Aspida's Great Bake Off returns

Staff and families at Aspida Group put their baking skills to the test with amazing results, raising over �240 for a local charity.

Staff and families at Aspida Group put their baking skills to the test with amazing results, raising over �240.00 for a local charity by selling the goodies to fellow tenants in Tudor House as well as donating some of the cakes and savouries to Maison de Beauvoir and Highfield House Care Homes.

Winners were:

Savoury Bake���������������� Mandy Mills

Sponge Cake���������������� Cara Le Messurier

Decorated Cake������������� Morgan Wilkins

Children under 14����������� Libby Ferbrache

Any other cake����������������� Jess Regnard

The Star Baker prize went to Jess Regnard for her Blondies. There was also a prize for the �Best Fail' which went to Sarah Pinchemain whose husband noticed the fruit for her Christmas cake steeping in alcohol and, with the best of intentions, proceeded to bake it for 5 hours � without adding any other ingredients!

Independent judge, Fiona Simmonds of Little Mama's Bakery at La Nouvelle Maritaine said: �I was so impressed with the quality of the cakes and the amount of effort that everyone put in. To be honest, judging the Bake Off was my idea of heaven � who wouldn't want to walk into a room full of cake and have to eat it!�

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