Who would’ve thought?  A traditional Vinegar Pie was the winner of the Makes-Me-Wanna SHOUT! Baking Challenge’s first pie competition.  The Final Five event was held at Eatonville Restaurant where the winning Old-Fashioned Vinegar Pie will join Eatonville’s dessert menu as “The Eatonville Old Fashioned.”   Previous prize-winning desserts include the http://churchladycake.com/2013/05/10/victory-lap-for-vinegar-pie-winner-of-the-makesmewanna-shout-pie-baking-challenge/feed/ 0 http://churchladycake.com/2013/05/06/shout-out-for-church-lady-cake-diaries-in-new-washington-post-cookbook/ http://churchladycake.com/2013/05/06/shout-out-for-church-lady-cake-diaries-in-new-washington-post-cookbook/#comments Mon, 06 May 2013 22:42:03 +0000 admin http://churchladycake.com/?p=1118 What a surprise it was to see Church Lady Cakes mentioned in the new The Washington Post Cookbook edited by Bonnie Benwick deputy editor for the newspaper’s food section.  The shout out is tied to a recipe by Decoyise Brown’s Coconut Cake with [optional] Lemon Filling and Cream Cheese Frosting.  If you’ll recall Decoyise was [...]]]> http://churchladycake.com/2013/05/06/shout-out-for-church-lady-cake-diaries-in-new-washington-post-cookbook/feed/ 0 http://churchladycake.com/2013/03/01/tweet-pies-semifinalists-for-the-makes-me-wanna-shout-pie-baking-challenge/ http://churchladycake.com/2013/03/01/tweet-pies-semifinalists-for-the-makes-me-wanna-shout-pie-baking-challenge/#comments Fri, 01 Mar 2013 15:39:26 +0000 admin http://churchladycake.com/?p=1111 12 Pies selected for the @mmwsbaking semifinals 3/23 to benefit @marthastableorg Menu from apple -vinegar @eatonville tinyurl.com/cbgpe76

— …Shout! Baking (@mmwsbaking) March 1, 2013

In case you don’t want to click on the Tweet for the pie menu, here it is…from Apple to Vinegar

P-Chocobana Pie
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I’ve been checking out some of the fancy and fun gingerbread houses online. Ordered two gingerbread house kits for holiday gifts from King Arthur Flour even though I’ve never made one myself. I guess it’s baking spectator sport for me. Check out some of the entries for their Gingerbread contest on Pinterest.

In case you missed the event. And if the journey is just as much fun as the destination, enjoy this 13:33 video recap of the 2012 Makes-Me-Wanna SHOUT! Chocolate Layer Cake Baking Challenge Finals at Eatonville Restaurant in Washington, DC. Recorded Tuesday, April 24, 2012.