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Design Your Dream Doughnut - Finalists Selected!

Dear Fans & Friends of FROST,

Thank you so much for your submissions in our 2nd Annual Design Your Dream Doughnut competition! We definitely have the most creative fans around!

After combing through hundreds of amazing ideas, we have selected three finalists to take part in our tasting during our National Doughnut Day event on June 3.

Because we could only select three finalists, here's some of the criteria we used to make our picks:

• Likeability  We chose flavors we thought would have broad appeal.
• Feasability  We have to be able to create the doughnut in a high-production kitchen, and the cost of ingredients must be realistic.
• Novel  We only selected flavors that were not on our existing list for future development, or were too similar.

THE FINALISTS ARE:

"Irish Car Bomb" by Stephanie Chen

"A chocolate cake doughnut baked with Guinness and topped with Bailey's frosting and garnished in chocolate shavings."

"Ballpark Pretzel" by Melissa Carlstedt 

"Perfect salty sweet goodness that reminds you of summer and the ballpark! Chocolate cake doughnut with a lightly salted caramel frosting dipped in crushed pretzels and drizzled with white chocolate."

"Bacon Apple Pie" by Jen Traeger

"A bismarck doughnut with apple pie filling, topped with maple icing and brown sugar bacon."

 

Can we say YUM? Join us for our National Doughnut Day celebration THIS FRIDAY, June 3 from 4pm - 6pm and taste the finalists doughnuts and vote for the winner (we'll be tasting till close at 8 or until we run out). We will also be announcing special category and honorable mention winners soon.

Thank you again for all the great submissions!

Your Friends at FROST

A new way to love FROST: Pops!

We are excited to reveal our newest creation: FROST Pops! All of the flavor you love in FROST doughnuts, in a pop!

Launching for Spring, FROST Pops aren't doughnut holes on-a-stick, but an entirely new doughnut-based cake that has the moistest brownie-like texture you can imagine - dipped in chocolate! Best of all, they have the unmistakeable flavor of FROST.

The flavors will range from your favorite Evolved line doughnuts to new and exciting creations. Shown here are Red Velvet and Peanut Butter Perfection, both dipped in luscious chocolates. These, plus our newest variety Island Escape will be available at launch next week at a price of 1.49ea.

 

Watch our Facebook page at http://www.facebook.com/frostology for the latest information on availability and flavors.

Porcine Perfection: The FROST Smokey Bacon Maple Bar Cake

Why settle for the same, garden-variety Superbowl fare this year when you can have the ultimate indulgence of our Smokey Bacon Maple Bar cake for you and your guests? All the sweet, maple-baconey goodness and fresh raised dough you love, only SUPER-SIZED!

This double-decker behemoth is approximately 14" x 10" and serves up to 12 for $35.

Order yours today!
http://www.frostology.com/order
425-379-2600 

Please order at least one day in advance. As with everything we create, this cake is made-to-order on the day you pick it up.

FROST 2010 Holiday Flavors

We are excited to announce our 2010 FROST Holiday Flavors! Available Wednesday, December 1 and offered daily through the holidays.

 

 

10 Cane Rum Eggnog
We use the finest 10 Cane rum in our moist holiday spice Egg Nog cake and top it with white chocolate and a dusting of nutmeg.

Pecan Caramel Creme (NEW!)
A delicate caramel creme filled bismarck topped with maple & pecans, bourbon caramel and Fleur de Sel.

Peppermint Twist (NEW!)

Cool peppermint and festive holiday sprinkles top our fabulous raised twist!

Sprinkled Peppermint Old Fashioned (NEW!)

Your favorite old fashioned topped with peppermint icing and festive sprinkles.

Grandma's Gingerbread

Just like you remember. Rich molasses cake topped with cream cheese icing and holly berries.

Peppermint Kiss (NEW!)

Elegant and playful, our moist red velvet cake receives a kiss of peppermint striped buttercream.

Snowy Peppermint Bark

Our chocolate old fashioned topped with peppermint white chocolate and candy cane pieces.

Yuletide Fritter (NEW!)

Fabulous & festive! Our holiday fritter is loaded with candied fruit, walnuts, and drizzled with amaretto icing.

Moldy Maple Bars? Rotten Caramel Apples? It must be Halloween at FROST!

