Join us for The Great Community Cake Off!
Sunday, May 19 | 1:30pm
Lake House (Crystal Lake Park, Urbana)
Get ready to sample amazing sweet treats for a cause at The Great Community Cake Off – a baking showdown that’s all about giving back! We’re on a mission to make Champaign County more inclusive for adults with intellectual and developmental disabilities, and your support can make a real difference.
Join us for the inaugural Great Community Cake Off as a guest, sponsor, or even dive right into the fun as a baker! This isn’t just a competition; it’s an inclusive community celebration for all ages. Expect a world of fun-filled charm with games, activities, and local entertainment!
And the icing on the cake is our grand finale – The Showstopper category! Cheer for your favorite baker as community stars Kayla Brown, owner of Fire Doll Studio and Mike Ingram, local musician and community organizer, take the stage to judge the most spectacular baking masterpieces.
Be a part of The Great Community Cake Off – where we celebrate cakes, cookies, and community inclusion!
Be our guest!
As our guest, you get the best job ever – sampling delectable baked goods and crowning the People’s Choice champ! Join the raffle for a shot at our awesome prizes, dance away to local tunes, and bring the whole family for a day of all-age activities, laughter, and sweet memories!
Bake your way to victory!
Gear up for a battle of the baked goods to win the crown of People’s Choice Champion! The spotlight’s on for the Showstopper category, where celebrity judges await. Think you’ve got the magic recipe to snatch the victory? Enter to win today!
Your sponsorship matters!
Your support ensures that our individualized services can continue enriching the lives of people with I/DD. Maximize your positive impact in the daily lives of people with disabilities. Enter your sponsorship of The Great Community Cake Off today!
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Purchase tickets to The Great Community Cake Off!
Get ready for a sweet adventure with your ticket to The Great Community Cake Off! We invite you to savor mouthwatering treats from our talented bakers. But remember it’s not just a taste test – it’s your chance to crown the People’s Choice champion!
And the fun doesn’t stop there! We’ve got games and entertainment for all ages. And you won’t want to miss our grand finale – The Showstopper category! Our celebrity judges – Kayla Brown, owner of Fire Doll Studio and Mike Ingram, local musician and community organizer – will pick the ultimate baking masterpiece.
Don’t miss out on this culinary community celebration! Your ticket is your golden pass to a day filled with sweet treats, laughter, and the thrill of crowning a baking champion. See you at The Great Community Cake Off!
Compete to win the Great Community Cake Off!
Calling all bakers! We’re on the hunt for bakery pros and home cook hobbyists to join our Great Community Cake Off!
Your delicious bite-sized creations will be in the spotlight, ready for guests to indulge and vote on for their People’s Choice Champion for each of our competition categories: Cakes, Tray Bakes, and Pies. Think your bake is top-tier? Go big and enter our Showstopper category, where celebrity judges Kayla Brown and Mike Ingram will be dishing out the verdict!
Let your baking skills shine and join the sweetest showdown in town!
Competition Categories
People's Choice
Bring your best recipe to the public and see how you stack up!
The People’s Choice category will be voted on by all of the Cake Off attendees. Competitors will be required to provide at least 60 bite-sized samples (we’ll provide the sample cups)
Entries will be sorted into the following categories:
Cakes
Tray Bakes
Pies
Showstopper
Showstopper
This is the big one! Compete against other local bakers to see who can take home the title of Cake Off champion!
The Showstopper category will be judged by our very own local Paul and Prue, Kayla Brown and Mike Ingram. Contestants will be asked to choose from any of the three main dessert categories and create an entry that is both visually stunning and delicious. Entries will be judged on visual presentation, taste, and adherence to the theme.
This year’s Showstopper theme is: COMMUNITY
Meet our Great Community Cake Off judges!
Kayla Brown
Kayla Brown is the owner of Fire Doll Studio in Downtown Champaign. While it started as a fun holiday side-hustle in the kitchen of a studio apartment in 2011, Brown has grown Fire Doll into a bustling brick-and-mortar candle-making studio and independent brand. Not only does the business offer candle-maki
Fire Doll Studio was a recent recipient of a Champaign County Tourism Impact Award, Women’s Net Distinguished Business Award, Illinois Made Program Inductee, and Brown herself was a member of Central Illinois Business’ 40 Under 40 Class of 2022.
Mike Ingram
Mike Ingram is a longtime local musician and community activist with a focus on social justice and lifting all boats with a rising tide. He most frequently plays in soul/R&B group New Souls or with Fire Doll’s Kayla Brown as Mike & Kayla. He sits on several nonprofit boards including C-U One-to-One Mentoring and 40 North, along with serving as the vice chair of the Planned Parenthood IL Future of Choice board. Every year he bugs every person he meets to see if they have coats to donate to various local agencies, and he created and runs a yearly prom attire giveaway for students in the region. In 2020 he decided to run for the position of Champaign County Recorder of Deeds on the platform of eliminating the position, which he did after he won, effectively un-electing himself.
He and his wife Rachel are trying to keep their plants alive in a house in Champaign.
Thank you to our Great Community Cake Off Sponsors!
Sponsor the Great Community Cake Off!
Community Choices provides community-based social, employment, and independent living support to over 150 adults with intellectual and developmental disabilities (I/DD) in Champaign County! Your support ensures that our individualized services can continue enriching the lives of people with I/DD in Champaign County. You can make a real impact in the daily lives of people with I/DD with a sponsorship today!
Sponsorship Levels
$250
Cookie Level
Includes:
- Sponsorship thank you on social media reaching over 1,000 followers across multiple platforms
- Personalized thank you in our newsletter with a community of over 600 subscribers
$500
Cupcake Level
Includes:
- Everything in Cookie Level
AND ALSO –
- Announcement of sponsorship on all tv/radio Cake Off promotions to central Illinois community
$1,000+
Cake Level
Includes:
- Everything in Cookie Level
- Everything in Cupcake Level
AND ALSO –
- Business branding on all printed Cake Off signage and materials
- 2 FREE tickets to the Great Community Cake Off
*In-Kind donations of goods or services will be entered into our fundraising raffle at the Cake Off. Sponsorship level will correspond to retail value of donation.
Please mail checks and deliver in-kind donations for the Great Community Cake Off to:
Community Choices
44 E. Main St. Suite 210
Champaign, IL 61820
or
Click the button below to fill out our online sponsorship form
About Community Choices
Community Choices provides community-based social, employment, and independent living support to over 150 adults with intellectual and developmental disabilities (I/DD) in Champaign County!
Our mission is to focus on the person – we empower our participants to use their voices as we tailor our services to meet their needs and reflect their experiences.
“I’m really grateful that I found Community Choices because they make my life a lot better!”
-Tiffany
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