Food - Elevated Desserts Championship

Nash Roe of Clive was the Elevated Desserts Championship Overall Winner on Thursday, August 11, at the 2022.

The Elevated Desserts Championship takes a classic dessert and upgrades it into a creative original dessert. Entries are judged on taste, flavor, appearance, presentation, and written story.

Complete results follow:

Elevated Desserts Championship - Cakes/Cheesecakes

1) Nash Roe, Clive

2) Susie Jones, Winterset

3) Jamie Buelt, Polk City

Elevated Desserts Championship - Candy/Confections

1) Brooklynn Sedlock, Indianola

2) None

3) None

Elevated Desserts Championship - Cookies/Bars

1) Brooke Mickelson, West Des Moines

2) Cyndy Erickson, Des Moines

3) Joy K. McFarland, TIngley

Elevated Desserts Championship - Crème Brule/Flans

1) None

2) None

3) None

Elevated Desserts Championship - Cupcakes

1) Aaron Barker, West Des Moines

2) Ann Gillotti, Ankeny

3) Brooklynn Sedlock, Indianola

Elevated Desserts Championship - Ice Cream or Frozen Desserts

1) Sharon Lesan, Ankeny

2) Sara Carlson, Des Moines

3) Ann Gillotti, Ankeny

Elevated Desserts Championship - Pies/Cobbler-types

1) Jamie Buelt, Polk City

2) None

3) None

Elevated Desserts Championship - Overall Winners

1) Nash Roe, Clive

2) Jamie Buelt, Polk City

3) Brooke Mickelson, West Des Moines

The Iowa State Fair Food Department is the largest of any state fair in the country. There are 128 divisions, 615 classes and nearly 6,300 entries at this year’s Fair. Food Department judging is held in the Elwell Family Food Center sponsored by Urban Air Adventure Park.