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2025 Baking & Decorating Competition Results
Industry novices and professionals along with baking and pastry arts students from across the state of Wisconsin participated in baking competitions hosted by the Wisconsin Bakers Association in partnership with the Wisconsin Restaurant Association at the 2025 Wisconsin Food & Hospitality Expo at the Wisconsin State Fair Park Expo Center in West Allis, WI on Wednesday, March 12th.
Results were as follows:
| Name | Bakery | Competition | Skill Level | Placing |
| Lilah Gingery | MATC | Art of the Tart | Baking & Pastry Arts Students | Silver |
| Sophia Clementi | WCTC | Art of the Tart | Baking & Pastry Arts Students | Gold |
| Scott Vachavake | Breadsmith of Appleton | Art of the Tart | Industry Professionals | Gold |
| Dominic Lewandowski | MATC | Art of the Tart | Industry Professionals | Best of Show |
| Dominic Lewandowski | MATC | Art of the Tart | Industry Professionals | People's Choice, Judges Choice |
| Cheri Barnett | NEAT-O’S BAKE SHOPPE | Best of the Midwest Hand Pie Contest - Closed Hand Pie | Industry Professionals | Bronze |
| Cheri Barnett | NEAT-O’S BAKE SHOPPE | Best of the Midwest Hand Pie Contest - Closed Hand Pie | Industry Professionals | Silver |
| Kelly Deem | Elsie Maes Sweet Shop | Best of the Midwest Hand Pie Contest - Closed Hand Pie | Industry Professionals | Gold |
| Nathan Vande Walle | Uncle Mike's Bake Shoppe | Best of the Midwest Hand Pie Contest - Closed Hand Pie | Industry Professionals | Best of Show |
| Sarra Dahrib | MATC | Best of the Midwest Hand Pie Contest - Free-Form Hand Pie | Baking & Pastry Arts Students | Silver |
| Paige Rohrbach | MATC | Best of the Midwest Hand Pie Contest - Free-Form Hand Pie | Baking & Pastry Arts Students | Gold |
| Kelly Deem | Elsie Maes Sweet Shop | Best of the Midwest Hand Pie Contest - Free-Form Hand Pie | Industry Professionals | Gold |
| Christina Meisner | Chrissy's Bloomer Bakery | Best of the Midwest Hand Pie Contest - Free-Form Hand Pie | Industry Professionals | Best of Show |
| Nathan Vande Walle | Uncle Mike's Bake Shoppe | Best of the Midwest Hand Pie Contest - Judge's Choice | Judges Choice | |
| Olivia Rios | MATC | Kooky Cookie Cutter Challenge - Dino Footprint | Baking & Pastry Arts Students | Bronze |
| Paige Hanusa | MATC | Kooky Cookie Cutter Challenge - Dino Footprint | Baking & Pastry Arts Students | Silver |
| Bryn Kirsch | UW Stevens Point | Kooky Cookie Cutter Challenge - Dino Footprint | Baking & Pastry Arts Students | Gold |
| Kelli Glodowski | The Library Cafe at Sentryworld | Kooky Cookie Cutter Challenge - Stanley Cup | Industry Professionals | Silver AND People's Choice |
| Carrie Hanzek | Manderfield's Home Bakery | Kooky Cookie Cutter Challenge - Stanley Cup | Industry Professionals | Gold |
| Briana Houston | Linda's Bakery | Kooky Cookie Cutter Challenge - Stanley Cup | Industry Professionals | Best of Show AND Judges Choice |
| Aiyana Mendoza | MATC | Piece of Cake Contest - Tea Party | Baking & Pastry Arts Students | Silver |
| Jordan Strittmater | Linda's Bakery | Piece of Cake Contest - Tea Party | Industry Professional | Bronze |
| Danielle Christensen | MATC | Piece of Cake Contest - Tea Party | Baking & Pastry Arts Students | Gold |
| Kylie May | Molly's Gluten Free Bakery | Piece of Cake Contest - Tea Party | Industry Novice | Gold |
| Carrie Hanzek | Manderfield's Home Bakery | Piece of Cake Contest - Tea Party | Industry Professional | Silver |
| Heather Remme | Pick'n Save | Piece of Cake Contest - Tea Party | Industry Professional | Silver |
| Tracy Deml | Meringue Bakery | Piece of Cake Contest - Tea Party | Industry Professional | Gold |
