The Oxford Mathematical Cake Seminar
The Oxford Mathematical
CAKE SEMINAR
3.15pm, Mondays, 24-29 St Giles', common room
Michaelmas term 2011
Week 0 (3 Oct)-Andrew Sale, Tom SutherlandAlfajores; orange sponge cake
Week 1 (10 Oct)-Benno Kuckuck, Martin PalmerPeach and raspberry cake; chocolate orange teabread
Week 2 (17 Oct)-Maria Buzano, Anne HillebrandStrawberry tart; carrot cake
Week 3 (24 Oct)-Laura Schaposnik, James UnwinPalmaritas and flapjacks
Week 4 (31 Oct)-John Mackay, Jason SemeraroZucchini* bread; (layered!) chocolate cake
Week 5 (7 Nov)-Chris Hopper, Hemanth SaratchandranChocolate cake; chocolate brownies
Week 6 (14 Nov)-Michael Gröchenig, Magda "Dawid" KielakPumpkin cake, and... pumpkin cake!
Week 7 (21 Nov)-Shari LevineCarrot cake / cheesecake combo
Week 8 (28 Nov)-Henry BradfordChocolate cheesecake
Week 9 (5 Dec)-Elisabeth Fink, Alejandra GarridoMarble cake; scones
[Extra: 9 Dec-Elisabeth FinkChocolate shortbread]
Week 10 (12 Dec)-David HumeChoc chip & raisin cookies
Week 11 (19 Dec)-Martin PalmerRaspberry-chocolate cake
Hilary term 2012
Week 0 (9 Jan)-Jason SemeraroCoffee cake
Week 1 (16 Jan)-Elisabeth FinkNusskipferl & Marmeladekipferl
Week 2 (23 Jan)-Anne Hillebrand, Laura SchaposnikBanana bread; meringues
Week 3 (30 Jan)-Maria Buzano, Elisabeth FinkChocolate cake; a solid torus S1xD2 (aka Gugelhupf)
Week 4 (6 Feb)-Rob ClancyChocolate brownies (with white chocolate chips!)
Week 5 (13 Feb)-Elisabeth Fink, Andrew SaleLemon and poppy seed muffins; chocolate/bacon cookies and ginger/cardamon cookies
Week 6 (20 Feb)-Martin PalmerTopological shortbread (knots and links)
Week 7 (27 Feb)-Benno Kuckuck, Elisabeth Fink, Stefan WitzelChocolate / tomato soup cake and pink sponge cake; cookies; lemon cake
Week 8 (5 Mar)-Emily CliffNanaimo bar and apple cake
[Extra: 7 Mar-Tom SutherlandFruitcake]
Week 9 (12 Mar)-Elisabeth Fink, Alejandra GarridoPear & white chocolate crumble; banana bread
Week 10 (19 Mar)-Tom HawesLemon cake & coffee cake
Trinity term 2012
Week 1 (23 April)-Elisabeth FinkBanana/strawberry/choc cake & white choc Linzer cake
Week 2 (30 April)-Rob Clancy, Alessandro SistoThe long-awaited knot-(trefoil)-complement cake!
Week 3 (7 May)-Henry Bradford, Alejandra GarridoTreacle tart, chocolate cake
[Extra: 8 May-David Hume"Jam roly-bread"]
*English translation: courgette
President - Elisabeth Fink
President emeritus & founder - Jason Semeraro
Web monkey and photographer - Martin Palmer
Sheffield ambassador - Tom Sutherland
Minister of misInformation - David Hume
Head of Altitude - Andrew Sale
Master of Excuses - Dawid Kielak
Maker of topologically non-trivial cakes - Benjamin Volk
Knot complement cake maestri - Rob Clancy and Alessandro Sisto
Leader of the opposition - Hemanth Saratchandran
Previous cakes...

Recipes...
Chocolate shortbread
More shortbread recipes
Chocolate and bacon cookies
Banana/strawberry/chocolate cake
White chocolate Linzer cake