On a generally rainy weekend, the skies cleared over the Lion’s Club of Madison on March 25, long enough for the third Sweet Tooth Festival to take place. The first was held in 2018 and this year marked the festival’s return following its interruption by the COVID pandemic.
“I was thinking about a way to get our community together, and I thought what better way it may be to do it than to have sweet treats and a baking contest,” said Edmetris Moore-Donald, festival founder and owner of This, That Breakfast & Moore.
Though starting an hour later than planned and missing a few vendors due to the weather, the festival was a success. With 35 vendors present, eight of which offered cakes and sweet treats, the family-friendly event also featured several arts-and-crafts vendors, live music, food trucks, a bounce house and other games for kids and adults, as well as a cake-tasting contest.
To participate in cake tasting, attendees bought tickets that allowed them to taste samples from each entrant, then cast a vote for which they felt were the best cakes. Madison Mayor Fred Perriman announced the winners of the cake bakeoff, with CC’s Sweet Treats from Greensboro coming out on top, followed by Carmen’s Cakes and Sweets, and second runner-up Mim’s Cakes.
Sponsors of the event included Mt. Zion Baptist Church, Calvary Baptist Church, Cook’s Kiddie Care, Madison Car Care, S&W Truck Repair, Adrian’s Place, NuArt Printers, Walmart, Greg Terrell, Terminal Maintenance and Construction, Chick-fil-A, McDonald’s and Destination Diner. Some proceeds from the event went to the Madison-Morgan Boys & Girls Club.