Southern Belle Events

Competition Details:

The competition is open to all cake makers and cake decorators.  Each participant is responsible for providing their own cakes for the event, but they must be prepared in a professional industry kitchen that is sanitary and has met all health inspection regulations.  Proper food handling procedures must be followed.  Those who do not bake may still enter if they find a professional sponsor or baker to create their cakes.  Lists of ingredients of each cake must be provided.  Each person will need three cakes and they can be any shape or size.  Participants are responsible for transporting their cakes to the venue and getting their cakes to their designated work area.  Participants are responsible for bringing all tools and supplies, as well as decorating ingredients, fondant icing, sprinkles, etc. for the competition.  There will be supplies available for a fee which can be ordered at the time of registration.  Bingemans can also supply cakes to those who are unable to prepare their own cakes or provide their own baking sponsors.  All participants must be over the age of 19 (due to prizes involving wine-see below)

For the competition there would be three cakes each person would have to create for the competition.  Two would have specific theme requires, which would be unknown to the competitors until the day of so they all find out at the same time, and then there would be a freestyle category where they have a specified amount of time (as do the other two themes) to create any design or theme they like.  Each person would then have completed three cakes and would be evaluated on all of them throughout the day.  Those cakes would be the ones being sampled in the evening by guests.  Those who bake are also able to sell their other good (other than the three cakes) at the event and the proceeds of the “Cake Sale” would go to support Nutrition for Learning. 

Judging: A panel of local celebrity judges will decide the winners of each category.  Rubrics will be created to ensure judging is unbiased and will use a numerical system with numerous sections of the evaluation to determine a score for each round.  Those with the highest scores throughout the day will be ranked first, second and third and the top

Winning Prizes:

·        The Top Overall Decorating professional will win a trip for four to Italy courtesy of our event sponsor Continental airlines and a Kitchen Aid prize package (valued at $1, 500)

·        Second place overall will receive a $500 VIA rail voucher and a Kitchen Aid prize packaged (valued at $800)

·        Third place overall will receive a  $250 VIA rail voucher and a Kitchen Aid mixer (Valued at $500)

·        Best theme cake winner will receive a trip for two to Disney World courtesy of iTravel and Continental Airlines and Pampered Chef gift package (valued at $300)

·        Most creative cake winner will receive a two-night stay at the Niagara Fallsview hotel, a 4 person VIP wine tour of Joseph Estate Wines in Niagara,  a gift certificate for the Keg Steakhouse in Niagara ($150), and a Kitchen Aid hand mixer (valued at $90)

Most detailed cake winner will receive a VIA Rail round trip to Belleville, ON., a 2 night stay at the Ramada Hotel, and a gift certificate to the Boathouse restaurant (valued at $150) and a Pamper Chef gift package (Valued at $100)

Best use of fondant winner will receive a two night stay at the Best Western St. Jacob’s Country Inn, a gift certificate to Benjamin’s restaurant ($100) and two tickets to ‘Shear Madness’ at St. Jacob’s country Playhouse (may be redeemed for another show if unable to attend during preselected ticket dates), and a wine gift basket courtesy of Joseph Estate Wines. 

Top three best tasting cake winners will have a feature written about them in Grand Magazine.  1^st prize winner receives a Pampered Chef prize package (valued at $500), a two night stay at the Kitchener Raddison Hotel and a gift certificate to the Charcole Steak House ($150).  2^nd prize wins a Pampered Chef prize packaged ($300) and a Joseph Estate Wines prize package and VIP wine tour (valued at $200) and 3^rd place receives a Pampered Chef prize package (valued at $150)and a VIA Rail voucher for $200