Recap Bake for the Quake: Over $600 Raised in Just Over 2 Hours!

Featured Cupcakes at the Event

Finally well rested after a full week of prep work and baking for the quake and fulfilling Easter orders for our little chicks...and it sure does feel good!  So sorry to leave the rest of you hanging in suspense of our updates.  I still cannot believe what a great success the Bake for the Quake was last Wednesday.  Over 600 people showed up at the fundraiser, which is amazing!! What's even more amazing is the overwhelming support that there was for SweeTease Cupcakes!  With people waiting nearly an hour to get into the Bake Sale and another 30 minutes just for our booth...I want to give everyone a BIG THANK YOU for all your patience!  I hope that the wait was able to get you some SweeTease goodies to take home with you.  

A glimpse of ALL our goodies SweeTease had to offer at the Bake for the Quake Booth.

Crowds hovered around SweeTease! =)

At the end of the event, we SOLD OUT of all our fondant ($5/cupcake) AND gourmet ($4/cupcake) cupcakes and am so proud to announce that because of fans like yourselves, SweeTease was able to fundraise OVER $600, contributing just over 50% of ours sales, to Doctors Without Borders in just over 2 hours!  That averages out to be almost 2 cupcakes were sold every minute that we had at the event!!! Now that is absolutely mind-blowing!!! ....and if you're wondering, yes...100% of the sales from our Japanese inspired items went directly to the cause (hello kitty cupcakes, sushi cakes etc.).   

Joy (gourmeted.com) and Mel (gourmetfury.com) did an amazing job with the event and the PR team did a fabulous job getting the word out about such a great event!  Their teams of volunteers and helpers were my saviours at the event, having arrived late for our set-up (since I was just finishing up my sushi cakes and was being held hostage in traffic), their volunteers moved everything in as quickly as they could so that I could have my table filled with treats!  But before I could even have everything set up, the crowds poured in...and the madness began...good madness of course.  The 'ohhhhhs and ahhhhs' and the 'OMG!  Look at those! They are soooo cute!' were heard from all ends....and that reminded me of why I love what I do....and the payoffs of non-stop baking escapades in my little home kitchen!

Hello Kitty Cupcakes!!!  Strawberry cake with Pink Vanilla Buttercream...YUM!

Next project....looking for a good charitable way to give for cancer research (since I had to withdraw from my second year as a Rider for the Ride to Conquer Cancer 2 day cycling ride, because of a contracted wedding that I was booked for) and always trying to find the next best location to showcase more SweeTease goodies to the public!  

With that said...if anyone has any good ideas or recommends please let me know!  My next booked venue is going to be at the One-of-a-Kind Show in Vancouver, but I'm eager to see more faces before December! 

Here are more pictures of our exclusive cupcakes featured at the event.   For more event pictures - visit the website...www.sweeteasecupcakes.com!  =)  

Read some of the Event Recap Mentions in the Media:
Bake for the Quake Recap:  Foodology.ca

If you bought a cupcake from me at the Bake for the Quake, feel free to leave me a comment or drop me a note....I absolutely LOVE hearing from devoted cupcake fans!!!

Easter Cupcake Pops!

So Easter is just around the corner and if you're stuck on creative and yummy treats for the holidays...our yummy cupcake pops will fill all your gourmet treat needs!  If you haven't visited our new and expanded selection of goodies yet....be sure to because, there is where you will find everything from chicks, teddy bears, mini cupcake pops and edible flower pots too!!! Teddys come with a Cadbury chocolate Easter egg too...this is a warning to all Easter bunnies out there - step aside, the bears are coming to town!  Bears are made out of cake, chocolate and sugar sprinkles and peanuts.  Each cupcake pop are conveniently individually packaged, great for gifts for party favors too! 

For Easter we will be offering an exclusive offer....$14 for each order of 6 Easter chicks and $18 for each order of 6 Easter teddys!  You get to bypass our minimum order for a dozen AND take advantage on our featured discounted offer.  Place your order today because this offer will only be valid until April 30th!  When you place your order, please be sure to quote "Easter2011" to redeem this offer.  =)

SweeTease Cupcakes is Baking for the Quake...

To prove that collective bake sales aren't dead in today's communities...Joy of Gourmeted (http://gourmeted.com) and Melody of Gourmet Fury (www.gourmetfury.com), two of Vancouver's biggest food bloggers have joined forces with a wonderful idea to help the tsunami and earthquake victims of Japan.  When I heard word of this great event, which is anticipated to feature lots of giveaways, prizes, free refreshments, music and, of course, lots and lots and lots of local yummy baked goodies for sale....I was quick to jump on board!

So glad that SweeTease has taken off the way it has especially over the past several months...this was an opportunity to share my creative treats with the community while contributing to the needs of the those who need it most.  Proceeds of the sales at the two and half hour event will go to Doctors Without Borders in Japan.  Yes, I did say...it's only for two and a half hours...so arrive on time and be sure to swing by the SweeTease booth, as I will be limiting the number of each goods! 

There will be my ever popular cupcake pops, gourmet cupcakes, cookies and a handful of creatively Japanese inspired treats, including matcha cupcakes, sushi cakes (yup, I said "sushi cakes") and much much more!  Japan's most beloved little kitten mascot (little Mrs. Hello Kitty) will also be featured on her own pink cupcake - and there will only be 8 for sale....so don't miss out!

This will be one place that you can experience and buy some SweeTease goodies without a minimum purchase order!!!  

Swing by and let's prove that there's nothing you can't do with a little creativity and dedication....together we can can help the victims of Japan!  Mark it in your calendars....and I will see you there! =)

A sneak peek of some yummy treats to be offered at the Bake for the Quake Sale!

Match cupcakes and sushi cakes!!!  Who woulda thunk it?!?!?!