Up, Magic Tree House, Rapunzel (Tangled), the Lorax, and Alice in Wonderland were among the inspirations.

When teacher Lewann Alexander started the unit, she asked groups of students decide upon the books they would like to base their cakes on.

Some books were chosen for appearances — the Rainbow Fish, Finding Dory, and Up in particular provided many opportunities for color.

Some — like the Giving Tree and Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone — were chosen for their impacts upon the students.

Warren Area High School student Aubrey Smith carries her team’s first-place-winning Bible cake during the Cake Boss competition in Lewann Alexander’s Family Consumer Science class.

Six lucky judges sampled each of 12 cakes over two periods Thursday.

The groups introduced their cakes, the books that inspired them, and talked about who had done what and why.

The judging rubric included categories for the introduction, the borders, writing, and decorations on the cakes, the taste and overall appearance, and more.

The cake based on the Bible, with team members Ella Ordiway, Georgie Bickling, Aubrey Smith, Bailey Roudybush, and Hailey Peterson, featuring Noah’s Ark and finely printed text from Genesis, earned perfect scores from several of the judges and ended with a 43.58 out of a possible 45 to take first place in the sixth period class and overall.

The Very Hungry Caterpillar Cake took first in fifth period and second overall with an aggregate score of 37.58.

Warren Area High School student Kirsten Johnson cuts a slice of her team’s Very Hungry Caterpillar cake during the Cake Boss competition in Lewann Alexander’s Family Consumer Science class.

The Coraline cake was second in sixth period and third overall at 37.25.

Warren Area High School student Kirsten Johnson cuts a slice of her team’s Very Hungry Caterpillar cake during the Cake Boss competition in Lewann Alexander’s Family Consumer Science class.