Congratulations to Home Economics students, Katie Kingston 2nd Year and Claire Griffin 4th Year on their fantastic success in the Kenwood Young Baker competition.
Katie won first prize for her cake entitled ‘My Olympic Dream’ in the junior category of the Kenwood Young Baker competition. She baked a vanilla flavoured sponge with buttercream icing and decorated to reflect the theme of the Olympics. Katie is a keen athlete with Skibbereen Athletics Club, and it is her dream to attend the Olympics. She was inspired by the success of Paul O’Donovan and Fintan McCarthy winning Olympic gold in the men’s lightweight double sculls in Tokyo earlier this summer, putting Skibbereen firmly on the map. Katie wins a Kenwood mixer for herself and a zoom cookery course with celebrity chef Shane Smith for her second year Home Economics class. Her prize also includes equipment for the Home Economics Department.
Claire won second place in the senior category of the Young Baker competition for her creation ‘Journey of Dreams’. She baked a vegan based rosé prosecco cake with strawberry filling and prosecco buttercream. Enid Blyton’s magical stories inspired Claire’s cake decoration. Her creation included echoes of an enchanted garden with aquafaba toadstools and gold dusted walnuts creating a stair leading to a luxurious duvet covered bed, symbolising sleep, and dreaming. She also included a mythical Pegasus, butterflies, and a dragonfly to symbolise fantasy and freedom often associated with dreams. Claire has won the prize of a Kenwood chefette to continue to inspire her creativity and baking.
It is a huge achievement for both Katie and Claire to win prizes both the Junior and Senior categories in this national competition. The volume of entries, from all over Ireland, exceeded the expectations of the competition organisers to such a degree, that judging had to be extended and results were delayed for over a week, so well-done Ladies! You have done your school proud!
Pictured below are the award-winning creations.
