Wirral Life May 2019 | Page 90

THE WIRRAL BAKE OFF Wednesday 17th April saw the 3rd year of The Wirral Bake Off - another sell out event, with tickets selling out within 3 minutes of the tickets going on sale (online). This year ‘The Wirral Bake Off ’s’ chosen charity/ cause was ‘Me Again CIC’ (based in Brimstage) all proceeds raised (£3005.19) from the event and the prize draw went direct to help with ‘Me Again’s’ new property and developments. The evening at Claremont Farm, started with a welcoming cocktail followed by introducing the 4 judges - Katie Kenny from SQUIDGES bakery, Andrew Pimbley from Claremont Farm, Ceri Newton from Gorge’us homemade & Nicola Smith from Wirral Life’s Magazine. Each judge was marking on ‘quality of bake’, ‘appearance’, ‘texture and ‘flavour’. The audience also had an important role of tasting and marking the cakes on a similar criteria. After 9 delicious courses of cake & several Wirral Bake Off Cocktails later, the judges & audience had to select a ‘Peoples choice winner’ - Kimmy Green from ‘Bakehouse by the beach’ and ‘Wirral’s best baker’ which was awarded to Sophie Williams from ‘Tommy loves Cake’. The evening was a great success! More details for The Wirral Bake Off 2020 to follow shortly... Event organisers, Katie Kenny and Julieanne Maddocks said: “The Wirral Bake Off was created to give back to our local community by raising awareness & funds for local charities and causes whilst also giving local home bakers & small baking businesses a platform to share their talents & love of cake. It is a special event with a friendly, community feel.”