For my learning project I decided to try to learn how to bake. I never really liked baking because I would usually get stressed out if what I made did not come out perfect. However, after giving it a shot over the past few weeks I have learnt to like it. Week One In the first week, my goal was to accurately gage where my baking skills were at. So, I decided to bake something with an experienced baker, and…
This week I decided to document my learning project by video taping it. I knew that to do this I would need to find a video editing website or app, so, I searched on google “Best free video editing apps”. After a bit of trial and error I came across Adobe Premiere Rush. Getting Started My first task was to decide what I wanted to bake and video tape myself baking it. I decided that I wanted to try making…
This week I wanted to bake something that was beyond my skill set. After some internet searching, I came across this video on how to make a checkerboard cake. I decided to take some liberty in a few things in order to work with the ingredients I already had. Recipe Cake I used Duncan Hines French Vanilla Cake Mix. I only used one box. Ingredients 1 Cup Water (I used almond milk instead because my mother-in-law said it tastes really…
This week I wanted to bake a recipe that was popularized by the internet. After doing a quick google search I found Bon Appetit’s recipe for Salted Butter Chocolate Chunk Shortbread. Recipe Ingredients 2 1/4 Sticks Cold Salted Butter (Cut into 1/2 in.pieces) 1/2 Cup Granulated Sugar 1/4 Cup Packed Light Brown Sugar 1 Teaspoon Vanilla Extract 1 1/4 Cup All-Purpose Flour 6 Ounces Semi-Sweet Chocolate Demerara Sugar (for rolling) Flaky Sea Salt Instructions Using an electric mixer and a…
This week my goal was to bake something with an experienced baker. The best baker/cook I know is my mother-in-law. I texted her and we planned a day for me to come visit her. When I asked her what her favorite thing to make is, she said carrot cake; so we made carrot cake! Recipe Cake Ingredients 2 Cups Brown Sugar (Packed) 4 Eggs 2 Cups Flour 2 Teaspoons Baking Powder 1 1/2 Cups Canola Oil 3 Cups Raw Grated…
This week my goal was to bake something that I am familiar with to adequately gage my current skills set. The first thing that came to mind was to make my great-grandma’s apple pie. My Inspiration While growing up, every August the women in my family would go to the farm for the weekend to make pies and do some canning. It was always a really special experience for me and I hold onto those memories. In the weekend we…
For my learning project, I have decided to cultivate my non-existent baking skills. As of now, almost everything that I bake ends in disaster. I think that the largest reason for this is because I struggle following specific directions, I am bad at completing specific measurements and I love to tweak recipes or leave out important ingredients out of convenience. For these reasons, my goal of this learning project is to improve on all of these things. Here is my…