Cake Moda Cupcake Wars: a tasty battle
Half price tickets are available for a unique cupcake war and wine tasting event in San Francisco on Saturday, September 25.
The event is “Cake Moda Cupcake Wars at Crush Barrel Wine Market 4.” Top Bay Area cupcake bakers compete in three elimination challenges. There will be two competition categories: Professional and Amateur. Five judges will review the cupcakes, and audience members like you can vote for their favorite.
The Crush Barrel Wine Market has occurred before, but never with this fun “cupcake war” feature. The market bills itself as a premier wine-tasting and wine-purchasing event with more than 20 vintners, local food vendors (at an additional cost), and a grape-stomping contest to benefit the Bay Area Make-A-Wish Foundation.
Cupcakes will be judged on:
- Best Overall Cupcake Design
- Most Creative Use of ingredients
- Most Likely to Be Eaten
- Best Use of Theme
- Best Overall Taste
The event is Saturday September 25 from 4-9pm at Fort Mason Center’s indoor Herbst Pavilion. Your ticket includes the Cupcake Wars competition, unlimited wine tasting, Smart Energy Cocktail shots, gourmet coffee sampling, live music by funk band Pocket Change, and a $10 credit towards a wine purchase. Through Goldstar, you can get half-price tickets – only $22 instead of $45 for general admission, and $5 instead of $10 for “designated driver” passes (doesn’t include wine credit or wine tasting). Buy tickets through Goldstar. If these half-price tickets run out before you get one, buy tickets through event site which includes the opportunity to buy a limited-hours ticket (7-9pm) for $25. Also see this site for more details on the event itself.
Competing professional bakeries include Baker Girl, Kingdom Cake, From Scratch SF, Mission Minis, James and the Giant Cupcake, and That Takes the Cake.
Participating wineries include Damian Rae Winery, Tudoe Wines, Tallulah Wines, Inspiration Vineyards, Reynoso Family Vineyards, Long Gamma Cellars, Berryessa Gap Vineyards, Rielle Wines, Simple Math Cellars, Bedarra Vineyards,R&B Cellars, Kendric Vineyards, Albertina Wine Cellars, Aveleda Wines,Stein Wines, Domenico Wines, Jazz Cellars, De Novo Wines, Bliss, and Rosa D’Oro Vineyards.
The Details
Cupcake Wars & Wine Tasting
Sat Sept 25, 4-9pm, Fort Mason Center – Herbst Pavilion
Fort Mason Center – Herbst Pavilion
Marina Blvd. and Buchanan Street, 99 Marina Blvd
San Francisco CA 94123
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