Should I Enter Cake Decorating Contest?!? I Am Only 14!
Decorating By Daisys_Cakes Updated 2 Oct 2007 , 11:52am by apclassicwed
Hi!
I am 14 years old and I found out from some other CCer's that there is a cake decorating contest happening this weekend about 15 min. away from where I live. My question is do you guys think that any of my cakes are good enough to win or good enough that I should enter in the 13-17 age catergory? I am posting the links to all the cakes I have done this year.
Thanks for looking! 
Deborah
My birthday cake
http://www.cakecentral.com/cake-photo_712673.html
Nephews 1st b-day cake
http://www.cakecentral.com/cake-photo_712643.html
Wilton 2 finale cake
http://www.cakecentral.com/cake-photo_771903.html
Brothers 18th b-day cake
http://www.cakecentral.com/cake-photo_771923.html
4th of July cake
http://www.cakecentral.com/cake-photo_771953.html
I made this at a friends house and I did not have any equiptment with me, so this one is not very impressive
http://www.cakecentral.com/cake-photo_790913.html
Cake walk cake for homeshool picnic
http://www.cakecentral.com/cake-photo_1009333.html
Yes, you absolutely should. Even if you place last (and I know you won't!!!), you will gain very valuable knowledge and experience just going thru the process and the competition.
Your icing looks smooth and you have good form on the flowers.
Do it to it and keep us posted!
Yes!!! You should enter the contest! If nothing else, it will give you more practice and the opportunity to meet some other teens like you who love cake decorating. Maybe you could make some new friends! And, maybe you could WIN!!!! Best of luck with everything. I think it is really great that you are so talented already. Keep up the good work!
Of course you should enter! It's a great experience and it gets your foot into the door for other opportunities! I see that you made a cake for a homeschooling function - we also homeschool and I've seen many fellow homeschooling children enter these types of contests and do very well! You go, girl!!!
Just look at the comments your cakes have recieved
Of course you *should* enter the contest.
Don't even think about winning......just do *THE very BEST you can*; observe any & all the rules for the contest; make your work clean, well and pretty. Think of it as a chance to practice and show off
You should definitely enter the contest, what you have done so far is very good and this will give you more experience and exposure to contests. You will also see how well the other contestants cakes look like and can compare the finished cakes and get ideas for future efforts.
Thanks guys for the encouragement! I am going to ask my dad as soon as he gets off the phone and then I will call the lady in charge (I just looked more carefully at the entry form and noticed that the deadline was the 15th but hopefully she will make an exeption for me).
Thanks!
Deborah
BTW about all those comments. I posted them in a undernoticed cakes forum (each cake only had one comment at the time) so that is reason I have all those comments!
Yeah!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! She let me in! I am so exited! 
Do you guys have any suggestions as to what I should do for a cake? I really have no idea so I would love to hear what you guys think are my strengths.
Thanks!
Deborah
Just read the thread and am THRILLED you entered and was accepted!!
As for what cake you should do__go for the top prize and do what you are best at whether it is flowers, bugs or whatever. Your doing a nice job getting your bc smooth and your cakes look very nice. Just pick out what you feel your strongest talent is and make that cake! chanting~~ MAKE THAT CAKE! MAKE THAT CAKE! 
Looking foward to seeing what you come up with.
I'm glad you entered the contest. Good luck!! As far as what cake you should do ~ is there a theme to the contest? Or maybe you could look in the contest rules to see what's required. Good luck again. Be sure you keep us posted.
good work!
Your cakes are great!!! Good luck on the contest!!!
I am so glad to hear that she let you enter the contest! I think that is an AWESOME opportunity! I'm 42 and I don't have enough confidence to enter anything! lol
Even if you don't place anything (which I can't see why you wouldn't!), you are still a winner in my book! What an honor just to enter!
As for the cake, I would do something pretty. You are really good at basketweave and your daisies are so perfect, so I would definately incorporate those. Are there any special events in your area during that time? If so, you can do something along those lines.
I think I am definately going to do a basket weave and probably the rope border because the look nice together. I think I am going to do african violets and pansys for the flowers (I have about 30 pansys let over from course 2 because I made a double batch of RI) because even though I make really pretty daisys three out of the five cakes that I have done since Wilton 2 have had daisys on them so I want to do something different this time.
Deborah
I may be a bit late but do not hesitate to enter any of your work - you do great cakes. It doesn't matter your age, it matters that you cake very well.
Congrats and Good luck!
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