Here's a great link to the Capital Times article printed Monday on both our event and a really neat trivia event called The Brain Games held in Mineral Point Sunday February 11th
I need to offer a correction to the article regarding prize amounts.
There will be fourteen Death by Chocolate prize winners.
Two contestants will win $100 each: the winner of the People's Choice Award and the Judges' Choice Award.
Additionally, each of the six categories of dessert, (cookies, brownies, etc.) will have a first place category winner and a second place category winner.
First place category receives a ribbon, a certificate and $20. Second place category winner receives a ribbon, certificate and $10.
Link to "2 Towns Fight Winter's Monotony with Fun Events", Capital Times, Mary Bergin
http://www.madison.com/archives/read.php?ref=/tct/2007/01/29/0701290057.php
Wednesday, January 31, 2007
Thursday, January 25, 2007
Celebrity Judge Reveal
Drumroll please: Tracy Thompson of Sjolinds Chocolate House and Marcus Candinas of the Candinas Chocolatier company in Verona are signed on!
Interested in learning more about Candinas chocolates?
http://www.candinas.com/
(Sjolinds does not have a web site. Visit 219 East Main Street in Mount Horeb!)
It will be exciting to work with judges with this much experience and expertise.
Stay tuned for announcement of the third judge!
Interested in learning more about Candinas chocolates?
http://www.candinas.com/
(Sjolinds does not have a web site. Visit 219 East Main Street in Mount Horeb!)
It will be exciting to work with judges with this much experience and expertise.
Stay tuned for announcement of the third judge!
Thursday, January 18, 2007
Questions: White chocolate? Ice cream?
I love questions. That's why I work in a library.
A baker asked, " Can we use white chocolate?"
The answer: You can use white chocolate, or walnuts or whatever tasty stuff you want to use BUT you have to have some plain old brown chocolate in there somewhere.
Typical dark or milk chocolate of the brown variety is the sort of chocolate required in every Death by Chocolate recipe. How much chocolate? Your call. For example a white chocolate fudge could contain some shavings of dark chocolate and still qualify.
Another baker asked, "Could I submit an ice cream containing brownie chunks?
Here I had to say, "No." It just does not fit into the existing categories if it is a lump of ice cream that contains parts of one of the dessert categories.
(Ice cream. Brrr.)
Ask your questions by emailing Carol the Chocoholic Librarian and instigator of Death by Chocolate at mhplibrary@yahoo.com
Wednesday, January 17, 2007
Take a Chocolate Quiz
Care to be an official chocolate geek?
Learn about something you love while you take a chocolate quiz at the Discover Channel.
http://www.menschmedia.com/chocolate/quiz.html
Click on the chocolate bar segments at the top to learn even more about caocao trees in Madagascar, how caocao trees grow in groves, and more!
Learn about something you love while you take a chocolate quiz at the Discover Channel.
http://www.menschmedia.com/chocolate/quiz.html
Click on the chocolate bar segments at the top to learn even more about caocao trees in Madagascar, how caocao trees grow in groves, and more!
Saturday, January 13, 2007
Collaborate on a Cake or Cookies!
Wondering if your entry can be a collaborative family project? Sure.
Although the entry rules say that contestants must be 16-years-of-age or older, family members of all ages may test and bake as a group and enter under one grown-up's name.
Pictured at left: Yvonne Hiebert and Ron Royston enjoying their jobs as voting tasters at last year's Death by Chocolate Bake-Off.
Wednesday, January 10, 2007
Recipes:The Original and the "Lite" from 2006
Patricia Morris won last year with her Aunt Blanche's delectable chocolate cake recipe ( I fondly remember its cinnamon-y and moist chocolate essence).
The cake includes a Duncan Hines cake mix AND is indeed rich with 9 eggs and 1 cup of coconut milk included. But that is the sort of over-the-top 1,000-calorie a slice richness that led to a 2006 Best in Show trophy for Patricia.
