Northampton Care Home displays creative Christmas cakes

Every year Barchester Healthcare holds a Christmas cake competition for over 250 homes in which Brampton View care home takes part and delights in showing off the Christmas cake created.

Glenn Combs head chef at Brampton View care home traditionally makes fabulous cakes and each year gives himself a new challenge. This year was no different, taking inspiration from the Christmas story 12 days of Christmas, Glenn created a towering 12 layered traditional fruit cake with beautifully decorated ginger biscuits and decorated with edible icing ornaments. The cake can be viewed in the main lobby of Brampton View care home.

Residents also participated, having the opportunity to be involved getting into the Christmas spirit. Working with the hospitality team with the design and decorating their own cakes for each community in the home these have also been displayed alongside Glenn’s cake in the main lobby. Each community cake was designed and decorated with the Christmas theme, the traditional Christmas Wreath cake by the residents from the lower valley community, The 12 Days of Christmas clock from the residents on the upper valley community, the Brampton View cake from the residents on the Bluebell community and the Traditional Ornament cake was decorated by the residents on the Daisy Lane community.

General Manager, Mo Masedi said, “Again we have been amazed at the creative thinking that goes behind the cakes made right here in the home at Brampton View, what we like to do is create memories, and ensure our residents are leading full enriched lives through choice and inclusion. Our head chef and hospitality team enjoy the competition and have such fun with the residents helping to design and decorate their own cakes”.