We challenged chefs of three different skill levels – amateur Emily, home cook Gabrielle, and professional chef Penny Stankiewicz from The Institute Of Culinary Education – to make us a celebratory birthday cake. Once each level of chef had iced up and served their creation, we asked expert food scientist Rose to explain the choices each made along the way – both good and bad. Which birthday cake are you blowing out the candles on first?
Check out Penny’s level 3 recipe on the ICE blog: https://www.ice.edu/blog/explosion-cake
Follow chef Penny at @penny.stankiewicz
Follow Emily at @emilyslamduncan
Find Gabrielle at @gabchappel
Looking for Rose? Head to @rosemarytrout_foodscience
The Institute of Culinary Education is on Instagram at @iceculinary
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Level 1 – Emily Duncan
Level 2 – Gabrielle Chappel
Level 3 – Penny Stankiewicz
Director: Vanessa Moreno
Editor: Manolo Moreno
Director of Photography: Eric Brouse
Producer: Tyre Nobles
Associate Producer: Blake Jesse
Culinary Producer: Carrie Parente
Culinary Assistant: Leslie Raney
Culinary Assistant: Stevie Stewart
Audio: Austin Rumsey
Post Production Supervisor: Stephanie Cardone
Associate Director, Post Production: Nicole Berg
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Talk about a dream team!!!!
Gabrielle is absolutely stunning
1. Birthday cake, 2. a normal cake for tee time and 3. a mini wedding cake
I want what she's having!
I hope I'm not the only one who doesn't like sprinkles
Level one is fire ????
L3 was the best but it looks more like a wedding cake
L2 love the flavor and aesthetic
L1 Emily is better in other challenges. But hers looks more like a bday cake among the three
Ayo ngl the lvl 3 chef looks the fat feminine version of Snape
Only the master chef was given a cake board. A cake board should be used under your cake and not iced directly on the turntable. Also, not one of these ladies used gloves for food handling. There is also a large icing tip number 789 with a large bag that can be used to apply icing, it's fast and easy once you practice with it. I was a cake decorator at the store level for years and I guess I notice these things. Overall, watching these ladies was fun, and I learned some things that I did not know that I can try when I bake. I think all three levels were fun to watch.
The home cook girl is gorgeous, I'd definitely eat her cake ????????
"It's like I've done it before" <—And THERE'S the key to successful baking
The shot at 12:25–12:27 just encapsulates Emily’s skill level ???? She’s fun to watch.
Was it just me or did everyone understand half of what Rosemary said????
Gabrielles cake was the only one that actually looked appetizing.
i just wished that level 2 cook put some REAL peanut butter and not just POWDER lol
OWW FINALLY THE LEVEL DIDN'T USE A STORE BOUGHT CAKE BATTER!
1:19 I have a recipe for muffins that I wrote, which uses this same combination of flour. I did that bc I wanted a muffin with structure, but a lighter texture
I want Emily’s cake for my birthday please ! ❤
Penny’s cake is fit for easter
I always end up wanting to eat Level 2 food the most. Cant explain why
Why is the second one always the best one? ???? I always love the second one. ????