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Bake-Off a Resounding Triumph
« on: June 10, 2010, 03:21:08 am »
Bake-Off
a Resounding Triumph


Claire de Lune with the winning cake “Mac A What?” baked by Carlos Heng.

As reported in the Sydney Star Observer
By Nick Bond
Wednesday 9 June 2010


http://www.starobserver.com.au/news/2010/06/09/bake-off-a-taste-sensation/26444

The 2010 Bobby Goldsmith Foundation (BGF) Bake-Off, held last Sunday at Paddington Town Hall in Sydney, was a resounding triumph.


The winner of this year’s Best In Show prize was “Mac A What?” by Carlos Heng, which also took out the best fete baking prize: Heng’s basket of macaroons was fashioned to look like a bird’s nest (see top).


His efforts looked and tasted so good the judges at first assumed he had professional training — but, as he explained, he had never even attempted to make macaroons before. Judge and resident culinary queen Claire de Lune declared Heng’s entry one of the best she’d ever tasted.


Trevor Ashley hosted a lively cake auction, with the highest winning bid going to Glen Lewis, aka Miss 3D, the winner of the Best Cake (Professional) category.


It’s a CAKE she’s eating!!!

Lewis’ spectacular Gaga McQueen Pop Monster delicacy fetched $4000. Dawn Hough’s cake Oh Man!, which came second in the Best Cake (Professional) category, also created a fierce bidding war, with a winning bid of $3500.


Early estimates put the total amount raised at between $30,000-$35,000, with the proceeds going towards improving the quality of life for people living with HIV.


The winner of the Best Cake award, sponsored by Sydney Star Observer, was the Carrot, Pecan and Thong Delight made by drag queen Joyce Maynge.

See more Bake-Off pics here:

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Re: Bake-Off a Resounding Triumph
« Reply #1 on: June 10, 2010, 03:31:01 am »
It looks like lots and lots of fun Kerry, with the proceeds going towards a very good cause! :)
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Re: Bake-Off a Resounding Triumph
« Reply #2 on: June 11, 2010, 10:22:31 am »
It looks like lots and lots of fun Kerry, with the proceeds going towards a very good cause! :)

It sure is a good cause, David. The Bobby Goldsmith Foundation (BGF) hold their Bake-Off fundraiser every year, as well as lots of other events, to raise funds for people living with HIV. They do great work. You can read more about them at their website:


The Bobby Goldsmith Foundation is named after Bobby Goldsmith, who died in 1984. He was one of the first people to die of AIDS in Australia. He was an athlete and active gay community member who won 17 medals in swimming at the first Gay Olympics, in San Francisco, in 1982.


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