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Bake-off raises funds for Stroke Association

Colleagues at West Sussex marketing agency PMW Communications got creative in the kitchen to cook up some imaginative treats for a fundraising bake-off.

A sparkly unicorn cake, delicately-iced cupcakes, luscious lemon drizzles and a rich cappuccino cake were among the entries brought to the bake-off table at the company’s Billingshurst office.

The winners were B2B PR director Harriette Conroy’s Victoria sponge with fresh strawberries, which triumphed in the ‘best tasting’ category, and copywriter Juliet West’s chocolate heart cake with fudge icing, which was judged the ‘best looking’ cake.

Account management director Mary Logan, who judged the competition, praised the efforts of everyone involved, and said it had been tough to judge because every entry had its merits.

After the judging, colleagues paid a minimum £1 donation for a slice of cake, and a mouth-watering grand total of £160 was raised for the Stroke Association.

The bake-off was organised by PMW copywriter Kate Clifford and her daughter Grace.

Kate said: “My dad suffered a stroke eight years ago which left him unable to walk or talk. The charity provided invaluable help in supporting both my mum and dad during those years. The bake-off seemed a great way of raising money for the charity while also having a lot of fun, not to mention a table full of treats to enjoy at work throughout the day.

“I’m so grateful to PMW for agreeing to host the fundraiser. We were hoping to raise £100, so £160 is just brilliant.”

This was posted in Bdaily's Members' News section by Sally Burfoot .