Cupcake Contest at NanaHood

Today’s post is all because my daughter and granddaughter made cupcakes this week. They were red velvet with whipped buttercream icing and they were so yummy I ate three at once….yep, not good for the mid-section and the reason I need to learn to hula hoop. https://nanahood.com/hula-hoop-queen

Anyway, Abby, the GRANDdaughter, absolutely loves to make cupcakes and we love to do whatever she loves to do.

Yesterday I was flipping through a Family Fun magazine I saw some of the cutest cupcakes ever and when I got home I looked them up on the Internet.

You can find these cupcakes and more at http://familyfun.go.com/recipes/dessert-recipes/cakes-cupcakes/

Now that I had cupcakes on my mind I did some exploring and I couldn’t believe what I found. There are some very creative folks out there! I’m going to show you some of my favorites.

I could go on and on because if you can dream it…you can make it into a cupcake! But I’m going to close with my personal favorite.  Remember, I am from Kentucky where basketball is more than a sport; t’s a way of life. March Madness is right around the corner and my twins are about to compete (this coming week…Go Hornets!) in their District Tournament. Add all that together and I think you will understand why I made the following cupcake my number one choice.

Cupcake Contest at NanaHood

1. Send me pictures of cupcakes you’ve made with your children or grandchildren. (You don’t have to include photos of your children or grandchildren with the cupcakes if you don’t want to. It’s up to you!)

2. Tell me how you decorated the cupcakes and why you chose them (was it your child’s birthday and he loves dogs? Was it a pool party and so you chose a mermaid theme?) That’s it!  Email your entries to me at

Te****@na******.com

You could win the following prizes:

Your cupcakes will be featured in a post on NanaHood.

NanaHood tee shirt for you or the Nana in your life!

A copy of two of my books, Mozart for a Mother’s Soul and Cup of Comfort Devotional and a Cupcake Cookbook!

Contests ends next Saturday and winner will be notified by Saturday night! Finalists will be chosen by our esteemed panel of judges (Me, my daughter and granddaughter) based on the following criteria;

Wow factor (uniqueness)

Kid friendly factor (how easy they are  to make)

Accent factor (how they complimented the theme of the party).

One star for each factor. Three star cupcakes are the finalists….announced on this coming Saturday and then the winners are chosen by You!!!!!  Cupcake with most votes win and will be announced the following Saturday.

Help me get the word out. Tell your Facebook friends and your blog friends about The Cupcake Contest at NanaHood.