As part of the Sesquicentennial Weekend celebration, the Philadelphia Zoo hosted a cake competition. The winners, whose cakes were enjoyed by many of the 19,000 guests who took part in the weekend festivities, are featured below.
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Cake Competition Participants
ACME - Bala Cynwyd, PA
ACME Market - Bear, DE
Bredenbeck's Bakery
Cheryl's Home Kitchen
Clay's Creative Corner Bakery
Desserts International
Diane's Patisserie
DoubleTree Hotel
Food For Thought Catering
Four Seasons Hotel Philadelphia
Hyatt Regency Penn’s Landing
Jones
Kensington Culinary Arts High School
McMillan’s Bakery
Miel Patisserie
Night Kitchen Bakery
Oteri's Italian Bakery
Park Hyatt at the Bellevue
Tartes
Termini Bros. Bakery
The Capital Grille
Cake Competition Judges
Aliza Green
cookbook author, food writer, restaurant consultant, chef
Al Gury
painting instructor, Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts
Barbara Toddes
Director of Animal Nutrition, Philadelphia Zoo
First Place, Sculpted/Tiered Cake: Bredenbeck's Bakery
First Place, Sheet Cake: Four Seasons Hotel, Philadelphia
First Place, Cupcake Category: Kensington Culinary Arts High School