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UPDATE: This giveaway is closed. The winner drawn is JD Northwest! Congratulations JD! Hope you enjoy your delicious cupcakes!
It is almost June and my favorite season of the year is about to start! Farmer’s market season! My neighborhood farmer’s market opens in a couple of weeks and I can hardly contain myself.
Plump, juicy tomatoes, local green (and purple!) beans, fresh cut flowers for the table and, of course, strawberries that actually taste like strawberries are a few of the items I am so looking forward to.
Cupcake Royale is like-minded in their love of this season. They will be using the freshest of the local markets’ fruits and whipping up cupcakes for their June menu to delight one and all, along with some other special flavors that will no-doubt be crowd-pleasers. I am so excited that, to kick off June, they are partnering with KristinPotPie to give away a dozen cupcakes to one of my wonderful readers!
The winner will be entitled to one dozen assorted June cupcakes, to be picked up at the cafe that is most convenient for you. Here is a sampling of the wonderful fresh flavors you will be able to choose from:
Start the month off with the Strawberry 66. A rich vanilla bean butter cake swirled with juicy local strawberry buttercream. This little cake is made with 66 percent local ingredients, including hand-picked strawberries from Skagit Sun.
I must not be the only one who loves those luscious little berries. Strawberries are highlighted twice this month at Cupcake Royale!
Enter the Strawberry Rhubarb.
It starts with a vanilla cupcake, add a tangy rhubarb vanilla bean compote, homemade streusel tossed on top and baked to perfection! If that wasn’t enough, they add a generous swirl of fresh strawberry rhubarb buttercream and sprinkle with more crunchy streusel!
And who doesn’t think of lemonade when they think of sunny days ahead? The Raspberry Lemonade will quench your thirst for summer – this delicious cupcake is made with local and fresh Skagit Sun raspberries folded into a vanilla bean cupcake topped with freshly squeezed lemon buttercream. So refreshing you could almost stick a straw in it.
Is my grandma in the CR kitchen? The Honey Snickerdoodle is a vanilla cupcake swirled with cinnamon and dredged with sugar cinnamon then baked with love. All this goodness frosted with a light rich Northwest honey buttercream topped with house-made snicker-doodle cookie crumbs.
To celebrate Dad this month they have The Stash cupcake in honor of Father’s Day. Thank goodness my husband isn’t sporting one of these currently! (Though in cupcake form a mustache is perfectly acceptable.) 😉
For a limited time only, from June 14 through Father’s Day, Sunday June 19, their award winning chocolate cake generously swirled with salted caramel buttercream, sprinkled with sea salt will be appropriately adorned – The Stash, will make an appearance at all Cupcake Royale cafes. Forget the Milk mustache- what’s hot is the cupcake mustache!
And don’t forget Gay Pride this month. The Gay is back and as bold as ever as the Cupcake of the Month. Cupcake Royale has taken Plain Jane shopping for a new outfit! Nothing plain about the GAY! The vanilla cupcake is sprinkled with rainbow goodness and kissed with some rich vanilla buttercream. Of course, it is crowned with a rainbow!
To enter the giveaway: Simply leave a comment telling me which cupcake flavor (or flavors) you would choose if you were to win.
Please note: This giveaway is open to local readers only – you will need to pick up your cupcakes at your neighborhood Cupcake Royale Cafe.
Extra Entries – (You must leave a comment on this blog for each one that you do.)
- Like KristinPotPie on Facebook
- Follow KristinPotPie on Twitter
- Like Cupcake Royale on Facebook
- Follow Cupcake Royale on Twitter
This giveaway will end Midnight Pacific Time, Tuesday, June 4. I will choose one winner from the comments on my blog Wednesday morning and will email the winner. Winner will have 24 hours to respond before I choose an alternate winner.
Good luck!
All photos provided by, and used with permission of, Cupcake Royale.
Joy Moxley said:
First! LOL I would get the basics like chocolate and vanilla with pink frosting. But then would get some different ones like The Stash and The Gay (just looks super good) Oh and raspberry lemonade looks good! Ok, I might get one of each 🙂
Bill said:
I would love a dozen The Gay cupcakes. love those things. 🙂
Meredith-Gray Lipscomb said:
This is a tough conundrum to be in…. Which delicious flavor to choose? I want to say ALL of them, because each flavor morsel is something my boyfriend and I love and I relish the thought of fighting (er. sharing) over them with him:) Salty Caramel and Strawberries for him. Cinnamon and Lemon for me. BUT if I had to pick 1 glorious flavor, it would be Honey Snickerdoodle. I’m sure it smells divine and its warm, smooth, spicy flavor must be heavenly. Thank you for sharing this!
