St. Peter's
Congratulations to our 8th Grade Girls--
Boss of the Cupcakes 2012!
During Catholic Schools Week 2012, six middle school teams competed for the top honors--boss of the cupcakes.
Here are the results:
The teams (red is
still in competition. Monday was a double elimination round):
6th Grade Boys (eliminated 1/30/12)
6th Grade Girls (top scorers for 2/1/12 and
2/2/12)
7th Grade Boys (eliminated
2/1/12)
7th Grade Girls (eliminated 2/2/12)
8th Grade boys (eliminated 1/30/12)
8th Grade Girls (top scorers of
1/30/12 and 2/3/12)
Highlights:
Read about one judge's experience as BelowTheFalls.com Food and Wine columnist Jude Russo Caserta shared her thoughts from Day 2 of the competition.
Each day, three members of the overall team baked/decorated on a rotating basis. However, the entire team's score for that day determined their advancement to the next round. Below are the themes for day, mystery ingredients, and judges:
Friday's Themes:
The Church
Art and Music
Helping Family and Friends
Friday's Mystery Ingredients:
Peppered Goat Cheese
Caviar
Crushed Oreos
Chocolate Covered Pomegranate Seeds
Friday's Judges:
Barbara Malinowski (St. Peter's Parish Nurse/Parish
Council)
Chris Riso
Maria Paonessa (St. Peter's Faculty)
WNY Catholic
Patrick McGillion (1st Grade, future food critic)
Thursday's Themes:
Your Favorite
Saint
Thursday's Mystery Ingredients:
Bananas
Chili Powder
Fruity Rice Krispies
Thursday's Judges:
Amanda Bondrow (St. Peter's Faculty)
Mary Ruth Baumler (St. Peter's School Choir Director)
Elisabeth Ingoldsby (St. Peter's H.S.A. President)
Wednesday's Themes:
Jesus
Your Favorite Historical Figure/Event
Helping the Sick/Injured
Mandarin Oranges
Butterscotch Chips
Bacon Bits
Wednesday's Judges
Jude Russo Caserta (Food and Wine Consultant,
BelowTheFalls.com)
Sr. Maria Lucia (Pastoral Associate, St. Peter R.C. Church)
Colleen Low Larkin (St. Peter's School Advisory Council)
6th Grade girls team members serve up their winning entry on a silver platter.
Monday's Themes:
One of the 7 Sacraments
Your Favorite Book
Helping the Poor
Monday's Mystery Ingredients:
Goldfish crackers
Marshmallows
Dill Pickle Relish
Monday's Judges:
Ginny Wallace (Diocese of Buffalo)
Chris Hanley (Diocese of Buffalo)
Sandy Jordan (St. Peter's faculty)
Anyone care to guess which of the sacraments this team selected
for Monday's competition?
Tuesday, the middle school students took a break from the competition while they went to provide community service to various agencies in Niagara Falls.
Competition Information
Each team will be challenged to bake a dozen cupcakes each day they remain in the challenge. The cupcakes must represent that day's themes. They must also use three mystery ingredients announced that morning. Three celebrity judges per day will rate the teams' cupcakes on based on design, creativity, use of mystery ingredients, incorporation of the themes, and of course, taste--all based on the overall Catholic Schools Week theme: Faith, Academics and Service.
Students are required to prepare the cupcake batters within 20 minutes, then, after the cakes have had time to cool, they must decorate 12 cupcakes, 4 each of the three themes, within 30 minutes. They are then called up to the judging table to present their final products. They must be able to explain how they selected their theme, how they chose to incorporate their mystery ingredients, and any other questions asked by the panel of judges. Judges will also sample each cupcake presented.
Each day of the contest, we'll publish the results--which team is eliminated, which team advanced, the day's themes, and mystery ingredients (and believe us when we say--they're going to have to get creative!)
Congratulations to our winning team: 8th Grade Girls.