Don’t Bake a Cake Off
August 11th, 2008
There was excitement in the agency on Friday as no one eagerly gathered around for our monthly “Don’t Bake a Cake Off”.
Set up nearly five months ago, not baking cakes was designed to help build team spirit in the agency and has proved a real hit. So far no one’s baked chocolate brownies (scrummy!), Victoria sponge cakes (not so scrummy), flapjacks (won by Anna) and muffins (no one bothered not baking anything), but this month it was everyone’s turn not to bake Carrot Cakes.
Chris G’s effort – needed more icing.
We were really impressed with the amount of people that didn’t bother to bake anything, with Chris G, Rory, Emma, Leanda and Adam F all not making a really good effort. Adam R also didn’t bake a cake, but we suspect he might have got his girlfriend not to bake it!
Hari’s entry – slightly over-done, but no walnuts was a nice touch.
It was a really close call, but in the end everyone agreed the amazing, moist carrot cake shaped like a real carrot that Emma didn’t bake was the worthy winner.
Em’s winning effort – great with a cuppa!
Next month: no one’s baking cookies!
Tags: Bake a Cake off, Don't
August 11th, 2008 at 10:11 am
I personally thought there were a lack of flavours coming through in Emma’s effort. And she also should’ve lost marks for putting her thumbs into it.
August 11th, 2008 at 11:56 am
congrats to emma (thumbprints and all) and well done to all non-bakers! soooo looking forward to seeing next month’s non-cookies. tee hee.
August 11th, 2008 at 1:25 pm
No one likes a bad loser Hari. Get over it.
Lauren - we’d love to hear of any cakes you haven’t baked in Oz.
August 11th, 2008 at 2:05 pm
Emma’s was really really moist and it tasted great too! I don’t remember it being shaped like a carrot though.
August 11th, 2008 at 3:13 pm
i enjoyed not reading that article
August 11th, 2008 at 3:18 pm
( )!
August 11th, 2008 at 3:20 pm
…and besides not baking cakes, I suppose the lady in the first photo is not on facebook during work hours either.
August 12th, 2008 at 7:17 pm
I didn’t bother either, and If you’re lucky I may not next month. But don’t bank on it. P.S. Can I come and work with you? (no really) Thanks!
August 13th, 2008 at 10:46 am
p.s. I’m currently in the market for some nice new plates. Yours look rather spiffing.
Might I enquire as to where you purchased them?
August 13th, 2008 at 3:53 pm
eh?
August 14th, 2008 at 8:01 am
Mark, if you would still like some plates, you can find those exact ones at your local Ikea superstore.
Also many, many daim bars.
August 14th, 2008 at 8:08 am
Excellent. Thanks Gre. Ikea here I come. I shall also stock up on lingenberries whilst i’m there.
August 15th, 2008 at 4:10 pm
We could always try not baking some teacakes if you prefer, not funny or cool?
August 16th, 2008 at 2:10 pm
Perhaps you should just get your clients to bake off instead. We could bring in cakes to meetings - the best cake wins a free advert or web site or something special that you guys make.
Mind you Warburtons may have an advantage over the rest of us.
August 18th, 2008 at 8:29 pm
Do some work.
August 19th, 2008 at 9:26 pm
I’m really good at not baking cakes! Can I come work for you?
August 25th, 2008 at 11:22 pm
I totally lost my appetite after reading this post.
So not hungry anymore.
September 8th, 2008 at 1:03 pm
How dare you not bake a cake when I have such special feelings towards cake! I LOVE CAKE!!!!!!!
THERE IS NO ‘I’ IN ‘TEAM’ BUT THERE IS AN ‘I’ IN PIE…. IN ‘MEAT PIE’ AND AN ANOGRAM OF MEAT IS TEAM……
October 17th, 2008 at 1:54 pm
On a point of grammar the statement (no one bothered not baking anything) is actually a double negative which would therefore indicate that someone baked something!!!
Love you guys!
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Darren