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A grandmother has won second prize in a cake baking competition. This wouldn't be particularly interesting news if not for one little fact; there was only one cake in the competition.

Jenny Brown, 62, entered her Victoria Sponge into the competition and was initially pleased to have come second.

But she was left shocked when a friend revealed to her that she was the only person to take part.

The contest was organised by the Wimblington Sports Committee and judges marked down the cake because it had indentations from the oven rack.
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/cambridgeshire/6274044.stm

So, in order to provide something to talk about, what's your favourite cake?

I like both Sachertorte as well as Schwarzwälder Kirschtorte (I believe the English translation of the name is "Black Forest gateau"). I'm also crazy about Croatian Čupavci.

Schooled

I would demand a recount! :D


maybe next cooking competition she'll win first...
She said her own baking was subject to another strange decision.

"About 11 years ago I entered a show with some fruit scones. I was the only entrant but I came third."


BTW... I have no favorite when it comes to cake.


ME LIKEY ALL! :D

Spongey lemon cake. Flavoured with significant doses of real lemon juice.

lol.

at the moment Parkin is on my mind or tongue depending on how you look at it

How the tell do you come in second place if you're the only one? It boggles the mind.

Have some of you never heard the rhyme?!

First the worst
Second the best
Thrid the one with a hairy chest.

So they were complimenting her cake, but not sutre about those third place fruit scones. Why were they hairy?

Have some of you never heard the rhyme?!

First the worst
Second the best
Thrid the one with a hairy chest.

So they were complimenting her cake, but not sutre about those third place fruit scones. Why were they hairy?
More importantly, where is the chest on a scone? Because I'd hate to end up groping the wrong part.

More importantly, where is the chest on a scone? Because I'd hate to end up groping the wrong part.
Underneath the hair. Pay attention.

A grandmother has won second prize in a cake baking competition. This wouldn't be particularly interesting news if not for one little fact; there was only one cake in the competition.


http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/cambridgeshire/6274044.stm

So, in order to provide something to talk about, what's your favourite cake?

Well, she seems to be taking it in stride.

I *love* the picture in the article. :p

That must have been one awful cake.

(any fruit) upside down cake and carrot cake



Last night I made choco-banana muffins that were just super awesome yummy delicious happy family wish show time!

My favorite is yellow cake with a cream-cheese based icing.

My favorite is yellow cake with a cream-cheese based icing.

"Yellow cake"? Is that anything like yellow snow?

Every time i hear "Sponge Cake" I think of a kitchen sponge with icing on it o_0.........

...then I think of Spongebob Squarepants covered in icing o_0.......


:D

"Yellow cake"? Is that anything like yellow snow?

Here's your Yellowcake (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yellowcake)

You'd think the judges would be kind enough to just say it was a draw.

"Yellow cake"? Is that anything like yellow snow?

http://graphics.boston.com/bonzai-fba/Globe_Photo/2006/10/27/1161972486_6079.jpg

Only in England can you be the only entrant and not win first place.
:D

Only in England can you be the only entrant in a food contest and not win first place.
:D
Fixed. :)



unless you meant that anyway, in which case, nevermind...

Only in England can you be the only entrant and not win first place.
:D

Winning's just not British. Henman for example is a true Brit, tries hard is wonderfully polite, gets so far and then bows out gracefully. We're just not into this ruthless winning drive malarky.

Winning's just not British. Henman for example is a true Brit, tries hard is wonderfully polite, gets so far and then bows out gracefully. We're just not into this ruthless winning drive malarky.

One word : Empire :p

Cheesecake FTW!

http://recipes.caribseek.com/Paul_Owens/images/white-chocolate-cheesecake.jpg

NON PLUS ULTRA! (family secret)
Panpepato di Siena
Torta Papale
Pan Speziale di Bologna
Dates stuffed with almond paste and covered with milk chocolate
Mascarpone cream

Ahem basically all the sweets i cook for xmas...

Red Velvet cake.



I have a recipe for it, but can't get cake flour in this asshole little town so it always comes out rather heavy. Good, but heavy. You could beat someone to death with it then serve it to the cops.

Almost every cake I liked.

But coffee cake makes my stomach start a coup d'etat.

Here's your Yellowcake (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yellowcake)

Damn, you beat me to it!

Oh well, have some free yellowcake *hands some yellowcake to New Manvir*.

Almost every cake I liked.

But coffee cake makes my stomach start a coup d'etat.

I have the same reaction to Captain Morgan's spiced rum. I think it's the revolutionary spices that give aid and comfort to the malcontent sailors of my gastrointestinal seven seas.