1. Ryan Abood, CEO of GourmetGiftBaskets.com, assembled a cupcake "dream team" including master-baker George Algarin to begin making the cake on August 12, five days before the scheduled unveiling.

本句是一个简单句，句子的主干是Ryan Abood assembled a cupcake "dream team"。CEO of GourmetGiftBaskets.com是Ryan Abood的同位语，起补充说明的作用。including master-baker George Algarin现在分词短语作后置定语，to begin...on August 12不定式短语作目的状语。five days before the scheduled unveiling是August 12的同位语，起补充说明的作用。

语法重点：分词短语作定语，不定式短语作状语，同位语

2. "The huge 8x8 feet oven was opened and we found that the weight of the expanding batter crushed one of the main convection tubes blowing hot air into the heart of the cupcake causing cup-cake to collapse."

本句是一个复合句，主句是由and连接的两个并列的句子。第二个句子中，that引导宾语从句，作found的宾语。其中blowing hot... cupcake 现在分词短语作结果状语，修饰tubes o causing...collapse现在分词短语作结果状语。

语法重点：并列结构，分词短语作状语，分词短语作状语