Mercer County Fair
Baked Goods – Division 27
Overall Superintendents – Stacy Welk, 873-5324 or Rita Skraba, 870-0356
Exhibits must remain until 4 p.m. Sunday, or prize money will be withheld.
No early releases
- Place exhibits on a plate and cover with a zipper lock or clear bag with tie.
No plastic wrap covering and no tape please.
- No mixes allowed.
- All entries will be judged on taste, texture and appearance.
- Kuchens, custards and cheesecakes may not be entered prior to Friday morning.
- Premiums and ribbons will be offered for only the top three placings in each lot.
1st $5, 2nd $4, 3rd $3.
Award Announcements
North Dakota Mill & Elevator Award
Dakota Maid flour from the North Dakota Mill & Elevator will be awarded in the Baking Division.
Red Star® Yeast Award
Red Star® Yeast is supplying Red Star® Yeast and coupons available to all culinary participants as they bring food items
to the fair. In addition, Red Star® Yeast will provide a Red Star®
flexible cutting board, a Red Star® apron and a Red Star®
measuring beaker for us to use as awards in the bread baking category.
Breads
Yeast Breads – 1 standard loaf
LOT
2700 Automatic bread maker, white
2701 Automatic bread maker, specialty
2702 Cinnamon swirl
2703 White
2704 Whole wheat
2705 Other yeast bread loaves
Dinner Rolls – four
LOT
2708 Dark dinner rolls
2709 Fancy white dinner rolls
2710 Hamburger buns, white
2711 Hamburger bun, wheat
Sweet Rolls – four
LOT
2712 Caramel rolls
2713 Cinnamon rolls
Doughnuts – four
LOT
2715 Cake doughnuts
2716 Raised doughnuts
Quick Breads – 1 loaf (small or standard size loaf )
LOT
2720 Banana bread
2721 Gingerbread
2722 Muffins (4)
2723 Zucchini bread
2724 Other
Cakes (8” or 9” round or square) unfrosted, from scratch
LOT
2730 Angel food
2731 Bundt
2732 Carrot cake
2733 Cheesecake
2734 Chiffon
2735 Chocolate cupcakes (four)
2736 Jelly roll
2737 Spice cupcakes (four)
2738 White cupcakes (four)
2739 Other
Cake with Mix (Cake using mix as a base ingredient; must provide recipe.)
LOT
2740 Chocolate
2741 White
2742 Other
Decorating (Decorations only to be judged; dummy cakes may be used.)
LOT
2745 Birthday cake
2746 Cookies (6)
2747 Cupcakes (6)
2748 Other occasion cake
Professional Decorating
2750 Cakes
2751 Cookies
2752 Cupcakes
2753 Other occasion
WILTON ENTERPRISES will award to the Best of Class winner in the decorating class
Lots 2745-2748, a choice of Wilton Video:
Decorating Easy as 1-2-3 How to Make Icing Flowers
Candy Making Easy as 1-2-3 How to Make Wedding Cakes
Or a set of Wilton books:
Decorating Tips Dramatic Tier Cakes The Rose
Professionals not eligible for Best of Class.
Wilton will also award one current Wilton Yearbook of Cake Decorating to each 1st place winner in all cake decorating Lots 2745-2753. Only one yearbook per individual.
Pies (do not have to be full size, can be a 4”)
LOT
2760 Apple
2761 Blueberry
2762 Cherry
2763 Custard
2764 Juneberry
2765 Kuchen
2766 Lemon
2767 Pecan
2768 Rhubarb
2769 Strawberry
2770 Other
Cookies and Bars – 4 of each (bars 2” x 2” square)
LOT
2771 Brownies, bars
2772 Chocolate chip cookies, crispy
2773 Chocolate chip cookies, soft
2774 Chocolate chip oatmeal cookies
2775 Chocolate drop cookies
2776 Cookie press cookies
2777 Gingersnap cookies
2778 Ginger cookies, soft
2779 No bake bars
2780 No bake cookies
2781 Oatmeal drop cookies
2782 Peanut butter cookies
2783 Pressed cookies
2784 Refrigerator cookies
2785 Sugar cookies
2786 Other bars
2787 Other cookies
Candy (4 – 1” x 1” square)
LOT
2790 Caramel
2791 Divinity
2792 Fudge
2793 Mints
2794 Other
Cream Puff (3)
LOT
2795 Cream puffs (empty)
Other Foods
Pasta (1 cup or 6 long noodles)
LOT
2796 Noodles
Ethnic Foods
LOT
2797 Any ethnic food
Animal Treats
LOT
2798 Any animal treats