Excitement is running high at Wimbledon Beaumont in Wimbledon where residents and staff have been cooking up a storm to enter parent company Barchester Healthcare’s Christmas Cake competition. Details of the competition were announced earlier this year and the home has been busy coming up with, what they hope, will be a winning design.
The competition is being run by Barchester Healthcare across its 268 care homes and private hospitals so the home has some stiff competition to beat. Pride is at stake as chefs and residents at each of the homes across the country battle it out. Judging will take place just before Christmas and the winning cakes for each of Barchester’s divisions will be announced on Dec 22nd.
Staff and residents at the home put their heads together and donned their aprons to come up with a scrumptious cake that they think encapsulates the themes and flavours of Christmas. Wimbledons fabulous cake was made and decorated by residents along with life enrichment coordinator, Julie and second chef, Neil. They decided on a classic design with a traditional fruit cake centre.
Khushkaran, General Manager at Wimbledon said: “We’ve all had such a brilliant time taking part in this competition, it has been such fun. Our staff and residents love to bake so when they heard about the competition, they were all so excited to take part. It has been a real collaborative process – thinking about the ingredients and the design. Not to mention all the delicious different versions we have had to taste over the last few weeks, it really has been no hardship!”
Ivy, resident at Wimbledon said: “We all wanted to get involved in the cake competition – it would just be wonderful if our recipe was selected. We had such a giggle coming up with the design and deciding what ingredients should go in. I definitely think we’ve got a winning recipe! We can’t wait to find out what the judges think of our entry!”
Our varied life enrichment programme keeps residents active, and provides a daily choice of engaging physical, mental and spiritual activities tailored to residents’ interests and abilities.
Wimbledon Beaumont is run by Barchester Healthcare, one of the UK’s largest care providers, which is committed to delivering high-quality care across its care homes and hospitals. Wimbledon provides nursing care, residential care, respite care.
