Two contestants from Taiwan have emerged as winners of the iba UIBC CUP “Confectioners” 2015 held in Munich, Germany.
Peng Hao and Yang China-ming won the title on Thursday after beating competitors from Germany, Norway, and South Korea.
The international competition is held every three years by iba, the world’s leading trade fair for bakery, confectionery, and snacks. The UIBC, which stands for the International Union of Bakers and Confectioners, is a partner of iba.
The theme of this year’s competition was “Circus”. The participants were required to produce a decorative piece from sugar, chocolate, marzipan, and nougat, three different petits fours, three different pralines, two figurines, and a national specialty in which a cake is integrated.