Baking Contests

Dept 11 – Youth Baking Contests

Dept 11  – Section 10 – Class 11580
Junior Baking Cookies, Brownies and Bars Contest

2019 PA Preferred™ Junior Baking Contest Cookies, Brownies and Bars

 The goal of this NEW PA PreferredTM Junior Baking Contest is to highlight Pennsylvania agriculture by featuring locally grown grains, fruit and vegetables as well as locally produced dairy products and eggs in the contest entries.

RULES:

1. Participant must be an individual amateur baker (age 8 through and including 18 years old) who is a Pennsylvania resident. One entry per person.
2. Entrants may not have won 1st place in the PA Preferred™ Junior Baking Contest at any other fair in 2018.
3. Entry must be a plate of six (6) individual sized portions of the baked entry item.
4. Entries must be made from scratch. Pre-made mixes are not acceptable ingredients.
5. PA Preferred™ ingredients must be used in the recipe.   A comprehensive list of acceptable products will be available on the PA Preferred™ website. Recipes are to include three (3) out of the five (5) items listed here:
   

   a. Grains such as flour or oats	d. Dairy such as milk, cream or butter
   b. Fruit such as peaches, apples or berries	e. Eggs
   c. Vegetable such as zucchini or carrots

6. Entry must be submitted for judging on a food safe disposable setting. (All pans, plates and dishes are considered to be disposable and will not be returned.)
7. Recipe(s) must be submitted with the entry, printed on one side of 8-1/2” x 11” paper. Recipe must list all ingredients, quantities, and the preparation instructions. PA PreferredTM ingredients are to be identified in writing as “PA Preferred” along with the brand name in the recipe (ex: PA Preferred Eggs – Weis brand; PA Preferred Milk – Galliker’s brand; PA Preferred Berries – Strite’s Orchards). Entrant’s name, age, address and phone number must be printed on the back side of all the pages. PA PreferredTM product labels should be attached to the recipe. (All recipes and cookies-brownies-bars will become the property of the Fair or PA Farm Show and will not be returned.)
8. Refrigeration is not available at the fair or PA Farm Show. Entries that require refrigeration after baking must indicate so in the recipe. Those entries will not be sold, auctioned or otherwise distributed for consumption after judging for food safety reasons.
9. Judging Criteria:(aroma, taste, good balance of flavorings)(appropriate for the type of cookie, brownie or bar)(even grain, evenly baked; free from air pockets)(uniform size, shape, appearance; overall appeal)TOTAL                        100 points

•  Creativity . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .                   10 points
• Outside Characteristics . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .                   15 points
• Inside Characteristics . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .                    20 points
• Texture . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .                        25 points
• Flavor . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .                         30 points

Revised for 2019 Fair.

Dept 15 – Adult Baking Contests

Dept 15 – Section 1 – Class 15405
Pennsylvania’s Incredible Angel Food Cake Contest

1.  Open to any individual who is a Pennsylvania resident.
2. Entrants may NOT have won 1st place in this Angel Food Cake contest at any other fair in 2018.
3. Entry must be an Angel Food Cake made from “scratch”.
4. Pennsylvania produced & packed eggs are requested to be used if at all possible. Please look for the PEQAP or PA Preferred logo or PA packaging dates on the carton.
5. Refrigeration is NOT available at the Fair or PA Farm Show. Entries that require refrigeration after baking must indicate so in the recipe. Those entries will not be sold, auctioned or otherwise distributed for consumption after judging for food safety reasons.
6. The entire Cake entry must be submitted for judging on cardboard. (All pans, plates and dishes are considered to be disposable and will not be returned.)
7.  Recipe(s) listing the ingredients and the preparation instructions must be submitted with the entry (printed on one-side of 8-1/2″ x 11″ size paper). Entrant’s name, address and phone # must be printed on the back of all the pages. (All recipes and cakes will become the property of the Fair or PA Farm Show and will not be returned.)
8.  Judging will be based on the following criteria:

               Flavor (smell, taste, flavoring)                                30 points

               Inside Characteristics (texture & lightness)         25 points

               Overall Appearance (surface, size, color)             20 points

               Creativity                                                                     15 points

              Topping, Icing or Decoration                                   10 points

                                                                                   Total       100 Points

PRIZES: 1st = $25   2nd = $15  3rd = $10

First Place Winner is eligible for the 2020 PA Farm Show competition.
Prizes for the PA State Angel Food Cake Winners:1st = $500 2nd = $250 3rd = $100
Sponsors: Pennsylvania’s Egg Farmers & PA State Association of County Fairs

