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UA-Pulaski Tech culinary school to host Sugar Art Show and Competition

UA-Pulaski Technical College's Culinary Arts and Hospitality Management Institute will host the Rock City Sugar Art Show and Competition April 29 with the Arkansas Chapter of the International Cake Exploration Society.

The event will be on Saturday, April 29, from 11 a.m. - 3:30 p.m. at CAHMI at the college's Little Rock-South site at 13000 Interstate 30.

This year's theme is "Cake Stories," so all cakes will be inspired by a story, poem or book. The competition is open to all levels of cake decorators and sugar artists. There are divisions for professional decorators, advanced, beginner, teen and a junior division for youth ages 7-12. The entry deadline is April 21.

Awards will be presented in categories of show cakes, celebration cakes, sculpted cakes and cookies. Delivery and set-up will be 8-9:45 a.m., and judging starts at 10 a.m. The show opens to the public at 11 a.m., and awards will be announced at 3 p.m. in the UA-PTC-CAHMI Celebrity Chef Theater. 

Admission to the public is free. For entry specifications and registration forms, click here. For more information, contact Jan Lewandowski at [email protected]. Fees can be paid online through Facebook store @RockCitySugarArtShow.