MONDAY, APRIL 23
Joe Rankmore collecting his winners trophy, flanked by the esteemed panel of judges.
The grand champion of champions!
MONDAY, APRIL 23
Joe's Victoria Sponge was judged best in show by a panel of eminent experts.
On the judging panel were Rob Khoo, who manages the Park View Cafe, Jon, a Park View Cafe service user, Sarah, from The Cakehouse, Becca, from Crafty Cakes and Derek 'The Weatherman' Brockway.
In all, there were six categories, with entries into all but one category.
Nobody felt up to the challenge of baking an item for the Freebake category in the Savoury section, but in the same section there were entries in the Corned Beef Pie/Pasty category and the Quiche Lorraine category. Well done. In the Sweet section there was plenty for the judges to get their teeth into, with entries in all three categories; Victoria Sponge, Bara Brith and the Freebake category.
It was interesting to note while many promised to take part, when push came to shove, all that talking the talk didn't materialise into baking the cake, which is a shame. Come on! Just do. Baking is fun. The worse thing that can happen is that you have a nice afternoon out and you get to eat cake!
But to those who did step up to the plate, congratulations on your efforts - it was a competition based on quality rather than quantity.
So therefor, a big thank you must go to all the entrants from everyone at Park View for supporting the first Great Canton Bake Off, and to the judges, who gave up their precious free time to share with us their knowledge and enthusiasm for bringing the community together through baking. In that respect, The Great Canton Bake Off was a resounding success.
Another positive note is that people are already asking when we plan to hold the next one! There has been one suggestion that we should hold a bake off devoted to bread. I like this idea. Also a Christmas Bake Off. What do you think? It would be good to hear the thoughts of the Cardiff baking community. Don't be shy, post a comment. We would love to know what you are thinking. We would also like to thank a number of local businesses which put up posters to help promote The Great Canton Bake Off, they are: Jalo and Stitch, Chapter Arts, Fair Do's, Canton Community Centre, Brutons, Gusto Emporio, La Nouba and Bant A La Cart. Thank you for your support. And last, but by no means least, a massive thank you to Andy Smith at SmithHolland, who designed all the art work for the Great Canton Bake Off. Fantastic design, Andy. It gave the event a distinctive and eye-catching look.
Below are the results of our first Great Canton Bake Off.
http://www.flickr.com/photos/30278929@N08/sets/72157629868029995/
And the winner is....
Joe Rankmore has been crowned Champion of Champions at the Great Canton Bake Off, which took place at the Park View Cafe on Saturday, April 21.Joe's Victoria Sponge was judged best in show by a panel of eminent experts.
On the judging panel were Rob Khoo, who manages the Park View Cafe, Jon, a Park View Cafe service user, Sarah, from The Cakehouse, Becca, from Crafty Cakes and Derek 'The Weatherman' Brockway.
In all, there were six categories, with entries into all but one category.
Nobody felt up to the challenge of baking an item for the Freebake category in the Savoury section, but in the same section there were entries in the Corned Beef Pie/Pasty category and the Quiche Lorraine category. Well done. In the Sweet section there was plenty for the judges to get their teeth into, with entries in all three categories; Victoria Sponge, Bara Brith and the Freebake category.
It was interesting to note while many promised to take part, when push came to shove, all that talking the talk didn't materialise into baking the cake, which is a shame. Come on! Just do. Baking is fun. The worse thing that can happen is that you have a nice afternoon out and you get to eat cake!
But to those who did step up to the plate, congratulations on your efforts - it was a competition based on quality rather than quantity.
So therefor, a big thank you must go to all the entrants from everyone at Park View for supporting the first Great Canton Bake Off, and to the judges, who gave up their precious free time to share with us their knowledge and enthusiasm for bringing the community together through baking. In that respect, The Great Canton Bake Off was a resounding success.
Another positive note is that people are already asking when we plan to hold the next one! There has been one suggestion that we should hold a bake off devoted to bread. I like this idea. Also a Christmas Bake Off. What do you think? It would be good to hear the thoughts of the Cardiff baking community. Don't be shy, post a comment. We would love to know what you are thinking. We would also like to thank a number of local businesses which put up posters to help promote The Great Canton Bake Off, they are: Jalo and Stitch, Chapter Arts, Fair Do's, Canton Community Centre, Brutons, Gusto Emporio, La Nouba and Bant A La Cart. Thank you for your support. And last, but by no means least, a massive thank you to Andy Smith at SmithHolland, who designed all the art work for the Great Canton Bake Off. Fantastic design, Andy. It gave the event a distinctive and eye-catching look.
