Rachael Ray Cake Off

Earlier this week, I got to participate in a Rachael Ray cake decorating contest thanks to the lovely industry I work in. Rachael Ray held a cake off like this in LA, Chicago, Detroit, and NY with teams made up of people from different ad agencies in the areas. I can't even begin to explain how excited I was about it all! I mean...helloooo? Cake decorating with a bunch of fun people, food, great music, and prizes. Our team decided to go with a funky little kid vibe for our cake since this was supposed to be celebrating RR's 5th anniversary. Skepticism could not have been higher on my part, but in the end it didn't look nearly as bad as I was expecting (minus the horrific piping job, pukey pastel colors, & the fact that it looks like a bunch of twelve year olds made it). The kicker? That we won Detroit's cake off. What the...?

Anyyyyways...it was a fun experience to just not take it seriously, kick back and laugh with the team, and have fun making this horrific masterpiece. Enjoy. (And don't judge too much, remember it was a team effort! Try designing and making a cake in an hour with six people. It's tough work to agree on anything at all, let alone something that will look half way decent!)





They let us make cupcakes to take home. I didn't think to take a picture of these little gems until after I started devouring them. I'll be the first to admit that I'm not a cupcake lover...but these were GOOD.

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UPDATE: They delivered the cake to our agency today. Don't worry, we promptly cut into it and all had stomach aches the size of Texas for the duration of the afternoon. But it was so worth it!

The agency just posted this on our home page. Woot Woot.

"In celebration of its five year anniversary, Everyday with Rachel Ray magazine challenged Detroit ad agencies in a “Bake for Rach, Agency Cake Challenge.” Our team included Brooke Camit, Tracy Chan, Laura Green, Carolyn Marks, Kendra Mazey, Heather Nagel and Lindsey Thomas. With the help of the Chop Shop in Birmingham, they designed and decorated the winning cake besting Doner, McCann, and Team Detroit. The team’s five-layer masterpiece was themed around the five categories in the magazine. CE Media’s winning cake will now compete with agencies from around the country for the grand prize. Way to go team!"