cupcake wars

Moore Desserts Please Celebrates Second Anniversary

May 2, 2014 By Lisa Grigsby Leave a Comment

Brittany Moore, owner of Moore Dessert Please! invites you to celebrate the 2nd anniversary of her store, located at 1003 Shroyer Road in Oakwood, with a free cupcake for a year give away, buy 2 get 2 specials, t shirt giveways and a visit from Zombie Dogz! The celebration will run from 11am – 3pm this Sunday, May 4th.

Moore’s business was launched on the heels of her 2 appearances on the cable tv bakers challenge show, CupCake Wars, where she and her mother competed twice on the Food Network show. Read about it here. From cupcakes to brownies, everything they make in our kitchen is single batch, fresh from scratch. Moore’s business is geared for sellouts “we bake everyday fresh from scratch, we do our best to keep up with demand, however, after our check point at 3pm, we allow our cupcakes to sell out.”

Moore Desserts Please supports many charity events, including a coats for cupcakes exchange, DMM’s own Sweet Treats Festival.

Local Cakeshop To Appear on Cupcake Wars

May 22, 2013 By Lisa Grigsby Leave a Comment

This Sunday Night at 8pm the Food Network’s Cupckae Wars will air an episode featuring Germantown baker Amy Barkalow and her mother, competing for the chance to have their cupcakes center court at a huge fan event for the Harlem Globetrotters. In season eight of the popular show, AmyCake & Cookies is up against New Jersey’s Simply Sweet Cupcakes and Simply Cake form California.

While Amy can’t tell us what happens on the show, we do know that she’s got a big move coming up in her future. Amy will be transitioning from being a home baker to a bricks and mortar shop in downtown Miamisburg by the end of June. AmyCakes will open their doors at 80 S. Main, next to A Taste of Wine, and is currently in the process of hiring up to 4 additional employees for the new business. Amy credits her love of baking to her mom and growing up in a home where the mixer was used more often than the microwave. She’s even gotten her boyfriend into the business and she claims fondant is his specialty. AmyCakes specialize in wedding cakes, cupcakes, cakepops, cookies and even do cheesecakes, cookie cakes, buckeye candies and more. To check our her gallery and get general pricing info, check their website.
If this sounds familiar Amy and her mom Cheryl are the third local mother/daughter bake team to appear on Cupcake Wars. Brittany Moore, owner of Moore Desserts Please and her mom have made their first appearance on the Food Network cooking show and used that publicity to launch her Oakwood shop. Alyssa Logan and her mother Julie competed in season five’s Tony Hawk episode and again in season seven’s Cody Simpson episode, then followed it up by opening up ’83 Sweets in Lucasville.

’83 Sweets Cupcake Wars Episode Reruns Thurs, Nov 1st

October 31, 2012 By Lisa Grigsby Leave a Comment

’83 Sweets girls, Alyssa and Julie with Cody Simpson at the winner’s party!

We’ve said it before, but just like a good episode of Cupcake Wars, the story is worth repeating! Daytonian Alyssa Logan and her mother Julie recently competed on an episode of the Food Network’s Cupcake Wars and if you missed it the first time, it will be re-aired on Thurs, Nov 1st at 7pm. Since it’s already aired, we figure we’re not spoiling anything by sharing that ’83 Sweets was the winner of this episode featuring Cody Simpson. Their cupcake display was featured at special fan event for rocker Simpson.

According to the Food Netork’s website, “each week on Cupcake Wars, four of the country’s top cupcake bakers face off in three elimination challenges until only one decorator remains. The sweet prize: $10,000 and the opportunity to showcase their cupcakes at the winning gig. Candace Nelson (owner of Sprinkles Cupcakes) and Florian Bellanger (chef and co-owner of online macaroon company MadMac) serve as permanent judges with a third rotating judge each week.”

This is the second trip to Cupcake Wars for Alyssa and her mom, who serves as her assistant. Their first trip was for the Tony Hawk Foundation Skate Parks which aired on July 8th of this year, in which the baking team made it to the finals. Her carob cupcakes with avovado, sunflower butter frosting and candy-coated sunflower seeds made a big impression on this show. You can check out some behind the scenes video here: [yframe url=’http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3AQ0FtcPmM4&feature=youtu.be’]

Logan said she was picked to be on the show among thousands of applicants, and believes her 1980s-themed bakery is what set them apart. She thinks her small town

vibe really made a difference in her being cast, even though she initially thought it might put her at a disadvantage. Logan says she’s a fourth generation baker, who learned to bake at her Grandmother’s side. “The aromas of baking cakes, cookies and pies remind me of her, and it makes me smile. Our special time lives on through her recipes.” Logan is especially proud to use fresh eggs from her mothers farm as well as many organic ingredients in her baked goods as possible.

’83 Sweets is a home based bakery-delivery business that was opened almost 3 years ago. You place an order and she delivers. You can also order up cupcakes and other sweets on her etsy shop. However with all the attention “83 Sweets is getting, we wouldn’t be surprised to hear an opening soon announcement….

Another local bakery, Moore Dessert Please, was also featured in this episode, which originally aired on Oct 21st, read about them here.

A Second Helping of Cupcake Wars for Local Bakery

October 17, 2012 By Lisa Grigsby 1 Comment

Brittany Moore, owner of Moore Dessert Please!,and her mother Tina will team up for a special mother-daughter episode of the hit show for the chance to have their cupcakes on display at an exclusive event for

Brittany Moore

teen pop star Cody Simpson. You may remember reading about their last appearance on the Food Network show this past spring, where the team finished in second place. The show will air this Sunday night at 8pm.

Moore Dessert Please! will be offering Cupcake War themed specials all week long at their storefront on 1003 Shroyer Road. There daily menu features 8-10 flavored cupcakes from a rotating menu of 35 flavors. You’ll also find brownies, cookies, cake pops and more at their store.