Meredith-Gray Lipscomb said:
As far as the “Extra Entries”, I already like Cupcake Royale and follow them on Twitter. I just discovered KristinPotPie on Twitter. Is that simply enough or do I need to comment again on each page. Clearly, I like cupcakes….
Kat said:
Raspberry Lemonade looks delightful!
Kat said:
I have already liked KristinPotPie on Facebook.
Kat said:
I couldn’t believe I hadn’t already liked Cupcake Royalle on facebook. Fixed that! 🙂
Kat said:
I liked Kristin on Twitter.
Kat said:
And I followed Cupcake Royale on twitter. Whew, I swear I’m done posting. But you said one comment for each. Done and done.
JC said:
Oh my gosh…I think I want to try them all, but the honey snickerdoodle sounds AMAZE! Royale is BY FAR the best cupcake store in Seattle…if I ever move, I don’t know what I’d do.
JC said:
I don’t know what happened, but I’m back following Kristin on twitter 🙂 (I am also still following Seattle Events!)
JC said:
Liked Kristin Pot Pie on FB 🙂
JC said:
Already following Cupcake Royale on twitter 🙂
JC said:
Also already liked Royale on FB!
Sheila said:
Me? I’ll take (at least) one of each – yummmmm. I LOVE Cupcake Royale – pick me!
Jeff said:
I want a combination of all of them–heavy on the Strawberry 66!
Jeff said:
I also liked KristinPotPie on Facebook
Jeff said:
And Cupcake Royale–I also am suprised I hadn’t liked them before…
JD Northwest (@jdnorthwest) said:
Mmmm… Honey Snickerdoodle …. yes please!
JD Northwest (@jdnorthwest) said:
I like KristinPotPie on Facebook
JD Northwest (@jdnorthwest) said:
I Like Cupcake Royale on Facebook
alex said:
wow! how to choose? something intriguing about that honey snickerdoodle though!
staceyscatcronicals said:
I want most of them & I stated that on both Facebook pages. Plus I forgot I’ll have to add a carrot cake one since that is my other favorite besides these new ones. Funny I was drinking a frozen Raspberry Lemonade while reading your post. I feel like a kid waiting for a present to come. I hope I win!!!!
Kate said:
These look amazing!! I would love to try the Raspberry Lemonade, The Stash, Honey Snickerdoodle and The Gay. I really need to stop in and get a cupcake today!
Kate
http://www.allthingskate.com
Ginger said:
Honey Snickerdoodle for sure!
Madeline Moy said:
Strawberry rhubarb is one of my favorite seasonal favorite flavor combos so I’d have to go with that. They all look great though!
I already follow you and Cupcake Royale on Twitter, and I liked both of your Facebook pages.
I want cupcakes!
Conscious Consumer (@korkin14) said:
I am a sucker for that crumble on the strawberry rhubarb, plus few things say summer better. And it’s almost all local ingredients!
Conscious Consumer (@korkin14) said:
Liked you on FB!!
Conscious Consumer (@korkin14) said:
Followed you on Twitter!
Conscious Consumer (@korkin14) said:
And I am obsessed with Cupcake Royale so I already cyber stalk them.
Vivienne said:
The ‘Stache and Raspberry Lemonade sound delicious! I hope I win!
Jenny said:
Yum! Honey snickerdoodle sounds delicious!
Jessica M said:
Strawberry Rhubarb?! What? I NEED that! We grow rhubarb in our garden and I love anything having to do with it!
Jessica M said:
I like cupcake royale on FB!
Jessica M said:
Following you on Twitter! @jessmyr
Randi Sowders said:
I would totes want the stash!!!
Randi Sowders said:
following you on fb
Randi Sowders said:
and following you on twitter
Roozal said:
I would definitely get The Gay – I look forward to it every year!! I’m super excited to try the snickerdoodle, too!
Katie said:
I would get a mix of all of them, but I really want to try Honey Snickerdoodle, and I love Strawberry 66 and The Gay. Yum!
Virginia Hove said:
Cupcake Royale takes the ‘cake’! Best cupcakes hands down! Dense and delicate. I’m fully addicted. Good for my waistline that I do not live close to any of them. My favorite so far is the lavender. I hope I win!!! Also, I am excited to read your blog!
