2024 Apple Bake Off

As part of the 47th Annual Cider Fest on Sunday, Oct. 6, 2024, the McHenry County Historical Society & Museum is hosting its annual Apple Bake-off Contest. Registration begins at 10 a.m., with judging following at 10:30 a.m. in the 1895 West Harmony School. The school is on the museum grounds at 6422 Main St. in Union. Show off your best apple recipe at our annual Apple Bake-off Contest for a chance to earn first-place bragging rights in each category or even the overall grand champion title!

Apple Bake-off categories include:

Apple Pie

Apple Cake/Cupcakes

Apple Bread/Muffins

Apple Bars/Cookie

All baked goods entered should be in disposable containers or dishes marked with the contestant’s name and phone number for pickup after judging. Entries will be divided and repackaged for sale that day.

**Donated baked goods are also needed for the Cider Fest Bake Sale. This popular festival feature includes cookies, cakes, quick breads, brownies, bars, and pies. Please label your baked goods, indicate nuts or other special instructions, and prepackage them. On Fest day, bring your items to the bake sale tent.

All proceeds from the bake sale benefit the McHenry County Historical Society & Museum. For information, call 815-923-2267 or email info@mchenrycountyhistory.org.