As the days get shorter and darkness creeps in ever earlier each day, and the wind howls with an eerie crispness in the air, it can mean only one thing: Halloween is upon us.

It's a time when the ghouls and goblins are free to roam, marauding spirits creating mayhem in their wake. It seems they have come to FROST to turn some of your favorite doughnuts into ghoulish creations such as Moldy Maple Bars, Rotten Caramel Apples, and Dead Velvets. Thankfully they have also left us with a fine selection of halloween inspired sprinkles and swirls for the faint-of-heart!

Come get these special treats while they last - special orders are encouraged for your Halloween get-togethers and school events. Because after October 31st they will slip back into the night for another year. Don't miss out and get yours today... if you dare.

Design your Dream Doughnut: Honorable Mentions

We had so many awesome submissions for our Design your Dream Doughnut contest, it was nearly impossible to pick finalists. Thankfully choosing a winner was in your hands!

Of the hundreds of submissions we received, there were several that we wanted to highlight as honorable mentions.

Most Unique

"Hoji-cha cha cha" by Scott Walker
As Scott describes... "Mix hojicha (roasted green tea) into the doughnut batter. Glaze with hojicha based glaze, drizzle with white chocolate, and sprinkle black sesame seeds on top."

Funniest

"Bacon Beer Goggles" by Ken Pacquer
As Ken describes... "What could be better than beer? Or bacon? Or doughnuts? How about all three together at last? It'll make the whole world look more beautiful."

Most Gourmet

"Summer Shiso Surprise" by Steven Ishmael
As Steven describes... "Original bismarck (topped with caramel instead of chocolate) infused with Marjoram injected with Shiso & Green Apple custard and a sprinkle of sea salt. Marjoram would give the outer shell a great floral herb note, and the shiso/green apple combination would be a very refreshing summer flavor! The salt would help intensify the sweet tartness of the entire doughnut. A festive play on the caramel covered apple!"

Most Unusual

"The Unbelievably Good Bismarck Bar" by Helen Walworth
As Helen describes... "Smokey Bacon Maple Bar filled with chocolate-garlic pudding."

Best/Funniest Name

"Lime in the Coco-doughnut" by Kim Latshaw
As Kim describes... "Coconut cake doughnut topped with lime glaze (or lime frosting)...with a few coconut flakes sprinkled on top for some extra flair!"

Most Calories

"These are a Few of My Favorite Things" by Brett Wise
As Brett describes... "Raised doughnut covered in chocolate frosting, Oreo cookie crumbles, bacon crumbles, and drizzled with peanut butter."

Most Outrageous

"Raised Pizza Glaze" by Michelle Ellen
As Michelle describes... "I'm envisioning a raised glazed doughnut, except instead of the glazed part, it would have pizza toppings. Hear me out! The dough would still be slightly sweet, but the "glaze" would be a light tomato-basil sauce, topped with little shredded mozzarella 'sprinkles'!"

Best Story/Description

"Bronx Rainbow Cookie Doughnuts" by Harrison Aviles
As Harrison describes... "My idea for the perfect doughnut brings me back to my younger days, and my Sicilian Grandmother who used to tell me stories of the famous "rainbow" cookies our family loves and raves about. I am sure it's the sentiments, yet, I am visualizing baking these doughnuts in layers of color for the rainbow effect, then cut the doughnuts and double dip them in thick rich dark chocolate, and colorful sprinkles all over the finished doughnuts. The cake doughnut would have to be rich and have that "rainbow" almond flavor which reminds us of growing up in the Bronx. Rainbow doughnuts would rule the world!"

With so many great submissions we can only feature a few, but don't be surprised if you see some (or similar) in our display case one day!

Thanks again for making this such a fun contest!

Design your Dream Doughnut: We have a winner!

Thank you to everyone who participated in our National Doughnut Day event yesterday! We all had a great time and we hope you did too!

The votes are in for our Design your Dream Doughnut contest!

Wow, was this close! There were no more than 4 votes separating the three finalists! Everyone clearly loved each one of the flavors, and so did we! But, there can be only one winner...

CONGRATULATIONS
Jennifer Byass-Rascoe and her "Aloha Fritter"!

Jennifer wins a $100 FROST Gift Card and we will be adding her fritter to our lineup in the coming weeks!

