[August 06, 2012]    

2011 Logan County Fair Queen Kelsi Ubbenga took up a new hobby that kept her a front-runner at this year's fair after her duties ended. Ubbenga took third place with her spice cake, and it won $400 for the Logan County 4-H Foundation. The cake was purchased by Judge John McClullough.

This year's queen, Dani Juilfs, said she was inspired by Ubbenga and is considering learning to bake to enter the contest herself next year. Who knows, if she does, maybe they will start a trend for fair queens.

Below are the rest of the competitors in the order they finished the competition. Logan County Fair President Dean Bruns and 2012 Logan County Fair Queen Dani Juilfs posed with each of the cake winners after the auction.

Pictures by Jan Youngquist

Cake judge Jill Crowder from Peoria had quite a challenge as she
carefully cut, observed and taste-tested each of eight different kinds of cakes.
 

First place -- Joan Dahmm -- German Sweet Chocolate cake, purchased by Cullers French Fries for $1,000
Cullers also gave a basket to the first-place winner in honor of their father. The McLaughlin award was presented by Donna McLaughlin.f

 

Second place -- Sheila Bradburn -- White Butter cake, purchased by Sivori Catering (Lynda Reed pictured) for $500

Fourth place -- Jeanne Runyon -- Chocolate, purchased by R.W. Garrett Insurance (Nancy Schaub pictured) for $300

 

Carlene Carter -- Angel Food, purchased by Harold Goodman Excavating for $400

Ashlan Francis -- Teen Chocolate, purchased by Ritchhart Petting Zoo (Kevin Ritchhart pictured) and Larry
Stanfield (his daughter pictured) for $250