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Little Book of Treats Terms and Conditions

• Acceptance of the rules is a condition of entry and entry instructions form part of the rules. Your personal data will be held by Silver Spoon.
• This competition is open to UK residents only aged 18 or over and excludes any person whom in the competition organiser’s reasonable opinion, should be excluded due to their involvement or connection with this competition.
• No purchase necessary for entry.
• One entry allowed by each entrant only. Entries must be made personally. Entries from agents/third parties are invalid.
• Entry indicates acceptance of the terms and conditions.
• Entries must be received no later than midnight (GMT) on 25th April 2012. Entries received after this date will not be entered.
• The winners and runners up will be selected under independent supervision by the 27th April 2012, and will be notified by e-mail by the 11th May 2012.
• The prize is that your submitted recipe appears in The Little Book of Treats, a recipe book created by Silver Spoon and Macmillan Cancer Support. The prize is non-transferable. There is no cash alternative.
• The runner up recipes will appear on Macmillan Cancer Supports World’s Biggest Coffee Morning website. The prize is non-transferable. There is no cash alternative.
• It is a condition of the entry that the competition winners agree to be available for, and participate in, any public relations activity arranged by the Organiser.
• The Organiser’s decision in all matters relating to the competition is final and legally binding on all entrants and no correspondence will be entered into.
• The Organiser reserves the right to alter, amend or foreclose the competition without prior notice.
• The Organiser reserves the right to amend submitted recipes if deemed necessary.
• Professional photographs of winning recipes will be taken in the style most suited to appear in the Little Book of Treats,  no correspondence will be entered into.
• Silver Spoon will have full ownership rights to all professional photos taken of the competition entries.
• Organiser: Silver Spoon
• Events may occur that render the competition itself or the awarding of the prize impossible due to reasons beyond the control of the Organiser and accordingly the Organiser may at its absolute discretion vary or amend the promotion and the entrant agrees that no liability shall attach to the as a result thereof.
• Entries not submitted in accordance with the rules, illegible, incomplete or altered will be disqualified.
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Hi, my name is Fleur, and I will admit to you straight away that I am Baking Mad which is probably just as well given what I am writing about!  I would bake every day if I could, but sometimes taking care of my three small children means that I don’t always have time. I also write a blog called www.homemadebyfleur.wordpress.com, where I share my baking adventures and all my favourite recipes. 

One recent baking adventure of mine has turned out to be something that I will remember for the rest of my life. It started on a cold autumn day, when I received an email from a good friend of mine saying that she had seen information about a TV show looking for amateur bakers and had thought of me. I clicked on the link a read about an opportunity to take part in a new series of Baking Mad with Eric Lanlard.  If successful, I would go to Eric’s cake shop in London, Cake Boy, and compete in a mini bake off with two other people. 
I quickly filled in the application form, and then before I knew it I was taking cakes to a casting in London.  The crew kept in touch but it was not until the middle of January when I got the email to say that they would like me to take part. I had just over a weeks notice to decided upon and practice making a cheesecake! I was pleased it was not macaroons that I had to make, but cheesecake…I can’t say I have baked it a great deal.  Well, this was certainly about to change! During that week I made so many cheesecakes that I even starting dreaming about them.  But all the practice was totally worth it as I was very happy with my final decision, and as you will have seen on the show today, I won!!!  

For me winning was just amazing. I knew I could bake, but to be picked as the best by Eric Lanlard has just meant so much to me. The masterclass was fabulous. I learnt a great deal from Eric and just to be part of the fun for longer was great.  It will truly be something I won’t forget.  I’ll be telling my grandchildren and great grandchildren if I’m lucky enough! I even got to say hello to Nigella Lawson, who had just popped by to see Eric.  Starstruck?  Maybe just a bit!

If you would like to try making my trio of cheesecakes, the recipe can be found on my blog here. along with more chat and pictures from the day.  You can also keep up with all my current baking adventures by following me on twitter @Homemadebyfleur. 

Right, I’m off to bake a cake

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