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.