I won!

Yesterday we had a big cake show here in Austin. I didn't enter the decorative competition - I am way outclassed in that department! However, the last couple of years I got to taste a few of the entries in the tasting competition and I always felt I could do better. This year I entered the tasting competition in the "Truly Texas Cake" category (had to have a recognizaby Texas or local ingredient/flavor). I entered a chocolate chipotle cake with Mexican vanilla custard filling, chocolate ganache coating and agave nectar sweetened whipped cream frosting. I topped it off with chocolate covered coffee beans and a chocolate covered jalapeno. It was pretty spicy! One of the judges even ate half of the chocolate covered jalapeno (someone is obviously crazy). I won first place! I got a cute engraved silver serving tray and a check for $100. Of course I ate nothing but CAKE all day yesterday, so today I really need to get back on track!

Congrats Dev! What an interesting sounding cake! I'm sure I would love it...I love all things spicy...

Dev, that is awesome news! I am lucky enough to know firsthand that you make the best tasting cakes in the world. No doubt. Congrats!

HOORAY!~Way to go, hon! Sounds delicious! You sure have good patience, to do those cakes, I went to a few classes, with a friend, and noway, I'd be any good at that! Thrilled for you!

Oh I can't do the super fancy decorating...I don't have the patience either. Why would I spend an hour making a rose when I cold just buy a REAl one? When I have all the pics loaded from the show I'll send y'all the link though, there are some people doing amazing things out there. Everyone always talks about the "Ace of Cakes" show on the food network, but we seriously had plenty of people at this show that cold put those folks to shame!

Congrats!

Wow...good for you! That's incredible. I could never be around all of that cake and survive so I'm going to have to live vicariously through your deserts! You should take some pics if you can and post. I can almost taste it from your description!!

Let me see if this works:

Nope, I guess not. here's a link: http://s78.photobucket.com/albums/j115/devrah/?action=view¤t=chochipotle.jpg

Congratulations Dev! That sounds like quite a accomplishment!