No Entry Fee Cash Prizes
Saturday, November 19, 2011
Lettie W. Jensen Community Center
487 N. Main Street
Amherst, WI 54406
Registration is from 9:00-10:00 a.m. Judging begins at 11:00 a.m.
Prizes will be announced & awarded at 12:30 p.m.
Cookoff Rules
- ** NEW** Professional division means somebody “who is or has been paid to cook professionally as a trained chef”.
- ** NEW**There will be no auction of baked goods and no requirement for duplicate entries. Instead, samples of entries will be sold by the piece after winners have been announced.
- All entries must be finished baked goods in containers that will not be returned
- All entries must have chocolate as a significant component.
- All entries should be prepared in a sanitary manner. Entrants may be asked to taste their entry at registration. Refusal to do so will result in disqualification.
- A typed or neatly written version of the recipe is appreciated.
- Each judged entry will be allowed a 15” x 18” display area.
- Presentation will be considered, but elaborate displays do not increase your chance of winning.
- Judging criteria will include creativity, flavor, quality of product, use of chocolate, and appearance. Healthy remake category entrants will also be judged on creative use of healthful substitutions.
- All judging will be done blindly with entrants assigned numbers.
- Entry in cookoff includes one free admission to chocolate festival.
Ribbons will also be awarded to all three placings in each category
Prize Structure
| Category | Professionals | Amateurs |
|---|---|---|
| Cakes | $75.00 | $50.00 |
| Pies and Cheesecakes | $75.00 | $50.00 |
| Healthy Remakes: A ‘healthy living’ splurge prize worth approx. $100 | ||
Ribbons will also be awarded to top two placings in each category
Questions?
Call Michelle Platten @ 715-824-2242 or mplatten3@wi-net.com
