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Hershey's Baking Contests
The New Holland Farmer's Fair has teamed up with the
Pennsylvania Association of County Fairs and the Hershey Food Corporation for
the promotion of chocolate cake, chocolate cookies, apple pie, and angel food
cake. Cash prizes will be
awarded for each of these contests. This will be a preliminary competition, which will lead to the
selection of Pennsylvania's best cake, cookie, apple pie, and angel food cake during the annual Pennsylvania
State Farm Show which will be held in Harrisburg in January 2012.
Recipes must be provided.
2011 Hershey's Cocoa
Classic Chocolate Cake Baking Contest Rules
1. Open to any individual who is a
Pennsylvania resident; one entry per person.
2. Entry must be a layered cake made from "scratch" and frosted
(no mixes).
3. Cake recipe: A minimum of 1/4 cup of Hershey's Cocoa must be used
and listed as "Hershey's Cocoa" in the cake part of the recipe.
4. Frosting / Drizzle: If frosting is chocolate, and if a drizzle is
used, Hershey's Cocoa must be used and listed as "Hershey's Cocoa" in
the frosting / drizzle part of the recipe.
5. If candy, chocolate, or flavored baking chips products are used, they
must be "Hershey's, Reese's, or Heath" branded products, and listed
with their brand name in the recipe.
(See www.hershey's.com
for complete product list).
6. The entire cake entry must be submitted for judging on cardboard or a
disposable plate.
7. Recipe(s) must be submitted with the entry, printed on one side of an 8
1/2" x 11" size paper. Recipe must list all ingredients,
quantities, and the preparation instructions. Entrant's name, address, and
phone number must be printed on the back side of all the pages.
8. Refrigeration is not available at the fair or PA Farm Show.
Entries that require refrigeration after baking must indicate so in the
recipe. Those entries will not be sold, auctioned or otherwise distributed
for consumption after judging for food safety reasons.
9. Judging Criteria:
Flavor (aroma, taste, good balance of
flavorings)
30 points
Texture (moist and tender crumb; not soggy or
dry)
25 points
Inside Characteristics (even grain, evenly
baked; free from air pockets)
20 points
Outside Characteristics (consistent shape,
size, surface; overall appeal)
15 points
Frosting (taste, texture, even color)
10 points
TOTAL 100 points
PRIZES: 1st - $25
2nd - $20 3rd - $15
First place winner is eligible for the 2012
PA Farm Show
competition. Prizes for the PA Hershey Cocoa Cake
winners: 1st - $500 2nd -
$250 3rd - $100
SPONSORS: The Hershey Company, PA Dept. of Agriculture, and the
Pennsylvania State Association of County Fairs
2011 Hershey's Cocoa Classic Cookie,
Brownie, or Bar Baking Contest Rules
1. Exhibitor must be an individual (age
8 through and including 18 years ONLY) who is a Pennsylvania resident. One
entry per person.
2. Entry must be a plate of six (6) cookies, brownies, or bars made from
scratch (no mixes).
3. Cookie, Brownie, or Bar: A minimum of 1/2 cup of Hershey's Baking
Chips (any variety) must be used and listed as "Hershey's" plus the
name of the specific chip variety in the cookie-brownie-bar part of the recipe.
4. Frosting / Drizzle: If chocolate frosting or chocolate drizzle is
used, Hershey's Cocoa must be used and listed as "Hershey's Cocoa" in
the frosting / drizzle part of the recipe. Heath branded products must be
listed with their brand name in the recipe.
5. If candy, chocolate, or flavored baking chips products are used, they
must be Hershey's, Reese's, or Heath branded products, and listed with their
brand name in the recipe. (See www.hersheys'com for complete product
list).
6. Entry must be submitted for judging on a doily set on top of a
cardboard or a disposable plate.
7. Recipe(s) must be submitted with the
entry, printed on one side of an 8 1/2" x 11" size paper. Recipe
must list all ingredients, quantities, and the preparation instructions.
Entrant's name, address, and phone number must be printed on the back side of
all the pages.
8. Refrigeration is not available at the fair or PA Farm Show.
Entries that require refrigeration after baking must indicate so in the
recipe. Those entries will not be sold, auctioned or otherwise distributed
for consumption after judging for food safety reasons.
