2011 Best Year Ever!

This year's Bunfight was our most successful to date so well done to everyone who took the time to enter. With 85 spectacular entries, the bakers and cake-eaters of Peckham raised a fabulous £405 for the Art Clubs at Peckham Space.
Our thanks go to our wonderful judges, Lucy Williams from delicious magazine, our own prize-winning Charlie Fox and artisan chocolatier Isabelle from La Melange.
Thanks to our little crew of organisers for getting up very early on a Sunday morning and packing away when everyone else was in the pub!
Finally thanks to all those who kindly donated lovely prizes or gave their support: Review bookshop, Jake Tilson, Ganapati, Frog on the Green, Fenton Walsh, Old Villa, Anderson & Co, Roullier White, Franklins Farm Shop, La Melange, Toutes Directions, Starbucks, Gareth Sambidge and Quadrille Publishing.
Anyone who entered, send us your recipe and we'll put it up here.

Well Done Everyone!

This year's Bun Fight was a great success! Despite the drizzle, the people of Peckham brought us their wonderful cakes and jams and we are delighted to have raised £225 for The Coplestone Centre.
Thank you to everyone who helped out, to Roz at Review for the venue and for donating lots of books, thanks to the judges, Angela Boggiano, last year's champion Tamsin Thorne and lovely Matt from Petitou, thanks also to delicious magazine for providing many prizes, to Ganapati for offering the Best in Show prize of dinner for 2 and to Starbucks for keeping us warm with gallons of hot coffee.
Here are some of our talented winners:A thrilled Sarah with her 1st place jam and prize hamper

Bea and her yummy Smiley Cakes
First-Place-Max and his amazing Anzac Biscuits
Top marks for Stephen who won 1st prize and the super special Best In Show award with his delicious Lemon Tart
Charlie Fox, winner of the most competitive category of Classic Cake - The Best Lemon Drizzle
Michael and his marvellous Runner Bean Chutney

Hayley won second prize for her irresistable Chocolate Biscuit Cakes
Sam and his brrrrilliant Too-delicious-to-try-scrumped-plum-jam!

And The Winners Are....

Thank you to everyone who joined the Bunfight this year. We had more than 60 fabulous entries and are very pleased to have raised over £200 for Gumboots Community Nursery.
We hope to post as many recipes onto the blog as possible so please do send us yours.
The judges begin their task

Fred and George Seedhouse fought off tough competition in the most popular category of Under 8s with their Very Nutty Energy Bars

For the second year running, champion chutney maker Col Baldwin picks up first prize, this time for his delicious Cottage Chutney

Hannah Jones winner of the Biscuits & Cookies category with her Chocolate & Crystallised Ginger Biscuits

Sally Williams cleaned up in the Cake category with her mini Black Forest Gateaux

Triumphant tart-maker Ralph Sinclair with his scrumptious Peanut Butter & Chocolate Tart

Sweeping the board with her Damson & Star Anise Preserve is a delighted Tamsin Thorne who picked up the top prizes in both the Sweet Preserves and the coveted Best in Show Award

Queen of the Classic Victoria Sponge, Nikki Sims

Top baker in the Over 8s , Anna Dillon and her Banana Bread

Congratulations!

Well done to all who entered the cookery competition.
The continual down-pours did nothing to dampen the spirits of our local cooks and this year saw some fantastic entries.

Best in Show winner Charlie Fox with his champion Victoria Sponge

Radish snail!

Vegetable Hat Parade and Best in Horti Show winner Loveday Corden

Mr Col Baldwin, worthy winner of the Savoury Preserves Category  with his delicious Sweet Chilli Sauce with Basil

Winner Cakes All!

The first bunfight was a huge success with over fifty very creative entries. Thanks very much to everyone who took part. James will be posting the winners' names soon. In the meantime, we'd be delighted if anyone wants to email us their entry recipe and will happily post it on the blog.