19/07/2026
๐๐ THE GREAT TILBROOK BAKE OFF 2026 โ WHAT A DAY! ๐๐
Well, what can we say? Tilbrook certainly rose to the occasion! ๐ฐ
A huge thank you to everyone who entered, supported, baked, tasted, judged, organised, volunteered, washed up, moved tables, made tea, poured drinks, and helped make our very first Great Tilbrook Bake Off such a success.
The standard was incredibly high. We saw:
๐ฅง Wonderful savoury bakes, including some absolutely terrific sausage rolls
๐ Cakes that looked almost too good to cut into
๐ช Biscuits that would have made any tea break proud
๐ Creative bakes that demonstrated just how talented and imaginative our bakers are
Our judges had the unenviable task of tasting their way through so many fantastic entries that they probably won't need to eat again until next weekend! A huge thank you to all three (and a half) of them for taking on such a difficult job.
With four categories, each featuring 1st, 2nd and 3rd places, there were plenty of worthy winners. But honestly, every single baker should be proud of what they produced. The effort, creativity and skill on display were remarkable.
And then there was our Star Baker winner...
๐๐ Winner, winner, chicken dinner! ๐๐
The judges were blown away by an incredible creative bake that looked for all the world like a freshly roasted chicken straight from the oven. It was an absolute showstopper and a thoroughly deserved winner of the Star Baker title.
That said, we don't want to single out one bake at the expense of the others. Every category winner, runner-up and entrant contributed to making the event such a success, and the competition would not have been the same without all of you.
A special thank you to The White Horse for kindly sponsoring our first prize.
And after all the excitement, judging, scoring, rosettes and prize-giving, it was lovely to see a number of people stay on for our rather unconventional daytime Pop-Up Pub. ๐บ๐ท
Who says pubs are only for evenings? Cake followed by a pint seems like a perfectly reasonable way to spend a Saturday afternoon!
Thank you again to everyone who helped make the event such a success. The support from the village was fantastic and it was wonderful to see so many people coming together for a bit of fun, friendly competition and community spirit.
Until next year...
๐ Keep baking.
๐ช Keep taking the biscuit.
๐ฅง Keep rolling with the sausage rolls.
๐ฐ And remember, life is what you bake it! ๐
Well done, Tilbrook! ๐๐๐ฐ