2015 World Pastry Cup

For 10 straight hours each participating team composed of three candidates were tasked to complete 21 culinary items; 3 chocolate deserts, 3 frozen fruit desserts, 12 identical deserts on a plate, and 3 artistic creations with each made from three different materials - sugar, chocolate and sculpted hydric ice. The three candidates from each team specializes either on pastries, chocolate and in ice cream. The 2015 edition was the first time that the candidates were tasked to make a sculpture out of a whole block of Valrhona chocolate to be included in their artistic creation made of chocolate. The candidates used two identically sized blocked ice for their ice sculpture. For their sculpture made of sugar, the sculpture was required to make of at least 50 percent drawn sugar and blown sugar. A new pointing system was also utilized for the 2015 edition.[1][2][3]

The 21 entries will be judged based on taste, artistic presentation and coherence with the theme.[3]

21 teams from 21 nations qualified to participate at the 2015 World Pastry Cup. Algeria, Philippines and Guatemala made their debut at the 2015 edition of the tournament.[2] France, the 2013 champions and host of the World Pastry Cup, did not participate at the tournament.[3]

Rank	Team	Score
1	Italy	8.197
2	Japan	7.402
3	United States	7.139
4	Malaysia	6.967
5	Denmark	6.893
6	United Kingdom	6.769
7	Sweden	6.743
8	Singapore	6.621
9	South Korea	6.595
10	Chinese Taipei	6.499
11	Switzerland	6.387
12	Philippines	6.025
13	Argentina	5.932
14	Mexico	5.888
15	Colombia	5.540
16	Morocco	5.522
17	China	5.437
18	Tunisia	5.347
19	Guatemala	5.306
20	Algeria	4.983
21	Egypt	4.911

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