Last week Toronto turned 175 years old, and to celebrate Torontoist had a bake-off!
Torontoist’s Birthday Cupcake Bake-Off: The Winners!
After two weeks, two dozen spectacular contestants, and too many prizes to count from some of our favourite local businesses, Torontoist is pleased to announce the winners of our great birthday cupcake bake-off, a contest that the Globe and Mail called “the cutest contest ever” (for real!).
Created to help celebrate Toronto’s 175th birthday, the contest asked for “a cupcake that says ‘Toronto,’” one that “channel[ed] the essence, or an aspect of, ‘Toronto.’” Winners were chosen by Torontoist’s staff, voted for based on the cupcakes being original, aesthetically pleasing (or at least aesthetically intriguing), and, of course, as Toronto-y as possible. Picking our winners was no easy task for anyone, but we managed to narrow down the field to a few of our favourites, which you probably want us to stop talking about so that you can actually see them and hear about them from their creators.
The winning cupcakes are below, in all their sugary glory. I wonder how long it took to decorate them?
It’s probably a good thing I don’t work with food for a living, especially baked goods. I just don’t have the discipline to stop sampling!
