Most successful pastry exhibitor

A Umina pastrycook has won several categories at this year's Port Macquarie Baking Show which was held at Port Macquarie Settlement City, on Wednesday, May 18.

At the show Bremen Patisserie completed in the novelty bread section, apprentice section, pasty and cake section.

In this year's competition and also last year's competition, the patisserie won champion cake-pastry of the show trophy and most successful cake and pastry exhibitor.

The Patisserie has also won the first prize in categories including novelty bread, pasties, gateau (minimum three layers), novelty cake and wedding dake.

The Patisserie has also won second prize in the novelty cake category.

Bremen Patisserie also won third prize in categories including pasties, mud cake, mixed danish pastries (apprentice section) and large quiche (apprentice section).

"Pasty cooking is an art;" said proprietor Mr Ron Bruns.

"Great pastry cooks are born not just made," he said.

"For a perfect product, the cake or pastry must look and feel exactly right, smell fantastic, and of corse taste great."

Press release, May 23 Ron Bruns