The TIn Roof Sundae and Almond Joy Bismarck were very popular as well, so don't be surprised if they make their way into our case at some point as well!

A sincere thank you to everyone who entered and voted. This was a fun contest and we are certain to do it again!

Design your Dream Doughnut Finalists Selected!

It was extremely difficult but we somehow managed to select three finalists for our "Design your Dream Doughnut" contest! We were so excited to see so much creativity and attention to detail in your submissions! FROST fans rock!

Because we could only select three finalists, here's some of the criteria we used to make our picks:

• Likeability  We chose flavors we thought would have broad appeal.
• Feasability  We have to be able to create the doughnut in a high-production kitchen, and the cost of ingredients must be realistic.
  
• Novel  We only selected flavors that were not on our existing list for future development, or were too similar.

Nearly every entry we received made our mouths water, but these three finalists met all of our criteria - and we think you'll love them. So without further adieu, here they are:

Jennifer Byass-Rascoe
"Aloha Fritter - Take all the ingredients that are in pineapple upside-down cake: pineapples, cherries, and brown sugar and make it into a yummy fritter!"

There were numerous delicious suggestions for pineapple upside-down cake inspired doughnuts. This one in particular sounded delicious in the form of a fritter!

Michael Kluck
"Tin Roof Sundae - Do you like Tin Roof Sundaes? This creation stars a delicious vanilla cake doughnut with chocolate frosting topped with salty red-skin Spanish peanuts and completed with a caramel drizzle."

We loved the Spanish peanut element of this suggestion. The salty/sweet combination sounds uniquely irresistible!

Alana Nawaa
"Almond Joy Bismarck - A regular Bismarck doughnut with coconut cream filling, chocolate frosting, and topped with coconut and almond pieces."

With so many requests for coconut varieties (and many entries similar to this one), we went with Alana's entry that was simple and would taste close to it's namesake.

Stop in tomorrow during our National Doughnut Day event from 5pm-Closing and sample these three new flavors and vote for your favorite! The winner's flavor will be featured in the lineup at FROST and they will win a $100 FROST Gift Card!

Tomorrow we'll also be giving "Honorable Mentions" for some of the most unique, wacky, and elaborate submissions we received!

See you tomorrow!

New Flavor Release: Malted Milk Chocolate Mousse

Be sure to stop in tomorrow when we will be releasing our newest creation: Malted Milk Chocolate Mousse! We fill our fresh raised Bismarck with the creamiest malted milk chocolate mousse you have ever tasted, and top it with our luscious dark chocolate. This one is sure to become a FROST fan favorite!

FROST: Valentine’s Day Doughnut Creations 2010

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Mill Creek, WA January 19, 2010

FROST Doughnuts in Mill Creek Town Center announced their Valentine holiday flavor line-up today.  “With the celebration just around the corner, we will be offering an array of new FROST Doughnut creations," explain FROST co-owners Del Hernandez and Daniel Sterling, the master-minds behind the inspired FROST Doughnut flavor profiles.

We are also introducing the new Frostini Duets package: eight Frostini (FROST's version of the classic "doughnut hole") paired with a coordinating dipping sauce in a grab-and-go container.” At launch, flavors to be offered are: (More flavor pairings will follow):

            Cherry Cordial Duet
            Cherry Bomb Frostini with rich, dark chocolate
            Lemon & Blueberry Duet
            Blueberry Bliss Frostini with bright, refreshing lemon
            Chocolate Raspberry Duet
            Chocolate Frostini with our luscious raspberry (shown below)

 

FROST Valentine Holiday Flavors:
Note: We will also have a variety of sprinkle varieties featuring hearts and valentine colors for the week leading up to Valentine's Day. We will also be featuring HEART SHAPED BISMARCKS in our traditional flavors.

Lulu Valentine's Pecan Rum Cake
Named after Daniel's mom who's birthday is the day before Valentine's Day (and her middle name is "Valentine"), this special vanilla cake doughnut is laced with top-shelf rum, delicately glazed and topped with pecans. 100% of the proceeds from the sale of the Lulu Valentine between Feb. 5 and Feb 14 will be donated to Seattle's Lifelong AIDS Alliance.

Strawberry Shortcake Bismarck
Strawberries are layered between two Bismarck halves, nestled among fluffy vanilla crème.