07/25/2025
Peach & Melon Festival
4-H Cake Contest & Auction
The 4-H Cake Contest & Auction will be held Wednesday August 6th in conjunction with the De Leon Peach & Melon Festival. This year’s guidelines, schedule and rules are as follows:
The Peach & Melon Festival Cake Contest & Auction gives all 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. Any child that auctions a cake must have a handwritten thank you note to present to the buyer at the time of the auction.
SCHEDULE
· 9:00-10:30 a.m. Bring cakes to the office behind the Festival Stage
· 11:00 a.m. Entries will be judged.
· 12-12:30 p.m. Pick up entries that will not be auctioned
· 6:30 p.m. Meet at festival office to get ready for cake auction
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).
RULES
1. There will be four age categories, based on the school grade for the 2017-2018 year:
· Clover Kids - through grade 2
· Juniors - in grades 3-5
· Intermediates - in grades 6-8
· Seniors - in grades 9-12
2. 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.
3. Copy of recipe must be attached to each entry (recipe will not be returned).
4. Cake must be on disposable plate and covered with clear plastic (may be either clear plastic wrap or clear plastic cake dome). Cakes will not be accepted if presented in the same pan or container in which they were cooked.
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5. 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.
6. No items needing refrigeration will be accepted (this includes cheesecake, whipped cream frosting, or any other reason that cake needs to be refrigerated). Buttercream-type icing using butter, powdered sugar, milk, and flavorings are fine.
7. Cakes must be made by the 4-H youth who is entering the cake.
8. Judges’ decisions are final.
9. Only cakes entered for judging may be auctioned.
10. 4-H members must be present to display their own cake on stage, or the cake will not be sold.
11. The Peach & Melon Festival, the De Leon 4-H Club, and any leaders or workers in either group are not responsible for cakes left after pickup time
12. The 4-H member will receive 50% of the selling price. Your check for this amount will be sent to the County Extension Office by the Peach and Melon Festival Committee after funds are collected by buyers.
13. Youth must have a handwritten thank you note to be presented to the buyer at the tme of the auction. Non-negotiable.
14. Decorated cakes will have a higher point value assigned to the decoration element of the cake whereas the other cake categories will have a higher point value based on the taste element of the cake. The grand and reserve champion will be awarded to the cakes that have the best marks in both categories.
