Solve this Pzzlr: The Bake-off

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Neatorama presents a puzzle from Pzzlr, a site where you can always find a riddle to exercise your cognitive resources. Can you solve this one?

At a recent baking competition, Maureen’s chocolate mud-cake was not last. Shelly, who’d had trouble with her oven, only just managed to avoid last place and came third. The vanilla sponge was outstanding and the lady who baked it took first place. Carol was happy because she managed to place ahead of her arch rival who’d baked the rainbow-cake. Finally, the lady who baked the cheese-cake placed ahead of Jessica.

Who placed where and what did they bake?

Try to figure this one out on your own. When you know the answer, or you give up, read the solution at Pzzlr!

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