Monday, January 31, 2011

HS Cupcake Battle - Category Winners and Final Bake Off Finalists


HS Cupcake Battle 2011 – Winner Results

BEST OF SHOW
Anissa Ramon – Navarro High School – Navarro ISD
Carrot Cake Cupcake with Classic Cream Cheese Frosting Chopped Walnuts and Mini Fondant Carrots

BEST CAKE - TIE
Katelyn Moody – Samuel Clemens H.S. - Schertz-Cibolo-Universal City ISD
Katelyn’s Famous Mint Chocolate Chip Cupcakes with Mint Butter cream and Mini Chocolate Chips

Christina Corales – John B. Connally H.S. – Pflugerville ISD
Tres Leches Valentine Cupcake – A light vanilla Cake soaked in three kinds of milk with Whipped Cream

BEST FROSTING
Stephanie Pierce – Cedar Park High School – Leander ISD
Black Bottom Cupcake with Cream Cheese Chocolate Chip center and Milk Chocolate Green Butter cream

BEST DECORATING
Dariela De La O – Cedar Park High School – Leander ISD
Coconut Guava Cupcake with Sweet Almond Coconut Cake Guava Butter cream and Toasted Coconut Crisp

BEST PRESENTATION
Lisa Banks – Karen Wagner High School – Judson ISD
Lemon Butter Cream Cupcakes with Lemon Curd Filling and Lemon Butter cream in a Flower Pot Bouquet

MOST CREATIVE
Christi Ho – Austin High School / Austin ISD
Green Tea Cupcake with Ginger Butter cream

MOST SCHOOL SPIRIT
Sarah Ruggles – Karen Wagner High School – Judson ISD
Cinnamon Ripple Sweet Potato Chef Robot Cupcake
 with cream cheese frosting




Top Scores – 9 Battle Finalist

Score - 94
Anissa Ramon – Navarro High School – Navarro ISD
Carrot Cake Cupcake with Classic Cream Cheese Frosting Chopped Walnuts and Mini Fondant Carrots

Score -91
Stephanie Pierce – Cedar Park High School – Leander ISD
Black Bottom Cupcake with Cream Cheese Chocolate Chip center and Milk Chocolate Green Butter cream

Score -89
Victoria Simmons – Navarro High School – Navarro ISD
Ultimate Chocolate Cupcakes with Chocolate Ganache Filling
 and Hershey’s Chocolate Disc

Score -88
Dariela De La O – Cedar Park High School – Leander ISD
Coconut Guava Cupcake with Sweet Almond Coconut Cake Guava Butter cream and Toasted Coconut Crisp

Score-85
Christi Ho – Austin High School / Austin ISD
Green Tea Cupcake with Ginger Butter cream

Score - 80
Christina Corales – John B. Connally H.S. – Pflugerville ISD
Tres Leches Valentine Cupcake – A light vanilla Cake soaked in three kinds of milk with Whipped Cream

Score – 79
David Phams – Cedar Park H.S. – Leander ISD
Apple Pie Cupcake with Carmel Butter cream and Carmel Candy Swirls

Score – 79
Estella Alvarado – Hutto H.S. – Hutto ISD
Blueberry Delight Cupcake with French Vanilla Cake, Blueberry Filling, and Classic Vanilla Butter cream

Score - 79  
Lisa Bankss – Karen Wagner H.S. – Judson ISD
Lemon Buttermilk Cupcakes with Lemon Curd Filling and Lemon Butter cream

The Judging took 2 hours!


Thank you again to all our judges for enduring every last sweet bite. You truly were Baking a Difference. Look forward to the Live Final bake off and battle March 26th at the International Culinary School at the Art Institute - Austin for the Desert Demos and Cupcake Battle Weekend 2011.

94 high students, 1200 cupcakes, 25 high schools, 100# buttercream - look at the tasty treats!

Sunday, January 30, 2011

And the winners are.......HS Cupcake Battle 2001

Well the regionals were one incredible time! We had 94 student competitors, from 25 Central Texas High Schools and a few schools from as far away as Cy-Fair in Houston and San Antonio. Some of the judges ate over 10# of buttercream each I am afraid.

Seven finalist will move on to the finals March 26th, 2011 to be named Best High School Baker at the Internationl Culinary School at the Art Institute - Austin.

Look for the winners names and pictures coming soon!

Friday, January 28, 2011

Taste of Austin - Baking a Difference - HS Cupcake Battle preview


Last night eight high schools from the Central Texas High School Culinary Arts Consortium got together to promote their upcoming Cupcake Battle tomorrow and sold a variety of scrumptious cupcakes featuring a cupcake bar and all at the annual Taste of Austin 2011 sponsored by the Greater Austin Restaurant Association. Thank you - Leander H.S., Round Rock H.S., Hutto H.S., John B. Connally H.S., Travis H.S., and Cedar Ridge H.S..

One More Day!!

Only one more day until the 1st Annual Cupcake Battle! We want to thank all our sponsors, friends, and helpers for making this possible!

Good luck students!!!!

KEYE-TV Coverage





And Thursday afternoon they were on KEYE-TV!
KEYE Austin Live - Cupcake Battle Preview

Fox 7 Austin Coverage



Chef Mike and some of his students went on live with Katherine Kisiel of Fox 7 Thursday morning!

http://www.myfoxaustin.com/dpp/good_day/High-School-Students-Engage-in-Cupcake-Battle-20110127-ktbcgd

Monday, January 24, 2011

Dimitra C. Kriticos Agrees to Be on the Judging Panel!

We are pleased to announce another great judge, Dimitra Kriticos from The Natural Epicurean Academy of Culinary Arts!

For more on Dimitra click on the link below.

Jennifer Bartos from All in One Bake Shop

Meet Jennifer Bartos, owner of All in One Bake Shop. She will be one of our fine judges for the 1st Annual Cupcake Battle!!

For more on the All in One Bake Shop, click on the link below.

Thursday, January 20, 2011

Introducing Pflugerville Superintendent/Inaugural Cupcake Battle Judge!!

Meet Charles Dupre, Pflugerville Superintendent and Inaugural Cupcake Battle Judge! Thank you Mr. Dupre for agreeing to partake in the fun and excitement!

To learn more about Mr. Dupre, click on the link below.
http://www.pflugervilleisd.net/leaders/superintendent.cfm

Wednesday, January 19, 2011

Katherine Kisiel of Fox 7 Named a Judge!

We are excited to name Katherine Kisiel, morning co-anchor at Fox 7 Austin, as one of our judges for the 1st Annual Cupcake Battle!

Read about Katherine at the Fox 7 link below.
http://www.myfoxaustin.com/dpp/about_us/personalities/Katherine_Kisiels_Bio

Tuesday, January 18, 2011

Addie Broyles Will Be a Judge!

We are thrilled to announce that Addie Broyles, Austin American-Statesman Food Writer extraordinaire, has agreed to serve as a judge for our 1st Annual Cupcake Battle!

Monday, January 17, 2011

Welcome!

Welcome to the 1st Annual High School Cupcake Battle and our brand new blog!


The idea for a local Cupcake Batle came to Chef Mike who is the Culinary Arts Instructor at Connally High School.

"I was watching the Food Network show with my daughter and thought how much fun that would be for the Culinary Arts Program students. We had great success with our first Cupcake Fundraiser at Connally High School in the fall of 2010 and I thought we could try to turn up the heat on them a little."


The students jumped at the idea! After a lot of hard work pulling together the event including all the wonderful sponsors (see list at right!!) and judges (also see list at right!), we are thrilled to be announcing our 1st Annual High School Cupcake Battle!


Stay tuned to our blog for news and information on the event!