Let the Judging Begin!

Who knew judging edible works of art could be so much work? Our ex cake decorating instructor (though she continues to guide with her plethera of knowledge), invited us to be "guest judges" for her two advanced cake classes.

Yesterday was the first round of judging and there were some really great cakes. It wasn't too difficult to pick 1st and 2nd place, but choosing that final 3rd place was difficult. Who do you exclude? Who's cake is better than the next? Did they use all the required elements? Did they really get the concepts? Who attempted something outside their realm? And for crying out loud, will soemone please explain to the kid in the corner that "painting" on a cake means using EDIBLE substances such as food coloring, not real paint!!!!! At this point I'm experiencing just a fraction of the pressure the instructor must feel during grading! Since I have such few followers and readers of this blog, I think it's ok to say we gave 1st place to an x-rated cake. Who knew testicles made of cake could be so life like?

Today was the 2nd class and I was glad to see a much smaller group of students, it made it much easier to pick 1st through 3rd place, but none of the cakes really jumped out at me and said "pick me! pick me!" The first class had such bright colors and carved cakes, but the 2nd class stayed more traditional in their designs.

What did I learn? I really do love all things cake! I could totally judge all the time, talk about cake club, talk about competitions, it really doesn't matter - I love doing it!