Cookstock is part of Bookstock, Michigan's largest used book and media sale, which runs April 22 to 29 at Livonia's Laurel Park Place.
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Amateur bakers across Michigan are invited to submit their recipes for a good cause and a chance to win prizes!
BE PART OF THE BEST CUPCAKE EVER CONTEST!
GRAND PRIZE
The winning cupcake will be featured at Good Cakes and Bakes, Detroit’s hottest new bakery and the contest sponsor, which is owned by Detroit natives April Anderson and Michelle Anderson, who have baked for Oprah Winfrey!
In addition, the winner and chefs will make the Best Cupcake recipe on Local 4's “Live in the D.”
PANEL OF CELEBRITY JUDGES
A celebrity judging panel featuring Anderson, Detroit Free Press restaurant critic Mark Kurlyandchik and Detroit Free Press food writer Sue Selasky will judge the contest. Local anchors Tati Amare (Local 4 Live in the D host), Carolyn Clifford (WXYZ-TV 7), and Sherry Margolis (FOX2) will join Bookstock sponsor Sue Morse and Bookstock Honorary Co-Chair Rochelle Riley to announce the winners at 5 p.m. Wednesday, April 25 at Laurel Park Place in Livonia.
RECIPE ENTRIES
Complete Cookstock rules and an entry form can be downloaded from the Bookstock website: bookstockmi.org/cookstock. Send your recipe and the entry form to cookstock18@gmail.com by midnight April 8.
And for the first time this year, Bookstock is offering a prize just for coming out to hear who won!
Bookstock patrons can get a ticket with their purchase from April 22, when Bookstock opens, through 4 p.m. April 25, to enter a drawing for a wine fridge! But you must bring your ticket to Cookstock by 4 p.m. April 25 for the drawing, and you must be present to win. You can find all the contest rules at bookstockmi.org/cookstock.
Bookstock will offer more than 300,000 donated used books, DVDs, CDs, books on tape, magazines and vinyl for sale. The week-long event kicks off with a pre-sale from 8:15 a.m. to 11 a.m. April 22. Pre-sale admission is $20. There is no admission for Bookstock, which runs 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. April 22, 10 a.m. to 9 p.m. Monday through Saturday, April 28 and 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. Sunday, April 29.
Marking 15 years of supporting the need to read, Bookstock has generated nearly $2 million for literacy and education projects throughout Oakland County and Detroit. Bookstock's presenting sponsor is the Mike Morse Law Firm.