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The 31st Annual Chocolate Fantasy

Chocolate Fantasy 2023 was a great success thanks to your support!

A special thank you to our Chocolate Fantasy Steering Committee and Pamela A. Rice, 31st Annual Chocolate Fantasy Chair.

Chocolate Fantasy Winners

Congratulations to our 2023 Chocolate Fantasy Winners!

Sculptures

1st place: Cake Ingenuity

"The Chupis"

Joe and Amber Torres

2nd Place: Southwestern Indian Polytechnic University

"Sweet Traditions"

Laura Barker and the SIPI Culinary Program

3rd Place: Navajo Technical University

"Big Bad Wolf"

Sheila Begay and Melvina Jones

Honorable Mention: Pokeneye Studio

"Misadventure & Mayhem on the Road to the International Trickster Convention"

Kris Mills and Adrienne Toubbeh

1st Honorable Mention: Heavenly Chocolate

"La Llorona"

Dolores Aragon

People's Choice: Route 66 Casino

Jaquelyn CDeBaca & Cameron Owens

Bonbons

1st place: Fram’s Desserts

Michael Fram

2nd Place: Norah and Casey Trent

3rd Place: Rt 66 Casino and Hotel

Jaquelyn CDeBaca and Cameron Owens

People's Choice: DebbieRae’s Cakes and Treats

Yvonne Maes and Debra Maestas

Photos from Chocolate Fantasy

Chocolate sculpture depicting a chupacabra eating a goat.

1st Place Winner

Cake Ingenuity
"Chupis"
by Joe & Amber Torres

First place winner Joe Torres pictured with his chocolate sculpture Chupis, a chupacabra eating a goat.

1st Place Winner Joe Torres

1st Place Winner Joe Torres with his sculpture "Chupis".

Joe Torres pictured with the Chocolate Fantasy judges and a blue 1st place ribbon.

1st Place Winner Joe Torres and Judges.

A chocolate sculpture depicting a tortoise, carrying on its back multiple green saguaro cacti and a storyteller figure wrapped in a southwestern blanket.

2nd Place Winner

Southwestern Indian Polytechnic University
"Sweet Traditions"
by Laura Barker and the SIPI Culinary Program

2nd Place Winner

Southwestern Indian Polytechnic University
"Sweet Traditions"
by Laura Barker and the SIPI Culinary Program

Laura Barker and the SIPI Culinary Program pictured with the Chocolate Fantasy judges and a red 2nd place ribbon.

2nd Place Winner Laura Barker and the SIPI Culinary Program with Judges.

Chocolate sculpture depicting a seated wolf with black fur and red eyes, snarling. The wolf has a paw on a picnic basket.

3rd Place Winner

"Big Bad Wolf"
by Sheila Begay and Melvina Jones

A chocolate sculpture depicting a sea turtle swimming in a blue sea with sea form waves. The turtle has a large, leafy tree growing atop its shell.

People's Choice Winner

Route 66 Casino
"Hah-Nu-Nah"
by Jaquelyn CDeBaca & Cameron Owens

A close-up view of a chocolate sculpture - the head and eye of a sea turtle, surrounded by seafoam waves.

People's Choice Winner

Route 66 Casino
"Hah-Nu-Nah"
by Jaquelyn CDeBaca & Cameron Owens

Pictured: Foundation Executive Director Abigail Eaton, 31st Annual Chocolate Fantasy Chair Pamela A. Rice, guest of Pamela.

The Chocolate Fantasy dance floor.

An entertainer - dressed in a decorative black robe with red embellishments and a red headscarf, with white face paint. They swirl a set of ribbons - yellow, black, and red - through the air.

Entertainment at Chocolate Fantasy.

An entertainer with white face paint and a red headscarf with a jewel-encrusted headband blows bubbles with liquid from a curvy red vase. In the background are chocolate sculptures under glass.

Entertainment at Chocolate Fantasy.

A woman dressed in a frilly red and black dress with black & white sleeves juggles three white & gold juggling clubs. The backdrop is a moodily-lit study with a white sofa, bookshelf, curtains, and wood-panelled window.

Entertainment at Chocolate Fantasy.

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