My Favorite Apple Dessert Contest, 2008

Thanks to all the entrants, including these winners:

• Grand prize The Legacy Apple Cake, teeming with apples and walnuts, made with whole wheat flour, baked by 4th Graders Julia Siegel and Maija Kubasek.
• Pre-school through Grade 4 Frankie Castagno, Decorated Caramel Apples
• Middle School Grades 5-8 Becca Tananbaum, Crunchy Caramel Apple Pie
• High School & College Maggie Davis, Apple Caramel Volcano
• Adult Jody Judge, Old Fashioned Apple Pie
• Other winners Olivia Castagno; Wendy Hills; James, Madeline and Francesca Kitch; Annie Lazenby; and Sarah Puccio

Everyone who participated in the contest got a goody bag, compliments of Quebrada Bakery (owned by Belmont resident Kay Wiggins) and Kimball Fruit Farm (Market vendors from Pepperell).

We also ran the contest in 2006 and 2007. Start planning for next year!

JudgingTasting so many great desserts is hard work. Thanks to those who volunteered for the job:	PrizesWhat would a contest be without prizes? These businesses contributed all or part of gift certificates for awards:
Anne Paulsen of Belmont, former State Representative. Douglas Petersen, Commissioner of the Department of Agricultural Resources (DAR). Tony Schinella, Editor of the Belmont Citizen-Herald newspaper. Dan Tanabat of Patou Thai Restaurant who filled in at the very last minute	A Chocolate Dream Angelato Belmont Toys Charlesbank Books Frankie's Catch of the Day Stone Hearth Pizza
What was harder, juding or waiting for the judges?

Legacy Apple Cake,
the grand prize winner
See the recipe and try it yourself

Decorated Caramel Apples,
pre-school through grade 4 winner