{"id":2699,"date":"2021-09-07T07:09:20","date_gmt":"2021-09-07T07:09:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.fcara.org.uk\/?p=2699"},"modified":"2021-09-07T07:09:20","modified_gmt":"2021-09-07T07:09:20","slug":"jason-nabs-the-2021-big-bow-bake-off-star-baker-crown","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.fcara.org.uk\/?p=2699","title":{"rendered":"Jason nabs the 2021 Big Bow Bake-off star baker crown!"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>We had an incredible standard of entries for the 2021 Big Bow Bake-off in Grove Hall Park, but it was <strong>Jason&#8217;s carrot, almond and pistachio cake<\/strong> that won the judges over and nabbed him the coveted Star Baker Award. Here he is looking very pleased with himself (and a bit surprised!). <img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"2686\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.fcara.org.uk\/?attachment_id=2686\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.fcara.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/IMG_4614-scaled.jpg?fit=1920%2C2560&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"1920,2560\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"IMG_4614\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.fcara.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/IMG_4614-scaled.jpg?fit=225%2C300&amp;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.fcara.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/IMG_4614-scaled.jpg?fit=474%2C632&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-2686 size-large\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.fcara.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/IMG_4614.jpg?resize=474%2C632&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"474\" height=\"632\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.fcara.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/IMG_4614-scaled.jpg?resize=1280%2C1707&amp;ssl=1 1280w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.fcara.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/IMG_4614-scaled.jpg?resize=225%2C300&amp;ssl=1 225w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.fcara.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/IMG_4614-scaled.jpg?resize=1152%2C1536&amp;ssl=1 1152w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.fcara.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/IMG_4614-scaled.jpg?resize=1536%2C2048&amp;ssl=1 1536w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.fcara.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/IMG_4614-scaled.jpg?w=1920&amp;ssl=1 1920w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.fcara.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/IMG_4614-scaled.jpg?w=948&amp;ssl=1 948w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.fcara.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/IMG_4614-scaled.jpg?w=1422&amp;ssl=1 1422w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 474px) 100vw, 474px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>We had a huge number of entries this year and the judges &#8211; our FCARA secretary Michael, cake fan Christoph and Bow East councillor Rachel Blake &#8211; had their work cut out coming up with a winner.<\/p>\n<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"2691\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.fcara.org.uk\/?attachment_id=2691\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.fcara.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/IMG_4597-scaled.jpg?fit=2560%2C1920&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"2560,1920\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"IMG_4597\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.fcara.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/IMG_4597-scaled.jpg?fit=300%2C225&amp;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.fcara.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/IMG_4597-scaled.jpg?fit=474%2C356&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-2691\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.fcara.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/IMG_4597-scaled.jpg?resize=474%2C356&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"474\" height=\"356\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.fcara.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/IMG_4597-scaled.jpg?w=2560&amp;ssl=1 2560w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.fcara.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/IMG_4597-scaled.jpg?resize=300%2C225&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.fcara.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/IMG_4597-scaled.jpg?resize=1280%2C960&amp;ssl=1 1280w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.fcara.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/IMG_4597-scaled.jpg?resize=1536%2C1152&amp;ssl=1 1536w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.fcara.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/IMG_4597-scaled.jpg?resize=2048%2C1536&amp;ssl=1 2048w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.fcara.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/IMG_4597-scaled.jpg?w=948&amp;ssl=1 948w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.fcara.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/IMG_4597-scaled.jpg?w=1422&amp;ssl=1 1422w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 474px) 100vw, 474px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><strong>Milo&#8217;s<\/strong> <strong>Bow&#8217;s Apple <\/strong>cake won praise from the judges and<strong> Liv, Sally, Becky and Sofia<\/strong> were also runners-up and got a special &#8220;community award&#8221; for their incredible <strong>Jebb Street cake<\/strong>, complete with a fondant copy of the neighbourhood&#8217;s favourite cat, Rocky. Ladies you&#8217;ve outdone yourselves (again)!<\/p>\n<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"2692\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.fcara.org.uk\/?attachment_id=2692\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.fcara.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/IMG_4568-scaled.jpg?fit=2560%2C1920&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"2560,1920\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"IMG_4568\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.fcara.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/IMG_4568-scaled.jpg?fit=300%2C225&amp;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.fcara.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/IMG_4568-scaled.jpg?fit=474%2C356&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-2692\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.fcara.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/IMG_4568-scaled.jpg?resize=474%2C356&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"474\" height=\"356\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.fcara.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/IMG_4568-scaled.jpg?w=2560&amp;ssl=1 2560w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.fcara.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/IMG_4568-scaled.jpg?resize=300%2C225&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.fcara.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/IMG_4568-scaled.jpg?resize=1280%2C960&amp;ssl=1 1280w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.fcara.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/IMG_4568-scaled.jpg?resize=1536%2C1152&amp;ssl=1 1536w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.fcara.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/IMG_4568-scaled.jpg?resize=2048%2C1536&amp;ssl=1 2048w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.fcara.