Wednesday, September 8, 2010

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Cupcake Corer Giveaway





Update:  The winner is Robin from Little Pat of Butter!  But, Jenny from the beautiful food blog Purple House Dirt has generously offered her cupcake corer as a second prize.  Jenny has never used it and wanted it to have a good home.  Joy from Pastries by Joy won that corer (it's just the corer, not the whole kit)!  Congrats to both of you!!

When I first heard about the cupcake corer, I thought that it had to be the most gimmicky product imaginable. For years now,  I've been happily coring cupcakes without ever using the term or the tool -  I just used a small paring knife.  But, as a recent convert to apple corers, when I was offered a free sample of the cupcake corer, I decided to give it a go.


Stick the corer in a cupcake and twist it a few times.

Cupcake innards come out in the corer.
It makes a perfect hole every time, ready for filling.

After using it, I still think the cupcake corer is hokey. However, it does actually make coring easier; and since the kit comes with two squeeze bottles with tips for filling and frosting (silly me, using that spoon) and an offset spatula, it would make a great gift for someone just getting started with cupcake baking.

The nice folks at Cuisipro have offered me a second cupcake corer to give away.  Yay!

How to Win a Cupcake Corer

I used my cupcake corer to fill the inside of my caramel cupcakes with more caramel.  For your chance to win, leave a comment telling me your favorite thing to fill cupcakes with.  For a second chance, become a Facebook fan and leave a comment on this post on Facebook telling me your second favorite cupcake filling (it must be a comment on this post, not just a comment on my wall).

The Fine Print

  • All entries must be in by Monday, September 13, 11:59 PM CDT.
  • Only two entries are allowed per person (one on Facebook and one on this blog). 
  • Blog entries must include an email address or a link to profile with an email address.
  • I will randomly draw one winner and post the winner on this post on Sept. 14.
  • If I do not hear back from the winner within one week, I will draw a new winner.
  • Sorry, only readers in the continental United States are eligible to win.

188 comments:

trang said...

OMG what a great idea. I could definitely use one of them babies. I bet it makes cupcake baking a cinch. Thanks for another great giveaway.
picabo@gmail.com

gurlonfire2004 said...

I like filling cupcakes with a vanilla cream filling!

Steph said...

I totally need a cupcake corer! I like to fill my cupcakes with caramel or lemon curd. Yum!

Boot ~C said...

I think so Maranatha dark chocolate & almond butter would be awesome in a yellow cupcake, or maybe homemade'ding dong' type chocolate w/ vanilla creme filling. your caramel cupckes looked really good, btw!

Megan said...

I havent ever filled a cup cake... but im thinking creamy chocolate frosting would be divine!

Megan said...

im already a facebook fan (thats how I got here)... and my second thought about cupcake filling would be some strawberry or raspberry jelly...

Chrissy said...

cream cheese!

Emily B said...

I like a whipped cream filling - any flavor!

Elaine Hodges said...

I like to fill cupcakes with amaretto cream cheese

Debbie said...

Well I have only made one type of filling before for cupcakes and that's ganache, is there anything better than that? I would like to try putting some baked apples in a cupcake though and would defiantly need this corer to do that!

PS Those caramel cupcakes will be in my dreams tonight., thanks!

Lydia Story said...

I have to agree with the Cream Cheese fans! Very yummy.

Darling Dania said...

my favorite cupcake filling is whipped cream... light, fluffy and sweet!

Gale Reeves said...

Fill my cupcakes with strawberry jam, and top them with cream cheese frosting. Yum. thanks for the give away

alwaysarac said...

Fruit filling are my favorite, especially the berry variety.

Martina's Moments said...

I love a cream cheese filling in red velvet and carrot cupcakes!

Ourania Fizgig said...

My most successful filling, judged by comments of co-workers and guests at a party:

Homemade Dulce de Leche

Hunni Bunni said...

I love custard so I would fill with custard and stack on slices of strawberry. Yum Yum

Cera said...

