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Compete in 2-D/Flat &/or 3-D (Televised) Cookie Categories
A first ever in cookies, the Julia M. Usher Cookie Art Competition™ will be filmed by a MAJOR TV NETWORK for an exciting COOKIE DOCUMENTARY! All 3-D cookie artists who enter will be considered for a featured cookie artist spot in the documentary. Even if NOT featured, participants and/or their pieces may appear on the documentary! Let's show the WORLD what the art of cookies is all about!
JULIA M. USHER COOKIE COMPETITION™
Flat/2-D & 3-D Cookie Categories
PRIZES
Prizes for 2-D/Flat Cookie Category:
First: $750 / Second: $500 /Third: $250
Prizes for 3-D Cookie Category: A total of $5,000 in cash and products, and growing! First, second, and third prizes will be awarded
THEME:
For 2-D/Flat Cookie Competition: Cookie Community - Using a minimum of 12 cookies, depict a story of what’s living, happening, or just happily existing at the base of the mythical and magical Cake Mountain. Think beyond architecture to people, flora, fauna, landscape, art, industry, business, and so on! Extreme imagination, exquisite details, and exceptional technique will
be rewarded!
For 3-D Cookie Category: Dream Adventure - What’s on your bucket list? Is there a place, either real or
mythical, that you’re dying to explore? A person or people you’d give anything to meet? And/or some
other life-changing experience you can’t wait to have? Using a minimum of 12 cookies in a 3-D cookie
vignette, tell us the story of your dream adventure in a way that illuminates its every magnificent feature.
Make the judges feel as if they’re alongside you on this adventure – again, extreme imagination, exquisite
details, and exceptional technique will be rewarded!
3-D COOKIE COMPETITION SPONSORS
Thank You For Your Generosity!
SUGARCHAT COOKIE STUDIO
Gold Sponsor
THE COLORFUL COOKIE
Gold Sponsor
DECORUM
Gold Sponsor
CREATIVE COOKIER
Gold Sponsor
CONFECTION COUTURE
Gold Sponsor
YOU CAN CALL ME SWEETIE
Gold Sponsor
COSMOPOLITAN EVENTS
Gold Sponsor
JULIA
Gold Sponsor
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SUGARVEIL
Gold Sponsor
THE FLOUR BOX
Silver Sponsor
TELEBAKER
Silver Sponsor
COUNTRY KITCHEN SWEETART
Silver Sponsor
BRP BOX SHOP
Silver Sponsor
JULIA M. USHER'S COOKIE ART COMPETITION JUDGING TEAM
JULIA M. USHER
Julia M. Usher is a world-renowned sugar artist most recognized for her pioneering work in 3-D cookies. She is also the author of two books, 13 e-books, and an app, all about cookie decorating. When not spreading her love for cookie art in classes across the globe, Julia produces videos for her popular YouTube channel, Recipes for a Sweet Life; oversees Cookie Connection™, the world’s largest online cookie decorating community; designs cookie stencils and accessories sold under her “JULIA” brand; and manages Julia M Usher’s Cookie Art Competition™. She also judges Cake Masters Magazine’s annual sugar arts competition, as well as other notable cookie competitions across the country. Julia is Past President of the International Association of Culinary Professionals and has received multiple food writing, decorating, and video awards, including James Beard Food Writing Award finalist (2008), Cordon d’ Or Food Writing Award winner (2009), Cake Masters Magazine Cookie Award winner (2013), Oklahoma State Sugar Art Show Medal of Honor (2014), both EAGA US and International Sugar Artist of the Year Awards (2016), Cake Masters Magazine Cookie Icon (2017), and TASTE Breakout Foodie of the Year (2019). But above all else, Julia is a firm believer that life should be lived sweetly!
