A colourful cake munched by Garfield has been chosen as the winner of Cats Protection’s Pawsome Afternoon Tea At Your Place competition.
During July, keen bakers were asked to post their creations on the charity’s social media sites. In response, the charity received more than 200 delicious-looking entries from cat-lovers all keen to share their mouth-watering bakes.
Cats Protection picked a shortlist each week, with Bake-Off celebrity baker Kim-Joy picking out the Garfield watercolour smudge creation as the overall winner.
Kim-Joy, who has two cats called Inki and Mochi, said: “All of the cakes looked great and it was really hard to pick just one winner but I chose the Garfield Cake because it had that element of fun and creativity while also showing multiple skills – the buttercream covering on the cake, the ganache drip and the fondant figure making.”
The cake was designed by Marta Buscanan, 23, from London, who said: “I am absolutely delighted as baking and cake designing is what I want to focus my career on. I am also an animal lover and my heart melts every time I see a cat!”
The competition raised almost £3,500 to help Cats Protection find homes for thousands of unwanted cats in its care.
