Sorry it's been a little quiet around here lately... we're all busy little bees!
A few meetings ago, whilst enjoying our tea and cake, the topic of conversation moved onto the Eurovision Song Contest, and how atrociously fabulous it is. So, we decided that in May, the month of the song contest, we would host our own Eurovision Bake Contest! Each member got to pick a country from the list of eligible countries, and they baked something to represent that country in the contest. We then each voted for our top three countries; giving 12 points to first place, 10 points to second place and 8 points to third place, and the country with the most votes was dubbed the overall winner of the competition, and received a commemorative mug! (Which I foolishly forgot to take, so there will be an awards ceremony at our next meeting!)
Anna, representing Greece, baked a lovely honey cake; Jennie chose to represent Hungary with a traditional apple pie; Joy contributed our savoury course this month with her Italian bread sticks, homemade pesto, and some sun-dried tomato biscotti; Laura S represented Belgium with some very traditional biscuits; Mary-Anne baked some traditional Israeli honey-dough pastries for her entry; Nathalie, representing her native France, baked some delectable hazelnut madaleines; Ruth baked for Azerbaijan with some delicious baklava; Sally, despite not believing that her country, Moldova, actually exists, baked some delicious custard bread rolls; Stacey M also based her bake on apple pie, but this time with a cupcake twist for The Netherlands; I represented Sweden with a Princesse Torta; and Tom, representing our home and country great Britain, baked a delicious carrot cake in the shape of Big Ben! (Sort of...)
The bakes were eaten, the votes were counted, and the winner of the Cake'n'Bake Club Eurovision bake Contest 2013 was... France! Congratulations to first-timer Nathalie on this monumental achievement. (And I promise to bring your mug to our June meeting!!)
I'll post the photos a little later, but for now - happy baking!
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