For some of the Pennsylvania Farm Showâs award-winning baking contestants, 2020 was a year of challenges instead of competitions.
For many years, entrants in past Farm Showsâ biggest baking competitions â the Blue Ribbon Apple Pie Contest, the PA Preferred Chocolate Cake Contest and the Incredible! Egg Angel Food Cake Contest â were required to earn their way to the state-level contests by first scoring a victory at one of Pennsylvaniaâs 109 local fairs.
But, in the wake of the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, when most local fairs opted to cancel this summer, would-be entrants in the Farm Showâs three most elite baking competitions were left without their usual avenue for competing at the state level.