THE 2ND FCBAI CAKE DECORATING COMPETITION
BAKERY FAIR 2007

The FCBAI invites all interested licensed/registered business establishments (corporations, partnerships or single proprietorships; including non-stock non-profit organizations) to join and decorate any themed cake and get the chance to be featured during the BAKERY FAIR 2007 and be among the top 3 winners for each category (FONDANT & BOILED ICING) .

Contest Guidelines:

1. The contest is open to all licensed/registered business establishments.
Contestants must submit proof of licensure as business establishment (including hotels, schools, restaurants, etc.). A photocopy of DTI permit and Mayor’s (Business) Permit should be attached during submission of registration forms. Each contestant is allowed to submit a ready- for-display decorated CAKE. A contestant can submit one entry only PER CATEGORY. Only 10 entries per category will be accepted and the “first come first serve” policy will be applied.

The Cake Competition Committee reserves the right to pre-screen all the entries aside from applying the “first come, first serve” rule. Qualified contestants will be notified in writing by FCBAI which should serve as permit to join (please bring said notification during ingress).

2. Each entry must conform to 1 square meter dimension following the specifications below:

FONDANT CATEGORY: a minimum height limit of 3 feet, maximum of 5 feet
BOILED ICING CATEGORY: minimum height limit of 4 feet, maximum of 6 feet

3. All entries must be accompanied by its necessary trimmings or accessories since FCBAI will only provide a 1-square-meter table covered with white cloth. Entries that may require electricity or water should be coordinated with the CAKE COMPETITION COMMITTEE upon registration.

4. To join, simply register by accomplishing the CAKE CONTEST REGISTRATION FORM available in FCBAI (please contact MS. _____________________________ @ 254-2526, 254-2518) and submit form on or before December 15, 2006. A joining bond (deposit) of Php 1,500.00 per entry per contestant will be required upon submission of registration form. Said bond(deposit) will be returned after the BAKERY FAIR 2007 by the CAKE COMMITTEE (please claim check @ Registration Counter, starting at 5pm, March 10, 2007)

5. All entries will be assigned with numbers on the day the cakes will be judged. Putting labels or signs on them will be strictly prohibited. Violators will be disqualified.

6. Participants can join in 2 categories:
FONDANT
BOILED ICING
Participants may also join in other FCBAI-sanctioned competitions during the BAKERY FAIR’07.

Each category will have 3 winners to be ranked 1st, 2nd and 3rd Place. Prizes will be as follows:

Winners will be announced on the 1ST day right after the results have been finalized. On the 2nd night of the Bakery fair (March 9, 2007, Fellowship Night), winners will be honored and awarded, formally.

7. Criteria for judging for both categories:

The decision of the Board of Judges is final.

8. Entries will be judged accordingly:
1st Phase Each judge will score each entry using the score sheet.
2nd Phase Each judge will rank (1st-10nth) the entries based on each entry’s final score with 1 being the highest rank.
3rd Phase All rank scores will be tabulated and the top 3 entries with the lowest scores will be the top 3 winners to be ranked 1st to 3rd.

The foregoing method will be used for both categories.

The Cake Competition Committee should handle, supervise the judging and tabulation. Final results must be concurred by the Board of Judges with their signatures on the tally sheet.

9. All participants will be required to attend the briefing with the CAKE COMPETITION COMMITTEE. Meeting place will be at the FCBAI Headquarters (1967 Rizal Avenue, Sta. Cruz, Manila) January 8, 2006, 1:30 pm sharp. Participants who fail to attend the briefing will be disqualified and their respective slots will be forfeited in favor of other applicants.

10. All participants (especially the winners) are required to refresh & re-touch their entries every day during the BAKERY FAIR 2007. Likewise, all contestants are advised to consider ingress schedule (please coordinate with FCBAI), the exhibition hall’s humidity, temperature and power supply concerns.

11. FCBAI Board of Directors, Contest Judges and members of Cake Competition Committee – BAKERY FAIR 2007 are disqualified to join this contest.

REGISTRATION FORM

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See you there!