Episode 155: Baking For All the Huskies

Eric Merkle is the long-time Bakery Manager for UConn Dining Services and oversees a staff of over 20 full-time bakers and student workers. The UConn Bakery produces thousands of muffins, cookies, and baked goods each week. The bakery starts each day at 3:30 a.m. – long before the rest of campus is awake. Eric studied bakery and pastry at the world-famous Culinary Institute of America. Each year, the bakery holds a pie sale for Thanksgiving, where members of the public can leave their Thanksgiving baking up to Eric and his staff! Everyone can get a taste of UConn by ordering from the online bakery. Eric’s cupcakes were also featured prominently in the recent UConn holiday video ! Eric brought sample of a lemon chiffon cake (see the photo) and we all gave it a try!

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Episode 155: Baking For All the Huskies is an episode from UConn 360: The UConn Podcast by UConn 360.

This episode is 16:02 long.

This episode was published on Jan 21, 2026.

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