2023 Women of Western Wake Forum

1) Bold Batch Creamery: Maura will be featuring a Mexican Hot Chocolate ice cream sandwich, which consists of cinnamon marshmallow fluff and dark chili chocolate ice cream between two dark chocolate cookies. 2) Eat, Sweet, Repeat: Kathryn will be featuring a Caramel Snickerdoodle Bar, which is a 3 layer bar that starts with a snickerdoodle cookie base, topped with a perfectly portioned layer of soft caramel, and a layer of white chocolate ganache, dusted in cinnamon sugar to finish it off. 3) Boozie Bakes: Angel will be featuring a Hot Cocoa Cupcake, consisting of a moist delicious cocoa cake baked with merlot, with a luscious whipped frosting topped with indulgent marshmallows. 4) Bitten Bakery: Sam will feature her popular Toffee Cookie Butter Cookie, which is comprised of a warm cinnamon spiced dough mixed with Heath toffee pieces, white chocolate chips, potato chips and stuffed with cookie butter. 5) Little Blue Macaron: Allison will feature her Gingerbread Macaron - with Gingerbread spiced shells, a ring of molasses buttercream, and a center of in-house made GF gingerbread cookie butter. Little Blue Bakehouse Beverages: - Peppermint Mocha: a mocha latte featuring dark chocolate sauce and in-house made peppermint syrup (always GF and available vegan) - Gingerbread Latte: a seasonal latte featuring our in-house made gingerbread syrup, topped with whipped cream and our in-house made GF/vegan gingerbread crumble (available vegan when whip is omitted)
1) Bold Batch Creamery: Maura will be featuring a Mexican Hot Chocolate ice cream sandwich, which consists of cinnamon marshmallow fluff and dark chili chocolate ice cream between two dark chocolate cookies. 2) Eat, Sweet, Repeat: Kathryn will be featuring a Caramel Snickerdoodle Bar, which is a 3 layer bar that starts with a snickerdoodle cookie base, topped with a perfectly portioned layer of soft caramel, and a layer of white chocolate ganache, dusted in cinnamon sugar to finish it off. 3) Boozie Bakes: Angel will be featuring a Hot Cocoa Cupcake, consisting of a moist delicious cocoa cake baked with merlot, with a luscious whipped frosting topped with indulgent marshmallows. 4) Bitten Bakery: Sam will feature her popular Toffee Cookie Butter Cookie, which is comprised of a warm cinnamon spiced dough mixed with Heath toffee pieces, white chocolate chips, potato chips and stuffed with cookie butter. 5) Little Blue Macaron: Allison will feature her Gingerbread Macaron - with Gingerbread spiced shells, a ring of molasses buttercream, and a center of in-house made GF gingerbread cookie butter. Little Blue Bakehouse Beverages: - Peppermint Mocha: a mocha latte featuring dark chocolate sauce and in-house made peppermint syrup (always GF and available vegan) - Gingerbread Latte: a seasonal latte featuring our in-house made gingerbread syrup, topped with whipped cream and our in-house made GF/vegan gingerbread crumble (available vegan when whip is omitted)

On Sept. 29, Cary Magazine honored five local women who have worked hard to better our community: Tamani Anderson Powell, Dr. Rebecca Kitzmiller, Patsy Johnson, Sheri Erhart, and Leslie Covington. To celebrate their achievements, the 2023 Women of Western Wake Forum was held at The Umstead Hotel & Spa — featuring a keynote breakfast session, workshops, networking opportunities, and a luncheon and honoree panel. In case you missed it, chief photographer Jonathan Fredin was on-site to capture every empowering moment.