Years ago when I was first drafting MIDSUMMER’S MAYHEM, little did I know that I would get to go to a fabulous independent bookstore and hold A Kids’ Baking Contest inspired by my book! That’s what happened today, and it was more fun than I could have envisioned. I spoke about and read from MIDSUMMER’S MAYHEM, and then twelve young bakers brought in exquisite, creative baked goods to be tasted by me and two fellow judges. We were blown away by these young bakers’ skills and vision, and it was incredibly difficult to decide on the winners! The winning entry: delicious and incredibly inventive lemon bars with white chocolate and mint! The young baker got to take home a big basket full of equipment and ingredients to make several MIDSUMMER’S MAYHEM recipes!! Second place: exquisite lemon cupcakes filled with perfectly tart lemon curd. Third place: a towering, impeccably moist chocolate pumpkin cake!! A wonderful time was had by all!!
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- The prizes, just waiting for their winners!
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- The crowd waiting for the event to begin!
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- What a feast!
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- Raspberry-ginger-lime pie!
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- Mini apple pies with perfect lattice crust!
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- Rose cake!
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- Orange you glad you saw these?
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- Pond cake!!
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- Coffee-flavored cake with coffee frosting and caramelized almonds!
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- Cupcakes topped with frosted cookies!!
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- Reading from MIDSUMMER’S MAYHEM!
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- With fellow judges Josh and Shannon!
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- First, we looked at presentation.
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- Judging was really difficult!
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- The winner!
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- Delectable lemon bars with white chocolate and mint!
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- Second place!
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- Perfect lemon cupcakes with lemon curd, fit for a wedding!
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- Third place!
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- With my lovely CP, Theresa Milstein!
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