Maryland 10-year-old’s champion cake sells for $15,000

Ten-year-old Herbie Martin IV from Maryland has turned a late-night baking effort into a remarkable achievement after his lemon blueberry buttercream cake sold for $15,000 at the Carroll County 4-H and FFA Fair's charity cake auction. According to The Baltimore Sun, Martin stayed up until 2 a.m. perfecting the cake before it went on to become the auction's top-selling entry. The annual auction raised more than $100,000 this year, with proceeds supporting future Carroll County 4-H and FFA fairs and related programmes.A late-night baking effortMartin, who participated through the Cheetah's 4-H Club, put considerable effort into preparing his entry. His cake was a lemon blueberry buttercream creation decorated with white icing and piped yellow and purple designs.The young baker's path to the winning cake was not completely smooth.