We came, we saw, we tasted... and so did hundreds of cupcake fans at Sunday's sold-out Nesquik Cupcake Challenge. Part of the tough task of eating the many, many, many sweet treats up for grabs from several local cupcake bakeries was marking a ballot to indicate your top three picks in three categories. Now all the ballots have been counted, and--drumroll, please--Los Angeles, here are your winners: more ›

Yesterday's sold-out Nesquik Cupcake Challenge put on by Drink:Eat:Play drew hundreds of cupcake enthusiasts to gobble up 37 varieties of cupcakes up for grabs by more than a baker's dozen of LA's cupcakeries. The tasters' tasks were two-fold; on top of the obvious eat, drink, and be merry trifecta, everyone there was presented with a ballot, and asked to vote on their top three favorites in three categories: Best Traditional, Best Original, and Best Overall. more ›

Fans of cupcakes, rejoice! Next Sunday, you can bask in the glory of your favorite baked goodies as many of Los Angeles' top cupcake-makers gather at the Nesquik Cupcake Challenge. more ›

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The pursuit of perfection in a Red Velvet baked good is noble and often unending. Our LAist Featured Photos contributer pink_fish13 gave us this series of shots of one such encounter at the Pit Fire Pizza on Westwood, with the following observations:

pretty good, i think they probably have these brought in doubtful they make them on site. the cupcake itself was a little on the dry side but the icing was just like my mom's cream cheese icing, delish!