Great British Bake off contestant re-creates Bruce Bogtrotter's choc cake with a vegan twist at The Hippodrome
Posted on: 17 May 2019Having already swept Bristol by storm, Matilda The Musical had a very special guest to add to the high spirits.
It's Great British Bake Off but not how we know it! On Tuesday 14th May, 2018 contestant and Bristol native Briony May hosted The Hippodrome's very own bake off event inspired by Bruce Bogtrotter's love of chocolate cake - as seen in one of the most memorable scenes in Matilda- when the dreaded Miss Trunchbull forces Bruce to eat the entire cake after catching him sneaking a slice.
Briony made her own version of Matilda’s iconic chocolate cake and decorated it on stage at the Hippodrome with a little help from Sophie Woolhouse, who plays Matilda, and Toby Mocrei, who plays Bruce Bogtrotter.
However, what the young stars didn’t know is that Briony’s version of the iconic cake had a modern twist: it was in fact vegan, using healthier ingredients than in a traditional chocolate cake recipe.
Briony, who finished fourth in the 2018 series of The Great British Bake Off, said: “Being on the Bake Off was one of the most incredible experiences of my life and I loved every minute. As well as it being an amazing thing to do, it's also led me to awesome opportunities like this.“I used to read Matilda as a child and always imagined what the Bruce Bogtrotter cake would look and taste like, and now I get to make it myself! However, there is a bit of a twist: my Bruce Bogtrotter cake is vegan. “It still looks and tastes as delicious as any other chocolate cake but it is entirely made with plant-based products.”
The scene is one of the best-loved moments of both the book and film and has been cleverly recreated for the stage in Matilda The Musical, which runs at The Bristol Hippodrome until June 8th 2019, click here to buy tickets.
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Hannah recently graduated with a degree in English with Writing. She is an avid writer, freelancer and creative. She is currently writing her first full-length novel and a collection of poetry. Always out and about in Bristol's music scene, she attends music events on a weekly basis.
