The winner of an Iowa baking contest is a senior at Mid-Prairie High School. Dylan Schrock of Kalona recently received first place in the student division and $750 for his entry in the Iowa Egg Council’s “Decadent Dessert” contest held in Ames. The panel of judges, which included bakery owners and contestants on Food Network’s “Cupcake Wars,” scored the desserts on taste, presentation, originality and use of eggs.

Schrock says he was required to create a recipe that would qualify for the contest in a cooking class, and then had the choice to enter.

The senior is attending Kirkwood College in Cedar Rapids this fall.