independent-food-studies

Frozen Desert Showdown - Sorbet

Tue, 04 Jun 2013 08:11:56 +0100

As the school year comes to an end, it's also the beginning of summer.
What's better than to have a cook off with frozen desert?
Our first battle was Sorbet
Luckily, after the class has voted, I won by one vote.
I probably just got lucky, but it gives me more motivation to make even better frozen desert for Round 2
For Sorbet, I chose to use Lychee
Though it was canned, you can still smell the aroma of this tropical lovely fruit.
(Fresh versions are a pain to eat due to the rough spiky skin)

Tiered Cake

Tue, 04 Jun 2013 08:03:44 +0100

The Cake Unit comes to an end, finishing off with our own individual Tiered Cake
I decided to make a natural waterfall, using icing and fondant to finish off.
Though I was rushed, the final product turned out to be fine.
I really love my waterfall.
(Again, I apologize for the single photo post)

Pavlova

Tue, 04 Jun 2013 07:58:54 +0100

Up next is the Pavlova, pretty much pure egg whites, no flour.
It's Folding Time!
We bought some fresh berries to serve with this "cake"
The lab after this was the Alaska Cake,
Which is a combination of Pavlova, Ice Cream, and More Cake
Unfortunately, I do not have photos for the lab.
Here, enjoy the only Pavlova Photo I have =P

Coconut Cake (Alton Brown)

Tue, 04 Jun 2013 07:49:29 +0100

The Jazz Cabaret successfully ended, and we continue with our cakes.
Our second cake is Alton Brown's Coconut Cake with 7 Minute Frosting.
It was creamy and delicious and very coconuty

Jazz Cabaret

Tue, 04 Jun 2013 07:43:06 +0100

As we continue with the higher level cakes,
We take a short pause for the school's annual Jazz Cabaret
In this period of time, all food classes help and work to bring together the food and snacks being served that night.

Angel Food Cake

Tue, 04 Jun 2013 07:33:53 +0100

After the delicious Cheesy labs,
We've started to make higher level cakes.
To begin with, we started with the Angel Food Cake
A light spongy white cake that's relatively healthy and delicious.

Grilled Cheese Lab

Tue, 04 Jun 2013 07:28:51 +0100

After February, we went on a field trip to buy Cheese!
I love cheese.
I love the taste, the smell, the texture, and how it mixes with other food when heated.
For this lab, we each chose a cheese and made grilled cheese sandwiches.
Most people voted the cheese I used as the most suitable cheese for Grilled Cheese Sandwiches.

Molding Chocolate

Tue, 04 Jun 2013 07:16:59 +0100

February comes to an end with our chocolate lab.
In this lab, we melted down chocolate and "painted" them into molds.
We then cool them in the fridge and make them Art

Roasted Chicken

Tue, 04 Jun 2013 07:09:52 +0100

Anyone up for Thanksgiving Dinner? =D
It's a full Roasted Chicken.
Took a while but it was totally worth it.
The gravy and the juice of the chicken matched amazingly.

Valentine's - Dark Chocolate Souffle

Wed, 20 Feb 2013 06:43:24 +0100

For Valentine's, our lab was the Dark Chocolate Souffle.
It was time consuming but it was worth it.
It's like a molten lava cake, but more smooth.