Tuesday, March 9, 2010

The last few goodies from the bake shop

This dessert we didn't actually make. Another girl and I just plated it and served it for a small event that took place at the school. They have events held there quite often. The cake thing has ladyfingers on the bottom and I'm not sure what the white part is exactly. The red is piped raspberry sauce and then the chocolate in the back is ganache dolloped on and then a spoon swiped through the middle.

My cherry danish. These were shown on the Fox news video if you saw that.

This I made and plated. It's a Vanilla Bavarian Cream with chocolate cake on the bottom. The sauce is raspberry and the yellow alien egg stuff is passion fruit. My chef told me to add that for color even though there is no passion fruit anywhere in the dessert. A little of that has A LOT of flavor. Mmmmmm

This I also made and plated. It's a raspberry mousse cake which actually has strawberries in it instead of raspberries. The top is a layer of raspberry gelee. The colors in real life are much more vibrant and beautiful than in the picture.

Wednesday, March 3, 2010

FOX News

Aaron made me post this.
The news came and did several segments about the culinary program and most included our class since we were the only ones from 6-8 am
Aaron also did a little editing so it may seem like the transitions are a little strange... =)
Also, I really don't like watching myself so these are really a little embarrassing so be kind, and know that I am not allowed to wear makeup to class. =)



Monday, March 1, 2010

All the food from my practical exam

Here is my tray of goodies. Missing from this pic is my pumpkin pie and creme Anglaise. This is what I presented to the Chef and he graded me on taste and appearance.
I scored 99/100 and my missing point was for my pie crust. It was a little big on the sides and sagged down below the lip. Oh well. I'm happy with my 99! =)



A few closeups of each one

Blueberry Muffins
Cream Puff Swans
Cream Puffs
Chocolate Chip Cookies

Soft Rolls (Round)
Soft Rolls (Twist)

Pumpkin Pie
And let me just tell you, I did the impossible. Aaron ate a piece of my pie. He tasted a bite of mine, and went back and got a slice. I have never witnessed him eating pumpkin pie before. Woohoo!