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2008 Bundts Across America Contest
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Contest Guidelines
Please read all the following contest guidelines carefully before entering a recipe into the contest.
Theme
Holiday Bundts®, a pan for all seasons!
To continue celebrating the popularity of the "Bundt" pan, Nordic Ware will hold the 3rd annual "Bundts Across America" contest to be held April 1, 2008 through August 1, 2008. Bakers across the United States will be asked to submit Bundt recipes that represents in their own special way one of 10 popular American Holidays. Because there is a Bundt for every season, bakers will be encouraged to make good use of the many seasonal Bundt designs available from Nordic Ware.
Entries will be judged on originality, use of simple ingredients, taste, texture, visual appearance and essay. Since a Bundt cake requires no decorations, elaborate use of frostings and extensive cake decorating will not be considered in determining winners. Use of simple glazes, sugars, garnishes, fruits and flowers are recommended instead. Each holiday will have one winner and will be considered a holiday finalist. One grand prize winner will be chosen from the 10 finalists. The 10 eligible holidays are: Valentine's Day, St. Patrick's Day, Easter, Mother's Day, Father's Day, Independence Day, Halloween, Thanksgiving, Hanukkah and Christmas.
Prizes
(1) National Winner
- $10,000 Cash
(10) Finalists
- A trip for one (1) to San Francisco to participate in the finalist baking competition.
- Airfare plus three nights lodging and $300 cash spending money (for meals and transportation).
- $500 gift certificate for Nordic Ware products
Contest Rules
Enter your original recipe for a Bundt cake/dessert that is reflective of one of the eligible holidays, prepared in any of Nordic Ware's Bundt cake pans. The pans eligible for use in the contest are listed on the entry form.
Who Can Enter?
You are eligible if you are 18 years of age or older as of April 1, 2008 and are a legal United States resident residing in one of the 50 United States or the District of Columbia.
You are not eligible to enter and will be disqualified if:
- You are a food professional, such as a chef, food writer or food home economist who creates recipes for compensation, etc.
- You are an employee of Nordic Ware, a member of the immediate family or live in the same household of such employees (whether related or not).
Dates
The contest runs from April 1, 2008 to August 1, 2008. No entries will be accepted prior to April 1, 2008. All entries must be received by 11:59pm CT on August 1, 2008.
Season/Holiday Selection
You must name a season or holiday as your entry representation.
You must bake your creation in one of these eligible Nordic Ware Bundt or specialty pans:
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Anniversary Bundt Pan Original Bundt 12-Cup Classic Bundt Pan Star Bundt Pan Fleur De Lis Bundt Pan Bavaria Bundt Pan Cathedral Bundt Pan Rose Bundt Pan Sunflower Pan Elegant Heart Bundt Pan 6-Cup Bundt Pan Chrysanthemum Bundt Pan Castle Bundt Pan Tri Star/Holiday Bundt Holiday Wreath Cake Pan Poinsettia Cake Pan Holiday Tree Bundt Pan Fairytale Cottage Pan |
Bundt Quartet Fancy Marianne Pan Stadium Pan Elegant Party Bundt Quilted Heart Decorative Heart Great Pumpkin Pan Pumpkin Loaf Pan 3-D Christmas Tree Pan Gingerbread Loaf Palace Royale Bundt Star of David Bundt Aloha Bundt 3-D Snowman Pirate Ship Pan Kugelhopf Bundt Beehive Pan (available in June08) |
Lemon Loaf 3-D Bunny/Egg Plaque Butterfly Pan (avail May08) Classic 3-D Turkey Mold Bundt Brownie Pan Multi Mini Bundt Pan Bundt Garland Pan Tea Cakes and Candy Pan Holiday Mini Muffin Bouquet Pan Sweetheart Rose Pan Castle Cakelettes Maple Leaf Pan Easter Egg Pan Ice Cream Cone Pan Mini Heart Baking Pan Shortcake Baskets Pan Bundtlette |
Submission Rules
You may enter as many recipes as you would like. However, each entry must submitted online separately, and all submission requirements must be followed for each recipe.
To enter, complete the Official Entry Form found at www.nordicware.com. You may only enter online. Submissions will NOT be accepted via any other means.
Include:
- Your detailed, original recipe for your cake, including ingredients, exact measurements, complete preparation instructions, garnishes, type of pan and baking time and temperature. Online submission must be completed in full.
- A picture of your completed cake next to the actual pan you baked it in. This must be submitted electronically with your entry. Each cake must be photographed with a slice cut out of the cake to allow judges to view the interior texture and/or design.
- In 50 words or less tell us why you believe your recipe represents the eligible holiday of choice.
Nordic Ware is not responsible for entries that cannot be processed due to phone, network, electronic or computer hardware or software failure or technical failure of any kind.
By submitting your recipe, you accept all contest rules and agree to be bound by the decisions of the judges, which will be final. You also agree that your recipe becomes the sole property of Nordic Ware, and Nordic Ware reserves the right to edit, adapt, copyright, publish, transfer and use any or all of them without compensation.
Judging
10 finalists will be selected through a process of recipe examination and the actual baking of selected semi-finalist cakes. A panel of judges will choose 10 finalists.
These 10 finalists will be invited to San Francisco to take part in the final baking competition on October 4 and 5, 2008 at the San Francisco Baking Institute. Finalists will be allowed to test bake their cake on October 4 with the actual competition taking place on October 5. Finalists will be provided the exact ingredients and product as described in their recipes and their recipe as it was submitted. Each finalist must complete their recipe exactly as it was written and will be allowed 4 (four) hours to bake their recipe twice – however only one cake may be submitted for final judging. Upon completion, judges will evaluate the recipe. Once all 10 have been completed and judged, a final winner will be selected. If prior to final awarding of the prizes, a finalist or Grand Prize winning recipe is found to no have been previously published in a form essentially as submitted, then that prize will be forfeited except in case of a forfeiture of the Grand Prize, it will be awarded instead to the first runner up.
All 10 finalist recipes will be tasted and judged based on the following criteria:
- Taste
- Texture
- Visual Appearance – Allow the detail of the pan to speak for the cake.
- Use of ingredients – Exotic ingredients are discouraged. Ingredients must be simple and easy-to-find. Boxed cake mix may be used as a base, however it is strongly encouraged to create a recipe from scratch.
- Originality
- Essay
* Elaborate use of frostings and extensive cake decorating will not be considered in determining winners. Use of simple glazes, sugars, garnishes, fruits and flowers are recommended.
*Styling for presentation is encouraged but not required.
A panel of judges will choose one national winner from the 10 finalists. The official public announcement of the Grand Prize winner and final awarding of all prizes will take place on or around November 15, 2008 (National Bundt Day).
All decisions of the judges are final in all matters relating to this contest.
Winner Notification
FFinalists will be notified by phone on or around September 5, 2008. A representative from Nordic Ware will also contact finalists by phone to arrange for travel details.
Winners will be posted on the Internet at www.nordicware.com after finalists have been notified.
The "Bundts Across America" contest is sponsored by Nordic Ware, 5005 Hwy 7, St. Louis Park, Minnesota 55416.
Baking facility for the finalist bake-off provided by the San Francisco Baking Institute, 480 Grandview Drive, South San Francisco, CA 94080.