Sydney Royal Easter Show 2011 Cake Decorating Competition

My Sydney Royal Easter Show cake decorating competition entries

Last Supper Cake in the 'Most Creative Cake (Novice Class)' category

1st prize

I've been wanting to make this cake since last year but wasn't confident that I could pull it off. So with another year of cake decorating experience behind me, I thought I'd give it a go this year!

I really wanted to do something related to the real message of Easter - that of Jesus giving up his life to save the sins of the world. I didn't want a 'religious' looking cake. I thought the Last Supper was perfect as it is a well recognised painting.

  Japanese Udon Noodle Soup in the 'Most Creative Miniature Cake (Novice Class)' category

1st prize

Princess Cupcake Tower in the 'Most Creative Cupcakes (Open Class)' category

1st prize

 The Princesses: Tiana, Belle, Rapunzel, Sleeping Beauty, Cinderella, and Snow White

The 'accessory' cupcakes for each of the princesses

Mummy Pig with Baby Pigs in the 'Sydney Royal Easter Show Novelty Cake (Open Class)' category

3rd prize

It was exciting to also be rewarded two other special awards:


The Bernice J Vercoe Annual Prize, supported by the Cake Decorators' Association of NSW Inc., for the most successful Exhibitor in Cake Decorating and Sugar Art.


The E Neville Jones Annual Prize for the most successful Exhibitor in the Novice Section.


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Last but not least... I couldn't have done it without my beautiful family!

Thanks Pete for looking after the kids so I could work on the cakes :o)

Thanks to my two beautiful kids Teaghan and Lucas for keeping their hands off my cake table :o)

Thanks baby #3 for not arriving before the deadline :o)

and thanks God for blessing me with these exciting results which I didn't expect to receive! 

Edible book competition win

This is my entry into the local council 'Book to Devour' competition where it won first prize in the business category. 'Edible books' had to be based on a book cover/character/content. This was a meaningful win to me as it was the first time I'd entered into the business category rather than the individual category.
I chose The Large Family Five Minutes' Peace by Jill Murphy. Being a primary teacher, I wanted to choose a great popular children's book that wasn't too 'commercialised'. Being a mum, I could really relate to the story where all Mrs Large wanted was five minutes' peace to herself! The Large Family series is one of my 3-year-old's favourite books, and it was also a book that allowed me to show off my strength - an eye for detail.

At the viewing night at the local library where they announced the winners.
There were three long tables like this one, all packed with entries.
Categories were: Youth, Open, and Business.

...after the winners were annoucned :o)

Me with my beautiful support crew standing in front of the cake now on display at the library

The details...

Lester Large playing the recorder for mum.
Mrs Large's uneaten toast and cupcake

Mrs Large in the bubble bath surrounded by toys

Laura Large reading a book to mum
laundry basket, Mrs Large's cold cup of tea, tea pot, and newspaper

Toilet paper roll

the toilet and pot plant
The Little One about to throw his toy boat in the bath with mum

The making...

Sketch

Completed Lester, half completed Little One and Laura

All bits completed, cake covered (bath tub), all ready to be assembled!

Time it took to complete: 7 days
Materials: Fondant, chocolate cake, ganache

Sydney Royal Easter Show 2010 cake entries

I'm so excited to announce that I'd recently won two 2nd place ribbons at the Sydney Royal Easter Show cake decorating competition! :o)

Most Creative Cake (Novice Class): 2nd Prize
Most Creative Miniature Cake (Novice Class): 2nd Prize This was the first time I'd entered the Easter Show cake decorating comps and I had no idea what the standards were, though suspected they'd be pretty high.

It was a memorable trip to the Show for my family and I this year as we didn't get notified about the competition results prior to the Show, so we found out as we checked out the cake decoration displays on the day. It was a pleasant surprise to find ribbons on both my cakes, which was way beyond what I'd hoped for! We celebrated afterwards with my favourite Easter Show food: fried cheese-on-a-stick :o)

There are some gobsmackingly spectacular cakes on display this year, so if you are going to the show, do take the time to go and have a look. My favourite one is the Easter bunny cake :o)