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ELECTION CAKE BAKE-OFF 2023
November 4, 2023 @ 1:00 pm - 4:00 pm
November 4, 2023 from 1:00 – 4:00 pm
This event is FREE and open to the public.
It’s time for a celebration and some sweet competition! Join Connecticut’s Old State House for the second annual Election Cake Bake-Off. Help us revive a long-lost Connecticut tradition that deserves a come back. In the 18th and 19th centuries Election Day combined voting with parties, libations, parades, and cake! Stores sold special Election Cake ingredients to women who transformed them into spicy cakes for crowds gathered to celebrate voting at the Old State House and other sites.
Come sample cakes, observe celebrity judging, enjoy music, and gear up for voting on Tuesday, November 7th. Connecticut pastry chefs and bakers have been challenged to win over the taste buds of a panel of judges who will proclaim which confection shall be the official Connecticut Election Cake of 2023. Celebrity judges include:
Jenna D’Amico, 2022 Election Cake Bake-Off Winner
Alex P. Taylor, Senior Community Manager at Yelp Connecticut
David Milton, food reviewer for “thedamgram” on Instagram and “thedamtok” on TikTok.
How the contest works: Each competitor registering to compete will create a non-partisan, election-themed cake that they must be able to carry into the building by themselves, without assistance. Cakes will be judged on presentation, creativity, and taste. Bakers can register for the competition HERE.
This event is part of Connecticut’s Old State House “Go Big. VoteLocal.” Series.
On street parking is available. Parking at State House Square Garage, 55 Market Street, is just steps away from Connecticut’s Old State House and is only $5 with a validated ticket.