1. Atlantic City Convention Center APRIL 3 RD AND 4 TH, 2016 Atlantic City, New Jersey www.atlanticbakeryexpo.com OFFICIAL ENTRY FORM Cake Decorating Extravaganza Sponsored by REGISTRATION INFORMATION Applications MUST be fully completed to be accepted Name: ________________________________ Company: _____________________________ Address: ______________________________ ______________________________ City: ______________State:______Zip:______ Phone: ________________________________ Fax: ___________________________________ Email: _________________________________ DIVISION PLEASE CHECK ONE Professional More than 2+ years experience Beginner/Student Less than 2 years experience CATEGORIES Tiered Wedding Cakes Novelty/Specialty Cakes Sculptured Cakes PROFESSIONAL CATEGORY PRIZES - 1 st Place $500.00/2 nd place $250.00 / 3 rd place $150.00 For each category listed above. Plus $500 Best in Show Prize! STUDENT CATEGORY PRIZES– 1 ST Place $300.00 /2 nd Place $200.00/ 3 rd Place $100.00 For each category listed above. CATEGORIES ⁰ Tiered Cakes – Wedding Cakes with two or more tiers, Any sugar medium or technique may be used. ⁰ Novelty/Specialty – Any cake type with a theme such as a Birthday, Anniversary, Christmas, Easter, etc. Any sugar medium or technique may be used. ⁰ Sculptured Cakes – A three-dimensional sculptured or shaped cake. Can be done using any theme or category and any sugar medium or technique may be used. Send Questions to: Patty Spitzfaden Intercounty Bakers Inc. Pspitzfaden@icbakers.com RULES: 1.Applicant must register with ABE 2016 no later than Friday, March 18, 2016. Anyone who does not register will not be judged or eligible for cash prizes. Entries must be exclusive work of entrant. 2.Cake entries should be Styrofoam but such that the design can be duplicated in cake. CSM our sponsor will provide 1 free sample of their product to all applicants. Free sample pick up information on CSM items for contestants will be announced closer to the show. 3.No business identifying marks, advertisements, or photos will be allowed until the completion of the judging. After judging business cards may be placed on the cakes. 4. Bring completed cakes to Drop off Area (the back of the convention center & Rear Loading Dock area) Saturday, April 2, Noon-6pm & Sunday April 3 BY 11 AM BEFORE SHOW OPENS! Any cakes delivered after the opening of the Show on Sunday will not be judged but placed for display purposes only. Please note you cannot decorate your cake on site, brief assembly OK. All cakes must be brought through the rear loading dock; no entries may be brought through convention center lobby. 5.Each cake will be judged independently by a team of expert judges. Judging will be Sunday, April 3, 2-5pm. Award announcement will be done at the display area on Monday, April 4 at NOON. Scores cannot be reviewed by applicants after the winners are announced. 6.Cakes are judged by appearance; points will be given for neatness, originality, creativity, colors and degree of difficulty. All items will be judged according to criteria on a point system. 7.Each of the categories will have a 1 st, 2 nd, and 3 rd cash prize. In addition to the prize money, the winners will also receive a trophy. CAKES MUST REMAIN ON DISPLAY UNTIL THE END OF THE SHOW ON MONDAY, APRIL 4 until 4:00 PM. 8.One best of show winner will be chosen by the judges and will receive a trophy and cash prize of $500.00.