Katie said:
I also “like” Cupcake Royale on Facebook. Thanks!
fettbot said:
I’m a new reader after I saw your blog mentioned on Cupcake Royale’s Facebook page. I also follow you on Twitter and Cupcake Royale. I also like you and Cupcake Royale on Facebook. I live near the Ballard Cupcake Royale and I’m psyched to try the new flavors, especially Strawberry Rhubarb!!!
Nazila said:
The Gay please! And a few snickerdoodle ones for my daddy because snickerdoodles are his favorite! 🙂
hillaryhubacker said:
I love all Cupcake Royale flavors, but something about the summer-y fruit ones are my favorite. I would take some Strawberry Rhubarb and Strawberry 66 to my students to celebrate the end of school if I won! Thanks!
I also follow Cupcake Royale on twitter and Facebook!
hillaryhubacker said:
Like cupcake royale on Facebook!
hillaryhubacker said:
Following Cupcake Royale on twitter!
alicia said:
Mmmmm I love cupcakes!!! I would get both strawberry cupcakes, the stash, and definitely snickerdoodle…. they look fantastic!!! The more creative the flavors, the better 🙂
alicia said:
Oh, and I already liked cupcake royale, that’s how I found this!
alicia said:
I liked cupcake royale on twitter…..
alicia said:
I mean follow. I also followed you (Kristin) on twitter
gracefulc said:
Ooooh, I LOVE cupcake royale and their raspberry lemonade is one of my favorites! I’d get two of each “cupcake of the month” at LEAST!
alicia said:
And finally I liked you on Facebook! Whew!! Now maybe I can win some cupcakes!! 🙂
gracefulc said:
Let’s see, I may also get a royale with cheese, since that’s my favorite.
gracefulc said:
And a chocolate coconut bunny (my 2nd favorite)
Anna Geisler said:
HI, I would love to try the Strawberry Rhubarb if i win!!!
Anna Geisler said:
I Like KristinPotPie on Facebook!!!
Anna Geisler said:
I Like Cupcake Royale on Facebook too!!!
Vivian Anderson said:
They all look so good but I would start with the strawberry rhubarb. I enjoy cupcakes with flavor on the inside and they sound so yummy! In fact I think I need to get some now!!!
Bailey Wilson said:
The Gay any day 🙂
Misha Excell-Rehm said:
I want to try all of them! Strawberry 66 was my very favorite last summer, so I’m super excited to have that again AND to try the new strawberry rhubarb! And of course, can’t forget The Gay! Everything tastes better with marriage equality!
Sara said:
I haven’t tried any of these flavors (tried the strawberry shortcake but not strawbeery 66 last year) so I am pretty sure that I need to try them all:) My husband’s favorite is the salted caramel, but he hasn’t had the mustached version yet. I’m not usually a fan of the plainer flavors like vanilla, but I have to try the gay!
angelheart13 said:
The stache! In gluten free if possible!
Glenna said:
I would love a dozen gay cupcakes to share with all of my friends at UW School of Medicine who are working hard to become doctors who give compassionate and competent care to members of the LGBTQ community. They deserve it! 🙂
Mary said:
Raspberry Lemonade
Mary said:
Like KristinPotPie on FB
Mary said:
Like cupcake royale on FB
Jill K said:
What a lovely idea! I would absolutely pick The Gay! It’s a trifecta: pride, love and cupcakes!
Christina P said:
I would love to try the Honey Snickerdoodle. I remember my first cupcake from Cupcake Royale was the Honey Peanut Brittle (wish they could bring it back) I’ve been following & liking on fb and twitter Cupcake Royale since. And I also love the Raspberry Lemonade along with The Gay.
Roozal said:
Oh, and I follow Cupcake Royale on Facebook.
corrinne said:
I love The Gay, but haven’t tried the others yet. So I think I’d do a combo if I won. 🙂
Connie Seattle Mom Blogger said:
Raspberry Lemonade are my FAVORITE! I have to drive 45 minutes to get them, but they’re SO worth it!
Connie Seattle Mom Blogger said:
Liked KristinPotPie on FB (conniemiscfinds4u)
Connie Seattle Mom Blogger said:
Follow you on Twitter (miscfinds4u)
Connie Seattle Mom Blogger said:
Follow CR on FB
Connie Seattle Mom Blogger said:
Already following CR on Twitter
Buffy S said:
If I won, i would definitely choose a mix of the Strawberry 66, Strawberry Rhubarb, Raspberry Lemonade, Honey Snickerdoodle, and Carrot Cake. I visited Ballard’s Cupake Royale, twice, yesterday: First in the morning to grab the Gay cupcake; but espied the Strawberry 66, and loved it so much, that I came back in the evening to grab another – alas! You had sold out all the aforementioned flavors.
