The wins just keep on coming for Banana Boogie Bakery, after the South Australian Bakery was awarded the 2026 Great Australian Vanilla Slice Triumph trophy.
The hotly contested competition was held on August 15, and saw a number of familiar names return to battle it out for the title. Rounding out the top three in the Professional Vanilla Slice category was Hudaks Bakery in second place an Sunraysia Bread & Butter Bakery in third place.
Banana Boogie last claimed the top prize in 2024, and said getting the trophy back was “super sweet”.
“What a weekend at the National Vanilla Slice Triumph in Merbein!”they wrote on Facenbook.
“Getting that trophy back was super sweet. After finishing second last year the team came hungry to reclaim the crown – and they absolutely delivered.
“The judges said it was an incredibly close competition this year, which makes the win even more special. And what an effort from the whole baking team. Mitch [got] second place apprentice, Bert [won] third place apprentice and Lauren [won] second place with her pavlova vanilla slice.
“So proud of every single one of them. The skill, dedication and hours that go into getting these slices just right is massive.
“The crown is back where it belongs.”
The full list of results can be found below.
- 1st: Banana Boogie Bakery
- 2nd: Hudaks Bakery
- 3rd: Sunraysia Bread & Butter Bakery
- 1st: Sunraysia Bread & Butter – Dean Picken
- 2nd: Banana Boogie – Lauren Govender
- 3rd: Hungie Fangs Artisan Bakery – Damien Gow
- 1st: Sunraysia Bread & Butter – Stavriana Taliadoros
- 2nd: Banana Boogie, Belair SA – Mitch Timberlake
- 3rd: Banana Boogie, Belair SA – Bert Ruisong
- 1st: Kerrie Eames , Mildura
- 2nd: Nicola Dobricic, Wentworth
- 3rd: Mandy Liddle, Mildura
- 1st: Chefs n Co – Sachdeep Singh
- 2nd: Oasis Aged Care – Briony Nikolich
- 3rd: Bedford Coffee Co – Juliet Drummond
- 1st: Ferguson Plarre’s Bakehouse, Keilor Park – Steven Plarre
- 2nd: Hudaks Bakery, Mildura
- 3rd: Hungie Fangs, Cobram – Damien Gow
- 1st: North End Bakehouse Shepparton, Shepparton – Matt Aylett
- 2nd: Hudaks Bakery, Mildura – Rebecca Whitney
- 3rd: Hungie Fangs, Cobram – Damien Gow
- 1st: Residents of Murray House, Wentworth
- 2nd: Kerrie Eames, Mildura
- No 3rd place awarded
- 1st – North End Bakehouse – Matt Aylett
- No 2nd or 3rd place recorded
- 1st – Murray House, Wentworth – Ash Allford
- 2nd – Oasis Nursing Home – Briony Nikolich
- No 3rd place awarded
- 1st: Hungie Fangs Artisan Bakery, Cobram – Damien Gow
- 2nd: Ferguson Plarre Bakehouse – Steve Plarre
- 3rd: North End Bakehouse – Matt Aylett
- 1st: North End Bakehouse, Shepparton – Matt Aylett
- 2nd: Hungie Fangs Artisan Bakery – Damien Gow
- 3rd: Kytons Bakery Australia – Darren Sutton
- 1st: Stoney Acre Produce, Callowie, SA
- 2nd: Murray House, Wentworth
- No 3rd place awarded
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