The School of Education at the University of Bristol hosted a cake sale in support of Macmillan Cancer Support on 1 November 2023.

The event featured a delectable array of homemade cakes, including a delicious pumpkin pie, a fragrant spice cake with grape and apple jam, a zesty lemon drizzle cake, and an assortment of triple chocolate cookies.

A panel of School judges, consisting of Professor William Browne (Head of School), Antonia Lythgoe (Associate Professor in Education) , Sarah Cox (School Research Manager), Caroline Falzon (School Education Manager), and Toby Bristow (Deputy School Manager), faced the challenging task of selecting a "Star Baker" from the impressive submissions.

“A wonderful event bringing School community together for a worthy cause supporting Macmillian” commented Rebecca Rose, School Manager, “A massive thank you to everyone who contributed, the Exec Support Team for organising and facilitating the event, the bakers, the fakers and the judges.  The standard was extremely high as the judges attested (and enjoyed).  We evidently have some talented bakers within the School who would be worthy contestants on the Great British Bake Off!”

Ultimately, Dr Carolina Gordillo Bravo was crowned Star Baker with her exceptional pumpkin pie: “I've never taken part in a bake competition before and I was surprised to win because I thought my gluten-free pumpkin pie did not look as pretty as the other cakes... it's very difficult to get gluten-free pastries right.  I was more interested in cooperate with MacMillan Cancer support and wanted to bake something seasonal as Halloween had just passed. I am glad everybody liked it and I am already thinking about what my next bake will be!”.

We are thrilled to announce that the charity cake sale raised a total of £189.28 for Macmillan Cancer Support.

Professor William Browne (Head of School) said: “It was really great to see so many people taking part in the cake sale from all across the School and the standard of baking was really high! Thanks to all who took part and supported the event”.

If you missed the event but would still like to contribute to Macmillan Cancer Support, you can still make a donation at this link.

Thank you all for making the charity cake sale a success!