Please read the rules and regulations thoroughly.
Any questions regarding the competition should be directed to
Nonie Fairchild, event coordinator prior to signing up to compete.
Ph 281-703-1843
The Birthday Joy Program is hosting TBJP’s Great Cake Off, a cake decorating competition. This competition is a family friendly event to raise funds for The Birthday Joy Program.
MAY 4, 2019 Open to the public from 10:00am--2:00pm
Competitors agree to hold The Birthday Joy Program, its volunteers and directors harmless of any injury, damages, loss of business or personal items, or the competitors’ misinterpretations of the contest rules and regulations.
Cakes will not be tasted however the entire cake must be edible (excluding supportive posts, etc). Judges may choose to use toothpicks to insert into the cake to verify the materials.
Competitors may begin setup as early as 8am. Competitors must be setup and ready to be judged at 10am sharp.
**We do not require competitors to stay on site for the event. See item #3 below.**
Event is open to the public from 10am ‘til 2pm.
1. There is no limits to height or size, flavor or technique. No cupcakes allowed.
2. Competitors may choose between the following themes; Harry Potter, 50’s Sock Hop, Under The Sea or Dinosaurs. (these are some of the favorite party themes TBJP has used in the past).
3. Competitors are not required to stay for the event. We understand that many of you run your cake businesses on the weekends. It is acceptable to drop off your competition piece and the tasting cake as early as 8am and leave. TBJP volunteers will be on hand to assist with cake tasting. You may leave business cards, price sheets etc at your designated table for promotion. Winners who are not present will be notified by 2pm. You may choose to return to the event to pick up your prizes or a TBJP representative can deliver to you on Monday May 6.
4. Each competitor will have half of a 6ft table per cake entry. Competitors will have space behind their table for seating and storage under the tables.
5. Competitors are welcome to create decoration around their entry.
6. Advertisement such as business cards, pricing sheets, etc are allowed to promote your cake business.
7. Bakers may not bring items to sell on site.
8. Each competitor may bring 2 assistants.
9. Judging 10am sharp.
10. Winners announced 10:45am.
11. No electricity at competition tables.
12. A tasting cake (not required to be decorated but must be frosted) is required to offer tasting to the public ( plates, forks for the public will be provided). Competitors should be prepared for 50 cake tastings. (tastings are not a full piece/serving of cake).
13. Each competition cake will be raffled off to the public. A raffle jar will be placed at each cake. The public will place their raffle tickets in the jar for the cake they hope to win. Cakes will be picked up by the raffle winner at the end of the competition.
14. Entry fee is $20. If more than one cake is being submitted for competition, there will be a discount. 2 or more cakes $30 total entry fee.
Judging:
5 Judges will individually judge each entry. Judges will arrive at 10:00am to begin judging--under no circumstances are judges allowed to arrive prior to 10:00am.
Event Coordinator will receive the judging cards of each judge after they have scored all the entries. Event Coordinator will tally up the totals to determine the winning entries.
Scoring:
5 Points Possible Attention to detail/Neatness of the cake
10 Points Possible Creativeness/Interpretation of the chosen theme
15 Points Possible Use of techniques
Max score possible—30
Highest score wins.
Should a tie occur it will be broken by a sixth judge, President of The Birthday Joy Program, Robert Garate.
Judges decisions are final.