Retail and Hospitality - PASTRYCOOK
Try
your hand at Pastry!
Primary
Middle
Secondary
Australian
Curriculum General Capability:
Personal and social capability
Australian
Curriculum General Capability:
Numeracy
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1. Go to the following recipe site:
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2. Select one recipe to create Either: 3. Go to your local bakery and select something similar to what you have created. Check out and compare: a. The cost What was better? Why? Was the cost very different? |
The
Sugar Bite
Middle
Secondary
Australian
Curriculum General Capability:
Numeracy
Australian
Curriculum General Capability:
Personal and social capability
1. Jade Esler, 17 [2019] Jerrabomberra in
NSW ran her business The Sugar
Bite - she has since finished this business as it
provided her with enough money to pay for her flight lessons.
The Sugar Bite was a licenced food business with the ACT Department of
Health, with all required food handling certifications obtained. Jade sold
her cupcakes at EPIC Markets and The Old Depot Markets as well as selling to
local cafes – Jerrabomberra Café and Jamossa Café. She has now qualified as
a Pilot with the earnings from this business which unfortunately is now
closed. However, we can still learn a lot from Jade!
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 Jade at 14 selling her cupcakes at the markets |
2. Research: Go to the website,
The Sugar Bite
[Web Archive Only - you will need permission
from your school IT person to
go to this website]
o How did she start?
o What lessons she has learnt from running The Sugar Bite
o What has been the hardest thing about setting up her business?
o What advice would she give to those who wish to start up their own
business?
3. You are to see what it is like to create cupcakes!
a. Go to the Taste website:
 b. Buy the ingredients for these cupcakes and patty pans. Also for the Buttercream Topping (see below). (keep the docket to check on prices later) |
 Patty Pans c. Make the 24 cupcakes. d. Make the Buttercream Topping: (Source: Food Network) For the buttercream topping 250g butter 500g icing sugar (sifted) 2 tsp milk 12 raspberries Chocolate flakes (or chocolate chips) Once the cakes have cooled completely, put the buttercream mixture into a piping bag with a large star nozzle and squeeze plenty of buttercream onto each cupcake. Sprinkle chocolate flakes or chocolate chips over the top of the buttercream and, finally, pop a raspberry on the top! |
4. Work out the cost of each of your cupcakes. If Jade sells each cupcake for $4 and they are similar to yours - how much profit will she make per cupcake?
5. Would you consider going into business creating cupcakes or other delicious pastries? Why? Why not?
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