I'd love to use some nutella frosting to fill it.

Brenna Hawley said...

So far, I really like making key lime pie cupcakes filled with a key lime marscapone filling. Sooo good!

lorivela said...

I love to fill my cupcakes with Nutella mousse! Yum!!

Cathy said...

Apple and cinnamon filling! yum!

Beckyb said...

Strawberry or raspberry filling! I'm a berry girl

Becky said...

Strawberry or raspberry! I'm a berry girl.

Becky said...

Strawberry or raspberry! I'm a berry girl.
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ashley said...

hmmm i would do a chocolate cupcake with a spicy(chiptole or something similiar) ganache filling in the middle.

ana153@students.jwu.edu

Clausal said...

I like nonsugar fruit jams a lot, and a mix-up of rainbow cookies with a jammy marzipan center inside a chocolate cupcake with sprinkled coconut on top.

Fetch Foto said...

my favorite filling is peanut butter cream for chocolate cupcakes m'mm!!!

Erin said...

I like filling my cupcakes with my home-made raspberry jam but also like fillings like strawberry, raspberry cream and lemon.

Libby said...

My most favorite filling is a key-lime pie-type filling. Thick, tangy, and oh so amazing.

Francesca said...

My favorite cupcake filling is definitely chocolate ganache, but caramel is great, too :o)
francesca_vitale8@hotmail.com

chrissy said...

I would definitely try your caramel cupcakes!!!
dizzigrl@live.com

Jessie said...

I've never filled a cupcake, but after seeing the caramel cupcakes, I'm drooling to try my hand at it. Maybe fiddle with it to make caramel apple cupcakes. Yum!

shortoldlady said...

That looks so cool! My favorite is raspberry jam!!

Kay said...

I've never filled a cupcake but I really want to try and I've been thinking about buying a corer. I think my first attempt will be a chocolate ganache in a vanilla cupcake with raspberry frosting.

kaitlin.dugan@gmail.com
http://thekay-kery.blogspot.com/

Scott said...

Marshmallow Fluff is a great filling in a chocolate cupcake with peanut butter frosting.

Valerie said...

Chocolate cupcakes with raspberry jam filling, or white cupcakes with a lemon filling are my favorite.

JudyR said...

I love filling my cupcakes with chocolate ganache.

Vanessa said...

I just filled some cupcakes last night with raspberry filling. It's a crowd pleaser

katiebot5000 said...

My favorite filling would have to be cream cheese with cherries!

Sourkraut said...

Not sure I have a favorite filling but I'm a big believer in filling my cupcakes with something. It give me a chance to play around with an additional flavor to make things even tastier! I tend to go for rich fillings like ganache, cream cheese, or pudding.

NikiTheo said...

Cream cheese filling! yum!

stephanie said...

I love a tart filling {lemon curd, key lime something or other} and a sweet frosting {cream cheese or something equally yummy!}

Katie Riker said...

Raspberry jam all the way! Yummy and fruity!

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Yael said...

I love filling chocolate cupcakes with a peanut butter cream filling! Yum!

Kat said...

My favorite filling is a mini Reese's peanut butter cup, it melts slightly and people are in shock when they bite into the cupcake and find a hidden heavenly treat, it's like finding a toy in the cereal box :)

Shonna said...

I love all your cupcake ideas! My absolute favorite filling, though is the eggless Chocolate Chip Cookie Dough. I made my own wedding cake, and actually used this as the filling for one of the layers I love it so much!!!

Gladys said...

First, wanted to say thank you for this giveaway!!! My favorite filling is "dulce de leche" which is similar to the caramel you made....but I used Argentinian Dulce de Leche...yummy!
gldys0410@gmail.com

Teresa said...

My favorite filling has to be dulce de leche! I love how it seeps into every crevice of cake and then just sits there waiting to be bitten!

skmac31 said...

I can't decide between vanilla pudding or strawberry filling. Yum!

Dawn said...

