"Pulla Bread"

I have made a lot of different types of bread throughout the past few years, however I have to admit that Pulla bread has been one of my favorites. The process of making this finnish coffee bread was the same with most other types of bread but there was one thing that set this bread apart from the others that I've made; the sugar that was added on top. The coarse sugar that we got to sprinkle on top gave the bread the perfect amount of sweetness and made this bread a delicious snack. 

One of the most fun parts of this recipe was braiding the bread. I used five sections and rolled them out into long and thin strands. Using five strands was fairly easy and it made the presentation much better. This has been by far one of the best recipes we've made in class this year.

"Royal Icing Flowers"

Next, we were given the difficult task of creating flowers out of royal icing. We could choose from a variety of flowers such as daffodils, violets, primroses, and the most difficult of all: roses. Making these designs requires a steady hand, dedication, and attention to detail. I tried my best to make perfect daffodils and roses, however I would say that I need more practice.

"Cherry Pie Cake Stack"

Our next recipe included layers of sponge cake, cherry pie filling and whipped cream. Creating this Cherry Pie Cake Stack was fairly simple and created a delicious dessert. First, we made a wonderful vanilla sponge cake for our stack. We cut circles out of the cake itself and then divided those circles into three thinner circles to create different layers. Then, we began whipping the cream to create a fluffy whipped cream for the top of the cake and for one of the layers. Finally, the last thing we needed to create our Cherry Pie Cake Stack was the cherry pie filling. Once we had all these components, we began assembling our stack. We alternated layers of cake,cherry pie filling, cake, whipped cream and finally more cake. We topped the cake with more whipped cream and some chocolate sauce. All these flavors created a fantastic cake that I would make again many times.