Adult Advanced Division: More refined skills. 4 to 6 years cake decorating experience; 60 to 90 hours of cake decorating or sugar art instruction. Open to all styles.
(There weren’t as many entries in the advanced level.)
Any non-tiered cake with a theme such as a Birthday, Anniversary, Christmas, Valentine’s Day, etc. including one tier wedding or anniversary cakes. Any sugar mediums or techniques may be used.
Third Place for Special Occasion or Novelty One Tier
Cherubs by Angela Palesano
Business Name: Ruth’s Sweete Justice
Second Place for Special Occasion or Novelty One Tier
Royal Crown of Bavaria by Sherry Brown
First Place for Special Occasion or Novelty One Tier
The Hunt by Don (Jon, Ion?) Beard
2-D or 3-D cakes and sculptures. Entries must be real cake. Minimal use of Styrofoam allowed to complete entry. Any sugar mediums may be used. Must submit 3 in-progress pictures.
First Place for Sculpted Cakes
Grandpa’s Study by Joy Longberg
These are cakes with two or more tiers (stacked or tiered). Novelty/ special occasion cakes do not include wedding or anniversary cakes. Any sugar mediums or techniques may be used.
Third Place for Special Occasion or Novelty Tiered Cakes
Find the Cure by Joshua Taylor
Second Place for Special Occasion or Novelty Tiered Cakes
Serenity Fountain by Sherry Brown
First Place for Special Occasion or Novelty Tiered Cakes
Every Dog Has Its Day by Don (Jon, Ion?) Beard
Cakes with two or more tiers decorated specifically for weddings or anniversaries. Any techniques or sugar mediums may be used.
Third Place for Wedding Tiered Cakes
by Sandra Ojong
Second Place for Wedding Tiered Cakes
Grayce by Ashley Atkinson
First Place for Wedding Tiered Cakes
Pink Chocolate by Tammi Luckey
This was my favorite wedding cake of this show.
And look at the delicate (and evenly spaced) stringwork and bridge extension work. It just amazes me every time I look at it.
Any non-tiered cake with any theme decorated using only buttercream icing. No fondant, non-edible decorations or other sugar mediums will be allowed.
A Starry Night by Tabitha Ballard
Business Name: Cakes by Design
Third Place for Buttercream Only Cakes
Simple Elegance by Don Beard
(I seem to remember the roses as being purple, and I know my camera likes to show purple as blue, so I’m really not sure which one they are supposed to be)
Second Place for Buttercream Only Cakes
Love in Bloom by Don Beard
First Place for Buttercream Only Cakes
Bikini Bottom Bingo by Theresa Pipes