Bake Off Star Judges Christmas Cooking Creations at Parkstone Care Home

A Great British Bake Off star visited residents at a Parkstone care home to judge their Christmas baking competition.

Maggie Richardson, who appeared on the famous show in 2021, was invited to Alexandra House care home to taste test a range of cakes and bakes whipped up by the staff.

With the help of two residents, Margaret and Joan, Maggie tried a traditional Christmas cake, coffee and Nutella gingerbread man cake, snowman sponge cake, chocolate yule log, and chocolate orange Christmas tray bake, with the treats being judged on appearance and taste.

Maggie said: “I loved meeting the residents and staff at Alexandra House and judging their Christmas Bake Off. The cakes were delicious, and the effort from the staff was incredible. It was great fun working with the residents to pick a winner, but honestly, they all deserved an award.”

Afterwards, the staff cut up the cakes and shared them with the residents and team across the care home for everyone to enjoy.

Georgie Powell, Home Manager at Alexandra House, said: “The residents were thrilled to meet Maggie and help judge our Christmas Bake Off. It was wonderful to have Maggie on-hand to offer some of her top tips on baking and to talk about her time on the show. At Care South, we love enabling the residents to pursue their own interests. Baking is a much-loved activity here, especially at Christmas, as it brings back fond family memories.”