After over 12 hours of baking. I completed 10 entries for the 2010 MN State Fair. This will be my 13th year competing and I am hoping for at least 1 item to place.
2010 Entries and My personal Thoughts:
- Chocolate Cake
- I frosted this with a chocolate buttercream frosting. I've never made buttercream before and I actually don't like frosting. But it was actually pretty good! I put a chocolate truffle ganache between layers!
- Zucchini Mango Bread
- Not a fan of how any of my breads and muffins turned out. They all were very heavy. I think it was also a function of not practicing enough on them.
- Mango Bread
- I made the mistake of adding a mango extract to this bread which turned the bread a "school bus yellow". Flavor was ok, but the score on appearance will be taking a beating.
- Zucchini Mango Muffins
- They looked good, taste...eh.
- Lemon Muffins
- They tasted good, looks...eh
- Lemon Poppyseed Cookies
- Loved how these turned out! Chewy soft, yet crunchy on the outside.
- Chocolate Fudge Cookies
- Staple Fair entry. I used leftover buttercream from the cake and made "oreos" with the rejects.
- Chocolate Chip Cookies
- I would love to place in this category...just once!
- Poppyseed Muffins
- I thought they were ok when they were warm, but dried out a bit after they cooled. Brian thought the flavor was not super good because I mixed almond extract in with cinnamon.
- Banana Bread
- Looked good, but not as moist as I wanted.
At the end of the day, I felt good about the cookies and the cake. Next year the bread will have to get a little more love. Thanks to everyone for accepting my rejects and for being my guinea pigs. Recipes will be posted as soon as I get the smell of butter and chocolate out of my hair.
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