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/IMG_4568-scaled.jpg?w=948&amp;ssl=1 948w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.fcara.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/IMG_4568-scaled.jpg?w=1422&amp;ssl=1 1422w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 474px) 100vw, 474px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><strong>Tania&#8217;s raspberry lamingtons <\/strong>were highly commended and<strong> Rashida&#8217;s <\/strong> beautifully decorated <strong>vanilla sponge cake<\/strong>\u00a0 also nabbed a green &#8220;commended&#8221; rosette.<\/p>\n<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"2703\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.fcara.org.uk\/?attachment_id=2703\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.fcara.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/cake-scaled-e1630941340561.jpg?fit=1920%2C2560&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"1920,2560\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"cake\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.fcara.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/cake-scaled-e1630941340561.jpg?fit=225%2C300&amp;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.fcara.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/cake-scaled-e1630941340561.jpg?fit=474%2C632&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-2703\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.fcara.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/cake-scaled-e1630941340561.jpg?resize=474%2C632&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"474\" height=\"632\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.fcara.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/cake-scaled-e1630941340561.jpg?w=1920&amp;ssl=1 1920w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.fcara.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/cake-scaled-e1630941340561.jpg?resize=225%2C300&amp;ssl=1 225w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.fcara.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/cake-scaled-e1630941340561.jpg?resize=1280%2C1707&amp;ssl=1 1280w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.fcara.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/cake-scaled-e1630941340561.jpg?resize=1152%2C1536&amp;ssl=1 1152w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.fcara.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/cake-scaled-e1630941340561.jpg?resize=1536%2C2048&amp;ssl=1 1536w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.fcara.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/cake-scaled-e1630941340561.jpg?w=948&amp;ssl=1 948w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.fcara.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/cake-scaled-e1630941340561.jpg?w=1422&amp;ssl=1 1422w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 474px) 100vw, 474px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>That left plenty of cake to go around, with a few games to work off some of the sugar afterward!<\/p>\n<p>Thanks to everyone who helped out, from the teams who combed the park for litter the day before, to those who set up, cleaned up, helped with games, loaned tents and tables and donated to the residents&#8217; association. If you&#8217;d like to make a donation, you can contact the residents&#8217; association secretary using the form below.<\/p>\n<p>That&#8217;s it for another year&#8230; 2022 we&#8217;re planning a <strong>Jubilee Street Party.<\/strong> See you there!<\/p>\n<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"2684\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.fcara.org.uk\/?attachment_id=2684\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.fcara.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/general3.jpeg?fit=1920%2C1080&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"1920,1080\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"general3\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.fcara.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/general3.jpeg?fit=300%2C169&amp;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.fcara.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/general3.jpeg?fit=474%2C267&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-2684\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.fcara.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/general3.jpeg?resize=474%2C267&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"474\" height=\"267\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.fcara.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/general3.jpeg?w=1920&amp;ssl=1 1920w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.fcara.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/general3.jpeg?resize=300%2C169&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.fcara.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/general3.jpeg?resize=1280%2C720&amp;ssl=1 1280w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.fcara.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/general3.jpeg?resize=1536%2C864&amp;ssl=1 1536w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.fcara.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/general3.jpeg?w=948&amp;ssl=1 948w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.fcara.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/general3.jpeg?w=1422&amp;ssl=1 1422w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 474px) 100vw, 474px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Cake, cake and more cake! the Big Bow Bake-off standard keeps getting better and better&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":2682,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","enabled":false},"version":2}},"categories":[26,5,22,34,30],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-2699","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-big-lunch","category-community-events","category-community-notices","category-grove-hall-park","category-the-great-get-together"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"aioseo_notices":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.fcara.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/cakes-scaled.jpeg?fit=2560%2C1600&ssl=1","jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p4GT9s-Hx","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack-related-posts":[],"jetpack_likes_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.fcara.org.uk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2699","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.fcara.org.uk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.fcara.org.uk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.fcara.org.uk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.fcara.org.uk\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=2699"}],"version-history":[{"count":5,"href":"https:\/\/www.fcara.org.uk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2699\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2705,"href":"https:\/\/www.fcara.org.uk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2699\/revisions\/2705"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.fcara.org.uk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/2682"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.fcara.org.uk\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=2699"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.fcara.org.uk\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=2699"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.fcara.org.uk\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=2699"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}