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Wednesday, September 9, 2009

Palmerton woman's Chocolate Berry Bliss Cake wins her top honors at county fair

When Christina Tomsic's husband told her she had won first prize in the Carbon County Fair Hershey Cocoa Classic Baking Contest, the Palmerton woman told him to "shut up."

Not in a nasty, rude way. It was more of a "You can't be serious!" way.

He was, and she did.

Tomsic's Chocolate Berry Bliss Cake wowed the judges and will send her to Harrisburg in January, where she will compete with about 75 other local winners from across the commonwealth to determine who has the best Hershey's chocolate cake recipe.

Wednesday, September 9, 2009

Carbon County Fair announces winners of 2009 Baking Contests

The Carbon County Fair has released the names of the winners of the major baking contests associated with this year's fair, which was held last month.

Winners of the two Hershey's Cocoa Classic Baking Contests, the Angel Food Cake Contest, and the Blue Ribbon Apple Pie Contest, will all compete again in January, when the Pennsylvania State Farm Show convenes in Harrisburg.

Hershey's Cocoa Classic, Chocolate Cake Baking Contest

Wednesday, September 9, 2009

Hershey's Homemade Chewy Granola Bars

1 cup firmly packed brown sugar

cup peanut butter

1/2 cup light corn syrup

1/2 cup margarine melted

2 teaspoons vanilla

3 cups quick cooking rolled oats

1/2 cup coconut

1/2 cup shelled sunflower seeds

1/2 cup raisins

cup wheat germ

2 tablespoons sesame seeds

1 (6 ounce) package (equals 1 cup) Hershey's Semi-Sweet Mini Chocolate Chips

1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Grease a 13-inch by 9-inch pan. In a large bowl, combine all ingredients, mix well. Press evenly into greased pan.

Wednesday, September 9, 2009

Lehighton girl takes a first prize at Carbon County fair with homemade granola bars

Amanda Steigerwalt is a very pretty, very shy young lady.

Good thing her Hershey's Chewy Granola Bars speak for themselves.

Amanda, who turned 10 on Labor Day, is the winner of the Carbon County Fair Hershey's Cocoa Classic Baking Contest Cookies, Brownies and Bars division for those 8 to 18 years of age. The fair was held last month near Palmerton.

Wednesday, September 9, 2009

Chocolate Berry Bliss Cake

2 cups sugar

1 cups flour

cup Hershey's Cocoa powder

1 1/2 teaspoon baking powder

1 1/2 teaspoon baking soda

1 teaspoon salt

2 teaspoons vanilla extract

2 eggs

1 cup milk

1/2 cup vegetable oil

1 cup boiling water

Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Combine all dry ingredients in a large bowl. Add eggs, milk, oil and vanilla. Beat on medium speed until well mixed. Stir in boiling water. Pour into greased and floured pans and bake for 30-35 minutes.

Raspberry Filling:

1 1/2 cup frozen raspberries

Tuesday, September 8, 2009

Leave meat alone when grilling

For some grilled meats I'm told "Don't touch it; just let it cook on one side and then turn it." For other meats, I'm told to keep turning while grilling. Which meats and poultry should be left alone and which ones should be turned frequently?

A: We can't think of many kinds of fish or meat that appreciate being continually interrupted while they're cooking. The advice to leave it alone is worth making your rule of thumb. It's all about developing a good sear, getting attractive grill marks and reducing sticking.

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