Revised for 2019 fair

Dept 15 – Section 1 – Class 15406
Blue Ribbon Apple Pie Contest 

1.  Open to any individual who is a Pennsylvania resident; only one entry per person.
2. Entrants may NOT have won 1st place in this Blue Ribbon Apple Pie contest at any other fair in 2018.
3. Entry to be a pie that must include at least 60% apples in the filling. It does not need to be a “traditional” two crusted apple pie and it can have a variety of fillings.
4. The entire pie must be submitted for judging in a disposable pie pan. (All pans, plates and dishes are considered to be disposable and will not be returned.)
5. The recipe for the pie and pie crust must be submitted with the entry. It should be submitted on one side of 8 ½” by 11” paper. The recipe must list all the ingredients, quantities and the preparation instructions. Entrant’s name, address and phone number must be printed on the back side of all the pages. (All recipes and pies will become the property of the Fair or PA Farm Show and will not be returned.)
6. Refrigeration is not available at the Fair or PA Farm Show. Entries that require refrigeration after baking must indicate so in the recipe. Those entries will not be sold, auctioned or otherwise distributed for consumption after judging for food safety reasons.
7. Judging will be based on the following criteria:

Flavor                                                                                         30 points
Filling: consistency, doneness, moistness & flavor         25 points
Crust: color, flavor, texture doneness                                20 points
Overall Appearance                                                                15 points
Creativity                                                                                   10 points

TOTAL          100 Points

PRIZES: 1st = $40; 2nd = $35; 3rd – $30

NOTE:

Creativity is essential to a varied competition. Do not limit your contest to a “traditional” two-crusted apple pie. We are looking for a variety of fillings in the pies; the pie must include at least 60% apples in the filling.

The recipe for the pie and pie crust will also need to be submitted when entering at the PA Farm Show.

Each Fair must sign a Certification Form verifying the winning apple pie baker, and this person will be eligible to enter the state competition at the 2019 Farm Show.

NOTE: If an individual has already won 1st place at another fair in 2018 for this Blue Ribbon Apple Pie contest, that individual is now considered qualified through that Fair to compete at the 2020 PA Farm Show and is no longer eligible to enter this contest at any upcoming Fairs.

Premiums for the 2020 PA FARM SHOW competition will be as followed:

First Place	$500.00	Second Place	$250.00	Third Place	$100.00
Fourth Place	Ribbon	Fifth Place	Ribbon

At the PA FARM SHOW level, this contest is sponsored by:

The Pennsylvania Department of Agriculture and The Pennsylvania State Association of County Fairs

PSACF Release: January 2019

Dept 15 – Section 1 – Class 15407
Chocolate Cake Baking Contest

    SPONSORED BY: PA State Association of County Fairs 

RULES:

1. Participant must be an individual amateur baker who is a Pennsylvania resident. One entry per person.
2. Entrants may NOT have won 1st place in this Homemade Chocolate Cake contest at any other fair in 2018.
3. Entry must be a layered chocolate cake made from “scratch”. Pre-made mixes are not acceptable ingredients.
4. Entry must be frosted and frosting must be made from “scratch”.
5. Cake recipe must feature chocolate or cocoa as a main ingredient.
6. The entire cake entry must be submitted for judging on cardboard or other food safe disposable setting. (All pans, plates and dishes are considered to be disposable and will not be returned.)
7. Recipes must be submitted with the entry, printed on one side of 8-1/2” x 11” paper. Recipe must list all ingredients, quantities, and the preparation instructions. Entrant’s name, address and phone number must be printed on the back side of all the pages. (All recipes and cakes will become the property of the Fair or PA Farm Show and will not be returned.)
8. Refrigeration is not available at the fair or PA Farm Show. Entries that require refrigeration after baking must indicate so in the recipe. Those entries will not be sold, auctioned or otherwise distributed for consumption after judging for food safety reasons.

9.       Judging Criteria:

Flavor . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .                                  30 points
(aroma, taste, good balance of flavorings)

Texture . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .                                  25 points
(moist and tender crumb; not soggy or dry)

Inside Characteristics . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .                               20 points
(even grain, evenly baked; free from air pockets)

Outside Characteristics . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .                              15 points
(consistent shape/size/surface; overall appeal)

Frosting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .                                 10 points
(taste, texture, even color)
                             TOTAL                                                100 points

 

Premiums:   1st = $40    2nd = $35     3rd = $30

Revised for 2019 Fair.