| Stewards |
Vicki McIvor 0427 772 950
Bronwyn Koebel, Kerry Dickson, Lyn Burnell, Tracey Crisp, Samantha Lockyer, Carol Marchant, Anthea Macpherson |
Entries must be at the pavilion by 10.30am Thursday 12th March. Judging at 11am
Pavilion closes 5pm Saturday for unpacking displays.
Collection time
SATURDAY, 5.30 - 6 pm .. Stewards will sign out cooking when collected. If cooking is not picked up by 6pm, it will be disposed of.
• All cakes to be cooked in 8 inch/20cm round or square tins unless specified.
• Boards will be provided for cooking then placed in plastic bags after judging.
• Only ice top of cake.
Tips for Success
* Cakes not to show cake rack marks, let cool slightly, then turn out onto covered rack.
* Use tried and true recipes unless specified.
* Keep biscuits fresh in airtight container.
* Dried fruit - chop evenly i.e.: raisins into 2-3 pieces, cherries into 4, almonds 3-4 pieces
* Have ingredients at room temperature
* To test cake is cooked - insert a thin toothpick into cake (off centre) to see if it comes out clean. Not the centre, that’s where to Judge cuts the cake.
* Please, no packet mixes
Entry fee for Sections 1 to 46
$1 per entry for non members
PRIZE MONEY
1 – 5 $5 First, $2 Second
6 – 46 $2 First, $1 second
OPEN SECTION
Champion Exhibit Champion Card and Ribbon
Most Successful Exhibitor - $40 Grocery Voucher - Donated by Vicki McIvor
OPEN - Feature cake
1
Ginger Sandwich (Please use this specified recipe)
Ingredients
1 tablespoon butter
55g (1/4 cup) castor sugar
1 egg – lightly beaten
175g (1/2 cup) golden syrup
125ml (1/2 cup) milk
150g (1 cup) S.R. flour
1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
1 teaspoons bicarbonate of soda
Raspberry jam
Method
Preheat oven to 180oC. Grease and line 2 x 20cm (8 inch) round sandwich tins.
For cake, cream butter and sugar well, add beaten egg, stirring well. Add golden syrup, milk, flour and cinnamon and mix in. Add the bi-carb-soda to a small amount of boiling water and stir until dissolved, then add to the cake mixture and mix well. Spoon evenly into prepared tins and bake in a 180oC oven for approx. 20 minutes. Cool slightly before turning out. Raspberry jam filled, thinly spread, no icing or icing sugar on top
2
Boiled fruit cake - any fruit
3
Health cake – gluten free
(Please bring list of ingredients)
4
Date and walnut cake – Loaf tin
5
Rich Fruit cake
6
Passionfruit cake - passionfruit glacé icing
7
Carrot cake - Loaf tin - white glacé icing
8
Coffee Caramel cake - coffee glacé icing
9
Sultana cake - no icing
10
Chocolate cake - chocolate glacé icing
11
Marble cake - pale pink glacé icing
12
Sponge roll - raspberry jam thinly spread, rolled, not folded, ends uncut
13
Orange cake - Loaf tin - orange glacé icing
14
Butter cake - white glacé icing
15
Sponge sandwich - raspberry jam filled, thinly spread, no icing or icing sugar on top
16
Banana cake - Loaf tin - lemon glacé icing
17
Peach Blossom cake - Loaf tin, pale pink
glacé icing
18
Sweet muffins, 3 only
19
Savoury muffins, 3 only
20
Patty cakes, white glacé icing, no patty papers to be used and no decorations, 3 only
Biscuits - must be crisp - 3 only
21
Ginger biscuits
22
Anzac biscuits
23
Cornflake biscuits
24
Chocolate chip and walnut biscuits
25
Jam drops
26
Shortbread biscuits
Slices - cut 4cm x 4cm. From 27 to 34 - 3 pieces only
27
Mixed fruit slice
28
Raspberry slice, jam & coconut topping
29
Chocolate Caramel slice
30
Coconut Honey Bars (recipe available)
31
Scones plain - not to be joined
32
Sweet scones, fruit - not to be joined
33
Pumpkin scones - not to be joined
34
Pikelets, morning tea size
OVER 70's SECTION
Champion Exhibit
Champion card and ribbon
35
Passionfruit cake
36
Biscuit - own choice - 3 only,
37
Slice - own choice - 3 pieces only
MEN’S SECTION
Champion Exhibit
Champion card and ribbon
MEN'S - Feature cake
38
Quick mix cake
Ingredients
¼ cup milk
¾ cup castor sugar
½ teaspoon vanilla
80g soft butter or margarine
2 eggs
1 cup self-raising flour
1 tablespoon cornflour
Pinch of salt
Method
Preheat oven to 180oC. Grease or line a 20cm loaf tin. Place all ingredients in a bowl and beat well for 5 minutes at a medium speed. Spoon into the greased tin and bake for approx. 35 minutes or until the skewer comes out clean. Leave in the tin for a few minutes before turning out. When cold, ice with glacé icing on top of cake only.
39
Fruit slice
40
Choc chip biscuits - 3 only (approx. 6-7cm when cooked)
41
Scones - plain - 3 only
42
Pikelets (approx. 6-7cm when cooked)
HAND-MADE BREAD SECTION
43
Loaf of Grain
44
Loaf of white
45
Loaf of Wholemeal
46
Loaf of Sourdough
JUNIOR SECTION
Champion Exhibit Champion Card and Ribbon
Encouragement Award donated by Vicki McIvor
HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS
Year 7 to Year 12
For Walcha District only - Entry is free
High School - Feature cake
1
Jam Drop Biscuit with raspberry jam
(Please use this specified recipe)
Ingredients - at room temperature
125g butter, softened
165g (1/2 cup) castor sugar
1 egg
1 teaspoon vanilla
Pinch of salt
1 ½ cups self-raising flour - sifted
Strawberry jam filled
Method
Preheat oven to moderate temperature 180oC
Grease or line oven tray
Cream butter and sugar until pale and creamy, add egg, vanilla and salt then beat again until blended.
Fold in sifted flour. Form into small walnut sized balls and place on the oven tray.
Make an indentation in the centre and place small amount of jam in each.
Bake for approx. 15 minutes.
Let sit for 5 minutes then place on a covered wire rack to cool.
2 Sultana cake, no icing
3 Plain butter cake, icing optional, on top only
4 Patty cakes, do not use patty papers, iced and plainly decorated, 3 only
5 Slice, own choice, 4x4cm 3 pieces only
6 Scones, plain, 3 only must not be joined when being cooked
7 Biscuits own choice, 3 only
PRIMARY SCHOOL STUDENTS Year 1 to Year 6
1st and 2nd place cards, and Highly Commended cards
8
Feature Cake 'Autumn in Walcha'
Judged only on decoration
No larger than a 9 inch board
9
Chocolate cake, chocolate glacé icing on top of cake only, no decoration
10
Plain butter cake, white glacé icing on top only, plainly decorated
11
Patty cakes, do not use patty papers, glace icing on top and plainly decorated - 3 only
12
Jam Drop biscuit - raspberry jam filled. 3 only
13
Scones, plain, 3 only, must not be joined when being cooked
14
Pikelets, same size, 3 only
FIVE YEARS AND UNDER
1st and 2nd place cards, and Highly commended cards
Arrowroot biscuits, decorated, 3 only
Please write child's name/age on the white strip of a zippy bag, place biscuits into the bag on a small paper plate, with clear side
up for viewing.
Walcha Show 13/14 March 2026 ( program generated : 06/01/2026 07:23:36 )