The efforts of two young bakers from two local primary schools have seen then secure places in the next round of the Great Truro High Bake Off competition.

Round one of the contest challenged children to bake a dozen biscuits of their choice and bring them into school last week when they came under the scrutiny of the bake off judges.

At St Francis School in Falmouth, four youngsters from year six battled it out to win the coveted place in the next round. Blake had created orange and lemon shortbread, Jamelia's offerings were blueberry and white chocolate biscuits while Bethany brought in chocolate and lime and orange biscuits and Sophie baked white and dark chocolate cookies.

After a taste test by the judges, Bethany was chosen to go through to the next round while at Mawnan School it was year six pupil Rosanna Benney who was named star baker. She fought off competition from 27 fellow pupils but her sweet-filled horse piñata biscuits were declared “structural miracles” by the judges.

The competition has been organised by Truro High School for Girls and is open to young bakers in years five and six. A dozen primary schools are taking part and Rosanna and Bethany will now go through to the semi-finals where they will bake in the food room at Truro High School.

The overall winner will receive a voucher for a Rick Stein children’s cookery course in Padstow on April 7 and their whole class will be invited to take part in a half-day food workshop, including cooking and food science, at Truro High School during the summer term. Truro High is a 2015 Good Schools Guide Gold award winner for its home economic teaching.