MFL Bake Off Competition

Fifth Annual Modern Foreign Languages Bake-Off: A Sweet Success!

On Thursday, 23 October, the MFL Department hosted its fifth Annual Baking Competition, bringing a delicious close to the first half-term. As always, the creativity and effort from our students were truly impressive, with entries inspired by cuisines from every corner of the globe.

Year 11

This year’s Year 11 competition was incredibly close! We decided to award three First Prizes:

Lily T (Germany)
Celina D (Europe)
Amber P (Germany)

All three winners will receive a Commemorative Wooden Spoon—a prize worth waiting for! (As you can see from the photo, they’re something special.)

Year 10

1st Place: Chloe L (Maldives)
2nd Place: Victoria R-J (Scotland)
3rd Place: Daisy L (England)

Year 9

1st Place: Grace P & Jemima T (Italy)
2nd Place: Amelia M & Maisie L (New York)
3rd Place: Nabiya N (Pakistan)

Year 8

1st Place: Anais M & Quinn M (Japan)
2nd Place: Molly S (UK)
3rd Place: Harper E-W (Italy, Rome)

Year 7

1st Place: Rahma O (Brazil)
2nd Place: Scarlett T (South Korea)
3rd Place: Olivia B (Denmark)

Special Mentions

A big shout-out to those who embraced the challenge of baking authentic desserts from their chosen countries:

Fatima I (Pakistan)
Humaira B & Safiya H (England)
Freya F (Austria)
Mia P (France)

Prizes & Highlights

First-place winners will receive engraved wooden spoons, while all other winners enjoyed a chocolatey surprise. The variety of cakes and bakes was incredible—Italy proved especially popular, and one entry even featured a Latin inscription of PGHS core values!

This competition continues to grow each year and we are amazed by the creativity, effort and sheer tastiness of the entries. Thank you and well done to everyone who baked and made Thursday lunchtime such a treat!

Mrs Williams

MFL Department