If you care to give Patricia's recipe a spin, click
http://www.mhpl.org/programs/adult/bestinshow.html
If you care for a lighter version,
Donna Weihofen of Channel 3 and UW-Madison made a 350 calorie version which may be found here:
http://www.channel3000.com/donnasrecipes/8240885/detail.html
Bake on!
Carol Gruba
Mount Horeb Public Library
mhplibrary@yahoo.com
Thursday, January 4, 2007
FAQ for Mount Horeb Public Library Death by Chocolate Competition!
FAQ
Mount Horeb Public Library
Death by Chocolate Bake-Off
Saturday February 17 6:30 pm
Mount Horeb Public Library
www.mhpl.org
What?:
The 2nd annual Mount Horeb Public Library Death by Chocolate baking competition will feature delectable homemade bars, cookies, cheesecake, candy, brownies, and cake. Local bakers will vie for the Judge’s Best in Show trophy and a People’s Choice Award.. Admission is free and all who come may vote for their favorite in each category and their favorite in the entire bake-off. Those who win the Best in Show and People’s Choice prizes will receive trophies and $100 cash awards.
This year, competing bakers will have the option of donating a 2nd dessert for auction. Proceeds from the auction go to the Mount Horeb Public Library Endowment Fund.
Who?:
Anybody age 16-years-old and up may bake and win with the entry of a form and $5.00. See www.mhpl.org for complete entry details. Also, anybody may attend this free event and vote. This event is sponsored by Kalsheurs Fine Foods and the Friends of the Mount Horeb Public Library.
How?:
Those who attend this free bake-off will receive a voting ballot at the Mount Horeb Public Library front door. Voting tasters will then proceed to any one of 24 tables covered with chocolate desserts. Desserts will be served by attending bakers or their representatives. Bakers do not have to be present to win this year.
Why?:
The Mount Horeb Public Library’s annual chocolate bake-off is a fun way to raise the library’s visibility in the community while honoring the genius of family bakers everywhere.
Contact Information:
To find out how you can become a celebrity taster or get more details for an article or television presentation, please call Jessica Williams at 608-437-5021 ext 109.
Jessica Williams
Events and Promotions Librarian
Mount Horeb Public Library
105 Perimeter Rd. Mount Horeb , WI 53572
Death by Chocolate Bake-Off
Saturday February 17 6:30 pm
Mount Horeb Public Library
www.mhpl.org
What?:
The 2nd annual Mount Horeb Public Library Death by Chocolate baking competition will feature delectable homemade bars, cookies, cheesecake, candy, brownies, and cake. Local bakers will vie for the Judge’s Best in Show trophy and a People’s Choice Award.. Admission is free and all who come may vote for their favorite in each category and their favorite in the entire bake-off. Those who win the Best in Show and People’s Choice prizes will receive trophies and $100 cash awards.
This year, competing bakers will have the option of donating a 2nd dessert for auction. Proceeds from the auction go to the Mount Horeb Public Library Endowment Fund.
Who?:
Anybody age 16-years-old and up may bake and win with the entry of a form and $5.00. See www.mhpl.org for complete entry details. Also, anybody may attend this free event and vote. This event is sponsored by Kalsheurs Fine Foods and the Friends of the Mount Horeb Public Library.
How?:
Those who attend this free bake-off will receive a voting ballot at the Mount Horeb Public Library front door. Voting tasters will then proceed to any one of 24 tables covered with chocolate desserts. Desserts will be served by attending bakers or their representatives. Bakers do not have to be present to win this year.
Why?:
The Mount Horeb Public Library’s annual chocolate bake-off is a fun way to raise the library’s visibility in the community while honoring the genius of family bakers everywhere.
Contact Information:
To find out how you can become a celebrity taster or get more details for an article or television presentation, please call Jessica Williams at 608-437-5021 ext 109.
Jessica Williams
Events and Promotions Librarian
Mount Horeb Public Library
105 Perimeter Rd. Mount Horeb , WI 53572
Official Death by Chocolate 2007 Entry Form and Rules
Please print off the Official Death by Chocolate Entry Form and Rules found below. Most questions will be answered if you read the rules, but if you are in doubt, see my Death by Chocolate FAQ or call the Mount Horeb Public Library at 608-437-5021 and ask for Carol.
