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.
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