 Having the opportunity to meet, watch and learn from some of the world's culinary greats was one of the things I loved best about the cooking school that I once co-owned. Cooking legends from Australia and the other side of the world don't often gather in one place to showcase their talents every day. Do they? The biggest names in the world of baking and cake decorating are coming to Sydney later in March for the ultimate baking enthusiasts show! This inaugural event is packed full of celebrity demos, competitions, classes and interactive workshops. Learn new skills and techniques, get top tips and baking advice, shop for the latest supplies, and have book signings with the stars of baking. The three-day spectacular will be held at the Sydney Showground, Olympic Park, from 21-23 March and the program is packed with live demonstrations, seminars, hands-on classes, competitions and the nation's biggest cake showcase. Plus, there'll be a giant expo hall featuring the latest and greatest in baking equipment and ingredients, cake decorating supplies, artisan bakers, chocolatiers and a marketplace packed full of freshly baked goods and gourmet sweets. There's the All Star Theatre, where the biggest stars in baking will showcase their talents, demonstrate, wow and entertain:
Watch internationally recognised artisan bakers and chefs in The Bakery Theatre, as they share their tips on making scrumptious sweet and savoury baked goods:
View the most amazing cake masterpieces entered in the Australian Cake Decorating Championships. There will be wedding cakes, fantastic novelty cakes and some of the most artistic sugar craft imaginable. This is the world’s richest cake decorating competition with over $15,000 worth of cash and prizes to be won! Did someone mention chocolate? If you love chocolate, you’ll love the Taste of Chocolate! Learn how to temper chocolate like an expert, make chocolate truffles or learn about the modern new take on the chocolate éclairs. You'll also be able to sample and purchase delicious handmade chocolates from specialty chocolate producers. In the Delicious Kitchen, you'll see celebrity bakers create heavenly desserts; sweet treats and tantalising baked goods:
And in the Producers' Marketplace, attendees will also have the opportunity to sample and purchase freshly baked goods and tasty treats from a collection of artisan bakers, cake makers, sweet stores and specialty food producers. Visit the nation’s biggest shop at The Expo, packed full of baking and cake decorating supplies, delicious food and beautiful gifts.  And now for the giveaway... Thanks to the generosity of the organisers of the Cake Bake & Sweets Show in Sydney, I have FOUR entry passes to give away to FOUR lucky readers of Good Things. To be in the running to win, please subscribe to Good Things via the box above RH side on my sidebar, (if you haven't already) and (in the comments box below) tell me in 50 words or less about your favourite baking memory and why you'd LOVE to attend this event. Important: Winners must be available and able to make their own way to Sydney, and cover their own travel and accommodation costs as required. The prize covers entry ticket only. Tickets will be posted to the winners by a PR firm. Readers, please make sure that you enter your current email address (one you check regularly!) with your comment so you can be reached in the event you're selected as the winner. Note: the competition is open to Australian readers only (with apologies to my overseas readers) and closes at midnight on Sunday, 9 March 2014 AEDT. The competition is now closed, many thanks to all those who entered. The winners are: Veronica, Elias, Prue and Georgia! Congratulations. You will receive an email shortly and your tickets will be posted to you by the PR organiser. For those who are still interested in the event, Christine at Cooking Crusade also has a giveaway, so pop in quickly and enter! Good luck! Thanks again for your delightful entries!  
Tina Deasey
1/3/2014 08:04:43 pm
Baking when little with my mum and then baking with my kids now. One thing I love to do is bake for my family, especially old recipes from my husbands youth and some traditional dutch recipes from my family.
Veronica
1/3/2014 10:13:53 pm
Baking the Zumbo V8 cake for my sisters birthday - she survived a bone marrow transplant and had always wanted a V8 cake. It took me two long nights after work to bake and assemble the various layers. But it was well worth it because my sister was very happy!
karina l
2/3/2014 09:15:30 am
I remember baking scones as our first dish in year 7 Home Science class. It was so much fun!
Amy D
2/3/2014 12:39:47 pm
I spent every weekend with my Great-Grandmother wearing an oversized apron, baking. Her banana cake was famous in our family and I'm so proud to carry on her traditions, even using her old palette knife for icing! I'd love to go to the show and learn some new skills to bring back and use on my next Canberra Cake Club creation! 2/3/2014 01:32:50 pm
My earliest memories of baking where with my mother when I was about 5. She would let me help with most things, except pouring the boiling hot sugar syrup across her freshly baked semolina cake. I would patiently wait for what seemed like an eternity until the syrup cooled before tasting the delicious cake.
Prue Dick
2/3/2014 05:53:06 pm
Making a red velvet cake with my best friend and getting so distracted that I put it in the oven with only eggs, sugar and food colouring- whoops! I would love to attend the event as Adriano Zumbo is my idol!
Helen Bosschieter
2/3/2014 09:11:20 pm
Baking a weeks worth of biscuits and cakes every sunday whilst growing up with my mum and grandmother, and now doing the same with 16 and 13 year old boys. 3/3/2014 08:44:56 am
It's so hard to pick a favourite baking memory, but I think one of the best ones was baking brownies with my 2 year old god-daughter. She got very excited about mixing the batter in the bowl and got chocolate all over her. Adorable! I'd love to attend this event because I love all things sweet!
Wendy Daniels
7/3/2014 04:01:40 pm
I baked my first soufflé in high school and remember how proud I was when I saw mine rise and all the other students deflate. It encouraged me to continue baking and enter the hospitality industry. I would love to attend the show and see lots of demonstrations and meet interesting people in the field.
My favourite baking memory is as a child, licking the bowls in the kitchen with my baker mother, who delivered cakes to a local cafe every day. She taught me everything I know about baking and how to bake great cakes with simple ingredients.
michelle wang
6/3/2014 03:29:23 pm
in primary school we were put into teams and had to bake goods for a competition, as kids we had so much fun decorating the cakes.
Anna P
8/3/2014 03:16:43 pm
I once made a giant cake that looked like a vegemite jar. It looked great from a few meters back but a bit amateur up close. This show would get me on my way to go from complete rookie to a skilled baker (and I can't wait to sample everything there!)
Tina Deasey
18/3/2014 12:05:23 am
Who won the tickets to the event???
Lizzy
18/3/2014 09:53:35 am
Hi Tina... my apologies... I did update the site to reflect the winners, but we were travelling and I was working on my laptop... the update does not seem to have been captured. Thank you for bringing this to my attention! The winners were Elias, Veronica, Georgia and Prue. Comments are closed.
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