Food - Decorated Cakes

Top Cake Decorators Claim State Fair Awards

Top professional and amateur cake decorators vied for top honors in the Decorated Cakes competition judged Monday, August 7, prior to the start of the 2023 Iowa State Fair.

Brenda Klyn of Pella won the Sweepstakes Award. Sweet Snax of Fort Dodge claimed Reserve Sweepstakes honors.

Entries were judges on execution, difficulty, appearance, neatness, originality, design, and edible applications.

Complete results follow:

Professional - Sculpted Cake

1) Brandy Gosselin, Pleasant Hill

2) Madelyn Colby, Indianola

3) Alisa Woods, Des Moines

Professional - Single Cake

1) Earlham Baking Company, Earlham

2) Alisa Woods, Des Moines

3) Katie Storr, Ankeny

Professional - Tiered

1)Main Street Café & Bakery, Ankeny

2) Kamren Fry, Bondurant

3) Sweet Snax, Fort Dodge

Professional - Cookies, Cupcakes, Petit Fours, Cake Balls

1) Sweet Snax, Fort Dodge

2) Earlham Baking Company, Earlham

3) Main Street Café & Bakery, Ankeny

Professional - Sugar Artistry

1) Alisa Woods, Des Moines

2) Sweet Snax, Fort Dodge

3) Katie Storr, Ankeny

Professional - Wedding Cakes (traditional, modern or alternative)

1) Madelyn Colby, Indianola

2) Sweet Snax, Fort Dodge

3) Alisa Woods, Des Moines

Adult Open - Sculpted Cake

1) Michael Ross, West Des Moines

2) Josie Cater, Bondurant

Adult Open - Single Cake

1) Monica Walz, Marion

2) Brenda Klyn, Pella

3) Brooke Mickelson, Clive

Adult Open - Tiered

1) Tanya Jackson, Scranton

2) Brenda Klyn, Pella

3) Brooklyn Michelson, Clive

Adult Open - Cookies, Cupcakes, Petit Fours, Cake Balls

1) Brenda Klyn, Pella

2) Brooke Mickelson, Clive

3) Jenny Slight, Newton

Adult Open - Sugar Artistry

1) Brenda Klyn, Pella

2) Jenny Slight, Newton

3) Brooke Mickelson, Clive

Adult Open - Wedding Cakes (traditional, modern or alternative)

1) Lynn Kumagai, West Des Moines

2) Brenda Klyn, Pella

3) Josie Carter, Bondurant

The Iowa State Fair Food Department is the largest of any state fair in the country. There are 138 divisions, 695 classes and over 6,800 entries at this year’s Fair. Food Department judging is held in the Elwell Family Food Center.