One of the taste-testers at the Chocolate Explosion May 17 in Fayetteville, 18-year-old Nikki Hembree also participates as a baker for the event. Nikki baked 300 chocolate chip cookies the night before the event at the Hollingsworth House. Visitors got to choose among cakes, cookies, pies, fudge, mousse and more to raise funds for Promise Place, a non-profit that helps domestic violence victims. Photo/Ben Nelms.