We’re thrilled to announce that after a successful sold-out launch in 2019,2023 and 2024 , the Indian Cake Awards is back for its highly anticipated 4th edition! This year is set to take place at the GRACE BANQUET HALL, Andheri West, Mumbai on September 13th, 2025. The annual Indian Cake Awards recognises talent across a spectrum of categories for creators in India. With a star-studded judging panel, we will celebrate and award skills and talent in the industry. We can’t wait to celebrate and honor the talent in this brilliantly creative industry.
To get involved, email info@indiancakeaward.com
The Event
The Indian Cake Awards 2025 will be held on the 13th September 2025 at the GRACE BANQUET HALL, Andheri West, Mumbai.
The event is not suitable for children and babies – children over the age of 16 will need to purchase a ticket, no discounts are available
This event is strictly ticketed and no tickets will be available at the door
Tickets include an awards ceremony, starters and dinner.
Tickets can be purchased from www.cakeology.in
No refunds
Dress code is INDIAN/TRADITIONAL GLAM
Nominations
Nominations can be made via the online nominations form; you can nominate yourself in any of the categories that you are best suited for , there is space on the forms to put details of creations made – should you wish to send in any supporting information, please send to info@indiancakeaward.com
The nominations process allows you to nominate any creator based in India other than the NRI/Overseas Category
Nominees must reside in India, proof of residence will need to be confirmed when finalists are contacted
One nomination form per person, any duplicate forms will be disregarded
Should you have any queries or need help filling in the form, please email info@indiancakeaward.com
Once nominations close, a shortlisting process will happen
All nominations are considered in the lengthy shortlisting process undertaken by the Indian Cake Awards team – shortlisting for skills-based categories is NOT based on the number of nominations received
The shortlisting process involves going through each and every nomination form and carefully considering the work of nominated artists including any extra supporting information sent in
Shortlisted finalists are then contacted and will need to provide a portfolio of work which will be judged by our panel of esteemed judges
For more information about how finalists are selected for non-skills based categories, please see below
Judging Process
Our panel of judges have been selected to provide a cross section of experience and opinion and are key shapers of the Indian industry and what it is today
Judges have the ability to put names forward for any category to be considered as part of the shortlisting process
Following a shortlisting process by the ICA team, judges will be presented with a portfolio of work against each skills based category, all judges will score the portfolios and the winner will based off the highest score
Following a shortlisting process by the ICA team, judges will be presented with a portfolio of work against each skills based category, all judges will score the portfolios and the winner will based off the highest score
Judges will pick the winners for skills based categories which are as follows: Wedding, Sculpted, Sugar Flowers, Modelling, Cake Maker, Buttercream, Fresh Cream Awards and Judges Choice Award- please see notes of other categories and how they will be judged
Judges who have declared brand affiliations and links to any businesses, will not in any way be involved in any category where bias can be formed or links can be made to a finalist or finalist’s business
Judges cannot be nominated for the skills based awards
Excellence in Patisserie Arts Category will be judged by different judges who have the expertise in Pastry Arts
Partners
Partners have no influence on the judging process
Partners pay ICA a fee for partnership, these fees are used for holding the event and expenses associated with ICA 2025 event costs
Partners have the same chance as non-partner companies in taking part in the Indian Cake Awards
Partners do not have an advantage in being a finalist or a better chance of winning
Thank you to all partners for supporting creators in the industry and allowing us to organize this event to celebrate and recognize talent in the industry
For information about partnership opportunities, please phone +91 9969363320
Rising Star Recognition Award
To encourage creators in the industry, we aim to recognize four finalists per zone in India – this is depending on the nominations received
This award is split into 4 please see which location applies to you:
Rising Star North – Uttar Pradesh (U.P), Haryana, Punjab, Delhi, Uttarakhand, Himachal Pradesh and Jammu Kashmir
Rising Star East – Bihar, Orissa, Jharkhand, West Bengal, Assam, Arunachal Pradesh, Manipur, Meghalaya, Mizoram, Nagaland, Sikkim and Tripura
Rising Star South – Tamil Nadu, Kerala, Karnataka, Andhra Pradesh, Telangana and Lakshadweep
Rising Star West – Rajasthan, Gujarat, Maharashtra, Goa and Daman & Diu
Rising Star Central – Madhya Pradesh & Chhattisgarh
You may nominate yourself for a Rising Star Award, please provide supporting information about your journey and reasons why you deserve to win
Teachers and mentors can put students or creators forward for this award, please provide supporting information about why they are worthy of the award
Cake Maker Award
This award will be given to a creator who makes cakes for a whole range of occasions from wedding, sculpted, birthday and more – the portfolio submitted to the panel of judges will include cakes for all occasions
Hero Award
This award will be based on the nominations and feedback given on the nominations forms, not on the number of nominations and not judged by the panel
Heroes must reside in India
Judges on the panel can be put forward for the Hero Award
Product Recognition Award
This year, Indian Cake Awards 2025 will be recognizing up to 10 products which are made INDIA in this category. We understand that a lot of time, effort, and resources go into the development and successful launch of a product. Products for cake decorating and baking are an important part of our industry.
Please note that brands and companies may nominate and put their own products forward
THE WINNERS OF THIS AWARD ARE NOT BASED ON THE NUMBER OF NOMINATIONS
PARTNERS OF THE INDIAN CAKE AWARDS MAY ALSO APPLY AND PUT PRODUCTS FORWARD
Best Teacher Award AND Personality of the Year Award
These two awards are based on the number of nominations received and the cake industry reviews
The top nominations will be selected and then a voting process will open for the successful finalists
Indian Industry Icon of the Year
Suggestions for this award can be made via the nominations form – the winner is picked by the ICA Team.
DATES & SCHEDULE
Nominations OPEN 15th May 2025
Nominations CLOSE 15th July 2025
Voting for Personality of the Year, Best Academy and Best Teacher OPENS 1st August 2025
The deadline may be extended at the discretion of the ICA Team
FINALISTS
Will be contacted and informed of the next steps
Will be required to submit a portfolio of work that best represents the category they are a finalist in
Will need to prepare a few words to say on stage
If unable to attend the awards ceremony in person, finalists will be required to submit an acceptance video and your award will be mailed out
For any further questions, please email the team at info@indiancakeaward.com
