Micro Baker, “The Good Stuff” wins the #FoodBlogPinkOctober challenge 🎀
This October, the team at FoodBlog launched an awareness campaign in aid of Pink October. We came up with #FoodBlogPinkOctober for two sole reasons;
- We wanted to help spread breast cancer awareness through pink food, anything pink… whether it is a triple layered cake or a pomegranate doughnut, it doesn’t matter, it’s the colour that counts.
- We wanted to help bring people together, in a fun, creative way while stuck at home during this pandemic. #StaySafe
How did the contestants take part?
We launched the Pink October campaign on the 1st of October, on our social media platforms (both Instagram & Facebook).
The rules were simple:
- Bake any pink dessert.
- Take a photo of your pink dessert.
- Upload it to your Instagram & Facebook feed.
- Use the hashtag #FoodBlogPinkOctober and tag @foodblog.mt in your caption.
The most liked post by the end of the month, today the 31st of October will win a prize worth €500 to promote their local business on FoodBlog’s platforms. We are always working hard and doing our best to #SupportLocal, so this was our way of giving back to our foodie community In these tough times, with a good cause! 😍
What was the feedback like?
Within the first couple of days the #FoodBlogPinkOctober hashtag already had 10 new entries; ranging from the following pink delights from our foodie followers:
Beautiful pink doughnuts made by @sweettooth.bytoyah & @apronandwhisk:
A pink pomegranate and panna cotta tart, mastered by the experts at @Mca_malta:
A soft pink chiffon cake, once again featuring pomegranate - flavoured with star anise and cinnamon and glazed with pomegranate juice by @irenesbakesandcakes:
Beautiful rose petal pink cupcakes by the extremely talented @scrumptioussoph:
A pink glazed custard slice by Chef Maria from @MarelliCafe:
We even had a couple of pink platter entries, the best looking by @plated.bynicole:
A Pavlova topped with berries and pink cream by the amazing, @raffadi:
You can check out the complete list of entries here:
Instagram Entries
Facebook Entries
The Winning Entry to the #FoodBlogPinkOctober Campaign
However as I’m sure you’ve all been eager to find out, the winning entry was submitted late in the month (27th), by the well-known baker @thegoodstuffmalta on Instagram. The talented baker from this micro-bakery decided to conjure up something quite remarkable with her chocolate sourdough doughnuts stuffed with pomegranate molasses and rose-flavoured brown sugar meringue! You can close your mouth and stop drooling now… it’s slightly rude, but we forgive you… 😜
JUST. LOOK. AT. THIS.
@THEGOODSTUFFMALTA
She managed to achieve a whopping 500 likes on Instagram in just 4 days, pushing her up the ladder to the pole position above @apronandwhisk & @mca_malta (2nd and 3rd respectively) 🏆
The Good Stuff is a little micro-baker in Malta, serving up probably the best sourdough bread you can find on the island. Her focus is mainly on sourdough, using different flours and long fermentation times to test out new products. You can even try it for yourself from one of these stores:
Check out some of @thegoodstuffmalta’s delicious loaves down below:
Please do check out her full incredible feed by following this link:
https://www.instagram.com/thegoodstuffmalta/
Since she won, you’re all going to be seeing a lot more of her delicious sourdough bread over the next couple of weeks! 🍞
Thank you!
On behalf of FoodBlog, we would like to send our support and love to all those who are fighting breast cancer or supporting a family or friend going through a tough time. Food brings people together, so always remember to share a bite to eat when visiting someone next… this will really put a smile on their face! 😀
Thanks to all those who participated in our fun challenge, we appreciate your support and your eagerness to spread the #PINKOCTOBER awareness with us! Well done all – stay tuned for some more exciting challenges we’ve got in store.
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