Page 356 Lincoln Daily News 2026 Logan County Fair August 2026 Cake Classic at the Logan County Fair As the 90th Logan County Fair wound down Sunday, a 59-year tradition continued with six cakes being baked before a live audience then auctioned off to the highest bidders to raise money for 4-H. Judging the cakes was Tami Thomas, who attended The Culinary Institute of America and has worked in the baking industry. She commented on the taste and appearance of each cake then wrote down the total scores. The fair book explains that cakes are judged “based on quality, flavor, texture and appearance and not on presentation or stage presence of the participant.” McEntire’s Appliance provides the stoves used for the competition and Darlene Begolka provides the Tupperware. Boxes for the cakes were provided by Hillary Rempe. When the cakes were auctioned off, Jennifer Luckhart, who was helping oversee the auction, shared information about their texture and flavors. Along with cake classic veterans Rose Harrold, Peggy Sanders, Jeanne Runyon were newcomers Elizabeth Edersheim and Liddy Coers. Last year’s first place cake baker Olivia Wrage returned for the second year. Those who enjoy baking cakes are encouraged to join the culinary competition next year as there were fewer bakers this year. There were six cakes auctioned off by Tucker raised a total of $4075, which will go directly to 4-H to support their programs. At $400, the Culler family was the top bidder for the first-place cake. First place went to Rose Harrold, who baked a white velvet cake. She also won Friday’s
RkJQdWJsaXNoZXIy MzExODA=