9. Judging Criteria:
Flavor (aroma, taste, good balance of
flavorings)
30 points
Texture (appropriate for the type of cookie,
brownie, or bar)
25 points
Inside Characteristics (even grain, evenly
baked; free from air pockets)
20 points
Outside Characteristics (uniform size, shape,
appearance, overall appeal)
15 points
Creativity
10 points
TOTAL 100 points
PRIZES: 1st - $20
2nd - $15 3rd - $10
First place winner is eligible for the 2012 PA Farm Show
competition. Prizes for the PA Hershey Baking Chips Cookie / Brownie / Bar
winner:
1st - $250 2nd -
$100 3rd - $50
SPONSORS: The Hershey Company, PA Dept. of Agriculture, and the
Pennsylvania State Association of County Fairs
2011 PEQAP Angel Food
Cake Contest Rules
1. Open to any individual who is a
Pennsylvania resident.
2. Entry must be an angel food cake made from "scratch".
3. Pennsylvania Egg Quality Assurance Program (PEQAP) eggs are requested
to be used if at all possible.
4. Refrigeration is not available at the fair
or PA Farm Show. Entries that require refrigeration after baking must
indicate so in the recipe. Those entries will not be sold, auctioned or
otherwise distributed for consumption after judging for food safety reasons.
5. Cake entry must be submitted for judging on cardboard.
6. Recipe(s) listing the ingredients and the
preparation instructions must be submitted with the entry, printed on one side
of an 8 1/2" x 11" size paper. Entrant's name, address, and
phone number must be printed on the back of the page.
7. Judging Criteria:
Flavor (smell, taste, flavoring)
30 points
Inside Characteristics (texture &
lightness)
25 points
Overall Appearance (surface, size, color)
20 points
Creativity
15 points
Topping, Icing or
Decoration
10 points
TOTAL 100 points
PRIZES: 1st - $35 2nd -
$25 3rd - $15
First place winner is eligible for the 2012 PA Farm Show
competition. Prizes for the PA Farm Show Angel Food Cake
winners:
1st - $500 2nd -
$250 3rd - $100
SPONSORS: The Hershey Company, PA Dept. of Agriculture, and the
Pennsylvania State Association of County Fairs
2011
Blue Ribbon Apple Pie Contest Rules
The certified first place winner will have the
opportunity to enter an apple pie in the Blue Ribbon Apple Pie Contest at the 2012
Pennsylvania State Farm Show.
1. Each pie will be judged on the following basis: Overall
Appearance: 15 points; Crust color, flavor, texture, doneness:
20 points; Flavor: 30 points; Filling consistency, doneness,
moistness, flavor: 25 points; Creativity: 10 points.
Creativity is essential to a varied competition. Do not limit your contest
to a "traditional" two-crusted apple pie. We are looking for a
variety of fillings in the pies; the pie must include at least 60% apples
in the filling.
2. A neatly handwritten or typed recipe for the pie and pie crust must be
submitted on a standard 8 1/2" x 11" sheet of paper. Please use
one side only. The recipe will also need to be submitted when entering at
the Farm Show. Entrant's name, address, and phone number must be printed
on the back side of the page.
3. Refrigeration is not available at the fair
or PA Farm Show. Entries that require refrigeration after baking must
indicate so in the recipe. Those entries will not be sold, auctioned or
otherwise distributed for consumption after judging for food safety reasons.
4. Each fair will certify the winning apple pie baker and this person will
be eligible to enter the state competition at the 2012 Farm
Show.
NOTE: If an individual is the certified winner at
more than one event, that individual will have to choose which fair he / she
will represent and will notify that fair so the fair can certify the next place
winner as its official entry. We are trying to encourage participation
from as many fairs and individuals as we can for the growing PA Farm Show
event. Each fair should also take the responsibility to inquire of the
winning contestant as whether he / she is a winner at another fair and handle it
accordingly.
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Premiums for the 2012 PA Farm Show competition will be
as
follows:
1st - $160.00 2nd - $100.00 3rd
- $70.00 4th - $40.00 5th -
$35.00
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