off 2012 – group 2

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Yay! Day two of voting! There are two groups of pumpkins for you to judge today – double the fun! Cast your vote at the bottom of the post – and don’t forget to choose your favourite pumpkin in Group 3 (a Beaucoup family face-off). . . . Shannon’s Home for Lottie You might remember Shannon…

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pumpkin carve-off 2012 – group 1

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It’s go time, people. Take a look at these fine lookin’ gourds and then cast your vote at the bottom of the post! . . . Claire’s Sugar Plum Fairy Claire’s entry came with the following note: Hello, Please find attached two photos of my entry for the Pumpkin Carve-Off 2012. The name of the…

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pumpkin carve-off 2012 – let’s judge people

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. . . Are you getting excited? There are only a few more hours to get your entries in! Lemme tell yah, I’m totally stoked that y’all like pumpkins as much as I do. And lest I forget, I’d like to send many thanks out to this year’s competitors – pumpkin carving is way freakin’…

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pumpkin carve-off 2012

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. . . Do you like to compete? Sure you do. Do you follow movita’s annual pumpkin carving competition? Of course you do. Do you want to wow people with your pumpkin carving prowess this year? Hells yah, you do! This annual battle of the gourds began as a wee competition between myself and the…

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bake my cake 2012 – the champ

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. . . Cripes, people. I’ve aged an extra year overnight. Yesterday’s Bake My Cake voting was off da hook. When I went to bed last night, Elsa, who had been in the lead for about 16 hours, was still in the lead. An eat-my-dust lead. Six hours later, I woke up and everything had…

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bake my cake 2012 – final vote

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And then there were four. Now these champions will face off in a birthday cake battle royale. Are you ready for some badass buttercreamin’? Polls will be open until tomorrow morning (May 2) at 8 am AST/7 am EST. That’s 24 hours of voting. The winner will be announced tomorrow as well. I encourage our finalists…

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bake my cake 2012 – group 4

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UPDATE! Winner declared! Elsa’s Tugging At Your Heartstrings Cake edged out the other competitors to win the heat! This heat had more votes than any other. And made me hold my breath. Thus, it has aged me an extra year, and I will now turn 41 tomorrow. Congrats, Elsa! See you in The Finals… What up, peeps? Here…

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bake my cake 2012 – group 3

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UPDATE! Winner declared! Shannon’s Cake: Movita’s Bakery Story took the heat with 50% of the vote! Congrats, Shannon! See you in The Finals… More cakes! You people went ca-razy voting yesterday. We almost broke the interweb. So, let’s do it again! Here is the third grouping of baked awesomeness. Get yer vote on at the bottom of the…

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bake my cake 2012 – group 2

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UPDATE! Winner declared! Carol Anne’s Boozy Cake edged out Lan’s Cake Trilogy in a nail biter of a finish! Congrats, Eliza! See you in The Finals… More sugary goodness! Here is the second grouping of cakes – you can cast your vote at the bottom of the post… . . . emily’s clementine cake My friend, Emily, sent…

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bake my cake 2012 – group 1

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UPDATE! Winner declared! Eliza’s Bedecked Strawberry Donut Hole Cake dominated in the polls with just over 50% of the vote. Congrats, Eliza! See you in The Finals… Brace yerselves! Here is the first grouping of cakes in the inaugural year of Bake My Cake. I don’t think you’ll be disappointed… . . . fiona’s spring fling cake Fiona’s…

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