Silurian Death Assemblage Cupcakes
A guest post from geologist and geobaker extraordinaire, Catherine Kenny… It occurred to me over breakfast one morning that Cheerios look a lot like crinoids. I have a piece of limestone from Dudley...
View ArticleThe Great Geobake-off
We’re feeling inspired by Catherine Kenny’s fabulous Silurian Death Assemblage cupcakes, and the general geo-baking movement that appears to be taking off. We love both cake and rocks. There should be...
View ArticleThe Great Geobakeoff – the results!
A few weeks ago, we set you a challenge. With Easter on the way, and a blog post about Silurian Death Assemblage cupcakes proving popular, we gave birth to the Great Geobakeoff. Nearly 100 entries...
View ArticleThe Great Schools Geobakeoff!
Buoyed by the phenomenon that was the 2014 Great Geobakeoff, we thought it was about time the schools got a look-in. And what better day to launch, than the day the Great British Bakeoff returns to our...
View ArticleThe Great Schools Geobakeoff – the results!
It’s only been a couple of weeks, but already Earth Science Week feels like a very long time ago! And it’s not over yet – it is at last (drumroll….) time to announce the results of the Great...
View ArticleThe 2015 Great Geobakeoff
The Great Geobakeoff is back! Last year, we were astonished, delighted, and a little bit scared by your levels of enthusiasm and commitment to the geobakeoff challenge. As Easter approaches, we’ve...
View ArticleThe 2015 Great Geobakeoff – the results!
We launched the second annual Great Geobakeoff with some trepidation. Had geobaking fatigue set in? Was everyone too busy watching the General Election to notice? Is it in fact impossible to bake a...
View ArticleThe 2017 Great Geobakeoff
Easter is just over a week away, which can only mean one thing…the return of the glorious Great Geobakeoff! Yes, the Great British Bakeoff may be no more, but its geological counterpart has refused all...
View ArticleThe 2017 Great Geobakeoff – the results!
The fourth Great Geobakeoff is finally concluded! It’s been another epic year, with more than 40 of you entering the competition, with a combined total of nearly 80 entries – surely a record! Thanks...
View ArticleThe Great Geobakeoff 2020 – The Results!
2020 gave us the most unusual Geobakeoff to date, although our incredible makers and bakers rose to the challenge magnificently. As expected, the entries ranged from the bold to the bizarre to the...
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