Amy Colvin of Pueblo won first place at the Colorado State Fair with this cake, which can be topped with a fresh blueberry sauce and whipped cream, or lightly sugared, sliced strawberries.
The competition invited university students to create delicious almond-based snacks that tap into the consumer trend of "intentional indulgence" and appeal to younger generations' snacking needs.
Baby boomers are empty nesters with more disposable income, and millennials are more focused on value and feeding their families while Generation Alpha is the most diverse generation to date with more adventurous tastes.