Dumb Question. Feeling A Little Stupid Right About Now!!

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shelbycompany Posted 5 Feb 2010 , 5:24pm
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Ok, so I found out about a local cake competition and was thinking about entering. I looked up the rules online and it says "no foreign techniques". icon_confused.gif What exactly does that mean? I want to follow the rules. Thanks for your help!! icon_smile.gif

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AverageMom Posted 5 Feb 2010 , 5:27pm
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That sounds downright weird! I'll be watching to find out.

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prterrell Posted 5 Feb 2010 , 5:29pm
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icon_confused.gif Wow, that makes no sense! You're going to have to contact the competition's organizers for an explanation.

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metria Posted 5 Feb 2010 , 5:38pm
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um ... that is weird ... maybe like, no icing an entire cake with royal icing? uncommon in the US, but more common in other countries...

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leah_s Posted 5 Feb 2010 , 5:41pm
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No Lambeth.

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TitiaM Posted 5 Feb 2010 , 5:45pm
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From what I understand Foreign techniques usually refer to fondant, and rolled icings, and collars things like that. So no foreign techniques would be cakes decorated in buttercream, or royal.

Usually there are different categories for Foreign techniques and no Foreign techniques.

Contact someone at the show for more specific details--the rules are different for different shows.

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all4cake Posted 5 Feb 2010 , 5:54pm
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Are you able to contact them for clarification? It's a legitimate question.

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cheeseball Posted 5 Feb 2010 , 6:02pm
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That isn't a dumb question, they should have specified what they meant icon_confused.gif. I mean, it wasn't that long ago where fondant was 'foreign'.

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Kimmers971 Posted 5 Feb 2010 , 6:28pm
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The Great American Cake Show lists:
Special Techniques: Cakes entered in this category should highlight one or more special techniques. Examples would
be needlework, cocoa or food color painting, bas relief, appliqué, crimping, lace points, collars, bridge/extension work,
gum paste dolls, etc. Typical mediums include rolled fondant, royal icing, gum paste, pastillage, pulled/blown sugar,
and marzipan. Note that some special techniques may be incorporated in other categories as well.
International/Special Techniques: In addition to the Special Techniques listed above, cakes identifiable as following
a particular foreign style such as Lambeth, Nirvana, South African, Australian, etc. should be classified here.

Hope this helps.

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JustToEatCake Posted 5 Feb 2010 , 6:30pm
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That's a silly rule because here in the US almost everything is foreign. And why they wouldn't let Lambeth is absurd because to us, as the previous poster said fondant is foreign and newer than Lambeth.

I contacted them before, and they do reply fairly quickly. I contacted about prizes and they said ribbons and "maybe" trophies but they weren't sure on the trophy part yet.

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prterrell Posted 5 Feb 2010 , 7:13pm
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That, and alot of the special techniques mentioned are part of the Lambeth style. icon_confused.gif

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TitiaM Posted 5 Feb 2010 , 7:53pm
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The rules are so different for every show, it's going to depend upon which show you are entering--the rules vary a HUGE amount. I had the same question when I first entered a competition. And then researching other ones--they all define things differently (sometimes they have it spelled out in the rules, and sometimes you need to ask for more information.)

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JustToEatCake Posted 5 Feb 2010 , 10:12pm
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Originally Posted by TitiaM

The rules are so different for every show, it's going to depend upon which show you are entering--the rules vary a HUGE amount. I had the same question when I first entered a competition. And then researching other ones--they all define things differently (sometimes they have it spelled out in the rules, and sometimes you need to ask for more information.)



This is a local festival that has just decided to have a cake contest. It's their first. I relaly don't think they know what they are doing. As prt stated some of those things are Lambeth method.

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