2020 Cheesecake Bake Off!

       The GPR Junior No-Bake Cheesecake Baking Show! 

         This is the first time the kids have made a no-bake cheesecake.Or in general, a cheesecake.  

Here are the teams!

(From left to right)

Lincoln, MK, Alvin

Andrew, Drew B, Brian

Laurie, Tyler, Sadie

George, Abi, MJ

Julianna, Essie, Annie Laurie

Tristen, Jenai', Mercy

Kayla, Jislene, Nathaniel

Gavin, Scarlet, Grace

Emma, Faye, Sahara

                                                     Part I

                                                                         The preparation

They were each given three hours to make and present a cheesecake.

   Tristen making key lime curd.                                                                                           

Gavin,  Scarlett, and Grace get ready to make their raspberry and lemon curd.

Brian and Drew set up their array of fruit . . . Meanwhile, Andrew forgot to make enough crust!

Jislene whipping cheesecake filling

Tyler and Laurie, doing some serious concentrating

Faye, Emma, and Sahara work on finishing up their presentation. 

Aren't they cute?

Tristen, Jenai', and Scarlett all work on arranging chocolate decorations. (Also, their first attempt)

The beginning of Mary Kathryn's presentation

The first presentation look for Annie Laurie's group.

Part II

                                                                      The Judgement

Brian's group. A sugar-free chocolate crust and filled cheesecake, drizzled with chocolate, topped with strawberries, mandarin oranges, blueberries, and whipped cream.

Annie Laurie's group. A sugar-free graham cracker crust, with chocolate filling, topped with buttercream icing and crumbled graham crackers, white chocolate, and rose cut strawberries, encircled with pearls.

 

Faye's group. A lemon Oreo crust, with lemon cream filling inserted with raspberries, topped with whipped cream, a raspberry, a mint leaf, a slice on lemon, and sprinkled with their crust.

Jislene's group. A graham cracker crust, filled with vanilla cherry with a fruit surprise inside, topped with whipped cream, strawberries, blueberries, kiwi's, raspberries, and chocolate.

Mary kathryn's group. A chocolate animal cracker crust, with peppermint chocolate filling, topped with chocolate serving as bark, sprinkled with the crust, and decorated with peppermint icing, kiwi's, and grasshoppers.

Mary Jane's group. A graham cracker crust, filled with cherry, pineapple, and vanilla layers, covered in whipped cream, cherry flavored icing, and pearls in the center of the pineapple flowers.

Tyler's group. A graham cracker crust, filled with chocolate and vanilla layers, topped with drizzled chocolate and strawberries.

Jenai's group. A white chocolate graham cracker crust with a classic vanilla filling, topped with key lime curd, cream cheese frosting, and white chocolate flowers, petals, and side paneling. 

Gavin's group. A graham cracker crust with vanilla filling, topped with lemon and raspberry curd, sprinkled and arranged with white chocolate shavings, raspberries, mint leaves, and whipped cream. 

Which was your favorite presentation, and which would you choose to eat?

Say hello to the judges and hosts!

Presenting the cheesecakes.

Testing and tasting.

Now the judges will decide who the award winners are . . .

The Star Designer is  . . . This one!

The Star Technical is . . .

Technical Runner-up

And the Star Bakers . . . Go to . . .

Hope you enjoyed that, and thank you for viewing!

(If you find yourself wanting to make a cheesecake, no one is judging)

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