** BREAKING NEWS ** Our blog has, for the first time, had over 2,000 views in one week! What an achievement, good news for Good Friday! It's been a lot of work, but great fun - more to the point, we're glad you're enjoying reading it. Let us know if there's anything you'd like to see us blog about and we'll give it a go. The Team @ 280 Bakes
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We'd love you to join us in welcoming our new baker, Lucy!  Meet Lucy, our newest baker. She lives in the southern area of Bristol, so if you're ordering a cake for that part of the region, you're likely to see her lovely face on delivery. Her favourite cake is carrot cake and she comes to us already qualified with Level 2 Food Safety - good work! We look forward to seeing your baking, Lucy, and welcome! The Team @ 280 Bakes 
Our biggest corporate cake yet was baked this week for the Environment Agency's flood conference. The third annual Flood & Coast conference, organised by the Environment Agency, was held this week - and we were there! Our Louise was asked to make a cake in the shape of a remote controlled river monitoring boat, an "ARC-boat". It's a surf board-like craft worth over £16,000, used to measure speed and depth of rivers, and other data to aid flood management efforts. The Agency had sold it's 100th boat, which gave them a fabulous reason to celebrate. The cake was cut by the Chef Executive of the Environment Agency Sir James Bevan, the Director of Flood and Coastal Risk Management John Curtin, and Louise. Feedback on the cake, a chocolate sponge decorated in an eye-catching lime green to mimic a real ARC-boat, came... flooding in, post event on our Twitter. Thank you to the Environment Agency and in particular, Nick Everard, for the opportunity to bake for the occasion. We're more flood aware than we were before, that's for sure, and a small part of the flood family. The Team @ 280 Bakes
 Katy's had to leave our baking team, due to other commitments, so that means we're looking for a new baker. Could you be our next recruit?
Are you a keen baker? Do you work part-time or less, and live in Bristol? We might have the job for you! We're looking for another freelance cake making enthusiast to join our team of four bakers; male or female, we need an additional pair of 'part time hands' with great organisational skills, able to follow strict recipes and delivery deadlines. Experience in baking vegan cakes or gluten free cakes would be a bonus, but really, we're looking for someone reliable, flexible, trustworthy, and of course, a good baker. There are often opportunities with 280 Bakes for working events (e.g. Bristol Vegan Festival, Community Summer Fairs) for extra optional paid work. Please note: All office work (e.g. social media, advertising) is done centrally. This is a 'bake and deliver' role only. BENEFITS: Discount at cake supplies shops (e.g. Kitchen Cookshop), access to 280 Bakes recipes (top secret!) to use at home, a great platform to show off your cakes, social activities with the team and more. Our Whatsapp group is buzzing with baking tips and feedback from within the team - we're a really friendly bunch, so you'll be made very welcome! NEED TO KNOW: Applicants must be over 18 years old, have access to a car for deliveries and a smartphone. Start up costs are minimal - just £20 to cover your 'business in a bag' (t-shirt, business cards, guide to baking for 280 Bakes etc.). Along with all the tangible things to help you set up, we'll be here to assist with any queries and support throughout. Applications close Wednesday 9th August at 7pm. We reserve the right to close applications sooner if we find a baker we want to hire earlier than expected. Interviews will be via a Whatsapp video call initially, then a face-to-face in your home kitchen with home baked cake sampling. Interested? Send us a message via our contact us page! Please have some photos of cakes you have previously baked and/or decorated available. Previous recruitment drives have produced some amazing talent, so we're excited to be looking for a new team member this month. Spread the word if you know someone who would be perfect for the job! Louise Owner, 280 Bakes The team will be out and about this season with our cakes - come and find us at the following local events!  Subject to change, but we'll be there if we most possibly can. We do take pre-orders, if you'd like anything in particular - save yourself delivery and enjoy the community event at the same time! The Team @ 280 Bakes
We've been looking for new bakers this month, and we're please to announce Heidi and Sue have joined our team. Welcome to 280 Bakes, ladies! Heidi is a mum-of-one from Patchway in Bristol. She's originally from Hungary and learned her initial baking skills from her mum. Then, baking birthday cakes for friends and family, devouring blogs and recipe books (especially those from pastry chefs), she honed her skills and has become an accomplished cake baker. Heidi joined 280 Bakes to allow her to bake more, as it's something she really enjoys. Carrot cake with cream cheese frosting is her favourite cake.  Sue is the second baker to join us this month. She's our most eastern Bristol baker, from the area of Hanham. She's a keen golfer, and Sue's favourite cake is Lemon Sponge. Sue says James Martin is one of her favourite chefs, but she inspiration from all over.  We're looking forward to seeing your cakes, guys, welcome to the team! The Team @ 280 Bakes
We're hosting a vegan cake baking workshop in Bristol in the new year, and we'd love for you to join us! Join a collection of other keen bakers (some vegan, some not), and be triumphant with the cakes you take home! We'll be sharing three of our favourite recipes with you, helping you to get the best bake to be proud of. More information is available on our Facebook page, but where you really want to go is here: This would make an awesome gift for the vegan in your life this Christmas, or a fabulous treat to cheer yourself up with on a dingy January afternoon. Hope to see you there! The Team @ 280 Bakes 
We have exciting news - we've just employed two new bakers. This means the team at 280 Bakes is the biggest it's ever been! Today we welcome two new members to our team of bakers. Meet Lorna and Kayleigh, two keen home bakers from south Bristol, who are ready and raring to bake for you! Kayleigh says she enjoys making cupcakes the most, where as Lorna is a dab hand at chocolate cake.
As the baker mould is seeming to be, they're both mums, baking for us around other work and family commitments. You don't need to be in the same 'boat, but if you'd like to apply for a position when we next advertise, send us an email: 280bakes@gmail.com.  The (expanding!) team @ 280 Bakes
There was a Viking re-enactment event yesterday in Burnham-on-Sea, just down the road from us. We popped down with some bakes, and, it turns out, historical actors lurrrrve cake! Thanks to the organisers for 'inviking' us along - see you again we hope! Check out some of the photo highlights from the day below: *NEW* Aero cupcake, toffee cake, blackberry cupcakes, Viking buns (couldn't resist these toppers on Amazon!), coffee cake, homemade Blackberry Jam Sponge, and various Vikings and event staff enjoying our cake!
Our Louise, who was at the event, said "It was a great afternoon out - I actually learned a lot about Viking history too! Apparently our Viking buns were historically inaccurate as real Vikings didn't have horned helmets... I just told the customer his stomach wouldn't know the difference and to enjoy his cake!" Keep your eyes on our Facebook, Twitter and newsletter for news of more events we'll be at this summer. You'll be the first to know! The Team @ 280 Bakes You've heard we have an email newsletter, right? Not sure what's on it? Take a sneak peak below at the one that flew into subscribers' inboxes this lunch time! You can also view it via this 280 Bakes newsletter link. Don't want to miss our next batch of news, photos and offers? Sign up to our newsletter now!       |
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