Victoria Sponge Cake competition

[UCM]

Who wants to enter here please. This will be fab. Now we have to find some judges. I think we should put thread in chat and ask someone to judge based on their credentials Obviously they will be only looking at a pic not tasting. We need rules as well??? Good idea or not.

UCM said either was fine...Wed 13-Jun-07 15:27:30

wow Groove, that is looking fine, and by the rules too.

SMS i am teasing

That was regarding icing sugar on top BTW.

Right I am off to bed. May the best mother win.

Sleep well all you happy bakers I've just made my bed

I think there are a lot of things around that wouldn't meat village show standards. But we are not a opncy village show are we...we are a friendly internet chat site...trying to hold a victoria sponge cake competion via the internet .

I think this thread will be one that has to go down in history - I bet you don't get anything like this on NM???

*meet

I'll do a short list for Mrs Cake, shall I?

Drum roll.... .. .... .. .... .. .... ..

The short list is:

Mommy up North
Mrs Tweedy

SMS i was teasing

this has been great fun but i think my kids are sick of VSC, they made me make choc chip cakes yesterday lol

I was trying to tease back...

oops - I wasn't finished

The full short list is:

Mommyupnorth
mrs tweedy
UCM
Janemw (not the fathers day one)!
Grooveisintheheart

SMS gets an honourable mention but the addition of creamy stuff wasn't allowed!

but not aswell as this...

you seemed serious lol.

but i am never ever going to enter a real village show, i would be frantic trying to make the perfect cake lol

[humph]

SoapBox

By UCM on Thu 14-Jun-07 20:23:44
Rules are

Make a bloody Victoria Sponge type cake

Take a picture of it.

Then take a pic of a slice.

My cake is a bloody victoria sponge ype* cake....

Is mine not short listed cos of the pink stuff and candles? It's only a little tiny bit outside of the rules... (dabbing corner of eye delicatly with handmade crocheted hankie)

LL

Now calm down ladies or we shan't be allowd back in the marquee after the judging.

And soapbox - who put you in charge (and don't say MrsCake LOL)?

SMS - it was a good looking cake - I'll give you that!

However, I have been following the other thread very closely, and the rules are - no creamy stuff!

However, I'm sure the real adjudicator might have a different POV!

JaneMW's cake looks so beautifully risen, that I am concerned that it is a (whispers) shop bought imposter

Chippy - there was too much dithering - people waiting for feedback that was not forthcoming.

What could I do...?

LL[PMSL]

Thanks ChippyMinton!

I had to go with the 8,8,8,4 as we're a family of 6... the smaller one just wouldn't cut it! Just the standard recipe I suppose... caster sugar, self raising flour & unsalted butter, and the 4 eggs of course. 380 degrees for about 30 minutes or so.

I have the tins with the bottom bit that slides up and out so getting them out wasn't too much trouble.

I did also use the dropping technique which I think was mentioned in the other thread, so maybe that helped as well?

Deadline is midnight
Right i'm off to bed so i can be up early to sneak in under the canvas and swap the judge's cards around

Can't I even get a mention for the crappest?? Oh plleeeaaassseee.

pennies, can you get me details of your real village fair please? hehehe.