practical : 34 Recipes
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practical detox
So often people ask me if they should do a cleanse, or fast, and which one to do. I have tried several cleanses in my life just to experiment to see how they work and what they do to my body. Any more, I am just not a huge fan of the "trendy"[...] |
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Day 96 - Practical
Today I had to make another Dobos Torte for my practical test. I came out fine and tasted great. I received a grade of 91. After school I went to my last class of the Wilton 2nd course. Above is the picture of my final cake. The basket[...] |
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Day 48 - Practical
Today was my practical and I had to make Madeleines , Florentines , and Macaroons . I got my score today, which was a first for getting it so fast. Unfortunately, I got an 89, and I didn't expect that at all. For some reason, the Chef graded[...] |
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Day 83 - Practical
Today was my pratical and I had to make a Charlotte Russe cake. This taste really good. After school I went to my second Cake Decorating class (3 hours) with Chef Matt from Matty Cakes Bakery. I had a good time. Tonight I learned to work with[...] |
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Day 53 - Practical
For my practical today I had to make an Opera Cake and I made a 93. I don't have any pictures from today. Last night, after school, I made some Fortune Cookies at home and here is a picture. |
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Day 87 - Practical
Today I had to make a Three Chocolate Mousse Cake for my practical. Above is the cake I turned in and below is what the cake looked like inside when the Chef cut it to look. I got a 100 on my practical. Hooray! |
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Day 56 - Practical
Yesterday and today I worked on my practical. I had to turn in what you see above. From left to right are: Macaroons, Lemon Bars, Eclairs, Opera Cake, Florentines This was the last day of Basic Patisserie Techniques. Tomorrow we have a cleanup[...] |
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Day 23 - Practical
Today we started like normal, everyone lines up and Chef walks do the line inspecting uniforms. Then we started our practical for the week. Yesterday I had prepped by making Mealy dough, Flaky dough and Pâte Sucrée. The practical today required[...] |
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Day 114 - Practical
Today I plated the dessert shown above for a practical grade. It's a Pear Walnut Tart with caramelized pears on the side and caramel sauce on the plate. My grade was a 93. I thought is was good. The worst part was the uniform color. |
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Day 33 - Practical #1
Today was my first practical in BK 110 class. I first made the Milk Bread ( Pain Au Lait ) [in the bottom left corner]. They came out better in weight, but a hair darker than I would have liked. Also, a few of them didn't hold their shape very[...] |