Cupcakes, cupcakes, and more cupcakes

Today the Morean Arts Center hosted their 3rd Annual Great St. Pete Cupcake Contest. This event allows amateur and professional bakers to compete for the title of the best cupcake. I was happy to participate this year by sampling as many cupcakes as I could handle. In lieu of a normal lunch, I sampled sweet cupcakes, savory cupcakes, traditional cupcakes, gourmet cupcakes, and everything in between. Here are some highlights of the event:

Chocolate Oreo Cheesecake

Blood Orange Creamsicle

Cannoli Cupcakes (Parisian raspberry to the right)

Snickerdoodle

Caramel Apple

The Elvis

Lemon and Pomegranate

My favorites were:

Red Snapping Turtle

Can't go wrong with Chocolate and Peanut Butter

I'm looking forward to next year! Go hungry and leave happy.