The Huckleberry Springs Bake-Off

Hi again!
Things are finally starting to get less busy in my life! But that also included my grandmother passing away, making arrangements for her funeral and going to the church. Now everything is starting to cool down. I will miss her ☹️

Today's story will be based on the prompt "The Great Sylvanian Bake-Off!"

I'm really excited because in the past I've made a lot of Sylvanian sized cakes, croissants, and cookies. So this will definitely be fun!

Also, one more thing: In my last story, "Camryn and Millie - Back to School" I added page separators, but now, they don't appear on my blog! Too bad, as it's a little confusing for the text above the blank space to say something like "Cutata inspired me to use page separators" and they aren't even there any more... I just can't figure out why 😕

(I'm actually NOT using page separators anymore, my computer always get's buggy with them)

Let's start...

So... every summer in Huckleberry Springs and all the other parts of Sylvania, the Great Sylvanian Bake-Off is held. It's a contest for best baker in Huckleberry Springs village (at least for this matter!)

Last year--and the year before, and the year before that--Emma Furbanks won the contest. For years she has been the best baker of all time, and so this year Georgina has decided to break the record with her own creations.

You see, since Georgina and the Maples are new to Huckleberry Springs, they'd heard of the GSBO (Great Sylvanian Bake-Off) but never participated. When they moved to Huckleberry Springs, they received a pamphlet for the big event. Georgina couldn't have cared less until she spotted text in the corner that said "Will you and your creation be able to beat Emma's??? And for the first time in five years, WIN????"

Now, usually, Georgina isn't very competitive, it's more Millie and Theodore who like to win things. But seeing that for five years no one had been able to win, she felt bad for all the Sylvanians who'd also been great bakers and entered their cakes and things and lost, every year.

She decided it was her turn to try to make things right.

So, she signed up and entered!

To make things better, it was also her birthday lately, and she had gotten a lovely cookbook on all things sweet and sugary, and pastries and cookies and cakes. There even a whole section on bread.

The next day, on September 17th, Georgina got right to work making her creations. The final result was beautiful, and Georgina was really excited.

On September 18th came the big day!

Here are some photo's of the town hall and the baking contest:

Lettuce and Georgina

Celia

Daisy

The Town Hall all ready for the Great Sylvanian Bake-Off!

About 10 minutes later, Judge Penelope Wilder arrived. The contestants waited on baited breath. Georgina held on to her necklace for luck, but then realised that the locket was gone! She quietly tried to search the floor without any suspicious behaviour, but it was nowhere to be seen. Theodore, who had given her the necklace at their wedding, would be devastated to know that it was lost!!!

Mrs. Wilder tasted Daisy Buttercup's chocolate cake first. "Hmm... very flavourful. Good work,"

She tasted Celia Teak's heart shaped pastries next. "Mmm... crunchy but tasty. I like it,"

She walked up to Emma Furbanks, who was a little intimidating for the other bakers. "Here, have a cupcake," she held up her creation. Mrs. Wilder smiled in delight. "It's adorable, Emma! I love the little raspberry perched inside!" she took a bite. "Yum! This is good, so creative!" Georgina watched Emma grin proudly over Mrs. Wilder's reaction. She gulped. She need to find that locket!

Fortunately for her, Mrs. Wilder stayed to chat a little with Emma, but as she bent down to keep looking, someone interrupted her. "Oh, I'm so nervous, I lose every year," the voice said. Georgina looked up to see it was the young teenage rabbit next to her muttering to herself.

"It's OK, I'm sure you'll do fine!" Georgina tried to cover up her anxiety about the locket with a smile. "Hmm?" the rabbit turned around, not expecting someone to hear her thoughts. "Oh! Hi! I'm Lettuce. I know, funny name. I was the one who suggested the name tags! Last year, it was really embarrassing! Some one called me Cabbage!"

Georgina chuckled. "I'm sure no one will call you that anymore! The name tags are a good idea!"


"Thanks," said Lettuce, but then she realised Mrs. Wilder was coming to test her bread next.
"Hello, Miss Snow-Warren, it's nice to see you this year... again! You really don't give up, eh? That's a good trait in a baker! May I have a bite?"

Although Mrs. Wilder tried to look happy, Georgina could tell she wasn't looking forward to trying Lettuce's bread any time soon. Lettuce bit her lip. "Sure, go right ahead!" she smiled nervously. Georgina suspected that her fellow contestant hadn't had a very good year before this one.

Mrs. Wilder took a small slice of bread, chewed a little, and then said "Lettuce, this is actually good! You did great this year! What made you... improve??"

But it was no time to worry about Lettuce and past baking experiences. she needed to find that... oh no! A terrible though suddenly struck her: the locket had landing inside the croissant! What if Mrs. Wilder took a bit and there was a locket from necklace inside! She would certainly be disqualified, and the talk of the town. She felt her face getting hot with fear.

While Mrs. Wilder had her back turned, she poked a hole inside her croissant and rummaged around with a fork inside. She really prayed her actions went unnoticed. Her fork hit something hard! She pulled out the locket and quickly attached it to her necklace. Phewf! That was close! She sighed. Georgina flipped the croissant over to the side without a hole.

Mrs. Wilder walked over to her, next. "Hello there you must be Georgina! What do we have here?" "A butter croissant with the optional chocolate sauce, chocolate bars, and two flavours of coffee." Georgina responded confidently. She was too over-joyed to have found the locket from her necklace to be nervous about your creation.

"Sounds delicious," said Penelope and took a bite. "Mmm!! This is delicious! Wow! All of my contestants did great this year... I think everyone should get a prize! Meet me at the park tomorrow to get your awards!"

Georgina smiled, proud of her work. "But, but..." Emma stuttered.

"I know you win every year." Penelope assured her. "But you'll be getting a prize, too. It's just that I can't let the other contestants go without a medal or something for their great work. Everyone did good! Don't worry."

The next day, Georgina arrived at the park earlier than the others. Lettuce had promised to tell her all about last year's baking fail before the judge came.

"So, last year, I entered for the baking competition. I had moved out of my parent's house. I had learn't how to drive and was getting my licence in a couple months. I had always loved baking and was super excited when I got a pamphlet in the mail advertising the Great Sylvanian Bake-off. But I was really rushed. I wanted to get the prize so badly I didn't even focus on what I was doing! While making my best bread, I didn't think and just plopped a whole egg into the batter without cracking it! I only realised once I was getting judged, about my mistake! Mrs. Wilder tried it, and she got a lot of egg shell, too! I was mortified, and she disqualified me for careless work. I entered again this year even though she told me never to come back. She was probably worried there was another whole egg inside there and I was playing a prank on her respectable self image!"

Georgina laughed and then shared the story of her own about the locket. They laughed and talked and laughed and talked until Mrs. Wilder and the other contestants arrived.

Everyone got a prize of the own. Georgina couldn't wait to tell her family about the extraordinary events that happened at the Bake-Off!

THE END

Hope you all have a great day!
Emilie 😘