2008 American Baking Expo Challenge
Enter the American Bakery Expo Challenge at the 2008 Upper Midwest Bakery Convention in St. Paul and win a chance to represent the UMBA in Atlantic City on September 21-22, 2008. Travel expenses and hotel accommodations will be provided by RBA and UMBA for the competition in Atlantic City.
Decorators will compete in three categories at the state level including wedding cakes, sculpted cakes and floral design. You must be prepared to compete in the fondant, seasonal design and creative categories at the national level.
Contestants will compete during a three hour period on Saturday with the winner to be announced at the banquet on Saturday night. To be eligible to compete the decorator must have four years of professional cake decorating experience, submit a portfolio of their work and be employed by a bakery that is a RBA/UMBA member. Registration materials are available on the UMBA website and must be returned by March 10, 2008 with contestants being notified by March 15, 2008.
For more information, contact Lynn Schurman at 320-685-8681 or Andrea Halleland at 507-634-2731