We are having fun at the Viking Cooking School. We did another class and this time it was all about cakes! We made five cakes in five hours!! The time went quickly because we were having loads of fun!!
First, we made a red velvet layer cake with cream cheese frosting. This was my first time making a red velvet cake! I loved the bright red color! This is the perfect cake for Valentine's day too!
Next, we made coconut cupcakes with a swiss buttercream frosting. The cupcakes were really cute and had a great coconut flavor, but I personally don't like swiss buttercream..it is too buttery for my likings:)
We also made a chocolate sheath cake. The frosting was silky smooth and the cake was very very decadent!! Easy to make though!! Nothing fancy, you bake it in a 9 by 13 pan, so there is nothing to fuss over!
Then, we made a five flavor pound cake. It had vanilla, coconut, lemon, rum, and almond extracts! We baked it in a tube pan until it was golden brown. When it was finished baking we poked it with holes and poured a glaze all over. This was my favorite one!! It was bursting with flavor and the cake was really moist.
Finally, we made a caramel apple upside down cake. We baked the cake in a cast iron skillet, with the apples on the bottom. We flipped it over and added a caramel sauce. A very rustic...and delicious dessert!
So we had a busy day in the kitchen! It was fun baking so many different kinds of cakes! Luckily, they didn't make us eat them all...ha! That was a lot of cake! For more information about the Viking Cooking School visit their website: http://www.vikingcookingschool.com
Ooooh, lucky you!! that looks like a great class and your cakes look wonderful. It's nice they had such a variety.
ReplyDeleteso much fun! :)
ReplyDeleteWonderful pictures and delicious baking! :)
ReplyDeleteEverything looks fantastic! How fun!
ReplyDeletewoooooooo... lucky you girl to be able to go to a cooking school! that's in my to-do list for the future!
ReplyDeleteso fun!
Sounds like the perfect class for me!
ReplyDeleteThat looks like so much yummy delicious fun!!
ReplyDeleteOk how fun is that? I so need to learn how to decorate cupcakes and cakes. Wonderful! Good fun, and a great way to reduce stress!
ReplyDeleteIt was a fun class!! I usually don't bake cakes at home because I don't like cake that much, but it was fun to learn different recipes and techniques!
ReplyDeleteThat's so great! You look like you are having a lot of fun... Your creations look wonderful!
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Rosa
What a great class - and so many wonderful cakes! Wow!
ReplyDeleteWhat a fun way to spend the day. and to get to try all those different types of cakes!!!
ReplyDeleteAwesome. I think the caramel apple one would be my favorite! I love cream cheese frosting but not red velvet :/ :)
ReplyDeleteThe caramel apple one looks to die for!!!
ReplyDeleteI wish my husband liked to cook with me. I think this class would be so fun - you lucky girl.
ReplyDeleteJealous!! That looks like SO much fun! The cakes turned out beautiful!
ReplyDeleteI took a cake decorating class once and I absolutely loved going to class! I didn't miss it for even one week and was never late! It was so much fun!
ReplyDeleteWOW! 5 cakes in 5 hours?!! It sounds like you're having a great time and the pics of the cakes look delicious!
ReplyDeleteI would have loved that class. I love baking cakes. Looks like a blast!
ReplyDeleteWow, how fun -- I'd be like a kid in a candy shop! Your cakes look fabulous! I hope you got to take some home with you!
ReplyDeleteThe class was so much fun. If there is a Viking school near you I recommend signing up! They offer a variety of classes. It is a fun job for us!
ReplyDeleteCathy-They did send cake home with us! There is no way we could eat it all, so we only took some samples!
I need those recipes and QUICK!!! I've got desserts to make and the cupcakes look perfect for the kids!
ReplyDeleteHow fun. What a great way to spend the day.
ReplyDeleteSo what will you do with all of that cake? I can help you with the leftovers.
Wow, this looks like so much fun! I'm jealous. All of the cakes look great.. I especially like the red velvet.
ReplyDeleteI know a lot of people don't like Swiss Buttercream, but I love that stuff!
I'm a 100% jealous!!! I love cakes. I would love to do that!!! BTW, I love the new logo on your blog. We really must get together soon.
ReplyDeleteWhat a fun class! Everything looks wonderful!
ReplyDeleteThat sounds like loads of fun!!! I can't even pick a favorite cake, they all sound so good!
ReplyDeleteWow! That is the best looking red velvet cake! I would love to go to a cake class...my scratch cakes always come out so dense.
ReplyDeleteI would love to do this and looked it up after you mentioned it last time but they don't have any in my area. That 5 flavor pound cake sounds like my fav too. That is super cool you do that together!!!!!!!
ReplyDeleteYou guys are so cute!
ReplyDeleteI made an upside down pear tart last night in a cast iron skillet!
will post it soon. It was delish!
That pound cake sounds amazing! What fun it would be to take a class like this!
ReplyDeleteWhat a fun opportunity.
ReplyDeleteHoly cow. That is amazing!!! That looks so fun. I love that you and josh get to do it together. Your birthday cookies looked way yummy too.
ReplyDeleteSounds like fun! Baking was my favourite class at culinary school.
ReplyDeleteYou guys are too cute! Your cakes look great, I can't decide which one I would want to eat first. Maybe a small slice of each...?
ReplyDeleteThey all look delicious to me, especially the upside down caramel apple cake.
ReplyDeleteI love taking classes like that one! I have yet to do a lot of baking classes, but if I had a viking school nearby, I would definitely give it a try!
ReplyDeleteThis class looks like so much fun, I'm jealous!
ReplyDeleteJealous. I've always wanted to go to a proper cooking class. I'm dying for a taste of the five flavour pound cake. And the caramel apple upside down cake sounds like a bit of heaven. Drool.
ReplyDeleteyum!! i love red velvet! yours looks delicious (as does everything else!!)
ReplyDeletehow fun!!! what a way to spend your time together... :)
ReplyDeleteSo cool! Cute pics of you guys! Those cakes all sound (and look) AMAZING!
ReplyDeleteThat must be really fun and interesting... :)
ReplyDeleteWow, what amazing treats! Cooking classes are so much fun.
ReplyDeleteYour cake class is always fun! I can tell from the pictures that both of you have thoroughly enjoyed the class. :)
ReplyDeleteFUN FUN FUN...I'm really glad you enjoyed & shared such a great experience!
ReplyDeleteGreat pictures. Everything looks tasty!
ReplyDeleteAhh I am so jealous! All those cakes you made sound amazing - and I love that you do it together!
ReplyDeleteGreat pics and that Red Velvet Cake looks amazing!
ReplyDeleteMaria
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You are so Darned lucky. Wish I was there. SO so wish!! Crying, I am !!!
ReplyDeleteOoohhh this looks like so much fun! I wish I was there!
ReplyDeleteIf you think you don't like Swiss meringue buttercream, you should try my recipe for it. I use less butter and a little more sugar than all the other recipes I've seen. I don't like it too buttery either!
A cake making class sounds like loads of fun!
ReplyDeleteWow, I can't believe you did all that in just 5 hours, and everything looks super.
ReplyDeleteThat would be so much fun!
ReplyDeleteWOW this is amazing and you're so lucky!! Your cakes look wonderful and it sounds a very good class.
ReplyDeleteRosie x
I saw this school on the news a week or two back and thought it would be fun to take a class or two. Now I'm convinced!
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