KTNA’s Annual Decadent Dessert Auction!
Listen to KTNA 88.9fm or stream online at ktna.org
For each dessert with a winning bid of $75 or more, Matanuska Valley Federal Credit Union will make a donation to the Upper Susitna Food Pantry!
$75-$99 = MVFCU donates $20
$100-$124 = MVFCU donates $25
$125-$149 = MVFCU donates $30
150 – $174 = MVFCU donates $35
$175 or more = MVFCU donates $45
This year Jessica Stevens Community Foundation, Talkeetna Air Taxi and Mountain High Pizza Pie are generously matching funds raised for the food pantry!
Place your bid by calling (907)733-1700 during the live auctions.
Bidding opens at $60, with $5 minimum bid increments.
PLEASE NOTE: All auctions end promptly 5 minutes before the top of the hour.
We have another great lineup of Decadent Desserts!
We will be at the Complexities of Love this year!! Find out which cakes are being auctioned off during this variety show by scrolling to the end of this dessert lineup.
Monday 2:00-2:55pm
This year’s auction kicks off with a fabulously exciting treat! Phil Wollet’s Apple Bundt Cake with a Decadently Smooth Brown Sugar Glaze! Enjoy in the evening or the morning, Apple Bundt Cake is great anytime!
Baker: Phil Wollet
(This picture is from a previous year, we’ll replace it with the current one once it’s baked!)
Monday 8:00-8:55pm
Up next we present to you ~ a truly decadent Lemon Raspberry Cream Pie! Jolene says this is one of Forrest’s FAVORITE treats. So good luck winning! If she hasn’t made it for him in a while… he might be placing a bid himself!
Baker: Jolene Cook
Tuesday 2:00-2:55pm
You must try Diane’s Italian Orange and Almond Cake! Made with sweet boiled oranges and almond flour, this gluten-free dessert cake is brushed with honey and topped with toasted almonds. A fresh and tasty treat, Diane says: “It’s not too sweet, just sweet enough!”
Baker: Diane Ziegner
(This picture is from a previous year, we’ll replace it with the current one once it’s baked!)
Tuesday 8:00-8:55pm
Tonight we present to you a classic dessert, and a bit of a history lesson! Chocolate was discovered in Mesoamerica around 450BC and the seeds were used in fermented drinks and were valued so much, they were also a form of currency. It wasn’t until 1764 that a Dutch man discovered he could grind the seeds and add to cake batter making the first Chocolate Cake. Add in the invention of ganache about 100 years later and you have the ultimate Decadent Dessert, Chocolate Cake with Chocolate Ganache and MORE Dark Chocolate Ganache Poured over it then topped with fresh chocolate covered Strawberries!
Baker: Sarah Stewart
(This picture is from a previous year, we’ll replace it with the current one once it’s baked!)
Wednesday 2:00-2:55pm
Today we begin our auction with Roger’s Favorite Carrot Cake! And it’s his favorite for a good reason! Made from organic ingredients and loaded with Alaskan Grown Pam’s Carrots, this is a TRUE carrot cake! The subtle sweetness is enhanced by added raisins and a decadent lemony cream cheese frosting. Yum.
Baker: Pam Robinson
(This picture is from a previous year, we’ll replace it with the current one once it’s baked!)
Wednesday 8:00-8:55pm
Just imagine, a fresh Double Layered Chocolate Cake with Creamy Peanut Butter Mascarpone… did somebody say delicious? We did! This is the perfect match of chocolate and peanut butter for tonight’s Decadent Dessert.
Baker: Mary Vukson
(This picture is from a previous year, we’ll replace it with the current one once it’s baked!)
Thursday 2:00-2:55pm
What will Renee bake for us this year??? We love surprises, and will let you know as soon we we find out!
Baker: Renee’s Bakery
Thursday 8:00-8:55pm
Up next we present a Brown Butter Cake with Raspberry Filling! Ruth is switching it up, while she usually bakes extraordinary chocolate lemon cakes, we are SO excited to try this Brown Butter Raspberry Cake! We mean… we are SO excited for YOU to try this Brown Butter Raspberry Cake!
Baker: Ruth Wood
Friday 1:00-1:55pm
This is what Anita made last year… what will she do this year? We can’t wait to find out!
Baker: Flying Squirrel Bakery Café
(This picture is from a previous year, we’ll replace it with the current one once it’s baked!)
Friday 2:00-2:55pm
This afternoon’s decadent dessert is a marriage made in heaven. The Chocolate Guinness Cake is from a delicious recipe by celebrity chef Nigella Lawson, and baked by celebrity KTNA morning newsreader Maureen Gualtieri. Unadorned, the cake visually conjures the simple elegance of a perfect pint of Guinness: a rich dark body with a soft creamy head. In addition to the Guinness stout, the chocolate cake includes more than two sticks of butter, cocoa powder, pure vanilla, and sour cream. The cream cheese frosting is guaranteed to be the best you’ve ever eaten — a magical ratio of cream cheese, heavy cream, and powdered sugar.
(This picture is from a previous year, we’ll replace it with the current one once it’s baked!)
The cake is partnered with a sassy, sweet pint of Homemade Vanilla Fudge Swirl Ice Cream, crafted by Doug Gualtieri. Rich heavy cream, a heavy hand of homemade vanilla, with a rich fudge swirl. A perfect pairing!
Bakers & Makers: Maureen and Doug Gualtieri
We are doing something unexpected… two LIVE auctions as a skit during Denali Arts Council’s most loved variety show of the year – Complexities of Love
Visit DenaliArtsCouncil.org to learn more & buy tickets to the shows!
Friday night at the Complexities of Love
Tonight we present to you a 2-tier Brown Sugar Cake with a Praline Buttercream.
Cakes made by Dena are always a work of art. Check back to see what beauty she creates for us this year!
(This cake is being auctioned off at the Sheldon Community Arts Hangar during the variety show.)
Baker: Dena McChargue
Saturday night at the Complexities of Love
How long has it been since you enjoyed a slice of the Talkeetna Roadhouse’s delicious Chocolate Potato Cake? Tonight you have a rare opportunity for a chance to win an entire cake! You could share with your family and friends… or keep it all for yourself!
(This cake is being auctioned off at the Sheldon Community Arts Hangar during the variety show.)
Baker: Talkeetna Roadhouse
