Caramelpalooza 2011: The Results Are In
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| Jonathan McNamara |
| Yes, that's a peanut butter and jelly caramel. |
That's quite a sugar rush.
Big thanks to the 11 chefs who participated. The range of flavors and methods of caramel-delivery were incredibly varied -- and delicious.
Get a description of each entry -- and ok, we'll tell you who won -- after the jump.
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| Jonathan McNamara |
| The winning entry. |
Eugenia Theodosopoulos from Essence Bakery Cafe placed first in both the blind tasting and people's choice categories, which is impressive considering her entry -- a caramel macaron -- was the least traditional.
Tammie Coe of Tammie Coe Cakes and MJ Breads Bakery placed second in the blind tasting with the "tadpole" -- a candy-coated caramel many compared to a Tootsie Pop. And Brendan McCaskey took third with his peanut butter and jelly caramel.
McCaskey placed second with the people, and in a squeaker, Slade Grove of Wicked Bakery/Cookies from Home took third with an assortment that included a ginger caramel.
Other sweet offerings included: honey tangerine caramel from Tim O'Connor of Honeymoon Sweets; dark chocolate-covered crunchy toffee with pecans from Virginia Senior of Urban Beans; smoked sea salt caramel from Danielle Morris of Cork; caramel with soy sauce aged in bourbon from Tracy Dempsey; German chocolate cake caramel from Veronica Arroyo of Bourbon Steak; blood orange caramel with smoked salt and guajillo chili "fun dip" from Meghan Olesen of Elemental Sugar; and toasted orange caramel with candied tangerine from Brianne Day at The Herb Box.
Did you miss the candymaker profiles? Here they are, once again:
Tammie Coe, Eugenia Theodopolous, Meghan Olesen, Veronica Arroyo, Brianne Day, Virginia Senior, Slade Grove, Danielle Morris, Brendan McCaskey and Tracy Dempsey
Come back Wednesday when Wynter Holden puts her dental work to the test in a special Caramelpalooza edition of "Battle of the Dishes."
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