Cupcake Presentation
Transcript: 1. Draft a recipe 2. Research the technique 3. Bake a "template" - I don't call the first run a cupcake so the kids aren't too disappointed when they don't come out correctly 4. Compare the template to baked mix, then compose an adjustment theory 5. Adjust recipes and compare against ratios* 6. Students bake 1st cupcake 7. Repeat steps 4 through 6, if necessary 8. And bake again 9. And again 10. And again. Essentially I look for a ratio of 4 blank (un-iced cakes), 2 blank icings, and 2 wholly prepared dishes for regionals; 9/5/2 for state; and 15/8/6 for nationals. * * My students are instructed to practice piping their icing after they make it. Roughly, 30 minutes is allocated for construction, and 1.5 hrs is allocated for piping practice If they advance to a nationals level competition in cupcake, they should have baked a total of 38 dz cupcakes, prepared 15 batches of icing, and iced 10 dz cupcakes, minimum. By this point, your students should have covered For the Pina-Colada Cupcake, the theme was Island/Tropical After the kids have picked some cupcake ideas that have fit the theme, they research ingredients, technique (if applicable) and cupcakes similar to their idea using sites like Pinterest, Tumblr, and Youtube. The idea is that they originate a cupcake idea, not steal someone else's. "Everyone wants to be the Titanic, but no one wants to be the iceberg. Well, we know how well that turned out..." conceptual baking quick breads cookies pies icing and baked a boxed cake mix Briefly searched from keywords: "cupcake asian" Objective: To examine the various stages of preparation for cupcake battle and identify winning strategies Don't go healthy If you go savory, make it worth it Gimmicks are meant to sell cars and get first dates, not win competitions* Remember that the only reason everyone wants to be the Titanic is because the Titanic looked good* Don't focus too much on appearance (even for a clean technique)* Vary your technique and texture No cake or frosting really wins more than others, except for fondant Judges really look at just the cupcake and frosting The Silver (Tinfoil) Lining: Obtaining a Cupcake Battle Victory Other Stuff to Help You Win Building the perfect cupcake Choose theme or concept for design