Below are the results of our first Great Canton Bake Off.
THE WINNERS
CHAMPION OF CHAMPIONS
Victoria Sponge baked by Joe RankmoreBARA BRITH
baked by Stephen Johnson, Canton.FREEBAKE (Sweet)
Lemon Crunch Cake baked by Llinos Huws, Victoria Park.CORNED BEEF PASTY
baked by Stephen Johnson, Canton.QUICHE LORRAINE
baked by Tracy Goode, Canton.http://www.flickr.com/photos/30278929@N08/sets/72157629868029995/
THURSDAY, APRIL 5
Let's face it, there's nothing better than getting together with a cup of tea and a slice of cake! Yum!
The competition is open to all, not just residence of Canton so if you are an enthusiastic baker or have never baked a cake in your life, this is your chance to get involved and have a great day out to boot.
We have constructed The Great Canton Bake Off in a way which we hope will give everyone a chance to shine.
There are two sections, Sweet and Savoury, and those two sections are divided into three categories per section. Let's start with the Sweet section. The Sweet section is divided into Victoria Sponge, Bara Brith and a Free-bake. Free-bake is an open category where you can let your imagination run wild.
In the Savoury section the three categories are: Quiche Lorraine, Corned Beef pie or pasty and a Free-bake category.
Each section will be judged with the six winners going through to the grand final.
You can enter as many categories as you want, but only one item per category and the entry fee is £1 per item. There will be prizes. What kind of prizes? We have no idea as yet, but this being an Olympic year, it's the taking part which is important.
The Great Canton Bake Off will take place on Saturday, April 21. Registration will start at 12.30pm and will close at 1.30pm, but you can register beforehand. Registration forms will be available from the Park View Cafe from Tuesday, April 10 and hopefully from other outlets in the Canton area. We'll let you know where and when as soon as possible.
We have organised a five-strong panel of experts to judge the competition, and they will judge each item on taste, texture and appearance. The judges' decision will be final.
You can follow and engage in The Great Canton Bake Off by following @parkviewcafe on Twitter and use #cantonbakeoff
If you are thinking of taking part in The Great Cardiff Cake Off, which is being held in May in support of Ty Hafan, then The Great Canton Bake Off is the perfect way to get some competition practice in.
For further information, please leave a comment, or email us at: cantonbakeoff@gmx.co.uk
Canton Bake Off Form v1-2
The Great Canton Bake Off - April 21
The Park View Cafe is delighted to be hosting The Great Canton Bake Off, a baking competition which we hope will bring the local community together in a fun way... and find out along the way the best Bara Brith baker in Cardiff and who can produce a super sponge.Let's face it, there's nothing better than getting together with a cup of tea and a slice of cake! Yum!
The competition is open to all, not just residence of Canton so if you are an enthusiastic baker or have never baked a cake in your life, this is your chance to get involved and have a great day out to boot.
We have constructed The Great Canton Bake Off in a way which we hope will give everyone a chance to shine.
There are two sections, Sweet and Savoury, and those two sections are divided into three categories per section. Let's start with the Sweet section. The Sweet section is divided into Victoria Sponge, Bara Brith and a Free-bake. Free-bake is an open category where you can let your imagination run wild.
In the Savoury section the three categories are: Quiche Lorraine, Corned Beef pie or pasty and a Free-bake category.
Each section will be judged with the six winners going through to the grand final.
You can enter as many categories as you want, but only one item per category and the entry fee is £1 per item. There will be prizes. What kind of prizes? We have no idea as yet, but this being an Olympic year, it's the taking part which is important.
The Great Canton Bake Off will take place on Saturday, April 21. Registration will start at 12.30pm and will close at 1.30pm, but you can register beforehand. Registration forms will be available from the Park View Cafe from Tuesday, April 10 and hopefully from other outlets in the Canton area. We'll let you know where and when as soon as possible.
We have organised a five-strong panel of experts to judge the competition, and they will judge each item on taste, texture and appearance. The judges' decision will be final.
You can follow and engage in The Great Canton Bake Off by following @parkviewcafe on Twitter and use #cantonbakeoff
If you are thinking of taking part in The Great Cardiff Cake Off, which is being held in May in support of Ty Hafan, then The Great Canton Bake Off is the perfect way to get some competition practice in.
