A BACKWELL baker has made it to the finals of the National Cupcake Championship.

Kerris Harrop, owner of Cupcakes a la carte, is one of only 47 professional bakers from across the UK to have been chosen to compete for the coveted title.

The bakers are competing across four different cupcake categories and will be judged on November 9 at Cake International in Birmingham’s NEC. Kerris, who started her business two years ago, is delighted to have been selected as a finalist in two of the four categories.

Cupcakes a la carte bakes cupcakes, celebration cakes and mini cakes which can be bought at Hill Road Farmers’ Market in Clevedon on Saturdays or from www.cupcakesalacarte.co.uk