Rules & Regulations
Registration Deadline: |
Sunday September 15, 2019 |
Entry Fee: |
$40 |
Set Up: |
Friday October 11, 2019 2:00pm – 7:30pm NO entries will be accepted after 7:30pm |
Judging: |
Saturday October 12, 2019 9:00am |
Gift for Entering: |
$20 Gift Card to Shore Cake Supply |
Classifications
Open to all adults 18 years or older
Professional
One who qualifies under at least one of the following:
- Has been decorating for more than 5 years
- Has taken 100 to 150 hours of hands on sugar art classes
- Is an ICES Certified Sugar Artist or a Master Certified Sugar Artist
- Is an ACF Certified Executive Pastry Chef
- Works in a commercial bakery full time
- Teaches (or has taught) classes in advanced cake decorating techniques
- Is a cake show judge
- Has won 3 Best of Advanced or Semi-Professional Division award
Advanced/Semi-Professional
One who qualifies under at least one of the following:
- Has been decorating for more than 3 years, primarily as a hobby
- Has taken 50 to 100 hours of hands on sugar art classes
- Makes cakes for sale as a part time business
- Teaches basic cake decorating classes
- Has won 2 Best of Intermediate Division awards
- Must not meet any of the qualifications under the professional division
Intermediate
One who qualifies under at least one of the following:
- Has been decorating 2 years or more as a hobby
- Has taken 25 to 50 hours of hands on sugar art classes
- Has graduated from a culinary/pastry program school within the last 6 months
- Has won one Best of Beginner Division award
- Must not meet any of the qualifications under the Advanced/Semi-Professional division
Beginner/Student
- Decorates as a hobby for less than 2 years
- Has taken less than 25 hours of hands on sugar art classes
- Is self-taught through online classes, books, etc.
- Is a student enrolled in a culinary/pastry program
- Must not meet any of the qualifications under the Intermediate, Advanced/Semi-Professional and Professional divisions
Categories
- Wedding Cakes
- Sculpted Cakes
- Novelty/Special Occasion Cakes
Judging System
- Scored on a 100 point system
- 1st, 2nd and 3rd place winners will be chosen in each category and classification
- Gold Award will be awarded to all entries that score 90-100 points
- Silver Award will be awarded to all entries that score 80-89 points
- Bronze Award will be awarded to all entries that score 70-79 points
- People’s Choice Award will be voted on by attendees
- All entries will receive score card with comments Oct 13th, 2019
Scoring for all Categories
Entries will be judged on the following
- Incorporation of required elements — 15 points
- Specific to each category
- Creativity & Originality — 10 points
- Neatness of cake covering — 10 points
- Neatness of decorations on cake — 10 points
- Difficulty of technique(s) used — 15 points
- Skill — 15 points
- Number of techniques & mediums
- Use of color — 10 points
- Overall appearance — 15 points
General Rules for all Categories
- Registration must be completed and paid for by September 15th, no entries will be accepted after that time.
- All entrants must check in at the registration desk before being escorted to the vendor hall.
- Only 1 entry per person, per category is permitted.
- Each entry will receive an identifying number that will be attached to the cake board to assist in judging.
- Absolutely no identifying markings should be on or near the entry. (Names, logos, business cards, etc).
- Entries must be checked in by 630pm, and set up must be completed by 7:30pm October 11th, 2019.
- Judging will begin promptly at 9:00 am, October 12th, 2019.
- Winners will be announced 3pm, October 13th, 2019.
- Entries are not permitted to leave the vendor hall until 3pm, October 13th, 2019
- Entries must be removed from the display area between 3pm-7pm, October 13, 2019.
- Any items, cakes, displays, etc remaining after 7pm, will be disposed of by staff.
- No machined or laser-cut cookie parts are allowed.
- All entries will be photographed and shared on the website and social media, by entering the competition, you are giving us permission to share pictures.
- Judges reserve the right to remove or disqualify any entry they feel violates rules or doesn’t meet requirements.
- Judges decisions are final.
Wedding Cake Requirements
Theme: Fall at the Shore
- Open to all Professional & Intermediate entries
- Must be minimum of 3 tiers
- Entry must not exceed a base measuring 20”x20”.
- No element of the design may exceed 20”x20”
- All flowers must be handmade, commercial/premade flowers are not permitted
- Floral wires should not be inserted directly into the cake, use straws or picks
- May be made with real cake and/or cake dummies, but must be a design that can be easily translated into cake
- Use of non-toxic items (luster dust, disco dust, etc) is permitted
- Minimum of 4 different techniques must be used to decorate the cake, more are encouraged.
- Competitors will complete an entry form to be displayed with their cake, form will have
- Identification number
- Category
- Classification
- Description of cake and inspiration (list of techniques used)
- Judges decisions are final.
Sculpted Cake Requirements
Theme: Competitors Choice
- Open to Professional, Intermediate and Beginner entries
- There is no theme for this category, competitors can choose whatever they’d like to create.
- Entry must not exceed a base measuring 20”x20”.
- No element of the design may exceed 20”x20”
- Must be a minimum of 12” tall, base is not included in the overall height
- Entries MUST be made of at least 75% real cake and 25% dummy or rice cereal.
- Cake must be covered with edible materials
- Toppers or anything added to the outside of the cake must be handcrafted and made of edible
material
- Use of non-toxic items (luster dust, disco dust, etc) IS permitted
- Minimum of 6 in process photos must be taken while working on your piece.
- Must be submitted at the time of check-in
- If no photos are provided, your piece WILL NOT BE JUDGED.
- Competitors will complete an entry form to be displayed with their cake, form will have
- Identification number
- Category
- Classification
- Description of cake and inspiration
- Judges decisions are final.
Special Occasion/Novelty Cake Requirements
Theme: Take Me to the Boardwalk
- Open to Professional, Intermediate and Beginner entries
- The theme will be “Take Me to the Boardwalk”
- Can be anything that makes you think about a trip to a boardwalk
- Vintage or modern
- Based off any boardwalk/experience you would like (not restricted to the Jersey Shore)
- Entry must not exceed a base measuring 20”x20”. No element of the design my exceed 20”x20”
- Must be a minimum of 2 tiers
- If using flowers, they must be handmade, commercial/premade flowers are not permitted
- Floral wires should not be inserted directly into the cake, use straws or picks
- May be made with cake dummies, but must be a design that can be easily translated into cake
- Must be covered with edible materials
- Toppers or anything added to the outside of the cake, must be handcrafted and made of edible material
- If applicable, underside of all exposed dummies must be covered
- Use of non-toxic items (luster dust, disco dust, etc) IS permitted
- Minimum of 2 different techniques must be used to decorate the cake, more are encouraged.
- Competitors will complete an entry form to be displayed with their cake, form will have
- Identification number
- Category
- Classification
- Description of cake and inspiration (list of techniques used)
- Judges decisions are final.