For further information, please leave a comment, or email us at: cantonbakeoff@gmx.co.uk
Canton Bake Off Form v1-2
WEDNESDAY, MARCH 7
Super hero burger deal
by: stephen58johnson
A meal fit for superheroes
Every Friday at the Park View we have a rather tasty meal deal. For just ten of your English pounds you get two burgers, fries and all the other stuff that makes a burger such a wonderful meal. To promote the night, which runs from 5pm until 7pm, we made, what we think, is a fun animation.
By the way, the curry night mentioned in the movie takes place on the first Thursday of each month.Super hero burger deal
by: stephen58johnson
WEDNESDAY, MARCH 7
These delicious muffins also contain a whole host of other ingredients, such as coconut and raisins, delivering bags of flavour.
In fact, they represent a meal in themselves. And what a meal. They make a fantastic start to the day.
More recently we have been baking blueberry muffins with a crumble topping.
The last batch of Blueberry muffins, which we produced for the weekend of March 3, 2012, were without doubt the best batch yet, and all involved, Jon and Becky in particular, should be proud of their efforts, as the muffins would hold their own against the best.
This week we are going to change again and are looking to produce our very own chocolate muffins
So, if you like your muffins homemade, you must check out The Park View's tasty efforts.
Muffin Baking at the PVC
Since the start of the year we at the The Park View Cafe have been baking our own muffins, which are proving to be a big hit with our customers. For the first few weeks we concentrated on apple and carrot muffins with a pumpkin and sunflower seed crumble topping.These delicious muffins also contain a whole host of other ingredients, such as coconut and raisins, delivering bags of flavour.
In fact, they represent a meal in themselves. And what a meal. They make a fantastic start to the day.
More recently we have been baking blueberry muffins with a crumble topping.
The last batch of Blueberry muffins, which we produced for the weekend of March 3, 2012, were without doubt the best batch yet, and all involved, Jon and Becky in particular, should be proud of their efforts, as the muffins would hold their own against the best.
This week we are going to change again and are looking to produce our very own chocolate muffins
So, if you like your muffins homemade, you must check out The Park View's tasty efforts.
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| Jon preps up the carrots for our Apple and Carrot Muffins |
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| Then he gets cracking on grating the apples |
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| The muffin mixture is now ready to go into the oven |
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| A little bit out of focus this picture, oh alright then, it's way out of focus,. A picture of the freshly baked muffins |
TUESDAY, AUGUST 2
Maintenance
We are going to be closed on Saturday 20th August for some essential maintenance works. We're really sorry for the inconvenience, but we will be turning the water off so opening would be a bit tricky. Business as usual after that.
WEDNESDAY, JUNE 29
A big thank you as well to our work experience girl Lisa who has been helping us out on Saturdays for the last few weeks (we are open from 9am to 4pm for those who didn't know). She's been a fantastic help and we will miss her when she goes to college!
Summer is here...
... well sort of! If you're feeling in a summery mood we've got a selection of ice creams and lollies for sale in the cafe, from tubs of dairy ice cream to Fabs and Cornettos. And we've got the tables and chairs out the front if you fancy an alfresco lunch.A big thank you as well to our work experience girl Lisa who has been helping us out on Saturdays for the last few weeks (we are open from 9am to 4pm for those who didn't know). She's been a fantastic help and we will miss her when she goes to college!
FRIDAY, MAY 27
We're on the fourth week of our photomarathon as well, the photos that the competitors have been taking have been excellent; here's a few examples to show what they have been up to. There's plenty of spaces left - we will be running the competition all the way through the summer; if you want to book a place, give Steve a ring on 02920 382151.
Photomarathons and bank holidays
Firstly, we will be closed on Monday 30th May and Tuesday 31st May for the bank holiday, re-opening as usual on the Wednesday. The day after that is curry night again - last time we had 20 or so people and it was a cracking night; £6 per head, ring the cafe if you would like to book a table.We're on the fourth week of our photomarathon as well, the photos that the competitors have been taking have been excellent; here's a few examples to show what they have been up to. There's plenty of spaces left - we will be running the competition all the way through the summer; if you want to book a place, give Steve a ring on 02920 382151.
SATURDAY, APRIL 16
Easter
Due to all the bank holidays falling in a short space of time, we will be closed for a few days over Easter: details below.