| Christina Meisner | Chrissy's Bloomer Bakery | Piece of Cake Contest - Tea Party | Industry Professional | Best of Show |
| Heather Remme | Pick'n Save | Piece of Cake Contest - Tea Party | Industry Professional | People's Choice |
| Christina Meisner | Chrissy's Bloomer Bakery | Piece of Cake Contest - Tea Party | Industry Professional | Judges Choice |
| Brynn Barker | WCTC | Sourdough Showdown | Baking & Pastry Arts Students | Gold |
| Bethanie Anderson | Linda's Bakery | Sourdough Showdown | Industry Novice | Gold |
| Tracy Deml | Meringue Bakery | Sourdough Showdown | Industry Professional | Bronze |
| Brooke Eastin | Breadsmith | Sourdough Showdown | Industry Professional | Silver |
| Aidimarie Velez | Potawatomi | Sourdough Showdown | Industry Professional | Gold |
| Amy Gorski | Poppy Bakery | Sourdough Showdown | Industry Professional | Best of Show |
| Amy Gorski | Poppy Bakery | Piece of Cake Contest - Tea Party | Industry Professional | Judges Choice |
| Faith Yang | MATC | Tiered Cake Challenge - Extreme Birthday Edition | Baking & Pastry Arts Student | Bronze |
| Mackenzie Reiter | WCTC | Tiered Cake Challenge - Extreme Birthday Edition | Baking & Pastry Arts Student | Silver |
| Max Drinan | WCTC | Tiered Cake Challenge - Extreme Birthday Edition | Baking & Pastry Arts Student | Gold |
| Lineishka Pinales | Potawatomi Casino & Hotel | Tiered Cake Challenge - Extreme Birthday Edition | Industry Professional | Bronze |
| Anastasiia Reimus | Raspberry Cake | Tiered Cake Challenge - Extreme Birthday Edition | Industry Professional | Silver |
| Carrie Hanzek | Manderfield's Home Bakery | Tiered Cake Challenge - Extreme Birthday Edition | Industry Professional | Gold |
| Sam Schelbe | Linda's Bakery | Tiered Cake Challenge - Extreme Birthday Edition | Industry Professional | Best of Show |
| Lineishka Pinales | Potawatomi Casino & Hotel | Tiered Cake Challenge - Extreme Birthday Edition | Industry Professional | People's Choice |
| Carrie Hanzek | Manderfield's Home Bakery | Tiered Cake Challenge - Extreme Birthday Edition | Industry Professional | Judges Choice |
| Christina Meisner | Chrissy's Bloomer Bakery | Ultimate Donut Duel - Artistic Decoration | Industry Professional | Silver |
| Kayla Hrabak | Linda's Bakery | Ultimate Donut Duel - Artistic Decoration | Industry Professional | Gold |
| Joey Carioti | Cranky Al's | Ultimate Donut Duel - Artistic Decoration | Industry Professional | Best of Show |
| Jaelen Peterson-Alboyd | MATC | Ultimate Donut Duel - Classic Cake | Baking & Pastry Arts Student | Gold |
| Joey Carioti | Cranky Al's | Ultimate Donut Duel - Classic Cake | Industry Professional | Bronze |
| Cheri Barnett | NEAT-O’S BAKE SHOPPE | Ultimate Donut Duel - Classic Cake | Industry Professional | Silver |
| Bob Anderson | Linda's Bakery | Ultimate Donut Duel - Classic Cake | Industry Professional | Gold |
| Cheri Barnett | NEAT-O’S BAKE SHOPPE | Ultimate Donut Duel - Classic Cake | Industry Professional | Best of Show |
| Kaylee Deuster | WCTC | Ultimate Donut Duel - Creative Flavor Combo | Baking & Pastry Arts Student | Silver |
| Parker Prouty | WCTC | Ultimate Donut Duel - Creative Flavor Combo | Baking & Pastry Arts Student | Gold |
| Mandy Garves | Linda's Bakery | Ultimate Donut Duel - Creative Flavor Combo | Industry Professional | Bronze |
| Nathan Vande Walle | Uncle Mike's Bake Shoppe | Ultimate Donut Duel - Creative Flavor Combo | Industry Professional | Silver |
| Christina Meisner | Chrissy's Bloomer Bakery | Ultimate Donut Duel - Creative Flavor Combo | Industry Professional | Gold |
| Joey Carioti | Cranky Al's | Ultimate Donut Duel - Creative Flavor Combo | Industry Professional | Best of Show |
| Joey Carioti | Cranky Al's | Ultimate Donut Duel | Industry Professional | Judges Choice |