Staff Writer
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| Urick's winning wedding cake. |
Culinary
Arts teacher Erica Hoskins led six students to compete at the Wake Tech
Culinary Showcase on April 30. Hannah Urick, Katie Fielding, Alexis Rice, Allie
Reinke, Valerie Daratony, and Tiaria Plummer all designed cakes or cupcakes to
enter in the competition. “It is a long process, it took months, definitely
months to prepare [for],” Hoskins said. “It was a hybrid of working at home and
at school,” she added. The students would sculpt fondant for the different
designs at home and then air brush using tools at school to finish. The judges
were local celebrities and chefs from the Triangle. Cakes were judged on
whether everything is edible and if it fit the theme of “Golden Moments.” All
the hard work paid off once again because Apex took home first place for sophomore
Hannah Urick’s wedding cake and junior Allie Reincke won the “People’s Choice
Award” for her red wings cake.
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in Culinary I, Urick’s talent and love for baking brought her to the showcase. Urick
first became interested in culinary arts because of her mom. “I’ve been cooking
and baking with her since I was little,” she said. Urick first started
decorating cakes for her eleventh birthday when she made a three tier,
topsy-turvy cake. After years of baking, she finally won first place for her
favorite type of cake to decorate: a wedding cake. “They are just so pretty and
elegant and I like stuff like that,” Urick commented. After high school she
plans to attend culinary school pursue a career. “I want to open up my own
business, definitely a bakery,” she added. Not only does Urick love baking, but
she also enjoys science and cheerleading.