Wendy said:
Definitely Raspberry Lemonade, if I had to choose just one, but I love ALL of those flavors so a mix would be perfection! 🙂
Westley said:
Love cupcake royale!
laina said:
I love the regular salted caramel cupcake, so I’d love to get a couple of the Stash. Also, the Honey Snickerdoodle sounds amazing.
laina said:
I liked KristinPotPie on Facebook.
https://www.facebook.com/KristinPotPie
laina said:
I followed KristinPotPie on Twitter.
laina said:
I’ve liked Cupcake Royale on Facebook for quite some time!
https://www.facebook.com/CupcakeRoyale?fref=ts
laina said:
I follow Cupcake Royale on Twitter!
AmaraInSeattle said:
strawberry 66 because route 66 is on the bucketlist for 2013!
Terumi said:
Strawberry Rhubarb sounds amazing!
Terumi said:
Oh and I follow you on twitter:)
I'm Feelin' Crafty said:
The salted caramel has always looked delicious! But I LOVE the old fashioned traditional….
Roozal said:
AND I followed Cupcake Royale on Twitter!
Emily said:
I could inhale a dozen strawberry 66 cupcakes. I might be obsessed. It could probably happen in one sitting.
Minji said:
Love the stash!
Emily said:
I follow cupcake royale on fb
Ana said:
All of them! They’re all so amazing. But I really love The Gay, and really want to try the Strawberry Rhubarb, and The Stash for the father in our house!
Richelle said:
I would have to get the Raspberry Lemonade and GAY!
Who doesn’t like raspberry lemonade and sprinkles/rainbows?
Richelle said:
I follow @kristinpotpie on Twitter (@wakigrl)
Richelle said:
I follow @cupcakeroyale on twitter
Write, Don't Speak said:
I’d love the Strawberry Rhubarb and The Gay!
Richelle said:
I also like Cupcake Royale on facebook!
Write, Don't Speak said:
I follow KristinPotPie on Twitter!
Joel Carsley said:
Strawberry Rhubarb, fosho!
Kellie said:
The Stash and the Gay! So amazing!
Write, Don't Speak said:
I follow Cupcake Royale on Twitter!
Write, Don't Speak said:
I liked Cupcake Royale on Facebook!
Joel Carsley said:
Awesome ideas are awesome. And this is a totally awesome idea. Thanks for being awesome!
Write, Don't Speak said:
The Gay and Strawberry Rhubarb look amazing!
Denise said:
Strawberry 66. No question.
Kyla said:
It would have to be a variety of course! I love the strawberry 66, and the honey snickerdoodle sounds delicious. There would have to be a gay cupcake in there too, and my favorite the salted caramel.
Kyla said:
I like Cupcake Royale on Facebook.
Kyla said:
I follow Cupcake Royale on Twitter.
Kyla said:
I liked KristinPotPie on Facebook.
Kyla said:
I followed KristinPotPie on Twitter.
beingsweet said:
The stache sounds super yummy!
LindsayOnTheGo said:
Um, strawberry rhubarb, pretty please. Yum!
LindsayOnTheGo said:
I like Cupcake Royale on Facebook.
LindsayOnTheGo said:
I follow Cupcake Royale on Twitter (Handle is Lindsayonthego)
Karen said:
My favorite to try would be the honey snickerdoodle!
Julia said:
I would choose the strawberry rhubarb or the honey snicker doodle!! they both sound so tasty and unique for a cupcake!! 🙂
Julie Denberger said:
Would devour them all! But, love trying new cupcake flavors and I’ve never had the Honey Snickerdoodle! Sounds so homey and inviting- like something grandma would make! Would love to cozy up with one of those, some delicious tea, and a good book. Perfect evening 🙂
Pilar said:
I would love to try the Gay because I support but I just believe it would taste far better than the store bought rainbow kind. Then their is the raspberry & strawberry. Gosh they are all so good & I’ve had a few Cupcake Royal’s cakes & they are soo scrumptious it’s truly hard to decide. Can’t we just have one of each??
curtis said:
Strawberry Rhubarb
curtis said:
I like Cupcake Royale on FB
curtis said:
I follow Cupcake Royale on Twitter
Jacqui said:
June is my favorite month for Cupcake Royale cupcakes! I need to try the Honey Snickerdoodle ASAP, so I would definitely choose that, but also the Gay, Strawberry Rhubarb, and Raspberry Lemonade!!!
