Bakers Best Bakery Competition

Judging: Monday, March 8
Display: All three days

The Wisconsin Bakers Association is hosting a competition to define the bakers best products in Wisconsin… the WBA Bakers Best Seal of Excellence! Entries in five baking categories will be judged to determine which creation deserves the Bakers Best Seal of Excellence. Winners receive awards, medals, and marketing labels for their product all to help promote sales of their winning bakery item!

Awards of distinction are given in these five categories of bakery items:

3-D Mini Cakes
Three-dimensional shaped mini cakes will be judged on creativity, originality and attention to detail as set by the American Standards of Decorating.  Flavor, taste and texture will also be reviewed during judging.  Entries must be smaller than 18” x 26”, height proportionate and able to be transported by a customer without special assistance.

Whole Grain Pan or Artisan Breads
Yeast, Artisan, Batters or Sours!  Any combination or flavors, handled with the proper care from start to finish.  No frozen dough entries will be accepted.

Danish or Sweet Dough Coffee Cakes
Make coffee cake the craze of the decade!  Judging will be based on development of flavor profiles that combine with the proper structure, quality, ingredients and proper baking.  Create the bakers best coffee cake with divine flavor and distinctive design!

Cake Donut Varieties
Cake donuts with a distinct flavor or uniqueness all their own!  Filled, frosted, topped or other creations are accepted for judging against AIB standards for cake donuts.  Set your donut apart from the rest with unique flavor, texture and eye appeal!

Perfect Puff Pastries
Masterpieces of delectability will be judged on content and ingredients, structure of the finished product, as well as taste, texture, flakiness and overall appeal and appearance of presentation.

Competitors should provide samples and displays for judging.  Judging decisions are based on criteria set for each product category and product entries will not be judged against another entry for this event.

Show off your skills and compete in an exciting event for the bakery industry to become a part of the top bakery talent in the state! 

Important Links:
Rules and Regulations (PDF)
Registration Form (PDF)