Events Secretary Cassandra Fong provides an insight into BakingSoc and all they have to offer
Somewhere in the Multi-Faith Chaplaincy, down a flight of stairs, is a kitchen that sits adjacent to a lounge. There are chairs that are blue but don’t (always) mean that the room’s occupants are sad. There are various religious texts strewn across the shelves that mean more to some readers than others. There is a heavy wooden door that creaks in welcome when you first push it open. And this is where we set our scene.
But we are here to discuss baking, defined by the O.E.D (sorry, first year callbacks are sometimes needed for the greater joke) as cooking food by dry heat through the use of an oven. The baking society here runs sessions on a Wednesday evening every two weeks, working off of amateur recipes that could be realistically completed within ninety minutes, as they run two sessions that each last one and a half hours, from half past five to eight. Due to dietary needs and preferences, most recipes are vegetarian; every group, divided by who sits together around a table, works together to produce something that ultimately all goes into the oven together. While the oven works its magic, attendees chat and socialize, and usually no one minds that there are half-read Bibles and Qurans lying around. Previous events have included collaborations with the Korean society, tea society and Taylor Swift society where tickets sold like hot cakes.
The incumbent president would like to note that while university work often leaves a bitter taste in his mouth, this society offers an excellent way to relax and take a break from academic life, and he pays his compliments to his very capable committee for being a joy to work with. He also points out to all newcomers that, as part of the baking society (which prides itself on being inclusive to all, and where nothing is half-baked!), they can have their cake and quite often part of the committee’s, too.
No previous experience is necessary to join. All you must do is pay for membership (ingredients don’t come for free in this economy) and promise to not deliberately break any equipment. Though the baking society is a smaller society on campus, they’ve run a broad range of collaborations and made a whole bakery’s worth of goods for its members. Be sure to follow their Instagram for the latest updates!
Meet BakingSoc’s Committee!
President – Anson Cheung
Secretary – Leah Yates
Treasurer – Saranya Gunarathna
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