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Still on the fence about competing in Julia M. Usher’s Cookie Art Competition™? Hear what Thomas Blake Hogan, three-time winner, has to say about the experience

Still on the fence about competing in Julia M. Usher’s Cookie Art Competition™? Hear what Thomas Blake Hogan, three-time winner, has to say about the experience

No cause for alarm; just two minor category clarifications to eliminate any possible sources of confusion! Take a look, 2-D competitors, and then carry on

In case you missed today’s live competition Q&A on my Facebook page, the recording is below. First, thanks to all who attended and asked such great questions – and also to judge Laura Saporiti who

Mark your calendars, cookiers! If you’re interested in registering for Julia M. Usher’s Cookie Art Competition™, but unsure of some of the rules or what you might get out of the experience, then join me live next week to get…

Which 21 companies raised more than $13,000 in prizes for Julia’s 2021 cookie competition? Find out, and then give them your love!

How exciting! The cookie competition of the year is here in its brand new, shiny virtual format! Here is where you will find all of the information to help you register for and later submit your entry into the 2021 virtual edition of Julia M. Usher’s Cookie Art Competition™

Woo hoo! The cookie competition of the year is nearly here! Registration for Julia M. Usher’s Cookie Art Competition™ opens in less than two days, on July 12, 5 pm CDT! At that time, you’ll receive all of the rules, entry requirements for both 2-D and 3-D categories, a competition calendar, and more! Bookmark

Hmmm . . . who are those mystery judges of my competition, you ask? I’m sorry if I’ve come across as unusually secretive or slow to reveal, but going virtual with Julia M. Usher’s Cookie Art Competition™ has introduced some new twists that have taken some time to sort through. One of those twists came with the judges

Hello, everyone! If you’ve been following this blog, you’ll know that I’ve decided to take my cookie art competition fully virtual this year. When the That Takes the Cake show was canceled in February due to the pandemic, I couldn’t bear the

Mark your calendars, cookiers! I’ve decided we couldn’t go another year without a little healthy cookie competition! As you may know, my annual Julia M. Usher’s Cookie Art Competition™ at That Takes the Cake couldn’t take place as usual in February 2021 due to COVID. However, it is going fully

The wonderful Manu Pezzopane once again hosted this 61st Cookie Connection Challenge (the eleventh in Julia’s new-ish Watch-Learn-Create series). Manu has gained the well-deserved reputation of picking the perfect featured guests and topics, and of asking them the perfect questions

Organized by host Manu Pezzopane, this 60th Cookie Connection Challenge (the tenth in the new-ish Watch-Learn-Create series) focused on how to pipe picture-perfect basketweave. And its featured guest was none other than the master of finely piped details herself –

Julia’s 59th Cookie Connection Challenge (the ninth in the new-ish Watch-Learn-Create series) was hosted as always by the lovely Manu Pezzopane and featured Anna Oliinyk of Sunday Cookers for the second time. (In 2023, Anna was the featured guest for

Julia’s 58th Cookie Connection Challenge (the eighth in the new-ish Watch-Learn-Create series) came with a bow on top – as a figure of speech. It’s true though – it was a mighty special gift because its kickoff tutorial contained a

This 57th Cookie Connection Challenge (the seventh in the new-ish Watch-Learn-Create series) had a fun twist. Regular challenge host Manu Pezzopane assumed the role of featured guest while past challenge guest Evelin Milanesi stepped in as the special guest host.

Organized by host Manu Pezzopane, this 56th Cookie Connection Challenge (the sixth in the new-ish Watch-Learn-Create series) focused on how to add elegance to simple cookies with finely piped ruffle borders. And its featured guest was none other than the
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