A humble bakery within the area Victoria has been taken the title of the best vanilla slice in Australia.
North Finish Bakehouse in Shepparton was topped the winner on the Baking Affiliation of Australia’s (BAA) Victorian Baking Present in Bendigo final weekend.
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Baker Matt Aylett beat out 143 different bakeries from across the nation and scored an nearly good results of 97/100 for his vanilla slice.
BAA government officer Tony Smith advised 7NEWS.com.au that Aylett’s slice “completely stood out from the remaining”.
“The judges stated the custard filling was creamy however secure sufficient to not squeeze out of the pastry slices,” he stated.
“The pastry sheets had been skinny, crispy and never thick or soggy.
“The fondant was tempered completely so when utilized to the highest of the vanilla slice it didn’t run or grow to be very sticky and was an ease to chop by way of.”
Chatting with Sunrise on Friday morning, Aylett stated 17 years of observe had helped him good his vanilla slice.
“We ensure the custard’s good, pastry’s crispy, icing’s shiny, the whole lot,” he stated.
The key to avoiding a multitude whereas consuming a vanilla slice was to eat it the wrong way up, Aylett stated.
“For some cause it is simply much less messy.”
North Finish Bakehouse is not any stranger to nationwide success, having beforehand received the title of Australia’s greatest sizzling cross bun in 2021 and 2022.
Whereas they had been unable to take out the prize for the third yr in a row its vegemite sizzling cross bun did nab first prize within the modern sizzling cross bun class.
Many have flocked to the bakery within the wake of its success, with North Finish reporting on Fb on Thursday that it had offered 10 instances the traditional quantity of vanilla slices that day.
“We ran out of just about the whole lot, a number of instances, however everybody was understanding and did not complain,” the bakery wrote.
“To those that traveled right here and missed out, we’re sorry!”
Nation Cob and Bertali Alpine Breads took out second and third place respectively within the vanilla slice class.
