Ice Cream Sandwiches

We made ice cream sandwiches in food art! My unit decided to make strawberry ice cream and it was delicious! This was a very simple lab but the payoff was great! I would love to eat these again!

Fondant Cake

As one of our final projects in Food Art this year we all had to make a cake and then decorate it with fondant. Previously we learned to make different kinds of flowers with fondant. My best flower was the rose which I chose to decorate my cake with. I was aiming for an elegant and classy cake so I kept it simple with pink and red roses on one side with a few ivy leaves and the rest of the cake was a plain mint green. I was very proud of my cake at the end! I thought it looked pretty good.

Cake Pops

Cake Pops seem to be everywhere this season, and what a perfect lab to do in Food Art! My group chose a Swiss chocolate base which we then decorated with melted white candy melts and rainbow sprinkles. I found it very difficult to make the cake pops perfect spheres and to coat them with the melted candy melts evenly. I don't think I would ever have the patience to make these again! 

 

Easter Egg Carrot Cake

As another Easter activity we made carrot cake in the shape of eggs in food art. We then used a variety of colours to decorate the egg shaped cakes as if they were Easter eggs. I chose quite vibrant colours to decorate my "eggs" as I thought they looked very cheerful and uplifting. I was quite happy with my final product which I turned into a cracked Easter egg. 

Ukrainian Easter Eggs

We made Ukrainian Easter eggs in food art this year which was very exciting. I am part Ukrainian so I have done my share of decorating these finicky eggs before, and I must say that it never gets any easier! I went with a typical Ukrainian design that you would often see on many Easter eggs. Here was my final product: 

Pulla

Pulla is a Finnish coffee bread. I'd never heard of it before we made it in class, but it is absolutely delicious! I have to say that I think the girls in our class had an advantage when it came to braiding the dough. The boys seemed slightly confused as to which strand to place where, but they got the hang of it. I loved this recipe and would definitely make it again. 

Royal Icing flowers

To help us decorate cupcakes or cakes we learned to make different types of flowers with royal icing. It was very difficult to make a good consistency if icing to work with but once you got that it wasn't too difficult. I found the roses very pretty but overall I think the daffodils were the prettiest. 

Cake stacks

The presentation of food is what makes it look appetizing to us. Realistically we would all prefer to eat a colourful masterpiece than a plain boring plate where you can't tell what's what. To practice out presentation skills we were put to the test by having to "stack" our cake and use chocolate sauce and whip cream to make it look creative and delicious. Here is my final product: 

Cheesecake

This week we made one of my favourite desserts ever: cheesecake! I was so excited to bake my very own cheesecake but was nervous as I thought it would be difficult. After making this cake I realized that it was pretty easy. I especially loved the Oreo crumb bottom and strawberry sauce. This was a great recipe!

Apple bird

For another presentation skill we made birds out of apples in Foods class. They were more difficult to make than the cucumber shark but I think they look a lot nicer. I made my bird with a red apple but you could make it with a golden or green apple if you prefer.

Udon

We made our first savoury dish of the year and it was amazing. We made a stir fry of udon noodles, chicken, snow peas, ginger, and garlic. It was very simple to make and tasted great. I would definitely make this dish again.

Watermelon basket and cucumber shark

The last few weeks of Foods class we've been learning about presentation of food. We made a watermelon basket and a cucumber shark. I don't know where I would use these unless I worked for a cruise ship but nonetheless they were very fun to make. I think I could use a little bit of practice with a knife though because I couldn't seem to make very precise lines.

Sheep cake

Part 2 of our challenge was to use the same cake pan that we used to make our elephant cake but turn it into something else. We had to come up with our own icing instructions this time! We chose to turn our elephant into a sheep. It was much more difficult to do this cake than the elephant as we had to make our own pattern which was obviously no match to one a professional would make. In the end we had a successful product

Elephant cake

We were given a challenge in food art! We had to choose a cake pan and decorate it according to the icing instructions. My group chose an elephant cake pan. Making the cake was easy but decorating it was the exact opposite. After a long time of frustration we finally got a product we were pretty happy with: cute and delicious!

Hot Cocoa and Marshmallows

To get into the winter spirit we made hot cocoa and even made our own marshmallows from scratch in Foods class. Both were yummy, and got me feeling in the mood for some christmas music. I can't wait to make this again next winter!

Banana Splits

We learnt how to brûlée in Foods class, and tested out our new skills when we made our delicious banana splits. We used a brûlée torch to caramelize the bananas. We also added an abstract sugar decoration to our splits. I loved making the decorations! It was so much fun making a bunch of different designs with the melted sugar, and they tasted great too!

Nut Brittle

In Food Art we made "easy nut brittle". It was very tasty and indeed easy to make! I loved this recipe as it reminded me of the peanut brittle my grandma always makes for me! Next time I use this recipe I may try using different types of nuts rather than peanuts. I will most definitely make this brittle again.