Cupcake Camp Charleston 2011

Yesterday’s Cupcake Camp Charleston was another great success judging by the number of people that came and the number of cupcake bakers. The number and variety of cupcakes seemed almost endless, with some very creative cupcakes.

This year’s Cupcake Camp was also a fundraiser for Pattison’s Academy, a school for children with multiple disabilities.

I didn’t have too many cupcakes, but the ones I did have were all really good. Would have liked to try them all, but that probably wouldn’t have been too healthy for me.

There were clearly people who had been to last year’s Cupcake Camp. Not content with a mere paper plate, they were the ones that brought their own boxes and large containers to hold their cupcake haul.

You might think being a Cupcake Camp judge would be pretty awesome, but after looking at all the cupcakes they have to sample, I’m thinking maybe not so much (although I still probably wouldn’t say no).

Judging table

Also present was Coastal Coffee Roasters, roasting up some beans and serving some freshly roasted and ground coffees for people to try out.

Another good time was had at this year’s Cupcake Camp Charleston. Next up in April is Cupcake Camp Summerville, in case you haven’t had enough cupcakes yet. That will probably be enough time for people to recover from this year’s cupcake binge.

Cupcake Camp Charleston

Yesterday’s inaugural Cupcake Camp Charleston was pretty epic. It was hard to count, but I’d guess somewhere around 200 or so people showed up to sample the cupcake offerings. The actual area where the cupcakes were exhibited was kind of small with only 4 or so cupcake bakers at a time. The lines ended up getting pretty long, but a few bakers sent out trays of cupcakes so people in line would be able to get some. That’s one aspect that will probably have to be changed for future Cupcake Camps.

Despite the lines, the general mood of the gathered crowd seemed pretty happy. It’s probably hard to be upset when cupcakes are involved I suppose.

A lot of people came to eat cupcakes

Cupcake Camp Charleston was a really fun event, and I think a good time was had by all who came. Like last year’s Barcamp Charleston, it sounds like people are already looking forward to the next one.