Assessments have begun for 2014

Hello and welcome to The Scottish Baking Awards. At HQ we are all set for some globetrotting in the next few months to far flung destinations such as The Shetland Isles , Isle of Skye and we are returning to Wick soon for another few Assessments . This years Awards look set to have some Great Bakers taking part from all over scotland. Please keep checking our Facebook and twitter feeds as they are updated daily with Assessment details and results . Slainte !!

List of Universities/Schools and College Students taking Part in 2014

Great line up of Universities /Schools and Colleges confirmed for next years Awards 2014. Students from Aberdeen University ,Kelso High School ,Hermitage Academy, Highlands and Islands University ,Perth College ,City of Glasgow College and Edinburghs Telford College . These Schools cover the entire Country and we have now had to put a Closing date of the 13th December 2013 for any more interested Schools. The Schools will all take part in their own Student Bake-Off before next July and the Judges will be Melanie Andrews the Director/Founder of the SBA and each School Department Head .The SBA will pick one Student from each school as a finalist to go through to our Awards in September 28th at Mar Hall . The Award Category for the students will be the "Up and Coming Baker" . The SBA are looking forward to at least 7 Mini Bake offs next year and to be a part of finding the rising talent of tomorrow .

Scotland and Ireland Chairman for the British Sugarcraft Guild

Cecilia Young is our 2014 SHBA Sugar Craft Cake Judge.

"I trained initially as a teacher of Home Economics ( graduating In 1973), where I first developed my continuing  passion for cake decoration. I taught in schools and colleges for 8 years before going into industry as a Home Economist for a Unilever 

company.

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