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A grandmother was thrilled to win second prize in a baking contest - until she found her cake was the only entry.

Jennifer Brown, 62, was awarded second place for her Victoria Sponge in the competition, reports the Daily Mirror.

She was intrigued to find out which cake had beaten her to the top spot - then discovered the truth.

Organisers had spotted her sponge had rack marks from where it had been in the oven - and decided it wasn't up to the standards demanded for first place.

But grandmother-of-four Jennifer said she was not browned off and chuckled: "I must admit I have never heard of coming second in a one horse race before.

"When a friend of mine told me I had come second I was quite pleased, both for getting a prize and also because I just assumed they must have had more entries.

"The cake hadn't been judged good enough to win the contest, but it was soon polished off and there were certainly no complaints."

Jennifer, who had entered the competition organised for her village carnival Wimblington, Cambs, added: "Although I have never heard of anything like this before I certainly didn't take offence.

"I had a good laugh with the organiser about it. It certainly won't put me off baking cakes."

Julie Dent, 44, member of the Wimblington Sports Committee, which ran the competition, explained: "The judges had an expectation and I suppose they didn't feel as though it qualified for first place."