Sweet As Hutt's Hot Chocolate Challenge

20/07/2025

💖 Thank You, CK & Co Realty ! 💖

A big thank you to CK&Co for their generous sponsorship of the Sweet As Challenge. Your support helped make this event extra special and celebrate the creativity in our community.

We’re so grateful for your partnership! 🙌

19/07/2025

🎉 Thank You, Jolly Billboards! 🎉

We’re so thankful to Jolly Billboard for sponsoring the Sweet As Challenge and helping us celebrate sweet creativity in our community. Your support truly means a lot!

Looking forward to more great events together. 🌟

19/07/2025

🎁 Thank You to Our Prize Sponsors! 🎁

We want to sincerely thank the amazing businesses who generously provided prizes for the Sweet As Challenge:
✨ Orly Boutique
✨ Shott Beverages
✨ Sugar Flour
✨ Chocolate Story

Your support added so much to the event’s success. We truly appreciate your partnership and look forward to future collaborations! 💫

18/07/2025

🙏 A Huge Thank You to Our Judges Toby & Maxine! 🙏

We’re so grateful for Toby and Maxine’s time, expertise, and thoughtful feedback during the Sweet As Challenge. Your keen palates and insights truly helped make this event a success!

Thank you both for supporting our sweet community and celebrating creativity with us. 🍰❤

18/07/2025

🎉 Double Win for Cafe Twenty Eight! 🎉
Winner of the 2025 Sweet As Challenge – People’s Choice & Judges’ Choice! 🏆🏆

We’re thrilled to announce that Cafe Twenty Eight has taken out both top honours this year! After receiving the most public votes and wowing our judges, they’ve officially been named:

✨ 2025 Sweet As Challenge Winner – People’s Choice
✨ 2025 Judges’ Choice Winner

Here’s what the judges had to say:

Toby:
"Rich, decadent, on trend with the Dubai chocolate theme. Executed deliciously. REAL chocolate and cream. Topping tasted like toasted pistachio rather than kataifi praline? Only thing I found strange was the cold cream as it looked like textured milk, but wouldn’t have been as decadent with milk instead of cream :)"

Maxine: 10/10
"A great mix of textures with the pistachio crunch and the lighter topping mixed with the denser hot chocolate. Wonderful sweet salty balance too which I’m a sucker for!"

A huge congratulations to the team at Cafe Twenty Eight for crafting a creation that truly captured hearts and taste buds! 🎂🙌

17/07/2025

🎉 Congratulations, Twenty Eight! 🎉
Their Dubai-Style Pistachio Hot Chocolate has officially won the Sweet As Hutt’s Hot Chocolate Challenge 2025! 🏆🍫💚

To celebrate the win, Cafe Twenty Eight is bringing back this winning drink for one day only – Saturday, 19th July!

Missed it during the challenge? Or craving it one more time?
Tomorrow’s your chance! Don’t miss out!

👉 www.sweetaschallenge.nz

15/07/2025

🎉 Grand Prize Winner Announcement! 🎉
We’re beyond excited to share that Rosie has been drawn as the Grand Prize Winner of the Sweet As Hutt’s Hot Chocolate Challenge! 🍫🏆

Rosie has won a signed copy of “Patisserie Made Simple: The Art of Petits Gateaux” by the talented Maxine Scheckter, founder of Sugar Flour Pastry School. 🍰📖

A huge thank you to Maxine for this generous gift, and to everyone who took part—sipping, voting, sharing, and showing love to our local spots. Your support made this event truly special! 💐

12/07/2025

🚨 FINAL DAY!
This is it – the last chance to be part of the Sweet As Hot Chocolate Challenge 2025!

🍫 Try that one last hot choccie, vote for your favourite, and enter the Sweetstake before midnight.
Let’s make it the biggest hot choc day yet! 💥

12/07/2025

11/07/2025

⏳ Just 2 more days left!
The countdown is nearly over – which hot chocolate stole your heart this year?
📍 Head to your favourite café and get your entry in!
🗳️ Voting and Sweetstake close July 13 – hurry!