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Posts tagged “Bittersweet Baking 2008”

Bittersweet Honorable Mention: Best Overlooked Treat

Julie told us that she made this Bittersweet Chocolate Cranberry Shortbread because she loves to eat it, and it doesn't get much air time. She's right - shortbread is less sexy and dramatic than a c...

Bittersweet Honorable Mention: Most Photogenic Brownie

There were several brownie recipes entered in our recent Bittersweet Baking contest, but none of them made us gasp when we opened the email like these Irish Coffee Brownies from Wesa. It didn't go...

Bittersweet Honorable Mention: Best Valentine Treat

Rachel of Coconut & Lime sent us this recipe for Intensely Dark Chocolate Ice Box Cookies as an entry in our Bittersweet Baking Contest, and it was an editor favorite for two reasons. Number on...

Bittersweet Honorable Mention: Best With Afternoon Coffee

We are recent biscotti converts; we didn't realize until lately how wonderful they are, dunked into a cup of afternoon coffee. This recipe for Xocolatl-Cranberry Biscotti from Katie went in our to-...

Bittersweet Honorable Mention: Best With Morning Coffee

Oh how we love homemade granola! We've shared our homemade granola formula and our favorite storebought oat crack...err granola. So even though this granola recipe from Spring didn't quite meet ou...

Bittersweet Baking Honorable Mention: Best Bittersweet Story

Our Bittersweet Baking is over and the winners announced, but we just have to show you a few more entries. These are entrants that didn't make it to the finals but had something really outstanding. ...

Bittersweet Baking Winner! Candied Kumquat & Bittersweet Chocolate Cherry Mini Galettes

Well, this was a baking contest with some amazing entries, and it was a close race with such hard decisions to make! But in the end the judges spoke clearly, and our winner is Helen with her recipe ...

Bittersweet Baking Runner Up: Double Shot Chocolate Cake

Our second runner up is Erin and her Double Shot Chocolate Cake with Espresso Whipped Cream. Our judges loved this one! The double whammy of all that chocolate and the kick of creamy espresso, the...

Bittersweet Baking Runner Up: Shelly's Brownie Cookies

Drumroll please... The first runner up in our Bittersweet Baking contest is Shelly and her Brownie Cookies. Congratulations Shelly! Our panel of judges was impressed with Shelly's hard work in dev...

Bittersweet Baking Judge: The Daring Bakers

Our third and final judge is actually a duo: Ivonne and Lisa of The Daring Bakers. Ivonne and Lisa are both well-respected and wonderful food bloggers. Ivone blogs at Cream Puffs in Venice and Lisa ...

Bittersweet Baking Finalist #6: Exquisite, Virtuous Vegan Parisian Chocolate Mousse Cake

The sixth and last finalist in our Bittersweet Baking contest is Janet with her delicious mouthful of a cake: Exquisite, Virtuous Vegan Parisian Chocolate Mousse Cake. We had to put this up there...

Bittersweet Baking Judge: Dorie Greenspan

We are so lucky and honored to have Dorie Greenspan as one of the judges in our Bittersweet Baking contest. We have admired her work for a long time and we adore her baking books - especially Baking...

Bittersweet Baking Finalist #5: Double Shot Chocolate Cake

The fifth finalist in our Bittersweet Baking contest is Erin with her Double Shot Chocolate Cake. We were just blown away the picture-perfect texture on this flourless chocolate cake, and by th...

Bittersweet Baking Judge: Sarah Phillips of Baking 911

Baking 911 is a web resource we find ourselves turning to over and over again. It's a website with community boards, extensive tips, and comprehensive answers to any baking question you can think o...

Bittersweet Baking Contest

Welcome to Bittersweet Baking, The Kitchn's first ever baking contest! What is Bittersweet Baking? The holidays are over and we're through with all that sweetness. But that doesn't mean we are forgoi...

Bittersweet Baking Finalist #4: Spicy Bittersweet Chocolate Bread Puddings

The fourth finalist in our Bittersweet Baking contest is Emily with her Spicy Bittersweet Chocolate Bread Puddings. We adore bread pudding, and we really liked how easy this recipe is. Emily exp...

Bittersweet Baking Finalist #3: Brownie Cookies

The third finalist in our Bittersweet Baking contest is Shelly with her Brownie Cookies. Shelly came out as a strong finalist because of the work she put into this recipe. Shelly had a specific ...

Bittersweet Baking Finalist #2: Yummy-Nib Brownies

Our second finalist! This was a no-brainer from the huge set of entries in our Bittersweet Baking contest. The sheer amount and variety of chocolate in these brownies (plus our weakness for cocoa...

Bittersweet Baking Finalist #1: Candied Kumquat & Bittersweet Chocolate Cherry Mini Galettes

Our first finalist is in, and it was a unanimous choice from the large, diverse set of entries we received in our Bittersweet Baking contest. Our editorial team was won over by Helen's simple and...

Bittersweet Baking Contest: Deadline Extended

Bittersweet Baking Contest Update: We are extending the submission deadline for the contest to the end of this week. We're a little slow coming off the long weekend and wanted to give opportunity for ...

Bittersweet Baking Contest: The Prizes

We are excited about our first ever baking contest - Bittersweet Baking - and we're excited about the prizes too! Drumroll please.... First Place - First Place Winner, the one that our judges deci...