Elizabeth wins inaugural House Cake Competition!

After a spontaneous tea-party in Edward House one Sunday afternoon, an overseas pupil tried out a recipe given to him by his mother and needed a few others to judge how it tasted; from this, a seed of an idea began to grow. What if every House was given the opportunity to bake its own chocolate cake and have it judged by others in a competition? This is how the first Inter-House Chocolate Cake Contest began!

The competition took place on the last weekend of April and was heartily entered into by many talented bakers from across the school. Every House was given a budget and free-choice of their recipe, to please those with a love for cocoa! The Food Technology building was opened especially for this occasion on Saturday and there was a fantastic, fun and creative atmosphere as the Houses came and went producing their master pieces.

The judging panel, Head Chef Mr C. Bicknell, Sous Chef Mr A. Sari, Mr A. Skau and the Headmaster, gathered on Sunday afternoon. They had detailed scoring criteria ranging from 'Consistency of Sponge' to 'Overall Impression' and their forks at the ready! Each entry was unique from the other; notable entrants were Queen’s House cake surrounded by cookies to produce a beautiful crown and Wakefield’s cake, possessing an intense chocolate flavour. The eventual winner was Elizabeth House, offering a cake that was a decorated house surrounded by delicate trees; an enormous marbled sponge cake, filled with caramel and topped with incredible icing – it was still being enjoyed by staff in the Common Room two days later! Well done to all contestants and with thanks to those staff who helped make this an enjoyable event.