Sweet indulgence Show Stoppers – Star Bakers; Viren, DJ, Vanessa and Anya
In the last opportunity to become star baker in this rotation of Sweet Indulgence, the student worked in their groups to make a Show stopper Tiered cake. The standard was amazing, with amazing mirror glaze, homemade lemon curd, Italian meringue, and cookie cakes, though the award went to Viren, DJ, Vanessa and Anya, for the macaroon covered cake. which Ms Leung decide was the the most professional and showed a great amount of skill. Now it is all down to which group produces the best magazine , to see who wins the overall award for the course.
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Sweet Indulgence visit the Art of Chocolate Museum – Star Bakers; Anya, Charlotte and Dhurv)
This week the students in Sweet indulgence class visited the Art of Chocolate Museum at the Galleria on the Peak , where allthe exhibition are made from chocolate and confectionery. The student got a lesson on the history and economics of chocolate, then looked at the exhibitions, before meeting the artist and then being able to decorate their own Christmas chocolate bar. The artist and mangers of the museum decided on who decorated the bars the best and awarded star baker to Anya, Charlotte and Dhurv.
If the choux fits! (Star Bakers – Anya, Jessica, Leanna, Charlotte and Vanessa)
This week was the most technical yet for this group of Sweet indulgence student, with the Choux pastry challenge. The students excelled in making selections of eclairs, profiteroles and puffs and it was evry difficult to choose the star bakers. However it vwas decided that Anya worked independently to make mini Paris Brest and Jessica, Leanna, Charlotte and Vanessa for using their skills they learnt in previous classes to decorate their products.
Pies, tarts and puffs – Star bakers (Katarina, Charlotte and Catherine)
Sweet Indulgence this week was all things pastry, with students either making their own shortcrust or using frozen puff pastry as a standard component. We had a vast array of dishes on offer, from Egg Tarts to Apple Pies, to Mille Feuille. the star bakers, Katarina, Charlotte and Catherine were awarded for the professional working practices whilst collaborating to make perfect chocolate plaits and a seasonal pumpkin pie.
Enriched Bread Doughs – Star Bakers: Jorja, Vanessa, Natalie, Catherine & Anya
Sweet Indulgence this week saw the student getting down with the dough, making products like doughnuts, Chelsea buns and bagels. Students learnt about the science behind perfect enriched bread dough and gluten formation, as well as the importance of uniformity of the products if they were to be sold.
It was extremely hard to decide on Star bakers this week, so we ended up with 5 students getting the accolade. Jorja and Vanessa for attempting the very challenging Rainbow bagels, which they baked and fried to do a comparison. Natalie and Catherine for their Halloween themed pumpkin and chocolate ring doughnuts, which looked fantastic and tasted great and Anya who worked indiscreetly to make both chocolate doughnuts and Chelsea buns, which had the perfect texture.
Cupcake Wars – Star Bakers (Georgia, Charlotte, Vanessa and Jorja)
Oh my, it was tense in Sweet Indulgence this week, as the cupcake wars competition was in full swing. The class was spit into 5 teams of 4 students and each group had to make 2 different fruity cupcakes, to demonstrate their skills they learnt in previous weeks. The staff-room was excited to sample many of these delightful cupcakes and then staff emailed all the students feedback. After looking at the feedback and how well each team had worked together, it was
that Georgia, Charlotte, Vanessa and Jorja were this weeks Star Bakers , for their apple and caramel and lime monster cupcakes, as they were best decorated and garnished and showed two different styles
Complete Deelite Piping Skills workshop – Star bakers Olivia, Natalie, Vanessa
Today the Sweet Indulgence class visited Complete Deelite to do the advanced piping skill workshop The Wilton trained instructor demonstrated how they make their cakes and then wowed the student with the different piping techniques. Students then had an hour to practice the skills and then add a base layer of buttercream and then design the decorations. Well done to the the winning students who the instructor picked out. Olivia hoe a creative underwater theme, Vanessa for her concentration and working quickly and Natalie for her perfection of her large swirl technique
Y8 Life skills (Healthy Eating) – Einstein Winners/Star Bakers Arthur, Olivia and Alvina
Well doen to Arthur, Olivia and Alvina from 8E, who won the first of the Healthy Eating Life skills Cereal product design task. All Y8 Einstein students had to design and m,make their own healthy cereal bar/bite product or granola, in small groups. Some were healthier than others, some held their shape better and some tasted better, but the winners managed to get the balance between all three aspects just right, with their dried fruit and cashew rice crispy bites
Natalie Leung – Baking Business (Bread and Butter)
Well done to Natalie who has decided to set up her own baking Business, called Bread and Butter, to keep herself busy and follow her passion during the summer holidays. She is one of the most talented young bakers I have ever taught and got the highest grade in her recent GCSE Practical exam. I would certainly use her services if I had a party or event that needs some sweet treats or a decorated cake.
More details can be found here: https://www.instagram.com/breadandbutter.hk/
Choux Pastry Star Bakers – Richelle, Raphael Natasha and Tara
Well done to Richelle, Raphael Natasha and Tara, who were awarded Star baker award this week, for collaborating to make a giant mountain of profit oles in Sweet Indulgence .They worked really well together to work out the most efficient system for preparing and shaping the batter, baking and filling and building the profiteroles and they were very pleased with their achievement. Many members of staff were also very pleased as they got to sample the delights after school.
