Introducing Whole Foods Market Bethesda’s Battle of the Cupcakes!
Whole Foods Market Bethesda is excited to launch its first ever Battle of the Cupcakes as part of the annual Whole Planet Foundation fundraiser.
Whole Planet Foundation is a private, nonprofit organization established by Whole Foods Market. We provide grants to microfinance institutions in Latin America, Africa and Asia who in turn develop and offer microenterprise loan programs, training and other financial services to the self-employed poor.
We at Whole Food Market Bethesda think Battle of the Cupcakes could be the sweetest way to alleviate poverty! We are looking for one amazing cupcake flavor to sell in the Whole Foods Bethesda bakery to raise money for the Whole Planet Foundation. 100% of the proceeds from sales of this cupcake will go to the Whole Planet Foundation.
And we want your help to create this amazing flavor!
All you have to do is come up with a cupcake and frosting combination and enter it in the Battle of the Cupcakes. You just have to come up with idea for the cupcake flavor and the frosting flavor. We will handle the recipe creation!
Each cupcake flavor entry must contain at least one ingredient that Whole Foods Market sources from a country that has received microcredits through the Whole Planet Foundation. One of the following ingredients needs to be included your cupcake entry (The country or countries Whole Foods Market sources it from is listed after the ingredient.)
- Bananas (Costa Rica, Honduras)
- Blueberries (Argentina, Chile)
- Cashews (India)
- Chili Powder (Tunisia)
- Cinnamon (Vietman)
- Cocoa (Sierra Leone
- Coconut (Phillipines)
- Coffee (Bolivia, East Timor, Ethiopia, Guatemala, Indonesia, Nicaragua, Uganda)
- Dates (Pakistan
- Hibiscus Juice (Senegal
- Mangos (Haiti, South Africa)
How to Enter
In comments below, post a cupcake flavor, frosting flavor, and any fillings or garnishes if you desire! Be sure to use at least one of the ingredients listed above!
There are five ways enter a flavor
- Tweet your cupcake and frosting flavor combination to @WFM_MoCo using the hashtags #Bethesda and #CupcakeBattle.
- Post your cupcake and frosting flavor combination on the Whole Foods Market Bethesda Battle of the Cupcake Contest Page.
- Leave a comment with your cupcake and frosting flavor combination on the I Wanna Be A Domestic Goddess’ post about Battle of the Cupcakes.
- Complete an entry form in store. The forms are available at customer service, on the bakery counter, and at each of the registers.
Again, all you have to do is come up with a cupcake and frosting combination and enter it in the Battle of the Cupcakes. You just have to come up with idea for the cupcake flavor and the frosting flavor. We will handle the recipe creation!
Entries must be received by 11:59 p.m. on Monday, February 6th. You can enter once through each of the five methods of entering the contest. So you can come up with five different cupcake entries!
No purchase necessary to enter.
Winner Selection
One finalist will be chosen from each of the five ways to enter so you can enter all five if you would like A panel of judges will select the winner from the five finalists and the winning cupcake will be sold at Whole Foods Market Bethesda during the entire Whole Planet Foundation fundraiser, February 22nd – March 31st.
Cupcakes will be judged on
- Including whole planet ingredient
- Creativity
- Deliciousness
- Whole Foods Market Bethesda customer appeal
Prizes
Each of the five finalists will receive a prize pack loaded with baking supplies and an official Battle of the Cupcakes t-shirt. The winning cupcake flavor creator will also receive a $100 gift card to Whole Foods Market and bragging rights, of course! All finalists and winners will be notified on February 14th, 2012.
So start dreaming up an amazing cupcake idea now and enter it in the Battle of the Cupcakes!
- Filed Under:
- Battle of the Cupcakes
- Whole Planet Foundation
“Old Fashioned” Banana (Cup)Cake with Caramel Frosting
CUPCAKE SUBMISSION
Cupcake Flavor:
Vanilla/cinnamon (Vietman) cupcake with chopped hazelnuts
Icing
Nutella, Cocoa (Sierra Leone), minced/extremely fine chopped cashews (India), and a dash of coffee (Bolivia, East Timor, Ethiopia, Guatemala, Indonesia, Nicaragua, Uganda)
Peanut butter banana bread cupcakes with honey cream cheese frosting! “The King.”
Smores Cupcakes! Cinnamon Chocolate Chip Cupcake with Marshmallow Frosting garnished with a piece of Chocolate!
Mango cupcakes made with coconut flour and passion fruit frosting!!
Date pudding cupcake topped with salted butter toffee and chopped, toasted pecans. Yummy!