Last week, I was lucky enough to not only be given tickets to Manchester’s cake and bake show for my birthday, but also press passes through my gig as Editor of food website Kitchen Bitching. You can read the write up of my day in full over at KB, but I just had to share some of my amateur snaps from the day on White Rabbits.
The best part of having a press pass was seeing Paul Hollywood, Simon Rimmer, John Whaite, and Cat Dresser ‘back stage’. Baking talent galore!
The lovely GBBO contestants
Then came the marketplace, full of sumptuous displays, clever designs, and playful decoration.
Gorgeously gilded gold
Edible gardening
Of course, things got even tastier upon discovering the gingerbread village.
Home sweet home
The stars of the show
Sugar cane heaven
And then came the wedding cakes, quirky baking delights, and a CAKE CATWALK!
Inspiration for your big day
An artist at work…
A little Mad Hatter, don’t you think?
There were no skinny offerings on this catwalk!
Up close and personal with the models
But of course, the stars of the show came into their own in the live demos; with Mich Turner showing us amateurs how to produce the most glorious looking rose covered cake. Heavenly.
The baking guru in full swing
Pretty as a picture
Now, get yourselves along to the London leg in September – you’ll be up to your eyes in icing, edible glitter, and baking gods. Can’t say fairer than that.
Love Emma xx
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