We have to drop it off at the UPS store this Saturday, right?<div>Here's the rules:</div><div><a href="http://hackerspaces.org/wiki/Global_Hackerspace_Cupcake_Challenge_2012">http://hackerspaces.org/wiki/Global_Hackerspace_Cupcake_Challenge_2012</a> </div>
<div><br></div><div>Thanks for helping! I was going to ask around tonight at the shop to see who wanted to help bake the actual cupcake.</div><div>We can discuss our battle plans tonight if you want to come out to the shop or visit via video conference, IRC chat, etc.</div>
<div><br></div><div>We have to make sure to sign our names on the inside of the box so don't let me forget.<br><br><div class="gmail_quote">On Wed, Feb 15, 2012 at 8:07 AM, Matthew H <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:hendrix04@gmail.com">hendrix04@gmail.com</a>></span> wrote:<br>
<blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex">Wow, sounds like we have a winner here! I am sad that I cannot be a<br>
part of this (mostly because I like winning).<br>
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On Wed, Feb 15, 2012 at 9:05 AM, r Carbee <<a href="mailto:rcarbee@gmail.com">rcarbee@gmail.com</a>> wrote:<br>
> Hello Everyone,<br>
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> You've peaked my interest! I am the lady who attended the open house on<br>
> binary day that makes cakes. This is easier than you think...at least for<br>
> me. I have successfully had a cake make it to Virginia, but it was hand<br>
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> Basically you need a bottom heavy cupcake (dense cake) with a foil liner or<br>
> perhaps silicone (stuff cupcake is baked in). The frosting needs to be<br>
> shortening based and can be covered in fondant to seal it I have a great<br>
> frosting recipe. It can also be frosted in ganace which will be rock solid<br>
> if frozen but to die for when eaten. You can make a plastic vacuumed formed<br>
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> To ship you need to freeze first and then ship it in the box in a box method<br>
> where the inner box is a syrofoam container that has dry ice in it. You<br>
> could put styrofoam peanuts in the styrofoam container. The cupcake will be<br>
> frozen solid and will not mess up. There just needs to be enough dry ice to<br>
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> What you need to worry about is a winning theme for the cupcake and I can<br>
> make it or show you how. Maybe the theme could be steam-punk or something<br>
> like that. I would make as small of a cupcake as you can. What is the<br>
> deadline?<br>
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> Renee Lowder<br>
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