The Modern Foreign Languages Department held a Great European Bake Off in celebration of the European Day of Languages on Wednesday 26 September, for pupils at Pocklington School.

Pupils were encouraged to bake a “European-themed” treat and their creations were judged by the Headmaster, Mr Ronan and Cookery Teacher, Mrs Salmon.

There were all sorts of wonderful creations, including a (nearly life-size!) Eiffel Tower made entirely out of crispy cake! The judges tasted the Colosseum, a two-tiered Union Jack, EU cupcakes, Spanish maracas, a flamenco cake, a Swedish Princess cake, a fruit mille feuille, a Dutch bundt cake, an Oktoberfest extravaganza complete with stein and a traditional Polish cake and these were only a few of them!

The winners were:

Lower School Star Baker: Will Briggs

Lower School Runner-up: Logan Carter

Lower School 3^rd place: Poppy Ducker

Special Recognition: Adam Wilcock

Middle School Star Baker: Josh Gill

Middle School Runner-up: Phoebe Anderson

Special Recognition: Max Haustedt

6^th Form Star Baker: Pete Massey

6^th Form Runner-up: Antonia Westphal

All of the cakes were sold to raise money for MacMillan Cancer Support as part of MacMillan Coffee Morning which raised the fantastic total of £230.67.

Mrs Scott-Somers, Teacher of Spanish and French said: “Our thanks go to all of the pupils who spent a huge amount of time and effort creating their masterpieces; we were totally overwhelmed by the quality and variety of bakes!

She continued: “It really did feel like a proper ‘bake off’ with comments such as “there’s no soggy bottom there” and “nice texture” from the judges! Well done to everyone whether you baked, bought or donated.”

Please click here to view a Flickr album from the event.