Participant chefs are being sought for the 2012 Taste of Cayman Heavy Cake competition and exhibition.
All Things Cayman is a dedicated area in the festival that will draw special attention to and truly demonstrate the Cayman Islands’ rich cultural heritage, said organisers at the Cayman Islands Tourism Association.
“Here you will find the Heavy Cake competition, which is a traditional dish, that participants will compete in to see who walks away with the title of having the best heavy cake on the Island.
“The competition is expected to be a great display of fine local craftsmanship in the art of heavy cake baking with cultural cooking enthusiasts showcasing their work.”
Talented cake makers
According to Shomari Scott of the Department of Tourism, organisers of the All Things Cayman area, the competition aims at showcasing Cayman’s culture and highlighting local crafts while also bringing our talented and skilled cake makers to the limelight.
The competition will be judged during the festival on Saturday, 28 January, by four judges and samples of each participant’s cake will also be available for onlookers to sample and decide for themselves who they think should be the winners.
Official rules for the heavy cake competition:
This competition is open to the first 10 entrants to submit completed forms to the Cayman Islands Tourism Association.
Each entrant must bake their own heavy cake.
Minimum submission of cake is a 9×13 pan (uncut), which must be brought to Taste of Cayman Food & Wine Festival at Camana Bay on Saturday, 28 January, by 4pm.
Entrants must be in attendance at the Food & Wine Festival from 5pm–8.30pm.
Judging will take place from 6pm-7pm, with the winner(s) of the competition announced on the All Things Cayman stage around 7.30pm. The winners must be present to claim their prize.
A panel of four judges will taste each entry and rank them on a scale of 1-10 (10 is highest score). The final score for each entry will be calculated base on the average score of all judges. The cake that has the highest average score will be declared the first place winner, the second highest average score is the second place winner and the third highest score is the third place winner. All judges’ decisions are final.
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here are three cash prizes for the first, second and third place cake winners – first place: $300; second place: $150, third place: $50.
Also in All Things Cayman, visitors will find cultural entertainment such as musical performances; try the winning East End fish teas well as a mini craft market.
The Taste of Cayman, Food & Wine Festival at Camana Bay prides itself on offering visitors a diverse lineup of food, wine, music, entertainment and culture and this exciting competition is bound to attract and amaze a number visitors to the event, said CITA.
Be a winner
If you are a Taste of Cayman adult ticket holder, you have a chance to enter into a prize draw and perhaps win a fabulous prize.
At the entry gate to Taste of Cayman, you will receive your entry ballot. Simply complete the requested information, visit Booth 37 and drop your completed ballot into the raffle drum between 5pm and 11pm. Prizes, which are provided by the event’s sponsors, include first class tickets on Cayman Airways to a Florida gateway with two-nights’ accommodation, an espresso coffee maker from illy coffee, a bottle of coconut rum from Seven Fathoms Rum and much more.
Winners do not need to be present at the time of the drawing to win. All winners will be notified by phone and/or email in the week following Taste of Cayman. The chance of winning a prize is dependent upon the number of entries received on the night of the event.
To enter the competition or to get more information log on to www.tastofcayman.org and submit application or call 949-8522.
Taste of Cayman tickets are $35 pre-sold/$45 at the gate for adults and $15 for children. Tickets are available through the Cayman Islands Tourism Association, Books & Books, all Big Daddy’s and BlackBeard’s outlets and online at www.caymanboxoffice.com
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