Many thanks to last week's judge @leotrap for giving everyone an excuse to gorge themselves! We had a fantastic selection of very heavenly (or do I mean very sinful?) chocolate desserts to lust after this week, and it really made me wish I had a secret stash of chocolate in the house! Perhaps it's a good thing I live 2 miles walk from the nearest shop and don't drive! Well, @leotrap was just as delighted to see all these wonderful desserts, and admired every single one of them. He enjoyed his experience so much that he wrote some very lovely things about you all in this post here. Don't forget to show appreciation by upvoting, thanks!
My Experience as a JUDGE at the GREAT STEEMIT CULINARY CHALLENGE #44 Was CHOCOTASTIC. C'mon Meet the Participants. by @leotrap
FYI - From now on all entries submitted will feature in the winner's post, so even non-winning entries will get another chance to be admired and upvoted. I will do this instead of re-steeming every entry. I also upvote 100% each entry and always have done. I'd very much appreciate upvotes and re-steems in return please. Many thanks!
To enter the Steemit Culinary Challenge...
...it's very easy! We have a different theme and guest judge each week, and all you have to do is prepare a dish appropriate for the theme, and also ensure you follow the general rules of the challenge (below). You don't have to be a master chef - just try to be creative with your recipes and take beautiful photos, since unfortunately we can't taste the entries so you must help us do this with our imaginations! Original recipes are encouraged, but you may use someone else's recipe as long as you credit the original source.
We have some great prizes sponsored by the very talented and lovely @gringalicious (visit her blog for food & photography inspiration!) and also from the very loyal @sirwinchester who continues to support this challenge from afar!
Unrepentant Chocolate Cheesecake by @fishyculture (video entry)
Vegan Chocolate Pecan Brownies by @mermaid
Chocolate Eclair with Chocolate Pastry Cream, Chocolate Ganache and Raw Cacao Nibs Sprinkles by @ikaputri3
Vegan And Gluten-Free Lava Cupcake by @babettxx
Chocolate Surprise by @family.life
Divine Chocolate Almond Ice Cream by @cabelindsay (video entry)
Your Chocolate Breakfast Is Served by @jaymorebeet
The Best Chocolate Cake Ever Made by alemars16
Chocolate and Coconut Candles by @creativewoman
Chocolate Ball: Love Revealed by @blackberryskunk
4th Prize "Unrepentant Chocolate Cheesecake" by @fishyculture (video entry) 5 SBD sponsored by @sirwinchester
3rd Prize "Chocolate Ball: Love Revealed" by @blackberryskunk 10 SBD sponsored by @gringalicious
2nd Prize "Your Chocolate Breakfast Is Served" by @jaymorebeet 15 SBD sponsored by @gringalicious
1st Prize "Vegan And Gluten-Free Lava Cupcake" by @babettxx 20 SBD sponsored by @gringalicious
I'd like to share my sincere THANKS to @gringalicious and @sirwinchester for their continuous sponsorship of this challenge, the Steemians who regularly or occasionally submit entries, and to everyone who upvotes and supports the entries. I'm well aware there would be no challenge without you all!!!
PREVIOUS WINNERS of the Steemit Culinary Challenge:
#44 - Chocolate Crazy Dessert Divine
#43 - Autumn Feast Special
#42 - Beautiful Bread
#41 - Monochrome
#40 - Mexican Food Showdown
#39 - Baby Food
#38 - Vegan Dishes From Around The World
#37 - Healthy Yet Tempting Food for Children
#36 - Food Fit For A German
#35 - Ice-Cream
#34 - A Smoothie for @smooth
#33 - Brilliant Berries
#32 - Picnic Alfresco
#31 - Vegan Main
#30 - Tempting Tarts
#29 - Take Me To Brunch... In Your Country
#28 - Cupcakes
#27 - Be A Michelin Star Chef For One Night
#26 - Sugar-Free Raw Vegan Desserts
#25 - Your Favourite Dish
#24 - Mouthgasms
#23 - Otsumami
#22 - Mediterranean Night
#21 - Coffee a la Barista's
#20 - Pancake Paradise
#19 - Sweet and Savory Crepes
#18 - Tasty, Wholesome Meals for Weight Loss
#17 - Shepherd's Pie
#16 - Tacos for a Tech Savvy
#15 - Roast It
#14 - DIVINE LEMONed DESSERT
#13 - The Finest Fish Dish
#12 - Purely Paleo
#11 - Cheeseless Burger
#10 - Anglo–Sino Chicken
#8 - La Pasta Perfetta
#7 - Battle of Noodles
#6 - HOT Off the Grill
#4 - Super Salads
#3 - Smoothie Showdown
#2 - Out of the Box Sandwiches
#1 - Sniffle Remedy Soup
If you have any questions please don't hesitate to contact me, either by posting your queries on the comment thread below, or you can find me on Steemit.chat under the same name. I will respond as soon as I can.
For the announcement of winners and new themes, follow me :-)
Image kindly created for me by @sashagenji