I've yet to try filling cupcakes but I would love to try a vanilla cream filling in a chocolate cupcake - much like the ones with a vanilla swirl on top. ;)

Jennifer said...

My all time favorite filler is lemon curd!

Rocio said...

I love filling with dulce de leche...yummmmmmy!

Tammy said...

I like filling cupcakes with strawberry jam or dulce de leche. Yum!

JonKinsey said...

My first favorite filling would have to be... My peanut butter filling. My friends love it.

http://cupcakeguy.blogspot.com

Jan said...

I love cream filled chocolate cupcakes so I guess my favorite filling would have to be marshmallow cream.

Lehcarjt said...

I'd think the cupcake corer would cut the time down that it takes to core cupcakes. That would be worth it to me when I'm doing large batches (got the school bake sale next week).

rachel @ tayloraccounts dot com

Heather said...

One of my favorite things to fill a cupcake with is cookie dough! SO delicious. But I am reading from other people about cream cheese! I love cream cheese in pretty much any form so why haven't I ever filled a cupcake with it! I love your blog by the way! It is very inspiring!

Chris said...

I would make lemon cupcakes and fill them with lemon curd. My mouth is watering just typing this.

Chris
cquilt@gmail.com

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Tina Marie said...

I like ganache (although I have made a more truffle-like filling and baked it in) and raspberry jam (Paulaner all-fruit's seedless raspberry). I want to try the caramel ones too. YUM!

J.Reed said...

Coconut Cream pudding :)

Anonymous said...

Yum! Filled cupcakes are so good. My favorite is a peanut butter filling or whipped cream.
triciamarie1983@hotmail.com

vivian mac said...

I love ganache fillings! Especially in cupcakes topped with meringue.

mercedesbenz431@optonline.net

lydwych said...

peanut butter filling or marshmallow fluff!

Cathy said...

It is so sad....I have never filled a cupcake before. But I would love to try!

Sarah Richie said...

Marshmallow fluff mixed with cream cheese is a good filling!

Meg said...

Cream cheese & fluff! So yummy!

ahammel said...

I like filling my cupcakes with either cream cheese icing or choc buttercream! hammel@vnet.net

Kara said...

I am terrible at coring cupcakes the old fashioned way, so I don't tend to fill that many. However, this caramel cupcake makes me want to core some cupcakes. Mmmm, caramel.

Laura S. said...

I'd love to try a "molten" chocolate cupcake!

Marg said...

I've only done peanut butter cups, the idea for nutella sounds great!

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Patrice said...

I always use a knife to core my cupcakes, but this looks so much easier. I think my favorite fillings that I have done so far are chocolate or coconut.

Kate said...

Favorite is a peanut butter filling. Always unexpected, it's good in chocolate cupcakes or in berry cupcakes (for a PBJ type feel)

Tricia said...

I'm all about the curds. I love that tangy, pucker that you get when you bite into a lemon cupcake filled with lemon curd!

Anonymous said...

Cool! I want one! cynthiavanessa@hotmail.com

newteacherwife said...

I'm personally a big fan of cream cheese filling. It's not original, but so delicious.

Mary said...

Chocolate whiskey ganache filling! (And please don't discount me because I live in Alaska. I am visiting my parents in the Lower 48 in two months and can have my prize mailed to them!)

Kamie said...

Instant turtle pudding mixed well with whipped cream and pecans. Nom!

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Amelia Harris said...

Those look like so much fun! I must admit I've never cored a cupcake! Embarrassing i know! :) But I do love cream cheese filling! :)

Anonymous said...

OMG...my favorite is red velvet cake with vanilla cream filling. To die for!

thanks
tiffanyannrosson at yahoo dot com

Jen said...

I love filling cupcakes but it would be nice to have something faster than the paring knife when I'm doing a bunch. My favorite filling - lemon curd - so good.

robin said...

too cute! i've never filled a cupcake before, but it was because i didn't know how to get the hole in it perfectly. would love to win these!

Holly said...

