Dairy-free dessert wins Chocolate?s top prize

Published August 27, 2008 4:00am ET



The suspense was as thick as the ganache at the Ghirardelli Chocolate Championship, an annual baking contest held Aug. 24 at the Maryland State Fair.

In the demonstration kitchen in the 4-H/FFA Home Arts Building, the tables were laden with carefully decorated confections. The tempting array included a chocolate Pavlova with banana topping, a chocolate sorbet, and chocolate raspberry puffs.

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