Onsite Cake Decorating

Onsite Only Competition

The Onsite Cake Decorating competition provides an individual student the opportunity to showcase his/her culinary artistic talents and creative abilities. The student will be responsible for bringing materials to create the cake design(s). This competition is designed to encourage creativity, and innovation, and reward culinary artistic talent. A club may have only one entry for Onsite Cake Decorating. A club may enter a student in both Division I and Division II.

Time Limit: 1 Hour

Cake Decorating Guidelines

• No materials will be provided. The artist is responsible for bringing a tote that includes the following: all pre-made icing, maximum of three cake dummy rounds no larger than 9”, spatula, smoother, cake turntable, small plastic bucket, one to two bottles of water, roll of paper towels, wipes, and cake cardboard base. A drop cloth/plastic tablecloth is required for both the table and floor and a trash bag for disposal must be brought by each participant.

• The cake decorative surface must be clean and clear of marks, designs, etc. The coordinator will check prior to the competition starting.

• Fondat may not be used.

• No stencils.

• A student is allowed to use a maximum of 3 cake dummies for layering. The finished product cannot exceed 12” x 12”.

• The cake dummies used may not be larger than 9” rounds.

• Decorating of the cake should reflect the National Beta Convention Theme - Radiate. Participants must incorporate three Beta elements on the cake (i.e. symbols, items, words, etc. pertaining to National Beta) in addition to the theme.

• All decorations for the cake need to be made onsite using the icing. All icing must be premade and inside of containers or piping bags. Color creativity is encouraged.

• No pre-assembly of cake dummies prior to the competition.

• A student will have 60 minutes to complete the onsite cake decorating entry.

• Each entry will be judged holistically by a panel of judges.

Educational Connections

• Culinary Arts Elements and Standards
• Creativity and Innovation
• Use of Artistic Media
• Critical Thinking

How to Enter

• Visit www.betaclub.org/registration and follow directions.
• Register students and then select competitions to enter.
• Check the students that will participate in this competition.

National Eligibility

All Plaques Awarded at State Convention

Judging Criteria

*Holistic style judging will be used to determine the award winners in the competition. Judges will use the following to determine the winners:

Creativity – originality, innovation, coloring

Technique - application and experimentation of medium, texture

Primary visual impact - subject matter based on convention theme

Presentation – appearance, overall artistic appeal

Complexity - degree of difficulty

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