I've only done one cupcake with filling and that was watermelon jam!!! Everyone who tried them loved the surprise in the middle :) Totally wish I had this cupcake cored when I made these it would have made things 10 times easier!!!!

Sue said...

I don't think I've ever met a filling I didn't like. I think maybe a gen-u-wine, old fashioned custard would be tops. Although I would be more than willing to try everybody's suggestions. They all sound wonderful.

Cherloo said...

I love filling cuppycakes with Salted Caramel Buttercream so omg to die for delicious!!
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Jennifer Vega said...

Chocolate cupcakes with carmel filling : )



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Anonymous said...

My family loves my Boston Cream Cupcakes. I'd use the corer to fill the cupcakes with vanilla pudding. thanks. rosem@century21landmrk.com

Nan said...

I like to stuff mine with mousse per "Better than Sex" cupcakes instructions. :D

Jennifer said...

Chocolate ganache!

Kelly said...

I typically fill my cupcakes with classic chocolate ganache or rich vanilla cream cheese frosting!

C&C Cakery said...

Dulce de leche. Always dulce de leche (nothing else will do).

heather said...

I like filling my cupcakes with a blueberry compote.

Joy said...

I would totally fill cupcakes with a peanut butter filling. Oh I would love one.

Stephanie said...

I like to fill my lemon poundcake cupcakes with strawberry frosting!

Natalie said...

ahh I need this! I am so terrible at coring cupcakes...and I like to fill with ganache :)

Angela Hamilton said...

I would love to win this to fill my cupcakes with carmel. I've posted your Key Lime Cupcake Recipe on my blog, www.tailgategoddess.blogspot.com. Thanks for the giveaway!

Shelly said...

I think I would DEFINITELY have to go with something peanut buttery...yummy!!

Michelle R said...

This looks awesome. I love things that make life easier! I love fruit fillings!

Savita said...

Cream Cheese!

fairytail3982 said...

I like to make a thick chocolate cupcake using brownie batter and then filling it with a mint-flavored cheesecake filling.

Jenn said...

My favorite filling is either chocolate or strawberry! mmmm! Fun giveaway!
jennshell678@yahoo.com

Lisa Mary said...

I am new to cupcake baking and as my favourite flavour is passionfruit I would like to try a passionfruit curd-like filling. I bought myself some piping bags today and now I obviously need a cupcake corer!

southerngirl said...

What a neat gadget! I would love to have one for my lemon cupcakes! Love your blog.
nikkifthomas@gmail.com

Linda said...

I'm always looking for an easy method to core cupcakes, and this looks like a pretty nifty solution. My favorite filling - lemon curd.

Jaci said...

I love to make cupcakes but have never fill them. Would love to win this and give filling them a try

Aileen Chang said...

my fave thing to fill cupcakes with is jam!! all kinds. Thanks for the giveaway!

ilean811[AT]hotmail.com

Attila the Gator said...

I would make blueberry cupcakes and fill it with fresh blueberries!

Katie said...

Chocolate cupcake filled with peanut butter buttercream and chocolate frosting.

esther kimchi said...

This looks like such an awesome giveaway! I love filling cupcakes with strawberry jam - yum! :)

E-mail: kimcheese@gmail.com

Fuzzy Bear Slippers said...

Personally, I don't fill cupcakes with stuff. I just stuff my face with cupcakes. However, I have thought about trying it and wasn't sure where to start. If I were to fill cupcakes, I would probably start with a chocolate mousse or a creamy caramel. - F. Bear Slippers
fuzzybearslippers@gmail.com

Nancy said...

I would love to make cupcakes like the hostess cupcakes.

Lori said...

A great idea. I was going to fill cupcakes today but the thought of it...ugh. If I had that little thing we would have ahd filled cupcakes tonight. I use a knife currently.

Emily said...

I've never actually made filled cupcakes before, strangely enough, but I think Cookies and Cream cupcakes with Oreo Cream Cheese Frosting as a filling would be really good for some reason.

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Sherry said...

I like filling cupcakes with raspberry jam and nutella. :)

Maria said...

