Icing layers were 'medium,' Rebecca Hains argues
The woman whose cupcake was confiscated at McCarran International Airport in Las Vegas, Nev., in December says safety officials have mischaracterized her confectionery treat.
- A new layer has been added to the cupcake/airport controversy known as Cupcakegate.
Cupcake barred from U.S. flight - CBC NewsThe U.S. Transportation Security Administration is defending its decision to confiscate a frosted cupcake from a woman flying from Las Ve...- In the latest development, Rebecca Hains, the cupcake's owner, on Wednesday accused agents with the Transportation Security Administration (TSA) of mischaracterizing her eight-ounce carry-on cupcake-in-a-jar.
Hains' comments were in response to a blog post by TSA blogger Bob Burns. 
The TSA Blog: CupcakegateThis will be short and "sweet." Like many of you, when I think of a cupcake, I don't think of it being in a jar. However, the photo below...- In the blog, Burns said he "wanted to make it clear that this wasn’t your everyday, run-of-the-mill cupcake." Instead, it had a "thick layer of icing inside a jar," a violation of the TSA's three-ounce limit on liquids, gels and aerosols. (Icing is considered a gel.)
- But Hains argues her cupcake, received as a gift and pictured below, actually consisted of three layers of cupcake, each topped with a medium layer of icing.
Nice try, TSA! The cupcake was not "packed in a jar filled with icing." It consisted of layers of cake and icing.... fb.me/110PIk0gV- Reverse side of red velvet cupcake in jar. Does this look like it's really "packed in icing" to you? #TSA #cupcakegate fb.me/WR5cli8E
- The makers of Hains' red velvet cupcake-in-a-jar, Cohasset, Mass.-based bakery Wicked Good Cupcakes, describes it as a "traditional southern style red velvet cake with Madagascar Bourbon vanilla cream cheese buttercream frosting."
Ready to Eat - Wicked Good to Go Cupcake JarsOur Wicked Good to Go jars make great gifts for any occasion. These cupcakes are shipped nationwide- They've renamed their red velvet cupcake the National (Security) Velvet cupcake.
The TSA has taken some jabs over the incident, which they themselves have dubbed "Cupcakegate." - But the story has also raised many questions.
Ummm...what's a cupcake in a jar? Do you cook it or just eat it raw? bit.ly/ABHoSI fb.me/1DIIohiD6
why would this lady carry two cupcakes in jars to vegas and try to bring one of them back?penny pincher? consumerist.com/2012/01/the-ts…- Hains has created a Facebook page to share her story.
