Oct. 2, 2011
PROFESSIONAL DIVISION
Winner: Carri Frank, self-employed, Harrisburg
» Pumpkin ginger w/ cinnamon buttercream
Runner Up: Tarsha Eaddy, Mother Boyd’s Kitchen, Red Lion
» Italian cream
AMATEUR DIVISION
Winner: Nikki Fanus
» Spiced apple
Runner Up: Teri Jakob
» Crème brûlée w/ salted honey butter caramel
Professional Division Contestants (in alphabetical order)
Name | Company | City | Cupcake Flavor |
Jenny Bates | self | Mechanicsburg | Sweet potato w/ brown sugar frosting and toasted marshmallow |
Kimberly Cale | self | Carlisle | Carrot |
Sara Cuthbert | self | Elizabethtown | Caramel apple cider |
Lynn DeAngelis | Lucky Ducks Cakes | Lancaster | Boston cream |
Marie Elena Howe | Cupcakes by M.E. | Lewisberry | Chocolate-covered caramel |
Kellie Knipe | self | Camp Hill | Pineapple upside-down |
Sarah Koveleski | Just Cupcakes | York | The Elvis |
Jena Lawrence | Simply Sweet Boutique | Harrisburg | Pumpkin pie w/ pumpkin spice buttercream |
Donna Lussier | La Petite Patisserie | Willow Street | Strawberrries and cream |
Natalie Mahaney | Bsciotti’s Custom Bakery | Mechanicsburg | Coconut carrot w/ lemon cream cheese |
Katie Matusiak | Katie Cakes Cakery | Cleona | Cannoli cake |
Kate Reed | self | Ephrata | Almond joy |
Wendi Saposnek | SweeTreats | Mechanicsburg | Red velvet |
Barbara Sciotti | Bsciotti’s Custom Bakery | Mechanicsburg | Chocolate mocha fudge |
Alisha Smith | D’Lish Cake Co. | Shippensburg | Apple w/ caramel cream |
Jennifer Strayer | Simply Sweet Cupcakery | York | Chocolate mint dandy |
Becky Waganer | The Cupcakery & More | Glen Rock | Orange creamsicle |
Tracy Weinstock | Custom Cupcakes by Tracy Weinstock | Lancaster | Patriotic cupcake |
Amateur Division Contestants (in alphabetical order)
Name | City | Cupcake Flavor |
Andrea Black | Harrisburg | Chocolate w/ orange buttercream |
Sydney Burkhart | Mechanicsburg | Pumpkin roll |
Rebecca Bush | Harrisburg | Banana split |
Matthew Caylor | Harrisburg | Geek cakes (Mt. Dew-infused, caffeinated) |
Mary Beth Davidson | Hellam | Chocolate peanut butter |
Gabi Dougherty | York | Lemon blueberry |
Nikki Fanus | Ephrata | Spiced apple |
Kelsey Gangwish | Harrisburg | Tailgate cupcakes (chocolate) |
Letitia Gensbigler | Mechanicsburg | After dinner cupcakes (chocolate mint) |
Cynthia Graeff | Harrisburg | Vegan carrot cake w/ faux cream cheese |
Kathy Hoffman | Halifax | Chocolate w/ peanut butter ganache |
Teri Jakob | New Cumberland | Crème brûlée w/ salted honey butter caramel |
Kim Jede | Mechanicsburg | Cotton candy |
Ashley Keefe | Palmyra | Devil’s food sundae |
Bailey Kleinberg | Harrisburg | Banana chocolate chip w/ Nutella buttercream |
Amanda Messick | Mount Gretna | Snickerdoodle |
Amy Morris | Lititz | Carmel mocha java |
Marie Mortimer | Middletown | Orange spice |
Jennifer Oswald | Mechanicsburg | Bananas Foster |
Leslie Reese | Hershey | Chocolate peanut butter pretzel delight |
Mallory Royer | Hershey | Chocolate pumpkin |
Amanda Shafer | Harrisburg | Rootbeer float |
Sara Thompson | Harrisburg | Vanilla salted caramel |
Christine Tobias | Middletown | Lemon w/ blueberry curd filling and lemon basil buttercream |
Jason Valdez | Mechanicsburg | Strawberry lime mojito |
Michael Velez | Harrisburg | Pumpkin chai |
Gina Walters | Middletown | Banoffee |