The Great Canton Bake Off - April 21

The Park View Cafe is delighted to be hosting The Great Canton Bake Off, a baking competition which we hope will bring the local community together  in a fun way... and find out along the way the best Bara Brith baker in Cardiff and who can produce a super sponge.
Let's face it, there's nothing better than getting together with a cup of tea and a slice of cake! Yum!
The competition is open to all, not just residence of Canton so if you are an enthusiastic baker or have never baked a cake in your life, this is your chance to get involved and have a great day out to boot.
We have constructed The Great Canton Bake Off in a way which we hope will give everyone a chance to shine.
There are two sections, Sweet and Savoury, and those two sections are divided into three categories per section. Let's start with the Sweet section. The Sweet section is divided into Victoria Sponge, Bara Brith and a Free-bake. Free-bake is an open category where you can let your imagination run wild.
In the Savoury section the three categories are: Quiche Lorraine, Corned Beef pie or pasty and a Free-bake category.
Each section will be judged with the six winners going through to the grand final.
You can enter as many categories as you want, but only one item per category and the entry fee is £1 per item. There will be prizes. What kind of prizes? We have no idea as yet, but this being an Olympic year, it's the taking part which is important.
The Great Canton Bake Off will take place on Saturday, April 21. Registration will start at 12.30pm and will close at 1.30pm, but you can register beforehand. Registration forms will be available from the Park View Cafe from Tuesday, April 10 and hopefully from other outlets  in the Canton area. We'll let you know where and when as soon as possible.
We have organised a five-strong panel of experts to judge the competition, and they will judge each item on taste, texture and appearance. The judges' decision will be final.
You can follow and engage in The Great Canton Bake Off by following @parkviewcafe  on Twitter and use #cantonbakeoff
If you are thinking of taking part in The Great Cardiff Cake Off, which is being held in May in support of Ty Hafan, then The Great Canton Bake Off is the perfect way to get some competition practice in.

For further information, please leave a comment, or email us at: cantonbakeoff@gmx.co.uk

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