2020 was a wash out, but The Great Australian Vanilla Slice Triumph Merbein will be back and better than ever in August 2021!

Visit the official website to RSVP and get your entries in.

ENTRY CATEGORIES and COST:

School     (10 – 18 years) – $5

Open       (18 – 50 years) – $5

Over 50s                              – $5

ENTRY CRITERIA

PROFESSIONAL & APPRENTICE

1. One Entry per Business for Professional section.
2. One Entry per Person for the Apprentice section.
3. Ten Vanilla Slices must be presented with a square or rectangle shape.
4. When judged, the slice should reveal custard with a creamy smooth texture and balance of vanilla taste with a crisp, crunchy pastry topped with a smooth and shiny glaze/fondant.

NOTE: The winning product submitted for judging in the Professional Section ONLY must be available in store for a period of no less than 3 months after date of competition. Slices in store MUST contain the same ingredients as entered in competition.

PROFESSIONAL INNOVATIVE

1. One Entry per person for the Professional Innovative section.
2. Ten Flavoured Slices must be presented.
3. May your own imagination be the only limit for your creation. Your slice, however, at a minimum, requires you to showcase both elements of pastry work and custard filling. Be creative with design, colours and flavours if you desire.

NOTE: Professional Innovative section flavour/s MUST be listed with entry

ENTRY DELIVERY

Entries must be delivered to the rear of Club Merbein, 108 Commercial Street Merbein. Access via Fishers Lane (between Railway Avenue and O’Bryan St). Entries will only be received between 8am – 12pm on Friday, August 13, 2021 Winners announced Saturday, August 14.