CHILDRENS’ SECTION – CLASS 7
GUIDELINES FOR 5-7 YEAR OLDS
CUP CAKE FACES
Ingredients:
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4oz Self Raising Flour
4oz Caster Sugar
4oz Butter or Margarine
2 Large Free Range Eggs
Vanilla Essence 2 or 3 drops
Butter cream or Water Icing
Sweets and Sprinkles to decorate
Method:
1. Preheat the oven to 180C/350F/Gas 4
2. Line case cake tin with cup cake cases
3. In a large bowl cream together the butter and sugar until pale and creamy, using a whisk
Or wooden spoon.
4. Beat in the eggs, one at a time.
Add the vanilla essence.
5. Fold in the flour using a large metal spoon or whisk.
6. Using a teaspoon, fill the cases ¾ full with the mixture.
7. Bake in the oven for 10 – 12 minutes.
8. Check the cakes are cooked using a skewer in the centre of the cakes.
9. Leave to cool on a wire rack.
10. When completely cold you may decorate your cupcakes as you wish using butter cream
or water icing, sweets and Sprinkles to create the faces!
11. Please choose your favourite 6 cupcakes for display in your box/tray.
CHILDRENS’ SECTION – CLASS 14
GUIDELINES FOR 8 - 11 YEAR OLDS
SCONES
Makes 10 - 12
Ingredients:
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225g/ 8oz Plain Flour
15ml / 1tbsp baking powder
50g/2oz butter, diced
1 egg beaten
75ml/ 5 tbsp milk
1 beaten egg or milk to glaze
Method:
1. Preheat the oven to 220C / Gas mark 7
Lightly butter a baking sheet.
Sift the flour and baking powder together, then rub
in the butter until the mixture looks like fine breadcrumbs.
2. Make a well in the centre of the flour mixture and add the egg and most of the
Milk and mix to a soft dough using a round bladed knife. Add the milk in
Gradually as required so that the mixture is not too wet or too dry.
3. Turn out the scone dough on to a floured surface and knead very lightly until Smooth.
4. Roll out the dough to about 2cm thick and cut into 10 or 12 circles using a 5cm Plain or
flutted cutter.
5. 5. Transfer to the baking sheet, brush with the beaten egg or milk, then bake for
About 8 minutes, until risen and golden. Cool slightly on a wire rack.
6. Choose 6 for the Wanborough Show.
7. (Best served with butter, jam and clotted cream at home. Do not bring these items
To the Show!)
CHILDRENS’ SECTION – CLASS 18
11+ YEARS
MAKE A BIRTHDAY CELEBRATION CAKE
Create a Birthday cake for any age group.
Make your cake using the Sponge recipe below. (If you wish to make a chocolate cake, take out 3
tbsp of the flour and replace with 3 tbsp of cocoa powder.) then ice and decorate it to your own
design.
You can use Fondant, Butter cream or Royal icing from the supermarket to save effort
Ingredients:
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225g Self Raising Flour
225g Caster Sugar
225g Butter or Margarine
4 Large Free Range Eggs
Vanilla Essence 2 or 3 drops
Fondant, Butter cream or Royal icing
Method:
1. Preheat the oven to 180C/350F/Gas 4
2. Grease and line 2 x 8 “ cake tins.
3. In a large bowl cream together the butter and sugar until pale and creamy, using a whisk
or wooden spoon.
4. Beat in the eggs, one at a time.
Add the vanilla essence.
5. Fold in the flour using a large metal spoon or whisk.
6. Pour the mixture into the prepared tins.
7. Bake in the oven for about 15 minutes.
8. Check the cakes are cooked using a skewer in the centre of the cakes. They should be a
lovely golden colour.
9. Turn out of the tins and leave to cool on a wire rack.
10. When completely cold sandwich together with jam and or buttercream.
11. Finally decorate as you wish. You can cover your cake with Fondant icing, Butter cream or
Royal icing.
Be as creative as you like!
CHILDRENS’ SECTION – CLASS 8
HANDWRITING POEM FOR 5-7 YEAR OLDS
Sailing Out to Space
by Gareth Lancaster
I dream of sailing out to Space
Upon a yacht of stars
With port holes all along the sides
I'd gaze amazed at Mars
CHILDRENS’ SECTION - CLASS 11
HANDWRITING POEM 8-11 YEAR OLDS
A Tale of Gods & Men
by Pagan Paul
White sat upon a cliff top High
I look down to the Ocean and then up to the sky
My thoughts drift to a mountain,
beyond the clouds of Greece
A place of Gods and Heroes, of
jason and his Golden Fleece
Olympus is the home of The Mighty Immortal
Of whome Zeus is King both
Just and then forceful