Zugerkirschtorta

This is a German Cake. Zuger kirsch, a cherry flavored liquor, is made in a town in Germany called Zug.

This is chef's cake.

My cake is below.

This cake was not graded as a whole. It provided an opportunity to complete proficiencie such as 16 cut, or layering.




The decorations suffered some because chef was calling for cleanup, usually at 1:15.

Time is short for preparing the cake and some students are messier than others. In a class meeting I suggested that we clean as we go. Not many agreed, so we have a chaotic 45 minutes at the end of each day. We have to keep track of our tools too which some days is difficult. I have lost my measuring spoons and my rolling pin.

Chef Ken said that the best way to change practices in the kitchen is to set an example. Rules are difficult to enforce in the environment we are in. We want to remain friends but each of us is scrambling to get the work done. Less pushy students run the risk of not finishing their cakes.