Rekha said:
Strawberry 66 baby! I wait all year long for this!
Jessica Moseley said:
I love the compost cupcake, but all the rest are good, too. Of those listed, I’d pick the strawberry rhubarb or the snickerdoodle.
Jessica Moseley said:
I liked cupcake royal on FB!
SMF said:
I would choose the Honey Snickerdoodle!
SMF said:
I ‘like’ Cupcake Royale on facebook.
SMF said:
Just ‘liked’ KristinPotPie on facebook.
Kashena said:
Strawberry Rhubarb… the rhubarb coming in this season so far is phenomenal, so I’m sure that cupcake is extra delish.
Kashena said:
I like (I mean LOVE) cupcake royale on FB!
Whitney Little said:
First: The stash. Of course, I would still try all of the other flavors!
linda w. said:
Strawberry Rhubarb, please!!
jaclynhui said:
The Stash and Strawberry 66 for my parents 40th Anniversary! They even resemble my parents when they got married! My dad was rockin’ the 70’s style stash big time back then.
Shin Yu Pai said:
I just tried the strawberry rhubarb and it was totally delicious.
Jenn said:
I would want one of each in my dozen! They ALL sound amazing!
Jenn said:
Liked KristinPotPie on FB!
Jenn said:
Followed @kristinpotpie on Twitter!
Jenn said:
Liked Cupcake Royale on FB!
Jenn said:
Followed @cupcakeroyale on Twitter!
Alycia (@aly_cupofting) said:
So glad I found your blog Kristin, I LOVE Cupcake Royale and looks like you’ve got some delicious recipes that I will be perusing here shortly. I would definitely go with The Gay cupcakes if I were the lucky winner!
Alycia (@aly_cupofting) said:
Follower of Cupcake Royale on FB
Alycia (@aly_cupofting) said:
Follower of KristinPotPie on FB (as Alycia H)
Alycia (@aly_cupofting) said:
Cupcake Royale Twitter follower
Alycia (@aly_cupofting) said:
& KristinPotPie Twitter Follower!
Erin said:
There is nothing sweeter than liberation! If I won, I would get a dozen of The Gay cupcake and share its sweetness with 12 friends to celebrate Pride, and the visibility and liberation of LGBT folks and all marginalized people.
Laure Sandretto said:
AHHHH I love the Strawberry 66!!! Its my favorite but I can’t wait to try the Raspberry Lemonade and Strawberry Rhubarb!!
Octavia said:
Mmmm, the snickerdoodle one for sure. but that raspberry lemonade sounds pretty good as well.
jamiesayswrite said:
the gay x 11, obviously.
and one strawberry rhubarb. ; )
jamiesayswrite said:
the gay x 11, and one strawberry rhubarb. ; )
Vanessa At Gary Manuel said:
Definitely The Stash for my husband as this is his first Father’s Day, yay, and The Gay to support my friends, coworkers and neighborhood in Capitol Hill!
Ben Gaskill said:
I would choose one of each, and I have followed both the blog and cupcake royale on facebook, and twitter
Meghann Moore said:
Love this! I would first get 1 raspberry lemonade cupcake for my husband who loves lemon cake, lemonade and raspberries – that cupcake is all him. Also for him the Strawberry 66 because he loves strawberries and finally for him the tiramisu cupcake because it is literally his favorite cupcake in all of Seattle. He had never eaten a cupcake before he met me and this was also the first cupcake he tried.
Next I would get the salted caramel “stash” cupcake for my sister…I know it’s a Father’s Day special but this cupcake would really make her smile and she could use some more smiles these days as she is going through a tough time. Also for her the triple threat and chocolate blue – she loves chocolate and blue is her favorite color.
I am all about trying new flavors – love the Facebook free cupcake the first of every month! – so for myself I would choose a honey snickerdoodle (can’t wait to try it), the strawberry rhubarb (Yum!) and the Gay – who can resist rainbows?
Finally I would get a gluten-free and vegan cupcake alongside the classic for taste and texture comparison – I work as a dietitian (no joke, and I firmly believe in cupcakes in moderation) 🙂 and very often asked by clients for recommendations on tasty treats to meet these specific dietary needs.
Cheers!
Amanda Sparks said:
You ask me to pick one flavor of cupcake when I typically like them all. It’s very rare that I find a cupcake I do not like. That said, the Raspberry Lemonade looks awesome so does the Strawberry 99 and the Stash. The Rainbow looks delicious to me as well but if they have something that’s an all around chocolate with chocolate and chocolate I’d be all over it.