Baking contest entries sought for Jacktown, Greene fairs
Baking contest entries are being sought for the upcoming Jacktown and Greene County fairs.
The Angel Food Cake contest is returning to the competitive exhibit lineup at the Jacktown Fair and Greene County Fair this year. The Incredible Angel Food Cake contest, sponsored by Pennsylvania Egg Farmers and the Pennsylvania State Association of County Fairs, will be held July 16 at the Jacktown Fair and Aug. 5 at the Greene County Fair.
When entering your cake, which must be made from scratch and using eggs produced in Pennsylvania, you must also submit the recipe.
The Blue Ribbon Apple Pie baking contest at Jacktown and Greene County fairs, sponsored by the Pennsylvania State Association of County Fairs, are preliminary competitions that lead to the selection of the final Blue Ribbon Apple Pie winner held each January at the state Farm Show. The first place winner at the Farm Show will be awarded a cash prize of $500. Other cash prizes will also be available for the top five entries.
Pies must include at least 60 percent apples in the filling, do not need to be a “traditional” two-crusted apple pie and can have a variety of fillings.
To enter the Homemade Chocolate Cake contest, sponsored by the Pennsylvania State Association of County Fairs, a contest participant must be an individual amateur baker and a resident of Pennsylvania. The entry must be a layered chocolate cake made from “scratch.” The entry must be frosted and the frosting must also be made from “scratch.” The cake recipe must feature chocolate or cocoa as a main ingredient.
The PA Preferred Junior Baking Cookies-Brownies-Bars, sponsored by the Pennsylvania Department of Agriculture’s PA Preferred program and coordinated by the Pennsylvania State Association of County Fairs, is held to encourage young people to participate in agricultural fairs by showcasing Pennsylvania grown and produced products in their contest entries.
A contest participant must be an individual amateur baker age 8 through and including 18 years old and a resident of Pennsylvania. The cookies, brownies or bars entry must include two PA Preferred ingredients. A list of products is available at papreferred.com.
For a complete list of rules for the contests, contact contest coordinator for Jacktown Fair, Melody Burns at 724-428-3617, or Greene County Fair, Jean Scott, at 724-627-9756. Please note the Greene County Fair has an entry deadline of June 30.
The winning entries in each of the contests will be eligible for competition at the Pennsylvania Farm Show in January 2020.