Sharpen Your Survival Skills: CupcakeCamp Returns

T. Palmer

Super Mario-inspired cupcakes from the 2008 competition.

​Last year's inaugural CupcakeCamp competition was so rabid, you had to really want to eat the cupcakes against all odds to have even half a chance to snag one. Trays, which came out once every 10 minutes, took no more than two seconds to be cleared.

With all the talk of an impending cupcake crash, crowds might be even more enthusiastic and chaotic this year before the bottom falls out. Cupcakes will come out every 15 minutes instead of 10, which should only increase the anticipation. Prospective cupcake contestants need to register their entries by September 27; categories include Best Halloween Cupcake, Best Decorated, Best Unique Ingredients, and Best Breakfast-Inspired. The actual event takes place on Sunday, October 4, from 2-5 p.m. at Automattic (Pier 38, Embarcadero and Brannan).