Decorated Frog Cake Leaps into the Winner’s Circle

 Puyallup, WA – Sept. 18, 2009 – Jumping into the lead of Puyallup Fair’s “Wilton Enterprises Amateur Decorated Cake Contest” is a frog-shaped banana pound cake. This eye-catching contest is held in the Home Arts Department at the Puyallup Fair, which runs through Sept. 27.

 Carly Fraga of Puyallup takes home the grand prize of $100 with her frog-shaped “Banana Pound Cake.” Tia Strasser of Buckley took home $50 for her basket-of-leaves-shaped “White Almond Wedding Cake.” Third place honors and $25 went to Karlyn Hoffmann of Vashon for her “Coffee & Doughnut Cake,” shaped as titled. The winning recipe is as follows:

“Banana Pound Cake”
Carly Fraga, Puyallup

1 box vanilla cake mix
4 eggs
½ cup oil
1 small box of instant banana pudding
1 ¼ cups water
2 mashed ripe bananas

1. Mix vanilla cake mix with eggs, oil, banana pudding mix, and water.
2. Add mashed bananas and mix all ingredients together.
3. Pour mix into a prepared baking pan.
5. Bake at 350 degrees for approximately 30 minutes or until done.

The Home Arts Department is sponsored by CORE 4.

The Puyallup Fair first started in 1900. This Pacific Northwest tradition is one of the top ten fairs in the world in attendance, and features big name entertainment, the PRCA Rodeo, rides, exhibits, food, flowers, and animals. For further information about the Sept. 11-27, 2009 Puyallup Fair, visit www.thefair.com or call the 24-hour hotline at (253) 841-5045.

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