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SLCC Edible Books Contest

Find information about current and past Edible Books Contests, which are hosted by the SLCC Libraries.
Thanks to everyone for the beautiful entries and the fun afternoon!

Congratulations to the 2019 winners:

  • Most Edible: “Harry Potter” by Wesley Scholle
  • Most Literary: “One Fish, Two Fish” by Dafne Campos
  • Most Artistic: “The Tale of Peter Rabbit” by Aline Terpstra
  • Most Humorous: “Harold and the Purple Crayon” by Hailee Henson
  • People’s Choice: “Twilight” by Kassandra Sotelo

Thanks to the 2019 judges

  • Caleb Jones (Pastry Chef, Fillings & Emulsions)
  • Charlie Monte (Assistant Professor, Theatre)
  • Gerald Swinson (Student Government VP)
  • Marianne McKnight (Associate Dean; History, Anthropology, & Political Science)
  • Lynn Kilpatrick (Associate Professor, English)

And a special thanks to Chef Cynthia Alberts for encouraging many of the contestants to enter, safely transporting most of the entries to the library, and helping cut and serve the cake with some of her students!

If you missed this year's event, we plan to repeat it next year. Check out the photos below for a sampling of our entries.

Edible Books 2019

Removing top level of three tier cake
Cauldron-shaped and book-shaped cakes decorated as
Three-tier cake decorated as Dr. Seuss
Sheet cake decorated as
Two-tier cake decorated as
Cake decorated as Harry Potter catching the Golden Snitch
Three-tier cake decorated with themes from
Three-tier cake decorated as a penguin wearing a top hat
A cake decorated with three snowman on top
Cake decorated with Chinese or Japanese characters
Cake decorated as
Cake decorated with Winnie-the-Pooh and a beehive