Œufs, sucre et farine.
Eggs, sugar and flour, the basics of a Bûche de Noël — a traditional rolled French “Yule Log” cake — made by the French 4 class for their annual cake bake-off.
The bake-off took place during sixth hour on Monday in room 515, while the French 6 class sat in and judged the cakes based on creativity, appearance and taste, according to French teacher Gina Baker.
“What inspired me was ‘The Great British Bake Off’ show because I love to watch that,” Baker said. “I found out there was a French version and so I thought ‘Oh! Wouldn't that be a fun competition?’”
The class was divided into four groups: Rudolf Menthe Pivrée, Ferrari, Pendant Ski and Bataille de la Buche.
Each group, chosen by the class, filmed videos at home in which they spoke only in French about baking each of their Yule Log cakes.
Some groups, like the Pendant Ski, did their best to create homemade recipes, such as the marshmallow whip they used as snow on their cake, with LEGO figures skiing down the cake.
However, other groups, like the Rudolf Menthe Pivrée, used the first recipes they could find online, according to junior Reagan Schneider.
“I’m not a good baker; it was kind of a disaster, but it’s okay because it tasted good,” Schneider said.
One group at a time, they played their videos in class in front of the French 6 judges, explained their cake theme and invited the judges to look, according to Schneider.
Once the cake was cut into slices, the judges were given samples to taste, according to judge and senior Iris Chabanis.
“Some of [the cakes] are really pretty, but then [some] are disgusting,” Chabanis said. “But, we had so much fun because [French 6] made our own cake this year, and it’s fun to be able to carry on that tradition and see how it brings people together.”
From the broken French in the home-filmed videos to the melting, messy chocolate icing, every year the bake-off seems to get more and more hilarious, allowing students to enjoy a laid-back holiday activity, according to Baker.
“People were literally cutting up parts of the cake and stuffing it in their mouths as they were leaving,” Baker said. “It’s amazing every year.”
With the overall highest average score, group Pendant Ski won the competition.
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