- Author: Saoimanu Sope
Published on: February 20, 2024
![Three youth decorate cupcakes.](https://ucanr.edu/blogs/food/blogfiles/104941small.jpg)
4-H members participating in Cupcake Wars are tasked with decorating cupcakes according to a certain theme and presenting them to judges.
Inside a quiet classroom, Sadie, a 4-H member in Orange County, stands in front of two judges with an insulated cooler bag in hand. From it she pulls out plates, utensils and napkins and sets them down on the table. She unzips the bottom compartment and carefully reaches for a cast iron platter with golden fluffy pancakes piled on top.
“Would you like syrup with your pancakes? I highly recommend it,” said Sadie, an eighth grader who is participating in the annual 4-H Food Fiesta for a second time.
4-H, a youth development program supported by the University of...
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