Cupcakes & Cocktails benefit Sunday, July 24th in San Diego

Via Patch.com:

Bob James Jr., founding president of La Jolla New Generations Rotary Club, says that the group chose to support research for Dercum’s disease because a fellow Rotarian is currently battling it.

“We know that it is a very under-diagnosed disease and that research into its cure is extremely underfunded,” James says. "We were hoping to give hope to our fellow Rotarian and for all others who suffer from Dercum’s disease.”

Dercum's disease, also known as Adiposis Dolorosa, is an extremely rare disorder characterized by multiple, painful growths consisting of fatty tissue that can range in size from a grain of rice to a softball. It can cause many symptoms including muscle and joint pain, as well as palpitations, gastrointestinal problems, fatigue and sleep disorders. The exact cause of Dercum's disease is unknown.

The official site is sandiegocupcake.com and there's more info on Facebook. Sprinkles Cupcakes is a sponsor.



July 24th : 1pm-4pm : Del Mar Powerhouse 1658 Coast Boulevard Del Mar, CA
Description
Tickets: $40.00
VIP: $80.00 (contact us for more info)
Includes entry, music, 2 drink tickets & cupcakes

Location:
...Del Mar Powerhouse
1658 Coast Boulevard
Del Mar, CA

Cupcakes & Cocktails is being hosted by the La Jolla New Generations Rotary Club to raise money for Dercum's Disease research.

For more information email info at sandiegocupcake.com

Sprinkles Cupcakes vs. Pink Sprinkles: another cupcake lawsuit

News of another cupcake lawsuit broke today, this time of Sprinkles Cupcakes suing a bakery in Fairfield, Connecticut called Pink Sprinkles Cupcakes. My personal two cents, speaking only as myself, is that you should make your company name as unique as possible and that Sprinkles will likely win this won, as they have with other lawsuits, but that remains to be seen (we'll keep you posted!). Via Forbes:

Nelson's company, Sprinkles Cupcakes, is so frosted that it filed a federal trademark-infringement lawsuit Friday in Connecticut against a store named Pink Sprinkles. The lawsuit claims the similarity in names is likely to cause confusion in the marketplace.

"The resulting confusion will damage Sprinkles and injure its reputation in the trade and with the public," the lawsuit says.

That being said, here are some cupcake photos from Pink Sprinkles on Facebook, because I'm always in favor of more cupcakes being consumed. You can also follow them @pinksprinklescc on Twitter.











Pink Sprinkles Cupcakes
Brick Walk Promenade
1215 Post Road
Fairfield, CT 06824
203-259-PINK (7465)
diane at pinksprinklescupcakes.com

Meet Sprinkles Cupcakes co-founder and Cupcake Wars judge Candace Nelson July 13, 14, 15 at Washington, DC bakery and at Congress!

Washington, DC: This week is your chance to meet Candace Nelson, Cupcake Wars (airs tonight with a Tony Award bakeoff!) judge and co-founder of Sprinkles Cupcakes, which opened recently in Georgetown!



And a very special event on July 15:



To celebrate Sprinkles Cupcakes new Georgetown bakery, founder Candace Nelson is bringing a cupcake showdown to The Hill to benefit military families at Fisher House.

Sprinkles First Annual Congressional Cupcake Wars will be held on Thursday, July 14 from 5-7pm in Raybuyn Foyer. Seven teams will compete to create their very own stars and stripes-themed cupcakes and participate in a variety of tasty challenge.

Visit Sprinkles.com and @sprinkles on Twitter and Sprinkles' Facebook page for the latest news.

And for those in other cities where there's a Sprinkles, they are selling key lime cupcakes through September 5th!



And a heads up: from July 15-31, they'll be selling summer cherry and salty caramel cupcakes!