Anna Ginsberg, author of Cookie Madness and winner of the last Pillsbury Bakeoff, has the amazing ability to do some really creative things with food. I’m not talking about tracking down truffles or whatever the latest high-end ingredient du jour is, but using fairly ordinary, mainstream products in new ways. This talent serves her well in cooking contests, where you are usually required to take an assigned product (or products) and put a completely original spin on them. Anna’s Bakeoff recipe, for instance, for Baked Chicken and Spinach Stuffing used frozen french toast as an element in the filling.
To test your own skill at doing this and to get a chance to win $5,000, you might want to think about entering the next Mix It Up With Betty! contest. It asks participants to use Betty Crocker cookie mixes with other ingredients of your choosing to come up with new and inventive cookie-type desserts. Anna’s recipe, which was the grand prize winner last year, was for Chocolate-Topped Peanut-Toffee Bars (pictured), if you need some inspiration. The new round, unfortunately, doesn’t start until this fall, but that does give you plenty of time to come up with a winning entry and test lots of (hopefully) homemade goodies in search of inspiration and techniques that will transfer to the cookie mixes.
Michele
November 6, 2007Do you have a cake contest? I have an incredible recipe!!
Mary Hamann
July 23, 2008When is the next Baking Bites Contest? I’m really interested in singing up. Also does anybody know when the next Pillsbury Bake-off?
Linda M. Millns
January 20, 2009When is your next cookie contest? I have the one!!!
You may e-mail me @ lindammillns@comcast.net
Thank you,
Linda M. Millns
sandra dilorenzo
October 1, 2010can you please let me know when the next betty crocker contest will be ? i an very much interested in signing up!!
connie zaccherio
December 15, 2010Could you please tell me when the next contest will be and add all of the rules, regulations and requirements. Thank you. Connie
sharon dougan
January 24, 2011jan 24 , 2011 at 8:pm
could you please tell me when the next contest will be and all of the rules and regulations and requirements. thank you sharon
Carol
June 23, 2013Will you have another pie baking contest?