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Do you like your brownies cakey or fudgy? Do you flavor them with melted chocolate or rich cocoa powder? Do you serve them with frosting or without? There are so many ways to make a brownie and this year’s First Annual Amateur Brownie Competition will highlight the classic combination of coffee and chocolate.

Sign up your favorite recipe for a chance at great prizes from KitchenAid; learn from a demonstration by The French Pastry School Chef Instructor, Scott Green; and take part in the fun at Esperanza Community Services’ 2011 Holiday Art and Gift Fest.

Wicked treats will abound at the Fifth Annual Amateur Haunted Cupcake Competition. Do you think you’re a scary good baker and decorator? Come test your skills and celebrate this ghoulish time of year in Pastry Chicago’s fun-filled competition at Old Orchard Mall’s Harvest Fest. Along with great shopping, you’ll have a chance to sink your fangs into a delicious demonstration by a Chef Instructor from The French Pastry School.

1:30 - 2:00 pm
Contestants arrive, submit entries - by Banana Republic store
2:00 pm
French Pastry School Chef Demonstration

3:30 pm

Visit the Plugra Facebook page and upload a SIDE DISH recipe to the Recipe Community tab to be entered for a chance to win a Le Creuset dish.

Check out the video: Apple Cranberry Tart Demonstrated by The French Pastry School that uses Plugra. Here's the link: http://www.youtube.com/user/FrenchPastrySchool