Lemon pudding sure tastes good.

Sarah said...

I love filling chocolate cupcakes with raspberry sauce.

Laura said...

Depends on the cupcake... Dulce de leche in banana, peanut butter buttercream in chocolate, lime curd in coconut...

Kerry said...

My favorite would be rich, creamy peanut butter frosting! kerry.kassie@gmail.com

Ellie Delancey said...

My favorite filling is chocolate whisky ganache! :) ellie.delancey@gmail.com

jennymao said...

chocolate truffles :3

Virginia said...

This corer certainly looks like a Cool Tool. I fill with mini M&Ms that have been mixed with a peanut butter frosting inside of a Deep Chocolate Cake. The M&Ms are tiny enough to fit through the right size tip, this gadget would certainly fit the bill.
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Taylor said...

This would be perfect for making old-school Ding-dong type cupcakes with tasty cream filling. Yum!

A Hopeless Ranting Romantic said...

I've actually never cored a cupcake... but vanilla cream filling sounds great. Or any whipped filling. YUM!

Sarah said...
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Liz @ Blog is the New Black said...

Just found your blog and LOVE it! I like to fill mine with cookie dough- oh yea!

Jamie said...

Caramel all the way! :-)

Baker at Law said...

I like fruit fillings the best. They add extra flavor without all the sweetness of additional icing.

The Dugan's said...

Love to fill them with strawberry jam!!

Jasey said...

What's better than raspberry?

Julissa said...

Chocolate, chocolate and more chocolate. Nothing better!

Kristen said...

Vanilla bean cupcakes with Boston Cream filling and chocolate topping... mmmmm

Stacey Shields said...

I would put a creamy mint filling in a chocolate cupcake! Yum!

Tricia said...

I'm afraid to admit that I have never filled a cupcake...it has worked the other way around...cupcakes filled me. With this gizmo, I could have tons of fun.

Mary Anne said...

My favorite thing to fill cupcakes with is my mean Irish whiskey ganache. I use this in my Irish car bomb cupcakes. Beer cake with Whiskey ganache filling and the best baileys frosting in the world!!!

JB said...

I like to fill my cupcakes with homemade buttercream icing. I'd love to try caramel though!

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............ said...

My favorite filling is a buttercream that has been whipped together with any type of fruit puree (strawberry, peach, raspberry, etc)

Lucky's Luna said...

I love cream cheese! Chocolate ganache is also so yummy!

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Hewgang said...

chocolate ganache...yummy!

pandan-panda said...

I really like to fill cupcakes with light tiramisu :D :D

ruthhill74 said...

I have never filled a cupcake with anything, but I certainly think I would like to try it. This gadget sounds great!

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ruthhill74 said...

I like you on facebook.

I think I'd like to try a peanut butter filling in my cupcakes.

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charlene020 said...

I am going with the cream cheese filling!
Have a great week-end!

Mary-Frances said...

Peanut butter.

willbear said...

Lemon cream in a raspberry cupcake! Yum!

Heath1202 said...

Chocolate ganache. Mmmmmm! Thanks for the giveaway!

Stephanie said...

I love making smores cupcakes and filling them with marshmallow creme. Decadant!

Julie Edmonds said...

I LOVE Chocolate filling with a mocha frosting on a white cupcake!! :) Yummy!!

Ariel said...

Mmmm. Cream cheese anything. :)

Anonymous said...

I love vanilla cream as a filling. It is my favorite of all time and then topped with vanilla butter cream frosting.

Quee said...

yum..crean cheese, PB, chocoalte, caramel, raspberry.

Cassidy said...

I think chocolate ganache would be great in a cupcake!

Baa Baa Cupcake said...

Pudding!

Lindsay said...

Nutella!!!!! I love to fill nutter butter cupcakes with Nutella!

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Anonymous said...

I would love to try this, it looks awesome..himga@yahoo.com

Mariah said...

I will fill pretty much anything with chocolate ganache.

Lauren K said...

