The Balancing Act® Teams Up With Kraft’s Baker’s® Chocolate
Kraft’s Baker’s Chocolate and The Balancing Act® announce Winners of fall recipe contests
(Pompano Beach, FL – October 25, 2012) Prepare your sweet tooth! The Balancing Act® has paired up with Kraft’s Baker’s® Chocolate and announced the winners of the ‘Tales of Fall Treats’ recipe contest and ‘Next Celebrity Chef’ video contest. Followers of The Balancing Act® on Facebook and Twitter were eligible to submit their homemade chocolate desserts for a chance to win some sweet prizes.
Pioneers of America’s oldest brand of chocolate, Baker’s® has been serving the chocolate community for over 230 years. Started by John Hannon and Dr. James Baker in Massachusetts, the brand has evolved and spread throughout the world as a household name.
Did you know…?
- Baker’s first gained fame for its chocolate drink? Made from hard cakes and water, patriots popularized this drink after the Boston Tea Party.
- German’s Sweet Chocolate isn’t actually from Germany? Previously limited to one kind of chocolate, Baker’s employee Samuel German created a chocolate that was much sweeter than others on the market.
- If you lined up the amount of Baker’s chocolate squares consumed in a year it would span the Grand Canyon 9 times? That’s a lot of chocolate!
Through the social media channels Facebook and Twitter, viewers of The Balancing Act® and devoted Kraft’s Baker’s® Chocolate lovers were able to submit their favorite fall desserts to participate in the ‘Tales of Fall Treats’ recipe contest. The dessert with the most votes won a grand prize of $1000. Second and third place took home $500 and $250 respectively.
- 1stPrize Winner: Nadine Mesch (Mount Healthy, OH) Triple Chocolate Orange Ganache Cake
- 2ndPrize Winner: Wendy Rusch (Fall Creek, WI) Banana S’mores Cupcakes
- 3rdPrize Winner: Angela Gray (Bristol, TN) Caramel Cake with Caramel Cream Cheese Frosting
The Balancing Act® and Kraft’s Baker’s® Chocolate also presented a “New Celebrity Chef” video contest that allowed viewers the opportunity to upload videos of their favorite desserts. The winner of the contest gets a chance to be featured on a segment of The Balancing Act® to show the world their recipe.
After a generous amount of submissions, Claudia Lamscolo was chosen as the winner for her delicious Mock Brownie Tiramisu. This tasty treat only takes about 5 minutes to make and is sure to make anyone a bona fide chocolate lover! Stay tuned to see Claudia reveal her recipe to the world on a segment of The Balancing Act®.
For more information on Kraft’s Baker’s chocolate, visit: http://www.kraftbrands.com/bakerschocolate
To view the winning desserts of both contests, visit: http://www.thebalancingact.com/blogs/2012/10/02/winners-announcement/
Media Contact:
Amanda Dugan
Public Relations Director
The Balancing Act
adugan@o2mediainc.com
954-691-1102 ext 102
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