Youth Bakers Win Fair Cake Honors

DES MOINES, IA (09/03/2024) (readMedia)-- Elsie Young of Story City won First Place Overall and a $200 cash award in the Let the Kids Eat Cake contest, judged Friday, August 9, at the 2024 Iowa State Fair.

Eden Clark of Tiffin earned Second Place Overall and $125. Emmaline Walz of Marion claimed Third Place Overall and $75.

Entries, baked by youth between the ages of 4 and 17, were judged on taste, texture, appearance and creativity,

Additional results follow:

Single Layer Cake (age 4-10)

1) Juniper Oleson, Des Moines

2) Eileen Jayjack Des Moines

3) Ellawyn Palmer, Pleasant Hill

Single Layer Cake (age 11-17)

1) Hannah Butts, Des Moines

2) Claire Tigges, Waukee

Two Layer Cake (age 4-10)

1) Emmaline Walz, Marion

2) Jansen Petersen, Knoxville

3) Whitney Marske, Clive

Two Layer Cake (age 11-17)

1) Elsie Young, Story City

2) Elise Parsons, Cedar Falls

3) Sean Bowser, Urbandale

Creative with Box Mix (age 4-10)

1) Eden Clark, Tiffin

2) Henry Thompson, Story City

Creative with Box Mix (age 11-17)

1) None awarded

The Iowa State Fair Food Department is the largest of any state fair in the country. There were 140 divisions, 726 classes and over 6,400 entries at this year's Fair. Food Department judging is held in the Elwell Family Food Center.

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The Iowa State Fair is one of the oldest and largest agricultural and industrial expositions in the country and the single largest event in the state. The Fair began 170 years ago and is now considered one of the best events in the nation, attracting more than one million Fairgoers every year from all over the world. The Fairgrounds are located at East 30th and East University, just off the interstate and minutes from Downtown Des Moines. Catch Fair Fever at the Iowa State Fair, August 8-18, 2024. For more information, visit www.iowastatefair.org.