Stone Ridge Library Second Annual Cake Off
Saturday, October 5
10-12pm Library Lawn
(Rain Date: Sunday, October 6, 10-12)
On October 5th, 2024, the Stone Ridge Library will be hosting their second Cake Off, a baking competition and friend-raising event, as part of the library’s fall book and bake sale. Ten amateur bakers from Ulster County, NY, will present homemade cakes from scratch for judging by local professional bakers, last year’s winning bakers, and members of the community. Prizes will be awarded in various creative categories. Members of the public are invited to attend the event at no cost and enjoy bites of cake as part of the judging.
Like the popular baking competition television program, The Great British Bake Off, the library’s Cake Off hosts ten amateur, local bakers who present their “show-stopping” cake creations to three judges and the general public. Each cake is created based on a recipe from a baking book in the Mid-Hudson Library system, of which the Stone Ridge Library is a member.
As well as professional judging over flavor combinations and overall design, the People’s Choice award will be presented to the baker who earns the most votes from the general public. The award categories are all in good fun, and include a variety of creative names, such as “An Edible Artist’s Palette” and “Mixing Bowl Madness”.
Requirements to enter the Stone Ridge Library’s Cake Off include the following:
- Must be 15+ years of age
- Must be an amateur/at home baker, without professional bakery training or experience
- Must be a resident of Ulster County
- Must use or clearly adapt a recipe from a book checked out from the Mid-Hudson Library System and meet the size requirements.
- There is no cost to enter the competition.
- To submit your entry, fill out the attached Entry Form and return to the library.
- The competition is first come first served for the first 10 qualified entries.
To enter the Cake Off, fill out the Registration Form here.
For more information or questions contact:
Sarah Robertson(she/her)
Programs Manager
Programs@stoneridgelibrary.org
For questions and more information, contact the event organizer at Sarah@stoneridgelibrary.org