A two-tiered cake decorated in any type of buttercream in your chosen theme.

1. Any type of buttercream or frosting may be used to cover and decorate the cake (e.g., American buttercream, Swiss or Italian meringue buttercream, French buttercream, etc.). Whipped cream or any different brands of frostings are allowed to use.

2. Dummies/styrofoam are permitted, but all tiers must be treated as a real cake.

3. You must use exactly 2 tiers for your cake entry only, no more, no less. Size of tiers is regardless.

4. The shapes of the tiers should be a typical shape and not carved/sculpted cake (e.g., round, square, octagon, etc.).

5. “Spacer tiers” are NOT accepted (e.g., lighted tiers, pillars, etc.).

6. No height restrictions. The display must not exceed a 30 cm × 30 cm (12 in × 12 in) space.

7. If using a cake board, it should be covered, and ribbon is permitted on cake drums only.

8. All elements of the entry must be contained within the given dimension specified in the category.

9. The judges reserve the right to remove or disqualify any entry they feel is violating the rules or is not to the required standards.

10. Competitors may not enter a display that has been previously entered in another competition and risk being disqualified if they do so.

11. The display must be solely the work of the person on the entry form.

12. The organizers have the right to use photographs taken of competitor’s displays for commercial purposes.

13. All decorative elements must be entirely handcrafted by the competitor. The use of any pre-made, purchased, or commercially produced items is strictly prohibited. If proven otherwise, the competitor will be immediately disqualified and any awards or titles will be revoked.