Chocolate Adventure Contest with Scharffen Berger

Scharffen Berger was one of the official sponsors of BlogHer Food in September, and while I am still sad about their acquisition by Hershey and subsequent announcement early this year about the closing of the Berkeley factory, I am happy that the Scharffen Berger brand is still around and that I can still rely on their quality artisan chocolates for important family recipes, such as my Grandmother’s Brownies.  The Scharffen Berger/Hershey folks were onsite at the conference, along with Elizabeth Falkner, Executive Chef of Citizen Cake and Orson, promoting chocolate and their new contest.

Scharffen Berger and Tuttifoodie.com are hosting a Chocolate Adventure Contest, with two chances to win $10,000! That would be quite a bit of 70% Cacao bars, my friends.

Scharffen Berger Chocolate

All you need to do is come up with an original recipe using Scharffen Berger chocolate and one or more of the 16 adventure ingredients: pandan leaf, paprika (any varietal), sumac, banana leaf, black-eyed peas, cacao nibs, crystallized or fresh ginger, cumin, fresh mint (any varietal), fresh or whole dried chili pepper, Malbec, papaya, peanut butter, rice flour, raw honey, smoked sea salt.

Humm, maybe a chocolate truffle with Malbec and smoked paprika and smoked sea salt? Or how about a mole sauce with with chili pepper, papaya and cacao nibs? The possibilities are endless!

To participate, visit The Chocolate Adventure Contest for more details.