Finishing Touches is a static culinary display salon organised by LACA in association with the Craft Guild of Chefs.

Finishing Touches winners 2010

The Finishing Touches Display Salon took place during the LACA conference on Wednesday 7th and Thursday 8th July.

For the second year running, Vicky Scott, who works for school caterer Taylor Shaw in Durham, took the Best in Show prize for her decorated novelty cake depicting a garden festival, brimming with imaginative characters that wowed the judges.

In 2009 she won top prize for her representation of the Wallace & Gromit characters, and earlier this year she took part in the static salon display at Hotelympia winning silver for her novelty cake creation.

This year there were eight categories, which included two new ones for bread rolls and a floral sugarcraft display piece, and the entries were exceptionally high in number recognising the entrants keenness in being able to showcase their talents to a wider audience.

Decorated Celebration Cake   
Elizabeth Peat
Warwickshire County Caterers

Decorated Novelty Cake   
Vicky Scott
Taylor Shaw

Floral Sugarcraft Display Piece   
Andrea Murphy
Eden Foodservice

Petit Fours   
Karen Lock
West Sussex County Council

Cold Canapes   
Mandy Turnbull
Taylor Shaw

Bread Rolls   
Elizabeth Tulley
Taylor Shaw

Sandwiches & Wraps   
Suzanna Bulano-Bulmer
Eden Foodservice

Biscuits   
Bonnie Pollard
Nottinghamshire County Council

Best in Class, Best in Show

Decorated Novelty Cake   
Vicky Scott   
Taylor Shaw

Click here to take a look at the Finishing Touches 2010 photo gallery.