And the Winner Is….
There was much suspense and electricity in the room on what might otherwise be a somber Tuesday night at Eatonville Restaurant, co-presenter of the cake challenge. It was the FINAL FIVE of the Makes-Me-Wanna SHOUT! Chocolate Layer Cake Challenge. The official contest judges had their taste of 5 chocolate layer cakes and came to a decision. First Prize and the Blue Ribbon went to Austin Brown (Washington, DC) for his Chocolate Trio Cake – a dark chocolate flourless base, with a creamy chocolate mousse middle layer, and a cloud of white...
read moreFinal Five! Tuesday, April 24 at Eatonville Restaurant
From 15 to 5. This time, the judges get the final word at the Makes-Me-Wanna SHOUT! Chocolate Layer Cake Baking Challenge Final Five event at Eatonville Restaurant Tuesday, April 24 from 5 – 7 PM – “Happy Hour.” There is no admission charge for the event. Come for the contest, have some nibbles, perhaps a libation, stay for dinner. The restaurant is donating 5% of the evening sales to Martha’s Table, the 2012 beneficiary for the baking challenge. Reservations are recommended. Call Eatonville Restaurant at...
read moreThe Judges Have Their Say on Chocolate Cake and Baking Dreams
Three of the Makes-Me-Wanna SHOUT! Chocolate Layer Cake Baking Challenge judges (Susan Reid of King Arthur Flour, restaurant and wine consultant Janet Cam (and co-founder of Washington’s Le Pavillon), and Eatonville owner Andy Shallal) shared their insights on what makes a good chocolate cake and advice for persons who want to become professional bakers and/or start a baking business just before the announcement of the finalists at the March 24th semifinals at Martha’s Table. The remaining semifinals judges were Martha’s...
read moreThe Final Five!
This post has been updated 4/15/12 Saturday, March 24, the Makes-Me-Wanna SHOUT! Chocolate Layer Cake Semifinals raised $2000 for Martha’s Table and advanced five chocolate cakes to the Final Five (Tuesday, April 24 from 5 – 7 PM at Eatonville Restaurant). Over 100 friends, family, neighbors, cake lovers, volunteers walked along the line of 14 chocolate cakes in the children’s center atop Martha’s Table in the heart of D.C.’S U Street Corridor for the semifinals of the Makes-Me-Wanna SHOUT! Chocolate Layer Cake Baking...
read moreSemifinalists Share Chocolate Cake Stories
The Semifinalists for the Makes-Me-Wanna SHOUT! Chocolate Layer Cake Baking Challenge were invited to a meetup at Whole Foods Market in Foggy Bottom last weekend. 13 of the 15 semifinalists came to receive their Whole Foods gift cards, meet, greet, check out the competition (smile), and get some final notes for the Semifinals Saturday, March 24 at Martha’s Table. Each of the semifinalists’ cakes has a story behind it. The cake story was part of the entry requirement for the contest. Afterall, we’re not just baking cakes....
read moreA Cake Challenge is Born – Remembering the 2011 Semifinals
Ah. Memories. It was just one year ago the Makes-Me-Wanna SHOUT! Baking Challenge was launched at Miriam’s Kitchen. You’ll see two of the bakers featured in this 2011 Semifinals blast from the past Saturday, March 24 at the 2012 Makes-Me-Wanna SHOUT! Chocolate Layer Cake Semifinals presented with Eatonville Restaurant. Decoyise “Dee” Brown, the winner of the 2011 Coconut Cake Challenge has been bumped up to a judge; and Christine Perez, who was our 2nd place prize winner in 2011, is back in the competition. The...
read moreMartha’s Table Board Members Ana Anders and Joan Nathan Join the Judges for the Semifinals…Foggy Bottom Whole Foods Market Joins the Sponsors
Martha’s Table board members — Ana Anders and Joan Nathan — will join the judges for the 2012 Chocolate Layer Cake Baking Challenge Semifinals, Saturday March 24 from 2 – 4 PM. The Makes-Me-Wanna SHOUT! is happy to welcome back Joan Nathan who was a judge for the 2011 Makes-Me-Wanna SHOUT! Coconut Cake Challenge presented with Eatonville Restaurant. Joan is the author of 10 cookbooks including her most recent Quiches, Kugels and Couscous: My Search for Jewish Cooking in France and an inductee to the James Beard...
read moreOrder Your Tickets for the March 24th Semifinals
Order your tickets for the Chocolate Layer Cake Event of the Year! Semifinalists Menu is TBA A portion of all ticket sales will benefit Martha’s Table Event Registration Online for Makes-Me-Wanna SHOUT! Chocolate Layer Cake Baking Challenge presented with Eatonville Restaurant - Chocolate Layer Cake Semifinals and Benefit for Martha’s Table powered by...
read more2011 Winner Decoyise “Dee” Brown and J.C. Hayward WUSA9
Decoyise “Dee” Brown joined J.C. Hayward in the WUSA9 kitchen today with the 2011 prize winning coconut cake. After the broadcast, Eatonville Restaurant got calls and walk-ins for coconut cake. Needless to say, the cake we brought to the studio was gone in minutes. Only 5 days left before entry forms are due (February 1) for the 2012 Makes-Me-Wanna SHOUT! Chocolate Layer Cake Baking Challenge. J.C. and Decoyise make the push. And today is National Chocolate Cake Day! Talk about timing! Note: The title of this post has been...
read moreArtfully Chocolate
Artfully Chocolate is more than just a chocolate shop. It’s a chocolate drop of heaven with a hot cocoa bar, handmade chocolates, cards, gifts, candies and even baking chocolate. They also host wine and chocolate tastings. The chocolate disks behind the bar can be purchased by the pound. They’re also melted for Artfully Chocolate’s hot cocoa beverages. Kingsbury Chocolate (the principle brand of chocolate sold at the store) is available by the bag and can be used for baking. Sadly, Artfully Chocolate had to close their...
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