DES MOINES, IA (08/11/2017) (readMedia)-- Top professional and amateur cake decorators vied for top honors in the Cake Decorating competition, judged August 7, prior to the start of the 2017 Iowa State Fair.
Sweet To Eat Bakery and Cake of Ankeny won Best of Show and the Sweepstakes title.
Jenny Slight of Des Moines earned the Reserve Sweepstakes award.
Entries were judges on execution, difficulty, appearance, neatness, originality, design, edible applications and use of color.
Results follow:
Commercial - Sculpted
1) Sweet To Eat Bakery and Cake, Ankeny
2) Millstream Brau House, Amana
3) Brandy Gosselin, Pleasant Hill
Commercial - Single Tiered
1) Sweet To Eat Bakery and Cake, Ankeny
2) Katie Wickett, West Des Moines
Commercial - Tiered
1) Sweet To Eat Bakery and Cake, Ankeny
2) Sara Vanderheyden, Nevada
3) Brandy Gosselin, Pleasant Hill
Commercial - Cookies, Cupcakes, Petit Fours, Cake Balls
1) Brandy Gosselin, Pleasant Hill
2) Sweet To Eat Bakery and Cake, Ankeny
3) Katherine Anderson, Ankeny
Commercial - Sugar Artistry
1) Sara Vanderheyden, Nevada
2) Brieanna Duncan, Cedar Rapids
3) Sweet To Eat Bakery and Cake, Ankeny
Overall Commercial Division Winners
1) Sweet To Eat Bakery and Cake, Ankeny
2) Sweet To Eat Bakery and Cake, Ankeny
3) Sara Vanderheyden, Nevada
Amateur – Sculpted
1) Jenny Slight, Des Moines
Amateur - Single Tiered
1) Jenny Slight, Des Moines
2) Ava Vanderheyden, Nevada
3) Brenda Becker, Pella
Amateur - Tiered
1) Sheila Twomey, Oskaloosa
2) Ava Vanderheyden, Nevada
3) Jenny Slight, Des Moines
Amateur - Cookies, Cupcakes, Petit Fours, Cake Balls
1) Jenny Slight, Des Moines
2) Alisa Woods, Des Moines
3) Jordyn Siepker, Des Moines
Amateur - Sugar Artistry
1) Brenda Becker, Pella
2) Jenny Slight, Des Moines
Overall Amateur Division Winners
1) Jenny Slight, Des Moines
2) Jenny Slight, Des Moines
3) Sheila Twomey, Oskaloosa
Adult Open - Sculpted
1) Ashley Briggs, North Liberty
Adult Open - Single Tiered
1) Ashley Briggs, North Liberty
2) Linda Rozendaal, Pella
Adult Open - Tiered
1) John Wayne, Oskaloosa
2) Ashley Briggs, North Liberty
3) Monica Walz, North Liberty
Adult Open - Cookies, Cupcakes, Petit Fours, Cake Balls
1) Andrea Spencer, Stanton
2) Jacklin Stonewall, Ames
3) Ashley Briggs, North Liberty
Adult Open - Sugar Artistry
1) None awarded
Overall Adult Open Division Winners
1) John Wayne, Oskaloosa
2) Ashley Briggs, North Liberty
3) Andrea Spencer, Stanton
The Iowa State Fair Food Department is the largest of any state fair in the country. There were 177 divisions, 769 classes and over 9,856 entries at this year's Fair. Due to the large number of classes, Food Department judging begins prior to the Fair in the Elwell Family Food Center sponsored by Blue Bunny Ice Cream.
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Frequently ranked as one of the top events in the country, the Iowa State Fair is the single largest event in the state of Iowa and one of the oldest and largest agricultural and industrial expositions in the country. Annually attracting more than a million people from all over the world, the Iowa State Fair located at East 30th and East University, just 10 minutes from downtown Des Moines is Iowa's greatest celebration with a salute to the best in agriculture, industry, entertainment and achievement. "Nothing Compares" to State Fair Thrills, August 10-20, 2017. For more information, visit www.iowastatefair.org.