HAPPY BAKING!
Death by Chocolate Entry Form
(Please print legibly)Your name: ___________________________________________________________________
Dessert Name:_________________________________________________________
Dessert Category: (Circle One)
Cheesecake,
Cake,
Cookies,
Brownies
Bars
Candy
Mailing address: (Street/City/State/Zip)__________________________________________________________________
Phone number:_______________________________________________________
E-mail:_________________________________________________________
Entry forms are due on Wednesday February 14 by 8:30 pm.at
Mount Horeb Public Library
105 Perimeter Rd
Mount Horeb, WI 53572
Please double check that you have included the following:
__Entry fee of $5.00 per entry form (one form per dessert).Checks or cash are accepted. Make your check out to the Mount Horeb Public Library
__Signed copy of the official rules Death by Chocolate Bake-Off Rules
Official contest rules
1. Entry forms are due at Mount Horeb Public Library, 105 Perimeter Rd, Mount Horeb, WI 53572 on Wednesday February 14 by 8:30 pm. Each must be accompanied by a $5.00 entry fee. Make checks out to “Mount Horeb Public Library”. Either cash or check is acceptable.
2. Your competition dessert must be given a name that will not infringe on any trademarks.
3. There are 6 separate categories for bake-off entries:
Cheesecake,
Cake,
Cookies,
Bars
Brownies
and
Candy.
Required servings/amounts for each category: Cheesecake: 10-12 servings,
Cake: 10-12 servings, Cookies: 2 dozen cookies, Brownies: 2 dozen servings, Bars: 2 dozen servings, and Candy : 2 dozen pieces.
4. Participants must be 16 years of age or older to participate
5. Judging for entries will be conducted by a panel of appointed judges and by the voting public tasters. Appointed judges will give the Judge's Choice Award. The public will vote for the People's Choice Award. Appointed judges choices will be based on appearance, taste and creativity. The bake off organizer will make every attempt to make sure that attendants of the Death by Chocolate Event on Saturday February 17 will be allowed one vote per dessert category, within the allotted voting time.
6. Recipes for entries must be typed or neatly written on a separate piece of paper and submitted with the dessert Saturday February 17. List all ingredients in the order used, with exact measurements and package sizes. Submit complete directions including cooking times, temperature and number of servings. If your recipe is not your own invention, please give credit to its source.
7. Your name, address and phone number must be entered on the entry form.
8. Please deliver desserts to the library reading room by 6:15 pm the day of the event, Saturday February 17. Entries will not be accepted in any other location. All entries and materials submitted become the property of the Mount Horeb Public Library. Assume that all desserts will be consumed in their entirety at the tasting. Recipes may be published, at the promoter's discretion, with entrant's recognition, and without further compensation.
9. Collected entree fees will be used for cash prizes to first and second place winners in each category. First prize winners win $20 and second prize winners win $10. Winner of the Judges’ Choice Award receives $100. Winner of the Peoples’ Choice Award wins $100.
10. To win, contestants do not have to be present at the Death by Chocolate Bake Off event Saturday February 17 6:30 – 8:30 pm.
11. Mount Horeb Public Library will not be held responsible for the accurate labeling of items containing nuts or nut derivatives.
12. Due to possible illness, do not submit desserts made with raw eggs.
13. A maximum of 70 entries may be accepted in total. See the Death by Chocolate Blog for up the moment information on available entry slots and other contest news.
14. Contestants may enter more than 1 dessert, provided they properly pay fees and submit forms for each.
15. Auction Option: This year, if you would like to donate an extra batch of your dessert, you may. Proceeds from the auction will be donated to the Mount Horeb Endowment Fund. The auction will be held while votes are being tallied.
Agreement of official rules: By participating in this contest each entrant unconditionally accepts these official rules and the decision of the judges, promoter and administrators. Failure to comply could result in disqualifying the dessert entry or entries.
__________________________Signature
Date
STAFF ONLY:Time entry taken:Payment rec'd:__Cash __ Check
Has the customer signed the rules above?
