Chocolate Challenge winners named

The Lynchburg Community Market issued the Chocolate Challenge last week, and some area cooks took the cake(s).
The first-, second- and third-place contest winners, respectively:
Brownie division
—Rose Duby, Chocolate mint brownies
—Michelle Ditto-Siren, Brownie decadence
—Michelle Carwile, Favorite brownies
Candy division
—Susan Merkle, Truffles and caramels
—Susan Merkle, Zorgan’s gourmet chocolates
—Rose Duby, Merry cherry fudge
Cake Division
—Michelle Ditto-Siren, Flaming lava cake
—Rose Duby, Chocolate lovers cake
—Dawn Fields, Reve de chocolat
Pie division
—Will Cresson, Strawberry bateaux
—David Duby, Chocolate pear tart
—Joan Carwile, Peanut butter pie with fudge topping
Cookie division
—Michelle Ditto-Siren, Delicious chocolate chip cookie
—Rose Duby, Chocolate-covered cherry cookie
—Betty Pool, Chocolate chip coconut pecan cookie
Other
—Michelle Ditto-Siren, Chocolate truffle cheesecake
—David Van Dyke, Resistance is futile dessert
—Rose Duby, Chocolate roulade

Michelle Carwile’s Favorite Brownies
1½ cups flour
1 teaspoon salt
2 cups sugar
8 tablespoons cocoa
2 teaspoons vanilla
1 cup vegetable oil
4 eggs
¼ cup water
2 ounces bittersweet chocolate baking bar, melted
2/3 cup coconut
6 ounces mini chocolate chips

Mix all ingredients. Pour in 13- by 9½-inch baking pan. Bake at 350 degrees for 30 minutes.