Local Bakers and Cake Decorators Invited to Enter Cake Contest

FUQUAY-VARINA, NC August 19, 2010 -- The Taste of Fuquay-Varina is currently accepting entries for a cake contest to be held on Saturday, September 25 on Broad Street in Historic Varina. Both professional and amateur bakers will have an opportunity to have their sweets judged by a panel of local judges in one of several Taste or Decorative Categories. The four Taste Categories include Best Chocolate Cake, Best Pound Cake, Best Family Favorite Recipe and a For Men Only Division.

Decorative Cakes are judged on presentation only and include an amateur as well as professional division. This year’s theme is “Mascot Mania”. There is also a Best Decorated Cupcake Division for ages 16 and under and those entering can use any theme.

Winners in each category will win a $50 cash prize, a blue ribbon and bragging rights for a year! Second and third place winners in each category will receive an award certificate. There is an entry fee of $5.00 per cake. Registration forms and a full set of rules and regulations are available online, the Fuquay-Varina Revitalization Association office at 108 Raleigh Street, and the Fuquay-Varina Chamber of Commerce at 121 N. Main Street. Registration forms will be accepted through Friday, September 17, 2010.

Pieces of each cake entered in the Taste Categories (including cupcakes) will be sold to the public for tasting. Decorative cakes from the Professional and Amateur Divisions will be sold in a silent auction.

All proceeds will benefit revitalization efforts in Historic Downtown Fuquay-Varina.