BBC Good Food Magazine

Christmas cake competition

We’d like to say a massive thank you to all the talented entrants who took part in the competition. Here’s a selection of our favourites…

AND THE WINNER IS…

"We love Jessica’s starry rainbow design and the cute snowman on top
Cassie Best"

Jessica Whitlow, eight years old

Congratulations to Jessica, who stunned the judges with her three-tiered cake depicting Santa’s grotto and a sea of multicoloured stars. Judge Juliet Sear baked and decorated the cake following Jessica’s directions, below.

What flavour is your cake?

It’s in sections. The top is blueberry, the middle is raspberry and the bottom is chocolate.

What kind of icing does it have?

It has lemon icing.

Who will you eat it with?

Mum, Dad, my brothers James and George, and my sister Rosie.

Congratulations to Jessica, the lucky winner of a Kenwood stand mixer!

Jessica’s magical Christmas cake

top tier: 6, middle tier: 10, bottom tier:3 hrs plus cooling, several hours chilling and setting 2 hrs

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