After getting a taste of competition at the Orange County Fair this summer, I decided to enter my second cake decorating competition, at Cake Expo 2015. As much as I loved my experience at the OC Fair, there were a few differences with the structure of the Cake Expo competition that intrigued me. First, they separated amateurs from professionals and most importantly, there were nine judges for the Cake Expo competition versus only two at the OC Fair. I really enjoyed getting the judges comments and was eager to get more constructive comments to continue improving as a cake decorator.
I decided to enter the amateur competition with plans to officially launch my business after the competition. In contrast to my Art Deco cake for the OC Fair, I wanted to create a more romantic cake with lots of movement and texture, and experiment with new techniques. I came up with a silver, monochromatic four-tier stacked cake design featuring a wafer paper bottom tier that was a big hit among expo attendees.
With seven entries in the amateur competition, I took home 4th place. Below are photos of my cake, as well as photos of the cakes that took 1st, 2nd & 3rd place. Judges comments should be coming in the mail and I will share them when I received them.
Overall, I loved making this cake and I was thrilled to come right home from the awards ceremony and make Cakes By HollyK official.
With seven entries in the amateur competition, I took home 4th place. Below are photos of my cake, as well as photos of the cakes that took 1st, 2nd & 3rd place. Judges comments should be coming in the mail and I will share them when I received them.
Overall, I loved making this cake and I was thrilled to come right home from the awards ceremony and make Cakes By HollyK official.
Cakes that took 1st, 2nd, 3rd place at Cake Expo 2015 ...
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