For the past few weeks, I've been collecting cake smash photos on the Mommy Shorts Facebook Fanpage for something I'm calling "The Colossal Cake Smash Smackdown". Above are just three of the 73 kids submitted thus far (see entry details below) and I assure you, they've already got some tough competition.
How exactly is the contest going to work? I finally got it all figured out…
SPONSOR
The Colossal Cake Smash Smackdown is sponsored by none other than Crumbs Bake Shop. If you've been a fan for awhile, you know that Crumbs makes those monsterously delicious Colossal Cupcakes that feed 6-8 people. (Or one very little person, depending on how big your baby's mouth is.) If you don't have a Crumbs Bake Shop near you, they deliver anywhere in the country and you can check out all their goods HERE.
PRIZES
Throughout the contest I will be giving out FOUR Colossals ($42 each), FIVE $18 Crumbs gift certificates and ONE grand prize $100 Crumbs gift certificate.
HOW IT WILL WORK
Every Friday starting November 11th, I will be pitting ten cake smash photos against eachother for titles such as "Most Coverage", "Most Miserable" and "Most Likely To Still Be In A Sugar Coma". Weekly winners will win a Colossal.
HOW IT WILL END
All weekly winners (plus a few wildcards) will compete for "Best Overall Cakesmash" and an $100 Crumbs Bake Shop gift card* on Friday, December 9th— Mazzy's birthday.
TO ENTER
Photos will be accepted up until the very end by posting them on the wall of the Mommy Shorts Facebook Fanpage. You need to include your child's name (or give them a nickname) to enter.
LASTLY…
To kick off the contest, Crumbs has invited me and one of my readers to a private tasting event on November 8th. If you live in or around NYC, are available at 10am on Tuesday and don't mind sitting next to yours truly for an hour, leave a comment below.
Although, I must warn you. I get very possessive about my cupcakes.
Any questions?
Alright.
LET THE SUGAR RUSH BEGIN!
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I highly recommend joining the Crumbs Bake Shop Facebook Fanpage for new flavors and their latest promotions. For instance, did you know that today is National Sandwich Day? Crumbs will be offering their Peanutbutter and Jelly Cupcake for only $2 to celebrate.
* Winner of the "Best Overall Cakesmash" will win the $100 Crumbs Gift Card instead of the Colossal Cupcake from the weekly win.
All I want is to go to a freaking cupcake event with you. Is that too much to ask?
I have no pictures to enter for the smashdown. Monkey HATES cake. Won’t. Go. Near. One.
I wish I could be there. Alas my husband would object to grabbing a flight to NY for the day.
Must dig up the cake smash photos….
I live in Manhattan and feel comfortable I could tolerate your presence if you could tolerate the monotonous drip from my insulin IV as I plow through all their lovely offerings.
OH MY GOODNESS. MEMEMEMEMEMEME!
How embarrassing. I hate when people use all caps. So sorry, but I got a sugar rush just from the idea of going to the event. Oh pleasepleaseplease let the randomizer choose my very much willing to share any cupcake with Mommy Shorts name.
Listen – there are a few ways we can handle this. But the quickest and least painful way is for you to just choose ME right now.
(Ps. I’ll need a limo)
I would love to start padding my ass for the upcoming holiday season with you. I promise to eat every piece in front of me and not bitch out.
I have 500 pounds of Halloween candy still lurking in my apartment and you want me thinking about cupcakes???? Hell yeah!
I’m pissed I don’t live in NYC because I would SO be there. I’d push my way in. I absolutely LOVE crumbs.
Private cupcake tasting? I’m IN!
Is it wrong that I just bought a house in NYC so I can join this contest? Meeting you for the hour seems way more exciting than the cupcake! OK, that is wrong, it seems too stalkery plus wtf why would I buy a house when I could have just rented an apartment or hotel for a week? Arrrrrg!
I’d love to go eat cupcakes on a Tuesday morning. Sounds so good for my non-existing diet!
pick me-and met your match
Are toddlers allowed? If so, I’d drive into Manhattan for this! I loved Crumbs back when there was only one location in Bryant Park. Once I was having a really bad day at work on my birthday, and my husband came home with a Crumbs cupcake and I’m pretty sure I cried saying it was the most romantic gift ever! (Yeah, it was a bad day)
Me! Me! Pick me! =)
Pick Me! No don’t. I have a meetIng. No crumbs for me
Emily
Do they have chocolate chip cookie cupcakes? If so I am in NYC and will be there
Sorry- no kids allowed. They’d just eat everything anyway.
I believe they do have chocolate chip cookie cupcakes. But you better be on your best behavior, Elmo. No name dropping!
Mazzy had a horrible cake smash her 1st brithday. Barely any interest. I think this year will be better.
I wish I could say- tell your husband the prize includes airfare. But alas, it does not.
Are you sure? Rebecca hates cake 😉
Have fun and tell Crumbs I liked them before they were “cool” 😉