Sugar Apple Fairy Tale, Vol. 3 (light novel) — Miri Mikawa

The Royal Candy Fair approaches, and Anne Halford is ready to tackle the competition again to win the title of Silver Sugar Master! However, she is in a bind due to the year's poor harvest of sugar apples -- the most important ingredient for silver sugar -- and the only way to obtain the limited few is by working at the Radcliffe Workshop. Despite having had terrible encounters with the candy crafters from that faction, Anne decides to go, as she won't let anything deter her from achieving her dream. Now she just needs to find a motif for her sugar candy sculpture...