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Sweet success for Woodthorpe Girl Guide who wowed Junior Bake Off judges

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SUCCESS: Woodthorpe Girl Guide Jenna Ghattaora reached the semi-finals of the popular Junior Bake Off competition

It was a ‘sweet moment’ for GirlGuide Jenna Ghattaora when she was at last able to share her recent success in CBBC’s Junior Bake Off with her troop.

The 11-year-old had been sworn to secrecy by BBC bosses about reaching the semi-final of the junior spin-off of the popular show until it aired, so no-one outside her family knew about it in advance.

But this week she was able to share her success with the other members of Nottinghamshire 1st Woodthorpe GirlGuide unit

In her quest to become 2016’s Junior Bake Off Champion, Jenna made an early impression on judges Allegra McEvedy and Nadiya Hussain with some phenomenal chocolate ginger volcano biscuits and a giant ‘chip butty’ made of sponge cake and shortbread.

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In the next round it was her baked pretzels and banoffee eclairs which really hit the spot, although a plaited loaf and a batch of ‘Goose Fair’ toffee-apple buns in the semi-final weren’t quite enough to earn her a place in the final.

Jenna was was taught to bake by her gran and her mum and admits that she likes to go ‘really wild’ in the kitchen.

She said: “I tend to veer towards sweet bakes as that means I can get creative in decorating them.”

To celebrate her recent success Guide Leader Sally Smith brought in a box of cakes for the Guides to share at their weekly meeting:

She said: “Well, we just thought Jenna deserved a break from all that baking

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“Imagine cooking under that sort of pressure – and keeping it all a secret too”

 

 

 

 

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After the broadcast of the semi-final, Jenna appeared live on CBBC’s Junior Bake Off –The After Party. She was also interviewed on BBC Radio Nottingham the following Sunday evening.

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