Do you love cupcakes? They're small, bite-sized and utterly yummy! What's not to like, right? Over the past few years I've enjoyed the cupcake craze started by Sex and the City in New York and Los Angeles. I've visited the original Magnolia and Crumbs bakeries in those fine cities, now I want to explore cupcake yumminess in the Bay Area with other cupcake fans. Every month or so we'll visit a cupcake venue, compare flavors and textures, and share our opinions. I look forward to meeting you over …

… The goal is to gather as many cupcake lovers as possible together to expand their cupcakes horizons, their baking skills, and ultimately have a great time. I will host the events each month and organize the prizes and settings. Please see the Iron Cupcake links below to help with instructions/details/questions/comments: http://www.flickr.com/groups/ironcupcakesanfrancisco/ http://www.ironcupcake.blogspot.com/ http://www.flickr.com/groups/795630@N24/ http://www.flickr.com/photos/kingdomcake/se …

This is the Bay Area alliance of cupcakes take the cake originally started by Cheryl of http://cupcakeblog.com. Bake-and-Taste Meetups The first meetup was great. A bunch of us met in a park with our homemade cupcakes and tasted away. We caused quite a scene! The plan is to have one of these meet-ups every season or 4 times a year - two in San Francisco, one on the Peninsula or San Jose, and one in the East Bay. These meetups will be hosted in areas that can accommodate an unlimited (or at least …