tick tock. Tick TOCK. Hi there! I know we just got over the crazy thrill of Thanksgiving but guess what? The clock is ticking before Santa slides down your chimney.

That’s right friends. It’s time to get baking foe those holiday baskets, teacher gifts and parties. I bet you want to tempt, tantalize and tease your friends & family with the most rocking sweet treats….right?

Well then get busy, this year why not have your baking work for you. That’s right, you should totally go for it and enter the Scharffen Berger / TuttiFoodie.com Chocolate Adventure Contest.

Why should I enter?

Great question! Why? Because YOU have the chance of winning the grand prize which happens to be $25,000. You would also get a custom selection of Scharffen Berger® chocolates, Seriously Bittersweet by Alice Medrich and The Essence of Chocolate by John Scharffenberger and Robert Steinberg. The grand prize winning recipe will be featured on ScharffenBerger.com, chocolateadventurecontest.com and TuttiFoodie.com.

10 culinary honorees have the chance to win one engraved iPad mini®. The recipe title of each culinary honoree will be showcased on ChocolateAdventureContest.com and TuttiFoodie.com.

Who can enter?

This contest is open to amateurs & professionals & all baking enthusiasts. Chocolate lovers now is your chance! No one is left out…ever.

But what should I bake?

Gosh your questions are awesome! Have fun with it. Explore your dark side. Brownies & bars are the “it” thing these days. I mean there are so many creative ways to go about creating them. be a trendsetter!

Have fun creating bars and squares ~ from baked bars to no-bake bars, from ice cream bars to a vast range of chocolate bark. It includes brownies, blondies, seven-layer bars, congo bars, snickerdoodles and cookie-based bars. It extends to candy bars too. See…loads of opportunity.

What ingredients do I need to for this?

Well all you need is a great big smile & some Scharffen Berger chocolate. Also you must use one or more of these Adventure Ingredients.

Purchase your Scharffen Berger Chocolate & get going on those bars.

When is my AMAZING bar creation due?

Well friends, I did tell you the clock was ticking. Here are the official Contest Dates & Rules.

Disclosure: I’m helping Scharffen Berger & TuttiFoodie spread the word about this wonderful contest! Best of luck to you all! All images in this post were taken by Matt Armendariz & styled by Adam Pearson.