Department 12 Home Products

 
 

Division 42 - Cakes, Cookies, and Candies

Division 43 - Breads

Division 44 - Pies

Division 45 - Youth Show

Division 46 - Chili Cook Off

Division 48 - Adult Baking Contest

 

Director in Charge: Tonya Neer

 

Entry Fee: Exhibitors Ticket $15.00 plus $2.00 for each cake cover and pie cover

Entry Deadline: Wednesday, July 7, 2010

Exhibits Accepted: Monday, July 12, 2010 from 3:00 PM to 7:00 PM

Judging: Tuesday, July 13, 2010 at 9:00 AM

Exhibits Released: Following Judging except for Places 1, 2, and 3

Auction: Cakes and Candies Wednesday July 14, 2010 at 6:00 PM at the Blue Building

Awards and Ribbon Pick-Up: Monday July 19, 2010 from 1:00 PM to 4:00 PM

 
  RULES:  
  1.

Open to Logan County Residents and to Fairs open to Logan County residents.

 
  2.

Limited to one entry per Class. All Classes must be declared on Entry Sheet.

 
  3.

Tags will be printed and ready to place on Exhibits when Entries are brought to the Fairgrounds.

 
  4.

Grand and Reserve Champions in each Division will be chosen from all 1st Place winners in that Division.

 
  5.

Only Grand and Reserve Champions and the first 3 Place Winners will be sold at the Auction.

 
  6.

Exhibitors are encouraged to present their baked goods at the Auction.

 
  7.

Exhibitors must pick up Auction money along with Premiums at the Open Class Office on Monday.

 
  8.

For Adults, 35% of the Auction money is retained by the Department. For Youth, 25% is retained.

 
  9.

All Premiums must be picked up on Monday July 19, 2010 from 1:00 PM to 5:00 PM. If not, Premiums will be returned to the General Fund.

 
       
 
  Division 42: Cakes, Candies, and Cookies
  Section A - Adult Cakes
 

Rules:

 

  1.

All cakes and frostings require a recipe.

  2.

Tags will be printed and ready to attach to the items when brought to the Fairgrounds.

  3.

All cakes need to be 2 layers and round. The only exception is the specialty cakes.

  4.

Cakes must be on a regulation round with cover, purchased when making your Entry. No other covers will be accepted.

  5.

All cakes and frostings must be made from scratch. No box or commercial mixes.

  6.

All frostings must be appropriate for the weather. No cream cheese.

  7.

Only Grand and Reserve Champions and 1st, 2nd, and 3rd Places will be sold at the Auction.

  8.

All baked goods that do not Place must be picked up after Judging, otherwise they will be discarded.

     
  Premiums:
 

Classes 1-10: 1st - $2.00, 2nd - $1.50, 3rd - $1.00

 

Grand Champion Cake: Award

 

Reserve Champion Cake: Award

  Classes:  
  1.

White Layer

  2.

Chocolate Layer

  3.

Yellow Layer

  4.

Spice Layer

  5.

Coconut Layer

  6.

Carrot Layer

    SPECIALTY CAKES
  7.

Angel Food - Using a tube pan

  8.

Jelly Roll

  9.

Pineapple - Upside Down -  1 layer or round

  10.

German Chocolate Cake

     
  Section B - Adult Cookies
  Rules:  
  1.

Do not need recipe since these are not sold at auction.

  2.

Tags will be printed and ready to attach to the items when brought to the Fairgrounds.

  3.

All cookies need to be on a 6" paper plate, 3 cookies to a plate, and in a zip type bag. No twist ties.

  4.

All cookies and frostings must be made from scratch. No box or commercial mixes.

  5.

All frostings must be appropriate for the weather. No cream cheese.

  6.

Cookies will not be sold at the Auction.

  7.

All baked goods that do not Place must be picked up after Judging, otherwise they will be discarded.

     
  Premiums:
  1st - $1.00, 2nd - $0.75, 3rd - $0.50
  Grand Champion Cookie: Award
  Reserve Champion Cookie: Award
  Classes:  
  1.

Sugar cookies (Drop or Cut-out)

  2.

Oatmeal cookies with or without added ingredients

  3.

