Hi all,

Just wanted to let you know that the Big E, aka the Eastern States Exposition/New England's state fair, will be hosting a cake decorating competition for the first time this year!!! I suggested the idea to the Big E folks and they have asked me to help get the event some publicity and some entrants. Please see this link for more information:

http://www.thebige.com/creativearts/cake.html

We want this 1st year to be great, with lots of entries, so they'll do it again next year!

Feel free to PM me if you have any questions!!

thanks,
Kate

I was veryy excited because i'm going up to Rhode Island in June but the competition is in September so i'm gonna miss it just like the ices convention. I swear it's like everytime I am going somewhere there is an event in the area i'm leaving that I really want to go to.

I'm so excited - I live about 10 mins. from the Big E!

Thanks, Kate...great info!

I'm in Springfield - by Forrest Park

YAY!!! I just printed off the form. How cool!

OMG Kate, THANKS SO MUCH FOR THIS INFO!!!!

COUNT ME IN !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

I will let the DH know that I will be out of town for a few days! (I hear the BIG E calling me)!

I was hoping that you were able to get this thing to actually work out!!! I have already downloaded all the particulars, and am going to start sketching this afternoon. Straight shot down the interstate for me to get there!!! I can't wait!!!

So again I say Thanks!!!!

Donna

oh yay, I'm so excited you guys are excited! I was telling the Big E woman that lots of people would be interested, but I wasn't sure if I could prove it get the word out! I'm hoping if it's successful this will be a regular thing!

Just FYI...I just had a long conversation with a woman who is concerned that the rules say no dummies will be allowed. She made a valid point that it could be very warm, and there is no air conditioning, people will be traveling, etc. I am in the process of talking to the Big E woman to see if we can change this.

Oooh.. that would be good. Especially for those traveling with their entries. Not to mention that it is nice to be able to work on a contest cake over a long period of time.. no way you could do that with a real cake unless it was an English fruitcake.

I went out to the Big E link you supplied - there aren't a whole lot of rules and regulations listed - is that information available somewhere? I told my Wilton Instructor about it and she would like more info to pass on to the students she currently has - including a couple of kids classes.

Yay! I printed out my sheet and will send it in today!

Not too bad, only about an hour and a half away. I'm gonna see if either of my son's want to enter as well.

Thanks for the info - are we all going to meet for breakfast once our cakes are set up?

I guess I'm going blind - I just saw the rules and reg. info link now!!! I've got to lay off the frosting - it is starting to kill my brain cells!!

yup, there are some basic rules there and we might be able to change the no dummies rule. I will let you all know. I wonder if there's a good way to get the info out to Wilton instructors at Michael's, AC Moore, etc.?? I posted it on the Wilton site but I'd like to do more. I also sent it in to American Cake Decorating's website, and I'm trying to post it on Sugar Buzz. To get kids, I'm going to try to contact 4H in all the states. Anyone else have more ideas?

okay, I will let you all know what the verdict is on the no dummies rule when I find out. The Big E woman I am dealing with is just part-time in the "off season" so hopefully I'll hear from her soon!

Any word on the "no dummies" rule?

Hi yes, it looks like because the rules are already posted they're going to stick w/them this year, so no dummies...but she's willing to consider a change for next year. Hope we still get some entries!!!