A tasty part of DeLeon’s Peach and Melon Festival includes the annual 4-H Cake Contest and Auction.
Age categories include Clover Kids (Kindergarten-2nd grade), Juniors (3rd grade – 5th grade), Intermediates (6th grade through 8th grade) and Seniors (Freshmen through Seniors). They are based on 2023-2024 school year.
The cake contest will be held Wednesday, Aug. 7 and 4-H members will receive 50% of the selling price. Checks for this amount will be sent to the County Extension Office by the Peach and Melon Festival Committee. Checks will be mailed to participants after thank-you notes written to each buyer, enclosed in an addressed (but unsealed) envelope with a current stamp properly attached, and a stamped and unsealed envelope addressed to yourself, have been brought to the Extension Office.
The contest allows Comanche County 4-H members an opportunity to bake a cake to be judged and sell the cake at the auction. You must be currently enrolled in 4-H in Comanche County prior to this contest to be eligible to enter.
The schedule of the event is as follows: 9-10:30 a.m. Bring cakes to the office behind the Festival Stage 11 a.m. Entries will be judged. Noon-12:30 p.m. Pick up entries that will not be auctioned 8:40 p.m. or immediately following pageant come to the stage area to be with your cake for the auction.
9:00 p.m. Auction on festival stage (cakes, melons and fruits will all be auctioned during the same time) Cake Classes Class 1 - Layer Cake (round, square, or shaped cake with icing between layers and on top) Class 2 - Pound Cake (may be iced, glazed, or plain) Class 3 - Decorated Cake Class 4 - Cake Mix Based Cake Class 5 - Miscellaneous Cake (any cake that does not fit any other class) Entries are limited to one entry per class per person. You may enter more than one class, but only one entry in each class.
However, only one cake may be auctioned per person. If you have more than one entry, the highest placing cake will be auctioned unless otherwise specified.
A copy of the recipe must be attached to each entry (recipe will not be returned).
Cake must be on disposable plate or container and covered with clear plastic (may be either clear plastic wrap or clear plastic cake dome).
Mixes may not be used in any of the cake classes except Class 4. This is not meant to be a class for simply a cake mix and the cake will be disqualified if only a mix is used. The cake must have other ingredients to enhance the cake and will be judged on how creative the 4-H’er can be with a cake mix.
No items needing refrigeration will be accepted (this includes cheesecake, whipped cream frosting, or any other reason that cake needs to be refrigerated). Buttercreamtype icing using butter, powdered sugar, milk, and flavorings are fine.
Cakes must be made by the 4-Her who is entering the cake.
Judges’ decisions are final and only cakes entered for judging may be auctioned.
4-H members must be present to display their own cake on stage, or the cake will not be sold.
The Peach & Melon Festival, the Comanche County 4-H and any leaders or workers in either group are not responsible for cakes left after pickup time.