Molasses

  4.

Chocolate with or without added ingredients

  5.

Peanut Butter with or without added ingredients

  6.

Chocolate Chip with or without added ingredients

  7.

Snickerdoodle

  8.

No Bake Cookies

  9.

Bar cookies

  10.

Fruit cookie

     
  Section C - Adult Candies
  Rules:  
  1.

All candies require a recipe.

  2.

Tags will be printed and ready to attach to the items when brought to the Fairgrounds.

  3.

All candies need to be on a sturdy plate, 1 pound minimum, and in a zip type bag. No twist ties.

  4.

All candies must be made from scratch. No box or commercial mixes.

  5.

All candies must be appropriate for the weather. No Cream cheese.

  6.

Candies will be sold at the Auction.

  7.

All Baked goods that do not Place must be picked up after Judging, otherwise they will be discarded.

   
  Premiums:
  1st - $1.50, 2nd - $1.25, 3rd - $1.00
  Grand Champion Candy: Award
  Reserve Champion Candy
  Classes:  
  1.

Chocolate Fudge - with or without nuts

  2.

Peanut Butter Fudge - with or without nuts

  3.

Peanut Brittle

  4.

Caramels

  5.

Toffees

  6.

Turtles

     
  Division 43: Adult Breads
  Rules:  
  1.

Do not need recipe since these are not sold at auction.

  2.

Tags will be printed and ready to attach to the items when brought to the Fairgrounds.

  3.

All breads need to be on a regulation round with cover.

  4.

All breads must be made from scratch. No box or commercial mixes. No bread machines.

  5.

Breads can be loaf or round.

  6.

Breads will not be sold at the Auction.

  7.

All baked goods that do not Place must be picked up after judging.

     
  Premiums:
  1st - $1.25, 2nd - $0.75, 3rd - $0.50
  Grand Champion Bread: Award
  Reserve Champion Bread: Award
   
  Section D - Breads
  Classes:  
    YEAST ROLLS
  1.

White Loaf

  2.

Cinnamon Rolls - 3 individual or round

  3.

Dinner Rolls - 3 individual or round

  4.

Pecan Rolls-  3 individual or round

    QUICK BREADS
  5.

Banana - with or without nuts

  6.

Pumpkin

  7.

Coffee Cake

  8.

Zucchini Bread

     
  Division 44: Adult Pies
  Entry Fee: Exhibitors Ticket $15.00 plus $2.00 for each pie cover
  Entry Deadline: Wednesday, July 7, 2010
  Exhibit Due: Wednesday, July 14, 2010 from 7:00 AM to 9:30 AM
  Judging: Wednesday, July 14, 2010 at 10:00 AM
  Exhibits Released: Following Judging, except for Places 1, 2, 3 in Two Crusted and Cream Pies
  Auction: Wednesday, July 14, 2010 at 6:00 PM
   
  Rules:  
  1.

Do not need recipe.

  2.

Tags will be printed and ready to attach to the items when brought to the Fairgrounds.

  3.

All pies need to be on a regulation round with cover.

  4.

All pies must be made from scratch. No box or commercial mixes.

  5.

One crust pies will be sold at Auction.

  6.

Pies can be 8" or 9" and in pans of your choice.

  7.

All baked goods that do not place must be picked up after Judging, otherwise they will be discarded

   
  Premiums Awarded:  1st - $1.25, 2nd - $.75, 3rd - $.50
  Grand Champion One Crusted Pie - Award
  Reserve Champion One Crusted Pie -Award
     
  Section E - One Crusted Cream Filled
  Classes:  
 

1.

Butterscotch

  2.

Coconut

  3.

Lemon

  4.

Banana Cream

  5.

Chocolate Cream

     
  Section F - Baked in One Crust
  Classes:  
  1.

Pumpkin

  2.

Pecan

   
  Premiums Awarded:  1st - $1.25, 2nd - $.75, 3rd - $.50
  Grand Champion One Crusted Pie - Award
  Reserve Champion One Crusted Pie -Award
     
  Section G - Two Crusted Pies
  Classes:  
  1.

Apple

  2.

Cherry

  3.

Raspberry

  4.

Peach

  5.

