Springtime Bakes - Standish - (Mar - Apr)
So we were back baking again last night with our new batch of ladies after the half term break. In tonight's lesson we had Renata and her daughter Shona and then we had Fran too. We were lucky to have Fran to be honest as she was banging on the reception door trying to get let in, it was only because somebody was leaving did she manage to gain entry at all.
After the initial introductions and form filling we finally cracked on with the baking side of things. This week we were making marbled sponge with a chocolate topping of your choice. I always choose Terry's chocolate orange as I find it compliments the cake and is a delicious treat with a cup of tea.
I proceeded with the dem and gave the ladies hints & tips on how to do things and also the science behind the baking and why things do the things they do. I then went on to advise that I grease the tins beforehand using a product called Bake Easy. I greased one of the tins and poured my mix in and then forgot to grease my next tin and had to scrape it back in the bowl and start again. I was just about to make the same mistake again before the ladies corrected me. I advised them I was testing them to see if they had been listening to what I had been saying....obviously they had.
Once the cakes were placed in the oven I advised them they could now start their own cakes. Renata's butter was a little cold to begin with and stuck to the whisk but after a lot of super whisking she had it ship shape and warmed up in no time at all.
I then proceeded to made the ladies a brew to quench their thirst.
The ladies had great fun in the lesson, especially the taste testing which I always say is a must when baking. I also helped them out with a few helpful hints when storing and transferring baking although they assured me that their children would not let the baking sit for long and it would probably be devoured before it even had time to hit the fridge.
We had a great evening and I look forward to our bakes next week.
Here are there creations for week one of the course.....
Renata:
Shona:
Fran:
We're looking forward to next week.
So we were back baking again last night with our new batch of ladies after the half term break. In tonight's lesson we had Renata and her daughter Shona and then we had Fran too. We were lucky to have Fran to be honest as she was banging on the reception door trying to get let in, it was only because somebody was leaving did she manage to gain entry at all.
After the initial introductions and form filling we finally cracked on with the baking side of things. This week we were making marbled sponge with a chocolate topping of your choice. I always choose Terry's chocolate orange as I find it compliments the cake and is a delicious treat with a cup of tea.
I proceeded with the dem and gave the ladies hints & tips on how to do things and also the science behind the baking and why things do the things they do. I then went on to advise that I grease the tins beforehand using a product called Bake Easy. I greased one of the tins and poured my mix in and then forgot to grease my next tin and had to scrape it back in the bowl and start again. I was just about to make the same mistake again before the ladies corrected me. I advised them I was testing them to see if they had been listening to what I had been saying....obviously they had.
Once the cakes were placed in the oven I advised them they could now start their own cakes. Renata's butter was a little cold to begin with and stuck to the whisk but after a lot of super whisking she had it ship shape and warmed up in no time at all.
The ladies had great fun in the lesson, especially the taste testing which I always say is a must when baking. I also helped them out with a few helpful hints when storing and transferring baking although they assured me that their children would not let the baking sit for long and it would probably be devoured before it even had time to hit the fridge.
We had a great evening and I look forward to our bakes next week.
Here are there creations for week one of the course.....
Renata:
Shona:
Fran:
We're looking forward to next week.