Saturday Competition

Carrot Cake Contest

Bake your best carrot cake and let the judges decide. Top prize $60 — and your cake goes on sale to the public after judging.

Schedule

Drop-off & Judging

Entry drop-off8:00 AM – 10:00 AM
Judging12:00 Noon
Cakes sold1:30 PM
DateSaturday, July 25, 2026
LocationSouth Shore Actiplex

Rules

Entry Requirements

  1. Use an 8×8 cake pan or Bundt pan.
  2. No cake mixes or commercial cakes — all entries must be homemade.
  3. No frosting on cakes (PEI Department of Health regulations).
  4. Only one entry per person is permitted.
  5. Include your name and phone number with the cake at drop-off.
  6. Cakes become property of the Crapaud Exhibition upon drop-off and will be sold to the public after judging.
  7. Winner's name may appear in newspapers and on social media.
  8. Judges' decision is final.

Judging Criteria

30%
Appearance

Visual presentation, colour, shape and crust.

30%
Texture

Crumb structure, moisture and consistency.

40%
Taste

Flavour, balance, and that unmistakable homemade quality.

Prize

🥇 1st Place $60.00

Only one entry per person is permitted. The judges' decision is final.

New for 2026

The Carrot Cake Contest replaces the Potato Cake Contest for 2026.

2025 Potato Cake Contest Winner: Debra Robinson Annear

Sample Recipe

Justin Clyke's entry in the Englewood School cookbook, November 2001. You may use your own recipe.

Ingredients

  • 1½ cups flour
  • 1 tsp baking powder
  • 1 tsp baking soda
  • 1 tsp cinnamon
  • ½ tsp salt
  • 1 cup sugar
  • ⅔ cup vegetable oil
  • 2 eggs
  • 1 cup shredded carrots
  • ¼ cup crushed pineapple with juice
  • 1 tsp vanilla

Instructions

  1. Preheat oven to 350°F. Grease an 8×8 pan and dust with flour.
  2. Mix together dry ingredients. Mix wet ingredients separately, then slowly add the dry ingredients and beat at medium speed for 2 minutes.
  3. Pour batter into greased pan and bake for 35 to 40 minutes, or until top springs back when lightly touched. Remove from pan to a wire rack and cool.
  4. Sprinkle with icing sugar if desired — no icing allowed due to PEI Dept of Health regulations.

Questions?

Contact Kim Ferguson for entry details and drop-off information.

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