Cake Baking Contest - 2009 WINNERS


And the Winners Are ....


2009 Romantic Willimantic Chocolate Festival

Chocolate Cake Baking Contest Winners:

Adult

1st Place – Donna Dumaine

2nd Place – Mark Connoly

3rd Place – Elyse Krantz

Young Adult

1st Place – Elizabeth Nietupski

2nd Place – Cassie Rafferty

Youth

1st Place – Gabrielle Lambert

2nd Place – Nick Martin

Child

1st Place – Emma Burnham

2nd Place – Abram Rosario

3rd Place – Mackenzie Hill


Willimantic Theme – Beth Martin Shashok

Romantic Theme – Kim Campanelli


Thank you to those businesses who donated prizes:

The Hoot
The Fairy Hop Shop
Windham IGA
Shaw's

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Romantic Willimantic Chocolate Cake Contest
Rules and Guidelines


Contest Rules:

Cakes must be chocolate!  Chocolate of any kind is acceptable (i.e. milk, white, dark, etc.).

One entry per person.

Drop Off:

Cakes must be dropped off at WindhamARTS (866 Main St.) between 9 and 10 a.m. on Saturday, February 14th. 
All cakes must be delivered on a sturdy, disposable platter.
We reserve the right to refuse entries.

Judging:

Age categories are as follows:
Child (6-10 Years),
Youth (11-13 Years),
Young Adult (14-18 Years),
Adult (19 and Up).
 
Entries will be judged on taste (50%), Texture (25%), Appearance (10%), and Creativity/Presentation (15%).

Prizes:

Prizes for 1st, 2nd, 3rd, place will be awarded in each age category.
One award each will be given for best Valentine and best Willimantic themed cakes. 
Theme cakes are to be entered for decoration only. They will not be tasted.

Winners will be announced and prizes awarded at 1 PM at WindhamARTS on the day of the event. We ask that entrants be present for the awards ceremony.

Cakes may be offered for our Silent Auction (to take place at 3 p.m.).
Proceeds will go to the 2010 Chocolate Festival. 
All cakes that are not part of the auction must be removed after the awards ceremony.  Any cakes not claimed will be discarded.

Registration:

Pre-registration fee $5. (Deadline  February 6th postmark). 
Cakes will be accepted for competition on the day of the event for a registration fee of $10. 
Cakes must come with a list of ingredients/recipe provided the day of the competition. This will ensure prospective cake bidders/judges allergy information, if needed.

Please type or print -- Name, address, phone, age, cake category, cake recipe/ingredients and send with fee to: (make checks to Windham Arts).
G. Zane
Windham Arts Collaborative
P.O. Box 472
Willimantic, CT 06226

 
 For more information, call Gabrielle at WindhamARTS, 450-1794.


Food service professionals/cake/culinary members are not eligible for competition. Persons who are related to judges, festival organizers,  or personnel involved in the competition may not enter into the contest.