THE WINNERS for a regional Christmas cake making competition are residents from an extra care location in Coventry.
Residents from Anchor’s Wyken Court won the Anchor’s competition with a traditional Christmas cake decorated with edible decorations and an edible snow globe covering a winter scene.
As part of Anchor’s creative Christmas campaign, it aims to highlight positive impact creativity and brighten residents days during the festive season.
The competition was held at Anchor’s Leofric Lodge care home, with residents from nearby homes joining with the cakes they made to see who would take home the title of best Christmas cake.
A team of Anchor colleagues then picked the best Christmas cake based on taste, presentation and resident involvement.
In the end, they all agreed that Wyken Court’s residents had made the best of all the cakes, with Henry Court and Leofric Lodge taking second and third place.
Marjorie, a resident at Wyken Court, was overjoyed at winning the competition, she said: “I was really excited when I heard there was a Christmas cake competition. I never in a million years thought we’d win, so this was a wonderful surprise.
“I’ve always enjoyed decorating cakes, almost as much as I enjoy eating them! I always take part in the baking sessions at Anchor’s Wyken Court, so it was a really nice way to get into the holiday spirit.”
Kelly Adams, home manager added: “Activities such as baking, and cake decorating are a firm favourite among our residents at Anchor’s Wyken Court. We’re all delighted that our cake won this year’s Christmas cake competition.
“We have some really talented bakers and decorators here. Thank you to Leofric Lodge for hosting us and congratulations to Henry Court too.
“It is nice to have this competition as a way of boosting the Christmas spirit.”
