Chocolate treats take center stage

Nearly 500 people attended the Flathead County Republican Women’s 26th annual Chocolate Extravaganza at the Hilton Garden Inn on Wednesday.

Both professional and amateur chefs prepared hundreds of chocolate desserts, competing for the coveted Best of Show award.

Gresko’s Fine Foods won the distinction of Best of Show (professional division) for Chocolate Cream Cheese Pie and Sue Corrigan won Best of Show (amateur) for her Millennium Pie.

Following is a list of this year’s winners:

Professional

Best of Show: Chocolate Cream Cheese Pie — Gresko’s Fine Foods

Cakes and Tortes,

Appearance

First: Chocolate Decadence Cake — Albertsons

Second: Chocolate Raspberry Torte — Just Desserts

Third: Strawberry Delite — Paddy’s Touchdown Lounge

Cakes and Tortes, Taste

First: Chocolate Raspberry Torte — Just Desserts

Second: Chocolate Kahlua Cake — Kalispell Bar & Grill

Third: Chocolate Kahlua Cake —    Kalispell Bar & Grill

Pies and Pastries,

Appearance

First: Chocolate Cream Cheese Pie — Gresko’s Fine Foods

Second: Holiday French Silk Pie — Perkins Family Restaurant

Third: Chocolate French Silk Pie — Perkins Family Restaurant

Pies and Pastries, Taste

First: Chocolate Cream Cheese Pie — Gresko’s Fine Foods

Second: Black and White Chocolate Mousse —    Bigfork Inn

Third: Chocolate Dream Pie — Kravingz Café and Bakery

Cookies and Bars,

Appearance

First: Italian Cannoli — Just Desserts

Second: Chocolate Mascarpone Cannoli — Fazoolie’s

Third: S’Mores — Hilton Blue Canyon

Cookies and Bars, Taste

First: White Chocolate Huckleberry and Macademia Nut Cheesecake Bars — North Valley Hospital

Second: Triple Chocolate Coconut Brownies — Great Harvest Bread Co.

Third: Chocolate Mascarpone Cannoli — Fazoolie’s

Candy and Confections, Appearance

First: Chocolate Ganache Squares — Gresko’s Fine Foods

Second: Dark Chocolate Caramel Truffles — Wiley Dog Truffles & More

Third: Cranberry Truffles — Wiley Dog Truffles & More

Candy and Confections, Taste

First: Amaretto Truffles — Vista Linda

Second:Caramels with Dark Chocolate and Sea Salt — North Valley Hospital

Third: Cranberry Truffles — Wiley Dog Truffles & More

Amateur Division

Best of Show: Sue Corrigan, Millennium Pie

Cakes and Tortes,

Appearance

First: Christmas Fantasy Cake — Dorothy Huff

Second: Mocha-Chino Dream Cake — Lynn Kleffner

Third: Harlequin Cake — Joyce Atherton

Cakes and Tortes, Taste

First: Chocolate Oreo Cheesecake — Lori Giardina

Second: Mocha Chino Dream Cake — Lynn Kleffner

Third: White Chocolate Cheesecake with Raspberry Sauce — Patsy Lympus

Pies and Pastries,

Appearance

First: Chocolate Cream Pie — Kari Lincoln

Second: Glazed Cherry Pecan Pie — Kari Lincoln

Third: Coconut Chocolate Pie — Caroline Solomon

Pies and Pastries, Taste

First: Millennium Pie —    Sue Corrigan

Second: Glazed Cherry Pecan Pie — Kari Lincoln

Third: Coconut Chocolate Pie — Caroline Solomon

Cookies and Bars,

Appearance

First: Holiday Bars — Adele Krantz

Second: Meltaways — Lisa Brown

Third: Gooey Turtle Bars — Anita Hoye

Cookies and Bars, Taste

First: Brownies/Fudge — Sharon VanderLaan

Second: Meltaways — Lisa Brown

Third: Chocolate Covered Cheesecake Squares — Carol McElwain

Candy and Confections, Appearance

First: Peppermint Patties — LaDawn Weed

Second: Chocolate Caramel Apple with Nuts and Candy — Barb McVicker

Third: Peppermint Patties — Jenae Roedel

Candy and Confections, Taste

First: Almond Roca — Adele Krantz

Second: Peanut Butter Fudge — Nikki Sliter

Third: Coconut Logs —    Lois Lauman