R2-D2 Likes Cupcakes too!
Sooooo, I have been keeping this a secret for a long time but I am so excited to finally announce that I had the AMAZING opportunity to be a guest judge on this Sunday’s brand new Star Wars episode of The Cupcake Wars! I am a self proclaimed cupcake connoisseur and when I got the call to be on the show, I think the whole neighborhood could hear my excited screams! I joked that I’ve researched my whole life for this one pivotal moment…LOL! I joke, but kidding aside, I was ready. I took it very seriously and I had to try 15 cupcakes in one day! Don’t worry, I paced myself, and it was literally a dream come true. I got to sit on the judging panel with Sprinkles Cupcakes founder Candace Nelson, chef and co-owner of Mad-Mac Florian Bellanger and work with host Justin Willman. They were all so nice and I was completely geeking out on the inside the entire time because I was such a big fan!
Sitting at the judging table with Candace, Florian and Justin!
Many of you are already aware of this surprise because you got to attend our VIP cupcake party at Celebration VI where we filmed the winners present their giant cupcake stand and 1,000 cupcakes!!! For those of you who already know the winner, please keep it a secret for everyone else who will be watching the show for the first time this Sunday night September 9th at 8 PM ET/PT on Food Network! I can’t wait for the show! I will definitely be throwing my own cupcake viewing party Sunday night!
VIP Cupcake Party at Celebration VI! Photo Credit: Stephanie Till
May The Force AND The Cupcakes Be With You!
Ashley 
Ashley Eckstein is the voice of Ahsoka Tano on Star Wars: The Clone Wars and also the Founder of Her Universe, the first merchandise line made exclusively for female Star Wars fans! You can follow Ashley on Facebook and Twitter.
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OMGSH!!!!! THIS IS AMAZING!!! It’s like 2 of my favorite shows coming together!
can’t wait!
That is awesome Ashley! May the Frosting Be With You.
I can barely wait to watch cupcake wars this Sunday. This is going to be awesome. Love it.
[...] Cupcake Wars goes Star Wars this Sunday, with Ashley Eckstein as a guest judge. Ashley blogs about her experience as a judge, and urges those who were at the VIP party to keep mum about the winners. The Cupcake Wars’ [...]
I will be watching! Isn’t Justin Willman from St. Louis? I bet you two had alot to talk about the city. Only here can you find Provel cheese, toasted ravioli, and pork steaks. Plus I saw on Fox2 Midday, that you and your husband are in Richmond Heights talking to students. I bet they loved that.
Great to see this show and will make sure to have a cupcake in our hands.
That’s awesome Ashley! I’ll defently be watching it on Sunday night
Can’t wait!
Wow. Didn’t you get sick?
Hey Ashley!
This is AWESOME! YAY for you!
Cupcakes + Star Wars = amazing! 
I bet it was a lot of fun to be there!
May the Force be with you!
Hmm… This reminds me of a lego CW clip were someone is handing out cupcakes and the jedi grab some green ones, Papatine grabs a red one, and Anakin sits there with two cupcakes in front of him, a red one and a green one, and he can’t deside!
So awesom! I am def going to see this!
Omigosh! This is amazing! I can’t believe I missed it; I had no idea there was something at SWCVI!! I’ll have to watch it!!!! There is probably nothing more awesome than this combo: Star Wars+Ashley Eckstein+Cupcakes=AWESOMENESS!
<3 the Force will be with you, always!!!