EDSC FOODIES BLOG: Year 9AE Novelty Cakes Blew me away!

Ms Stubbs KISS theory cake design...star piping and coconut sides.. ha!

Hi again!

I see that all the novelty cakes have disappeared from the pantry bar a few strays left behind! I assessed these according to the criteria sheet and to finalise year 9 students will be completing an evaluation and be submitting this with their designs and invitation on Tuesday. Today most students realised that cake decorating is not as easy as it looks. I demonstated star piping and showed them also how to coat the sides with buttercream and coconut. It is much easier to apply the buttercream if it is soft thereforea few secs in the microwave or using a hot palette knife or butter knife (dipped in hot water) does make the job a whole lot easier. Also when it comes to cake decorating i often adhere to the KISS theory. Keep it simple...
Here are the Novelty cake designs from this morning's class. Spotto your cake and do post a comment as i have yet to see manyy followers of this new blog which is open to all food lovers at East Doncaster Secondary College and our friends here and abroad. Speaking of which i say farewell to our Italian sister school students and teachers who depart our shores for their homeland Viva Italia! I do hope they as well as my Greek colleagues and their students in Corfu and Patras also join this blog and send us some tasty Greek and italian recipes we can try here in Oz! Meanwhile check out these great yr 9 cakes! Also i am putting in a late nomination for second prize award to Eric because i think he did a great job on his Treasure cake design! Well done Eric! Our previous winner of first prize went to April for her Dolly Varden Barbie cake and third prize goes to Erin for her cute Ladybird! Great work everyone!