Strawberry/ Rhubarb

  6.

Blueberry

     
   
  Division 45: Youth Show
  Entry Fee: Exhibitors Ticket $15.00 plus $2.00 for each cake cover
  Entry Deadline: Wednesday, July 7, 2010
  Exhibit Due: Wednesday, July 14, 2010 from 7:00 AM to 9:30 AM
  Judging: Wednesday, July 14, 2010 Before Pie Judging
  Exhibits Released: Following Judging, except for Places 1, 2, 3 in Cakes and Candies
  Auction: Wednesday, July 14, 2010 at 6:00 PM
  Rules:  
  1.

Open to Logan County Youth ONLY through sixteen years of age.

  2.

Only the Places 1, 2, and 3 in Cakes and Candies (except the 1, 2, 3, 4, and 5th Places in the Youth Decorated Cakes) will be sold at the Auction.

  3.

Open Class Rules for Cakes, Cookies, and Candy apply to the Youth Show.

     
  Section A - Youth Cakes
  Premiums:
  1st - $2.00, 2nd - $1.50, 3rd - $1.00
  Grand Champion Cake: Award
  Reserve Champion Cake: Award
     
  Classes:  
  1.

Chocolate Layer

  2.

White Layer

     
  Section B - Cookies
  Premiums:
  1st - $1.00, 2nd - $0.75, 3rd - $0.50
  Grand Champion Cookie: Award
  Reserve Champion Cookie: Award
   
  Classes:  
  1.

Sugar - cut out or dropped

  2.

Snicker Doodles

  3.

Peanut Butter with or without added ingredients

  4.

Chocolate Chip with or without added ingredients

  5.

M&M Cookies

  6.

No Bake Cookies

     
  Section C - Candies
  Premiums:
  1st - $1.25, 2nd - $0.75, 3rd - $0.50
  Grand Champion Candy: Award
  Reserve Champion Candy: Award
     
  Classes:  
  1.

Chocolate Fudge with or without added ingredients

  2.

Peanut Butter Fudge with or without added ingredients

  3.

Buckeyes

  4.

Peanut Brittle

     
 

Section E - Decorated Cake - Theme "School Days"

  Rules:  
  1.

No recipe required.

  2.

Tags will be printed and ready to attach to the item when it is brought to the Fair.

  3.

Open to Logan County Youths up to the age of 10. The day of the judging is the date to use when determining qualification to enter.

  4.

Cakes must be in accordance with the theme.

  5.

Cakes must be 2 layers and round.

  6.

Cakes must be on sturdy cardboard and plastic wrap may be used.

  7.

Adults may help with the baking but the youths must decorate the cake.

  8.

Box mixes may be used.

  9.

Only Places 1, 2, 3, 4, and 5 will be sold at Auction.

  10.

Bakers are encouraged to present their baked goods at the Auction.

     
  Premiums:  
 

1st - $2.00, 2nd - $1.50, 3rd - $1.00

 

Grand Champion Cake: Award

  Reserve Grand Champion: Award
  Class:  
  1.

Chocolate or White Cake

     
  Division 46: Chili Cook-Off
  Entry Fee: Exhibitors Ticket $15.00
  Entry Deadline: Wednesday, July 7, 2010
  Exhibit Due: Saturday, July 17, 2010 from 10:00 AM to 11:00 AM
  Judging: Saturday, July 17, 2010 at 11:30 AM
  Exhibits Released: Following Judging
   
  Rules:  
  1.

Recipe is required.

  2.

Tags will be printed and ready to attach to the item when brought to the Fairgrounds.

  3.

Open to all Logan County Residents over the age of 18.

  4.

Each Entry must be prepared by an individual not teams.

  5.

Members of the same family can enter, but cannot submit the same recipe.

  6.

All Exhibitors must prepare and cook the chili in a sanitary manner.

  7.

All chili must be prepared at home, in a clean and crack or chip free crock pot.

  8.

All chili must be made from scratch. Scratch is defined as raw meat and no store bought sauces.

  9.

Crock pots will be plugged in immediately and turned on to prevent bacteria as they arrive at the Fairgrounds.

  10.

Judging will be on Taste, Aroma, and Consistency.

  11.

