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Hannah's cup cake tray is polished off...

It's been a long time since my kids were in scouts but this past Saturday I was able to be present at a Girl Scout function where cupcakes, not cookies, were the program. Well to be honest those Girl Scout cookie flavors were to be replicated in the cupcake recipes...  My little friend Hannah's troop participated in this fundraiser for the Galesville-Ettrick-Trempealeau Girl Scout Cupcake Challenge.

The entrants paid a $5 entrant fee and the cup cakes sold for $1 a piece in addition to the girls's puzzle art work being auctioned off with all monies going to the Scholarship Fund.

The sale/ competition took place at the Trempealeau Elementary Craft Fair where 30 vendors and crafters had booths. 

In the cafeteria area besides lunch and snacks for sale, 14 different cookie flavored cupcakes were judged on appearance, creativity, taste, Girl Scout cookiness (flavor) and texture by 3 judges. 

Each entrant made a dozen cupcakes withdrawing one for the judges and the remainder were for sale. 

Pretty, right?

No store bought mixes nor frostings could be used.  Girl Scouts could work with another scout and entrants under 12 could have adult supervision.


One winner's Mom shared her daughter's experience recounting the Mom's reminder  to check on the baking cup cakes and her daughter saying she 'knew.' You parents know that response, right? Well, that first batch burnt so the scout was up with her partner until one in the morning baking another batch. 
A valuable baking lesson learned I'd say.

The 3 categories were : Amateur, Professional and Girl Scout.

Hand drawn plates were awarded to the winners in addition to porcelain cup cake piggy banks for all the participants. 

The best part of this endeavor is that the girls earned almost $450.00 towards the scholarship. 
                   Now that's really sweet, don't you think?