A dreamed-up doughnut that melds together chocolate, caramel and pecans has earned its inventor $10,000.

Andrew Shepherd, from Hamilton, was crowned the winner on Monday after beating out 63,000 entries in a Tim Hortons contest.

The 39-year-old chose a "classic-flavor combination" and named it The Tortoise Torte.

Winning the Tim Hortons cash means that he is going to take his wife to Switzerland — which he could never afford — so they can savor the national specialties of cheese and chocolate, his two favorite foods/

(READ the story from CBC)