Judges decision will be final.

  12.

There will be one winner in each category (3 winners).

  13.

Chili must be taken home after Judging. Chili can not be sold.

  Awards:  
  3 Grand Champion Ribbons
  Classes:  
  1.

Mild Chili

  2.

Spicy Chili

  3.

Unique Chili

     
  Division 46: Ice Cream Freeze-Off
  Sponsored by Bailey's Landing Ice Cream
  Entry Fee: Exhibitors Ticket $15.00
  Entry Deadline: Wednesday, July 7, 2010
  Exhibit Due: Saturday, July 17, 2010 from 1:00 PM to 1:30 PM
  Judging: Saturday, July 17, 2007 at 2:00 PM
  Exhibits Released: After Judging
     
  Rules:  
  1.

Recipe is required.

  2.

Tags will be printed and ready to attach to the item when brought to the Fairgrounds.

  3.

Open to all Logan County Residents over the age of 18.

  4.

Each Entry must be prepared by an individual, no teams.

  5.

Members of the same family can enter, but cannot submit the same recipe.

  6.

All Exhibitors must prepare the ice cream in a sanitary manner.

  7.

All ice cream must be prepared at home, packed in a plastic gallon container, packed in ice, and brought to the Fairgrounds.

  8.

All ice cream must be made from scratch.

  9.

Judging will be on Taste and Consistency.

  10.

Judges decision will be final.

  11.

There will be one winner.

  12.

Ice cream must be taken home after judging, ice cream can not be sold, but it can be shared.

     
  Awards:  
  One (1) Grand Champion Ribbon
  One (1) Reserve Champion Ribbon
  Classes:  
  1.

Vanilla

  2.

Chocolate

  3.

Ice Cream with fruit

  4.

Ice Cream with nuts

     
  Division 47: Adult Baked Cake
  Exhibit Due: Friday, July 16, 2010 from 1:00 PM to 2:00 PM
  Judging: Friday, July 16, 2010 at 2:30 PM
  Exhibits Released after Judging
   
  Rules:  
  1.

Recipe will be supplied by the Home Products Department.

  2.

Tags will be printed and ready to attach to the item when brought to the Fairgrounds.

  3.

Open to all Logan County Residents over the age of 18.

  4.

Entrants will all bake the same cake using our recipe, and ice it using our recipe.

  5.

Regulation rounds and covers are required.

  6.

Judges decision will be final.

     
   

Carrot Cake

    Ingredients:
   

4 eggs

    1 1/3 cups vegetable oil
   

2 1/4 cups sugar

    2 1/4 cups all-purpose flour
    2 teaspoons baking soda
    2 teaspoons baking powder
    1/2 teaspoons salt
    1 Cup Milk
    1/2 Vegetable Oil
    2 teaspoons ground cinnamon
    1/2 teaspoon ground cloves
    1/2 teaspoon ground nutmeg
    3 1/2 cups finely-chopped carrots
    1/2 cup chopped walnuts
    1 cup crushed pineapple, well drained
     
   

Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Line bottom of three 8-inch pans with parchment paper. Combine eggs and oil in a large mixing bowl. Beat 2 minutes on medium speed.. Add one cup of sugar and continue to mix 2 minutes. Add remaining sugar and mix 3 to 4 minutes. Cob all dry ingredients and add to egg mixture beating on low until blended. Add carrots, walnuts and pineapple. Divide batter evenly among pans. Bake 60 minutes or until toothpick comes out clean. Cool to room temperature on wire rack. Remove cakes from pans and wrap in plastic wrap. Refrigerate overnight.

     
    White Chocolate Cream Cheese Icing
    Ingredients:
    1 1/2 pounds cream cheese, room temperature
    2 cups white chocolate chips, melted
    3/4 cup unsalted butter, room temperature
    2 teaspoons grated lemon rind
    Chopped walnuts
     
   

Beat cream cheese until smooth. Add melted chocolate a little a time. Beat on medium speed. Add butter a little at a time. Add lemon rind an beat until combined. Remove cakes from refrigerator. Ice top of one layer. Place second layer on top. Place third layer on top, ice top and sides of cake. Press chopped walnuts into sides of cake.