The 2024 Great Australian Vanilla Slice Triumph took place in Merbein on Saturday 17 August 2024. A day of celebration for everyone with bakeries from around the country competing and many locals attending the day of festivities.
The professional categories for the 2024 Great Australian Vanilla Slice Triumph included Best Vanilla Slice, Best Fruit Mince Tart, Best Fruit Cake, and Best Plum Pudding. Other professional categories included Best Apprentice Vanilla Slice, Peoples Choice Vanilla Slice, and Best Innovative Vanilla Slice. The competition also has categories for registered kitchens, secondary school students, primary school students, amateurs, and seniors. Listed below are the winners of each category.
Professional Awards in the 2024 Great Australian Vanilla Slice Triumph
Vanilla Slice:
First Place: Banana Boogie Bakery (Belair, SA)
Second Place: Sharp’s Bakery (Birchip, VIC)
Third Place: North End Bakehouse (Shepparton & Mooroopna, VIC)
Fruit Mince Tart:
First Place: Hungie Fangs Artisan Bakery (Cobram, VIC)
Second Place: CJ’s Bakery (Christies Beach, SA)
Third Place: Kytons Bakery (Edwardstown, SA)
Innovative Vanilla Slice:
First Place: Banana Boogie Bakery (Belair, SA) – Chocolate Biscoff
Second Place: North End Bakehouse (Shepparton & Mooroopna, VIC) – Salted Caramel Popcorn/Choc Top
Third Place: Hungie Fangs Artisan Bakery (Cobram, VIC) – Wattle Me Lemon Myrtle
Fruit Cake:
First Place: Hudaks Bakery (Mildura, VIC)
Second Place: Kytons Bakery (Edwardstown, SA)
Third Place: Hungie Fangs Artisan Bakery (Cobram, VIC)
Plum Pudding:
First Place: Kytons Bakery (Edwardstown, SA)
Second Place: Hudaks Bakery (Mildura, VIC)
Third Place: Hungie Fangs Artisan Bakery (Cobram, VIC)
Apprentice Awards
Apprentice Vanilla Slice: Mitchell from Banana Boogie Bakery (Belair, SA)
Apprentice Plum Pudding: Hungie Fangs Artisan Bakery (Cobram, VIC)
Community Bank Merbein & District People’s Choice Award for Best Vanilla Slice (as voted by attending public):
First Place: Roland Views Homemade Foods (Sheffield, TAS)
Second Place: Sunraysia Bread & Butter Bakery (Mildura & Irymple, VIC)
Third Place: Biscuits By Tonia (Merbein, VIC)
Registered Kitchen Awards – 2024 Great Australian Vanilla Slice Triumph
Vanilla Slice:
First Place: Roland Views Homemade Foods (Sheffield, TAS)
Second Place: Biscuits By Tonia (Merbein, VIC)
Third Place: Ninny’s Kitchen (Merbein, VIC)
Innovative Vanilla Slice:
First Place: Roland Views Homemade Foods (Sheffield, TAS)
Second Place: Ninny’s Kitchen (Merbein, VIC)
Third Place:
Fruit Cake:
First Place: Margie’s Kitchen (Mildura, VIC)
Second Place: Debbie Robinson
Plum Pudding:
First Place: Murray House Aged Care (Wentworth, NSW)
School Aged Awards
Secondary School Vanilla Slice:
First Place: Peter Agiro of St Joseph’s College (Mildura, VIC)
Second Place: Annameiké Lindeman of St Joseph’s College (Mildura, VIC)
Primary School Vanilla Slice:
First Place: Max Roberts of Mildura West Primary School (Mildura, VIC)
Second Place: Grade 2 & 3 class at Gol Gol Public School (Gol Gol, NSW)
Primary School Fruit Cake:
First Place: Jaxon and Hunter of Wauchope Public School (Wauchope, NSW)
Amateur Awards
Amateur Open Vanilla Slice:
First Place: Nicola Dobricic
Second Place: Kevin Wisneske
Third Place: Melissa Robinson
Amateur Open Fruit Cake:
First Place: Hillary Johns
Second Place: Damian Green
Third Place: Jayme-Lee Saxby
Amateur Senior (60+) Vanilla Slice:
First Place: Briony of Oasis Aged Care (Irymple, VIC)
Second Place: Kevin Wisneske
Third Place: Helen Sharp
Amateur Senior (60+) Fruit Cake:
First Place: Briony of Oasis Aged Care (Irymple, VIC)
On behalf of all who entered and the Australian baking industry well done and thank you to all sponsors, The 2024 Great Australian Vanilla Slice Triumph team of organisers, and the judges. We are proud to support these competitions that contribute to a thriving baking industry. Visit this page to read more about the competition including previous years results.