STEPHANIE KAPPEL
Stephanie Kappel, the owner and cookie artist at The Hungry Hippopotamus, believes that cookies are the perfect marriage of technical skill, artistic expression, and visible affection. Her work has been featured on ABC Action News and in American Cake Decorating, Edible Artists Network, and Southern Living magazines. She has been interviewed on Cookie Connection™ and the Power of a Cookie Podcast, and featured as a Superhero of Sweets by Ann Clark Cookie Cutters. Her clients include Disney and Williams-Sonoma, and she most recently competed in the finale of Holiday Gingerbread Showdown on Food Network. Stephanie is a Bluprint instructor, contributing educator for SugarEd Productions Sugar Art School, and proud baker for Icing Smiles.
GINNY LEVACK
Ginny Levack and her husband, Doug, are the inventors of the original Stencil Genie® and duo behind Creative Cookier and Genie Products for Better Baking, which offer an array of products and services specially designed for cookie decorators. When Ginny is not coming up with new products, she produces themed cookie retreats and cruises that bring cookie decorating enthusiasts together with well-known cookie “celebs”. Ginny and Doug have received two Cookie Connection™ Cookiers’ Choice Awards, as well as an EAGA Innovations Award. As one judge said: “I love that the Levacks don’t just see cookie artists as customers, but as friends and members of a community. This spirit infuses everything they do, and is, no doubt, the secret to their incredible success.”
SANDIE BELTRAN
Sandie Beltran is the founder of You Can Call Me Sweetie and Sweetie Academy, a custom cookie boutique and cookie decorating school located in Miami, Florida that specializes in custom made-to-order sugar cookies as well as group and private cookie decorating classes. Sandie began her love of cookie decorating in October 2012 with making cookie sets for her family and friends. The popularity of her sugar art grew so rapidly that, by January 2015, she was able to take her passion for cookie decorating to full time. Sandie has won Cookie Connection™’s 2014 Cookier of the Year Award and been selected as a finalist for Cake Masters Magazine's 2015 Cookie Award. Says Sandie, "I truly strive for perfection and enjoy working with intricate and innovative designs that give the wow factor to any event. I love sharing my cookie journey with my students and helping them achieve their full potential in this wonderful world of cookie decorating."
FAQ
I'M NOT A PROFESSIONAL 3-D COOKIER, CAN I COMPETE STILL?
ABSOLUTELY! This competition is open to ALL entrants who want to challenge themselves with 3-D cookie art! No matter if you have never made a cookie before, only work in gingerbread, or are new to edible arts altogether. This competition has no age or skill level requirement!
HOW DO I APPLY TO BE A FEATURED ARTIST ON THE SHOW?
Since the show being filmed is a documentary, the application process begins when a competitor registers to compete as a 3-D cookie artist. From there, Show Me Sweets will share your information with the production company and the TV Network where they will put you through a casting process. Please note, Show Me Sweets & Julia M. Usher do NOT take part in the casting selection.
I DON'T WANT TO COMPETE, WILL I STILL BE ON TV?
Maybe! Filming will be done over the course of July 13th and 14th at the Show Me Sweets Cake, Cookie & Candy Convention in public areas. Though no one is guaranteed to make it into the final show, there is no doubt many people will see themselves on TV!
I’M NOT INTERESTED IN BEING CAST FOR A FEATURED SPOT, BUT I WOULD STILL LIKE TO COMPETE. IS THIS POSSIBLE?
Yes, as noted above, this competition is open to ALL interested entrants. If you do not want to be cast, you will have an opportunity to say so on the competition registration form.
I HAVE PRODUCTS & SERVICES, HOW CAN I GET MY PRODUCTS ON TV?
You can get a booth to share your product with show attendees, but this does not mean your booth or product will appear in the documentary. (Learn more about becoming a vendor here! Hurry, before booths sell out!)
Due to legalities we won't bore you with, we can NOT showcase companies/brands on the documentary. That doesn't mean you won't recognize familiar brands or tools, but documentaries are more about real life and not staged marketing efforts.
HOW MANY COOKIE ARTISTS WILL BE CAST FOR FEATURED SPOTS?
Unfortunately, we are not at liberty to say. This number is subject to change depending on the number of entries received and other factors.
WHAT TV NETWORK WILL THE SHOW BE ON?
We want the network to have the experience of sharing their exciting news too! We are not at liberty to share this information at this time, but, we can say this, it is a big one!