Forget the Snow! It's Desserts First!

It's gonna take a whole lot more than a little snow to keep folks away from the 2nd Annual Girl Scouts Desserts First fundraiser at the Carson Center. The stage was packed Saturday night as folks tasted amazing concoctions by local chefs using Girl Scout cookies as ingredients. Here's a look (photos by John Paul Henry) at the winning chefs! Dulce de Awesome — a chocolate rum mousse with Dulce de Leche cookies, bananas and caramel, made by... ...first place winner John Myrick of Kirchhoffs! Samoa Cheesecake made by second place winner, the lovely Laura Duff! These Berry Crazy Shortbread Tarts made with Trefoils won... ...the People's Choice award for Jean Rhodes of Etcetera Coffeehouse — Justin Raye obviously agrees! Here are a few more: An amazing tart from Josh (The Baker) Ryan at Kirchhoffs... Everyone loves Karla Lawrence of Artisan Kitchen — look how cute... ...little swans! Darling! di Fratelli's chef Ken White whipped up Peanut Butter Bon Bons... ...and Don Barger of Kirchhoff's made this incredible chocolate cake. Judge Cynthia Sanderson won the top appetizer prize for her incredible brushetta. Congrats to everyone — and to Aretta Terry and the Girl Scouts for putting on another great-tasting event! See all John's photos here!

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