Comtec Bake Off - August

As a former, Bake-Off champion, it is with great pride that I can announce that August’s Comtec Bake-Off Champion is Laura Wells.

Wellsy stunned judges and her fellow competitors with a fabulous lemon meringue pie.


The calibre of the entries was superb with Rachel Bullock reaching a personal best of second place with her muffins. With my entry of a jam sponge decorated like a ‘1980’s kid’s birthday cake’ (McAteer, 2009) I was happy to claim a joint third position with Events Director, Michele Marsh, who joined the bake-off with her highly acclaimed Carrot Cake.



Trailing in the bottom two positions were the Gilmours. Both Mr and Mrs had a grudge match to see who could claim the title of ‘kitchen supremo’ in their house. Ron, a first time entrant to the bake off, presented judges with a chocolate swiss roll which most believe to be a little ambitious for a first timer. Mrs Gilmour entered with a cookie selection.

Previously Amanda peaked in second place with her fairy cakes, however she is no stranger to the bottom of the scoreboard with her scones, which have won an award for being the ‘Worst Entry to the Bake Off So Far’ and being described as ‘so dry, you could put one in an Olympic sized swimming pool, and within 30 seconds it would have absorbed every last molecule of water’.

Planning for the next Bake-Off will begin in the autumn.

Becs