We’re pleased to announce that Chetna Makan, star of The Great British Bake Off, will be kicking off this years Cakes For Apes with a live cook-a-long class.
Our Cakes for Apes event, now in its fourth year, encourages people to raise money for its orangutan project by baking cakes to sell to friends, family and colleagues. This year, the event has been adapted to take account of lockdown restrictions and includes online activities to allow for social distancing.
To kick off Cakes for Apes in style, Chetna is holding a livestream baking class on 1st April at 6pm (BST.) The class is free but we are urging participants to make a donation during the event to support our vital work protecting Critically Endangered Bornean orangutans and their dwindling rainforest habitat.
Mary Howard, Community Fundraising Executive, says: “We’re absolutely thrilled that Chetna has agreed to hold the livestream baking class. It’s the perfect way to kick off Cakes for Apes and for anyone who loves baking or orangutans – or both – this is an event not to be missed!
Chetna will be baking, chatting and taking questions from the online audience. It’s going to be a real treat for us all!”
“I’m delighted to be involved in Cakes for Apes,” says Chetna. “IAR’s team in Indonesia is doing extraordinary work protecting orangutans and their rainforest home and they rely on the generosity of the public to fund it. I hope everyone will enter into the spirit of the class, enjoy the baking and make a donation. As IAR’s slogan goes: “Bake a cake, save an ape,” or indeed, join the class and “Bake a difference.” I think this is going to be a very fun way of supporting such a worthwhile cause!”
Chetna will be making a delicious vegan chocolate ginger nut cake – a very moist, delicious cake with gingernut running through the batter. Layered with gingernut ganache icing. The recipe is entirely vegan, but can be adapted to suit individual dietary requirements if needed. The recipe will feature the delicious gingernut butter of our partners Meridian Foods.