FoodieMeet Bakeoff!

I received an email around two months ago about being a part of a bake-off. It was set up by a fun group in Toronto called FoodieMeet. I thought it sounded really fun. I love the chance to create something completely of my own design - especially when the results will help raise money for a helpful organization. This bake-off was held to raise money for The Stop, a community food centre.

The only two rules for the bake-off were: 1. The items must be baked by the contestant. 2. The entries must follow the theme: Escape from Toronto.

The theme sent my mind racing! What flavour would I choose? What design could I create to embody the theme? As images of an "Escape from LA"-ish apocalyptic Toronto flashed through my head, I quickly put them aside. After weeks of thought, it finally came to me... where is the one place in the city that houses every kind of food imaginable? And if you wanted to escape, in the culinary sense, where might you go? The answer: St. Lawrence Market!

So, for my FoodieMeet Bake Off entry, I created the St. Lawrence Market building in cake. White Velvet Cake with cream cheese pecan filling with buttercream and ganache, to be exact!





The cake was huge! It measure approximately 12" x 22" and weighed around 30lbs. I had some great help getting up the huge staircase at Samovar!

The entire event was a blast! It was wonderful meeting the other bakers as well as so many people I had known only through Twitter. A big thanks to the FoodieMeet team who created the event and everyone who came out to enjoy delicious treats and support The Stop!