Edible Book Contest 2015 - Pretzel

The Brookline Public Library held the 1st annual Edible Book Contest.  The minute I heard about it, I immediately called and signed up.  I love reading and I love food. Perfect.

I starting browsing Munchkin's bookshelves in hopes for some inspiration. And then I found the perfect book...

Pretzel.

It's cute story about a really long dog and his girlfriend.  And I love pretzel crust.

Yup, I said pretzel crust.  Think graham cracker crust, but with pretzels instead.

I was first introduced to pretzel crust at Mexican restaurant in my hometown as part of their margarita pie.  To say it changed my life is an understatement.  Since then I have made/ate it many times. Examples include with a caramel pie, my mother-in-law made it for a key lime pie, and for the book contest I used it as a base for lemon pie.

To make the actual display, I sketched Pretzel on a cake board and then piped in some white frosting.  Then I layers in the pretzels.  The bow is made from lemon rind.

I won Best Literal Interpretation!