These twelve fabulous signature desserts will be available for you to bid on during the Live Auction. If your table wants to bid on a dessert, it should designate one person to hold up his bid card. Upon winning the dessert, a runner will bring the table a bid sheet with multiple lines on it. Everyone at the table who wants to contribute to purchasing the dessert will sign the sheet and put their bid number on it. The cost of the dessert will be split among all those who sign the form.

Once purchased, the dessert may be brought to your table immediately following dinner for you and you table guests to enjoy. Or, your dessert may be packaged for you to take home. Get your bid cards ready for these one-of-a-kind premium desserts:

The Peanut Gallery

Donated by HEAVY Restaurant Group’s Purple Cafe and Wine Bar Freshly baked peanut butter cookies, delectable toffee brownies, and chocolate peanut butter ganache for those dessert lovers who sometimes feel like a nut. www.heavyrestaurantgroup.com

Ultimate Chocolate Tuxedo Cake

Donated by the Bonadies family and the Gray family Macrina Bakery’s bittersweet chocolate cake moistened with brandy syrup and filled with alternate layers of ganache and white chocolate butter cream. This beautiful European-style cake is iced in white chocolate cream cheese frosting and topped with chocolate curls. A temptation that will indulge your sweet tooth. http://www.macrinabakery.com

Croque-en-Bouche

Donated by Montreux Moms: Jane Barry, Millie Crithfield, Kim Harang, Linda Liske, and Ivonne Merrin Belle Pastry’s traditional French cake for baptisms, communions and weddings. Dipped in hard caramel, the pâte à choux is an elegant tower of cream-filled puff pastries. This tall, cone-shaped cake contains 40 delicious cream puffs that will leave a real “crunch in your mouth”. http://www.bellepastry.com

Old Fashioned Apple Pie

Donated by Caffe Lladro Espresso Bar & Bakery Five pounds of Washington Granny Smith apples are laced with cinnamon and piled up in Cafe Lladro’s pastry crust. This extraordinary dessert puts mom’s apple pie to shame. http://www.caffeladro.com

Red Velvet Cake

Donated by Macrina Bakery in Seattle A longtime favorite, this luscious cocoa powder and buttermilk cake is frosted and filled with a white chocolate cream cheese icing. Prepare yourself for an extremely rich piece of deliciousness. http://www.macrinabakery.com

Handmade Chocolates with Champagne

Donated by Sweet Decadence Chocolate and Wine Bar in Newcastle Rich dark chocolate truffles and white chocolate Peanut Butter Jo Cools crafted by local chocolatier Sweet Decadence. Enjoy these confections paired professionally and artistically with Louis Perdier French Sparkling Wine. When you sip the wine and take a bite of the Peanut Butter Jo Cools, allow the taste to coat your palate. Then take another sip of the wine and “wow” your taste buds. This is more than just a dessert, it’s an experience. http://www.sweet-decadence.com

Salted Caramel Chocolate Fudge Cake

Donated by Carmen Hart Jensen and family Deliciously moist chocolate fudge cake layered with almonds and a salted-caramel filling. This culinary masterpiece has a rich dark chocolate frosting and is generously garnished with chocolate shavings. A one-of-kind dessert that will leave your mouth watering for more.

Tom Douglas Legendary Triple Coconut Cream Pie

Donated by Tom Douglas Restaurants and Dahlia Bakery A fluffy cloud of coconut pastry cream nestled in a flaky coconut crust and covered with vanilla whipped cream, toasted coconut flakes and white chocolate curls. This Dahlia Lounge specialty may simply be the best pie you will ever have. http://www.tomdouglas.com

Carrot Cake

Donated by Yolanda Sison of Better Homes & Garden Real Estate Simply Desserts in Fremont has cornered the market for the most spectacular Carrot Cake in Seattle. An old-fashioned favorite made with fresh carrots and walnuts, layered and iced in cream cheese frosting; this heavenly cake has earned 5-stars in decadence. http://www.simplydessertsseattle.com

Key Lime Pie

Donated by A la Mode Pies This spin on a traditional key lime pie is smooth, tart, and delicious. The refreshing filling is housed within a tasty graham cracker crust containing subtle notes of cinnamon, and covered with a dollop of fresh whipped cream and sugared limes. It is guaranteed to cleanse your refined palate. http://www.alamodeseattle.com

Tiramisu Cheesecake

Donated by Dynamic Language The Cheesecake Factory’s unbeatable cheesecake layered on espresso-infused Italian ladyfingers and rich mascarpone. Delicately finished with freshly whipped chocolate cream and a thick dusting of cocoa powder, this exquisite dessert is assured to “lift you up”. http://www.thecheesecakefactory.com

Gourmet Cupcakes

Donated by Cupcake Royale in Bellevue A dozen scrumptious cakes piled high with out-of-this-world butter cream frosting. A variety of tempting flavors to choose from, including Cupcake Royale’s signature Chocolate Triple Threat, Vanilla Lavender, and Red Velvet. http://www.cupcakeroyale.com