Peanut Butter! hands down, probably the best flavor to be combined with anything in my opinion!

GiGi said...

I would definitely fill cupcakes with Nutella. Yum.

LoLoA said...

I like chocolate cupcakes filled with cannoli cream.

Neil said...

mmmmmmmmmmmm raspberry jam

Katrina said...

I would LOVE this giveaway, I always wish I had better ways to frost cupcakes. For filling--my favorite would have to be chocolate ganache.

Tom and Jessica said...

I would LOVE LOVE LOVE to have a cup cake filler!! I think my first project would be to do cupcakes filled with cheese cake... my two favorite things!! nom nom!!

Thanks for the opportunity!!

cnelane said...

raspberry jam for sure!

Kerry said...

i love to fill cupcakes with mousse. it just makes them so much more decadant.
crazylittlemermaid@hotmail.com

violet78 said...

Anything!
If I have to choose, I'll say cream cheese.

Tawny said...

I've only made filled cupcakes once before and they were chocolat chip cookie dough cupcakes which were delicious!
-Tawny @The Year of The Cookie

nihootie said...

Chocolate!

Jessica said...

My favorite thing to fill a cupcake with is vanilla or chocolate custard!! YUM!

Satya said...

i am truly inspired by ur blog...today i made the first muffin of my life ... the champagne grape muffin..then i started to search about muffins n i found ur blog : )

Connie said...

ganache!

Jocelyn said...

My favorite filling would be any type of coffee-flavored cream.

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Suzanne said...

I love filling lemon cupcakes with raspberry filling! zan30@optilink.us

Amy said...

My favorite thing to fill cupcakes with is lemon curd. Already a facebook fan! How fun!

dreatrit said...

I love using a Nutella mousse or a great chocolate cupcake filled with whipped cream made with vanilla bean paste.
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Andrea T. said...

i love dark chocolate ganache!
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kmarkners said...

My favorite filling is dulce de leche. I would love to win this!

kmarkners said...

I just became a fan on fb too

Melissa Baugher said...

I don't know what my favorite it as I haven't tried filling cupcakes yet. But I'm thinking peanut butter or jams or other yummy stuff like that would be great!
Meliss_Nelson@yahoo.com

Ashley said...

I love filling cupcakes with Cherry filling. I also would love to try making Irish Car Bomb cupcakes with an irish cream filling

Anonymous said...

Would love, love, love to try this gadget!
gandee9@hotmail.com

mistydiann said...

I dont usually fill cupcakes, but I have a peanut butter cream cheese frosting that would be yummy.

Ninja Knitta said...

I would use this device to fill my cupcake with tiny little ninjas-
cupcake warriors passing out cupcakes to the weary and sweet-toothed...because,
a cupcake will make IT better.

Or maybe I'd use it to get my sister into the cupcake..the cupcake door is a little tricky to squeeze in...
:*)
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Lisa Joanne said...

Mmmm, a dark, rich chocolate ganache is delish hidden inside a cupcake!

Niki said...

I haven't actually filled cupcakes before, I've always been a little nervous about it.

Sarah said...

I would love to fill cupcakes with some type of banana filling. I love banana cream pie and when I can incorporate those flavors into anything, I do! :)

Saraaaaahhhhhh! said...

I think a cream cheese icing would be divine.

The Captain's Daughter said...

What a GREAT idea! Truly one of those, "I wish I'd thought of that!" moments when I saw this!

Thanks you for the give-away. I LOVE filling my cupcakes, especially vanilla ones with Raspberry jam! I love jam!!

Twinkle said...

What a great product to use for fillings! I LOVE fillings!

Kristen said...

I think this is an awesome idea! Even if I don't win, this baby's going on a wishlist somewhere lol

Let's see... a friend earlier mentioned on facebook that her son wants a blueberry marshmallow pie. Inspired by some kids' show. I'd like to try a blueberry cupcake with marshmallow filling.

Or a vanilla filling. You can never go wrong with vanilla :)

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