craig & whitney

mamma's hands auction

last weekend was the mamma's hands auction. our friends, the rands, host this auction every year to help struggling single moms in the seattle area. we love to support those women and our friends. the auction is held at the newcastle county club which has the best view of seattle. ever. it really did look like the emerald city (seattle's nickname) that night. 

britney, me and denise.

the food was pretty great and the company at our table, even better! becky and jon (rands) and my mom and dad.

at the auction they have a dessert dash. each table donates towards mamma's hands and the table that donates the most gets first dibs on the desserts. my aunt megan and i have figured out the formula to making the most desirable desserts (because we just want to win!): chocolate+height+chocolate+gaudy+CHOCOLATE! hence my creation for this year: chocolate caramel pretzel crunch cake.

for the pretzel crunch part i crushed up pretzels, tossed them with melted butter, sugar, and powdered milk. then baked the mixture in the oven until it was toasty. it was insane. and my cake went before megan's. so it was a success!

we loved helping those in need AND having a wonderful night with family and friends (all feels a little ironic.....).