What is the Platinum Pudding Competition?
THE Platinum Jubilee is fast approaching and as part of the celebrations a pudding competition has been announced.
Winner of the Platinum Pudding competition will be an important part of the celebrations, according to the Platinum Jubilee website.
What is the Platinum Pudding Competition?
The Platinum Pudding Competition is a competition run by prestigious department store Fortnum & Mason.
Entries have now closed and the judges have whittled down the thousands of puddings down to just five finalists.
They will battle it out on a one hour BBC documentary, where the winner will be announced.
When defining a pudding, the competition rules said: “Steamed or baked, layered or rolled, a pie or crumble, a cake or tart, the Platinum Pudding Competition is open to interpretation.”
Anyone over the age of eight was allowed to put forward their creations, although those younger than 17 needed a guardian’s help.
Who are the judges?
When it comes to puddings, and especially great British puddings, one name probably comes to mind – Mary Berry.
Dame Mary Berry will be part of an expert panel judging all 5,000 entries.
Joining the ex-Great British Bake-Off star will be Monica Galetti, former judge on MasterChef: The Professionals.
The panel will also feature the Buckingham Palace Head Chef, Mark Flanaghan to give the royal seal of approval.
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Other judges are:
- Dr Rahul Mandal, food writer and baker
- Matt Adlard, pastry chef
- Regula Ysewijn, food historian and author
- Roger Pizey, Fortnum & Mason executive pastry chef
- Jane Dunn, food writer and baker
When will the winner be announced?
The date is yet to be announced for the TV special.
The finalists were chosen on March 14, 2022 and invited to Fortnum & Mason’s Piccadilly location to bake their recipe for the judges.
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A winner is set to be announced on the BBC special, airing in mid-May.
They will have a special role to play in the Queen’s Jubilee events.