Excitement is running high at Hugh Myddelton House in Southgate where the talented residents have been named the winners of the annual Barchester Christmas Cake competition for the South Division.
Each year residents from Barchester’s care homes and hospitals up and down the country compete for the coveted Christmas Cake of the Year title. The competition is run by the central hospitality team and the bar is set very high. Many of Barchester’s residents are very skilled bakers and the Christmas cake designs can be very elaborate. Competition is fierce and only the very best recipes and designs will prevail.
The residents at Hugh Myddelton House put their heads together and donned their aprons to come up with the most amazing Christmas cake decorated to perfection.
Jade Shea, General Manager at Hugh Myddelton House said: “Our residents had such a brilliant time taking part in this competition, it has been such fun. Everyone here loves to bake and we all love cake so we were all very excited to take part. It has been a real collaborative process – refining the recipe and trying different versions of the design. We’ve all loved eating the previous versions until we came up with the perfect winning design! It really has been no hardship!”
Jean a resident at Hugh Myddelton House commented: “I’ve been baking my whole life; I find it so satisfying when a cake turns out well and everyone enjoys it. Christmas cakes have always been a favourite thing of mine to make so when I heard about the competition, I couldn’t wait to get stuck in! I am so proud that we have won, it has made my Christmas!”