Staff initials:
HAPPY BAKING!
Death by Chocolate Entry Form
(Please print legibly)Your name: ___________________________________________________________________
Dessert Name:_________________________________________________________
Dessert Category: (Circle One)
Cheesecake,
Cake,
Cookies,
Brownies
Bars
Candy
Mailing address: (Street/City/State/Zip)__________________________________________________________________
Phone number:_______________________________________________________
E-mail:_________________________________________________________
Entry forms are due on Wednesday February 14 by 8:30 pm.at
Mount Horeb Public Library
105 Perimeter Rd
Mount Horeb, WI 53572
Please double check that you have included the following:
__Entry fee of $5.00 per entry form (one form per dessert).Checks or cash are accepted. Make your check out to the Mount Horeb Public Library
__Signed copy of the official rules Death by Chocolate Bake-Off Rules
Official contest rules
1. Entry forms are due at Mount Horeb Public Library, 105 Perimeter Rd, Mount Horeb, WI 53572 on Wednesday February 14 by 8:30 pm. Each must be accompanied by a $5.00 entry fee. Make checks out to “Mount Horeb Public Library”. Either cash or check is acceptable.
2. Your competition dessert must be given a name that will not infringe on any trademarks.
3. There are 6 separate categories for bake-off entries:
Cheesecake,
Cake,
Cookies,
Bars
Brownies
and
Candy.
Required servings/amounts for each category: Cheesecake: 10-12 servings,
Cake: 10-12 servings, Cookies: 2 dozen cookies, Brownies: 2 dozen servings, Bars: 2 dozen servings, and Candy : 2 dozen pieces.
4. Participants must be 16 years of age or older to participate
5. Judging for entries will be conducted by a panel of appointed judges and by the voting public tasters. Appointed judges will give the Judge's Choice Award. The public will vote for the People's Choice Award. Appointed judges choices will be based on appearance, taste and creativity. The bake off organizer will make every attempt to make sure that attendants of the Death by Chocolate Event on Saturday February 17 will be allowed one vote per dessert category, within the allotted voting time.
6. Recipes for entries must be typed or neatly written on a separate piece of paper and submitted with the dessert Saturday February 17. List all ingredients in the order used, with exact measurements and package sizes. Submit complete directions including cooking times, temperature and number of servings. If your recipe is not your own invention, please give credit to its source.
7. Your name, address and phone number must be entered on the entry form.
8. Please deliver desserts to the library reading room by 6:15 pm the day of the event, Saturday February 17. Entries will not be accepted in any other location. All entries and materials submitted become the property of the Mount Horeb Public Library. Assume that all desserts will be consumed in their entirety at the tasting. Recipes may be published, at the promoter's discretion, with entrant's recognition, and without further compensation.
9. Collected entree fees will be used for cash prizes to first and second place winners in each category. First prize winners win $20 and second prize winners win $10. Winner of the Judges’ Choice Award receives $100. Winner of the Peoples’ Choice Award wins $100.
10. To win, contestants do not have to be present at the Death by Chocolate Bake Off event Saturday February 17 6:30 – 8:30 pm.
11. Mount Horeb Public Library will not be held responsible for the accurate labeling of items containing nuts or nut derivatives.
12. Due to possible illness, do not submit desserts made with raw eggs.
13. A maximum of 70 entries may be accepted in total. See the Death by Chocolate Blog for up the moment information on available entry slots and other contest news.
14. Contestants may enter more than 1 dessert, provided they properly pay fees and submit forms for each.
15. Auction Option: This year, if you would like to donate an extra batch of your dessert, you may. Proceeds from the auction will be donated to the Mount Horeb Endowment Fund. The auction will be held while votes are being tallied.
Agreement of official rules: By participating in this contest each entrant unconditionally accepts these official rules and the decision of the judges, promoter and administrators. Failure to comply could result in disqualifying the dessert entry or entries.
__________________________Signature
Date
STAFF ONLY:Time entry taken:Payment rec'd:__Cash __ Check
Has the customer signed the rules above?
Staff initials:
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