Madison, WI — The International Dairy Deli Bakery Association™ (IDDBA) has announced the three contestants chosen to participate in the 22ndannual Cake Decorating Challenge to be held at IDDBA 17 in Anaheim, CA, June 4-6.
The decorators receiving an all-expense paid trip to compete are:
Katie Knowles, Marketplace Food and Drug Inc., Minot, ND. Katie started decorating cakes as a hobby in her teens after her parents purchased a bakery. Fifteen years decorating, 12 being at Marketplace, taught her a lot about ‘production decorating’ and she gained experience by working alongside other decorators. With weekly custom cake orders, Katie says every day is a new experience.
Kassie Mather, Hy-Vee Inc., Cedar Rapids, IA. Kassie has been decorating for seven years. She started decorating at Hy-Vee in 2010 and has since won several Hy-Vee cake decorating competitions, placed first at local cake competitions, and competed on Cake Wars on the Food Network. She loves to train new designers and enjoys decorating in competitions.
Meghan Rolls, Harps Food Stores Inc., Springdale, AR. Meghan is a self-taught decorator and has been decorating for nine years, five being at Harps. She’s honed her skills by learning the time management and the speed needed to work in a high production bakery. Her experiences have grown because of the daily demand of working in a bakery.
There are three phases to the competition. Each contestant will decorate enough cakes to fill one multi-level, eight-foot bakery case; decorate a tiered wedding cake; and decorate custom design cakes.
The judges for the event will be: Jim Caliendo, Rich Products Corporation, and Dustin Humpherys, Maplehurst Bakeries, LLC.
For the second year, attendees can also be a judge! Each day at the show there is a voting opportunity to choose a favorite decorator through the People’s Choice Award.
Source: The International Dairy Deli Bakery Association™ (IDDBA)