Lesson 1
First up, Maru and Yoko paired up to make a...log-shaped cake thing. Really, they were just decorating a premade cake Maru beat whipped cream, then Yoko painted the cake with sugar syrup. The teacher explained that you don't want to paint it like you're painting a Gundam model LOL. Next Maru piped frosting onto the side, but it looked SO bad! Even the teacher laughed! Then they decorated it. They made the cutest little Santas out of strawberries! (Cut tip off and pipe whipped cream onto the big part, then put the tip back on as a hat. Use more whipped cream for the arms and beard and such, and chocolate for the eyes).

The teacher gave a neat tip for making those spiffy decorations on fancy cakes that you (or rather "I") see on Food Network all the time.. They're just made by melting sugar, shaping it in some way, and then letting it harden. But what the teacher did was melted some hard candy in the microwave, and spread it on some parchment paper in a leaf shape. It looked really easy! Except of course, Yoko couldn't do it. But they finished.

While sitting around tasting, Yassu starting crying! Hina went over him to ask what was wrong, assuming that he was crying cause it was just SO delicious. Yassu: "Subaru-kun took my strawberry! T_T"

Lesson 2
Next up, Yassu and Subaru were to make something that sounded like "rare cheese cake" but I wonder if they meant "layer"? Or "rare" as in uncooked? I don't KNOW! First Yassu crushed graham crackers with a rolling pin. Subaru: "nice tataki!" (nice beating). While Yassu was stirring melted butter into the crushed graham crackers, Subaru was trying to tell him to scrape the side of the bowl but he couldn't explain it well so he just took Yassu's arm and made him do it.

They melted store bought gelatin cups for the next layer. After it chilled, they decorated it with oranges and figs and other fruit. At the tasting, Yoko didn't seem too impressed.

(I skipped the next part because..who really cares about what random girls want to do on Christmas?)

Lesson 3
Lastly, Okura and Hina made a mille crepe, which is just a bunch of crepes piled on top of each other with a custard cream in between each layer. To make the crepe batter, first they had to mix some liquid into some flour but when Okura started stirring he did it too strong and the flour went everywhere. Even the cameraman said "AH!!" That cracked up Hina *g* Hina made the first crepe but he almost forgot to cook the other side.

After making the cake, they cut slices and Okura and Hina got to decorate their own. Yoko really liked it! Hina acted really happy about it.

♪ juunengo no kyou no hi mo