4 Levels of Birthday Cake: Amateur to Food Scientist | Epicurious

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  • čas přidán 31. 08. 2021
  • We challenged chefs of three different skill levels - amateur Emily, home cook Gabrielle, and professional chef Penny Stankiewicz from The Institute Of Culinary Education - to make us a celebratory birthday cake. Once each level of chef had iced up and served their creation, we asked expert food scientist Rose to explain the choices each made along the way - both good and bad. Which birthday cake are you blowing out the candles on first?
    Check out Penny's level 3 recipe on the ICE blog: www.ice.edu/blog/explosion-cake
    Follow chef Penny at @penny.stankiewicz
    Follow Emily at @emilyslamduncan
    Find Gabrielle at @gabchappel
    Looking for Rose? Head to @rosemarytrout_foodscience
    The Institute of Culinary Education is on Instagram at @iceculinary
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  • @ProtoCookswithChefFrank
    @ProtoCookswithChefFrank Před 2 lety +9045

    Talk about a dream team!!!!

    • @lander7681
      @lander7681 Před 2 lety +115

      Hi Frank

    • @mahmoudaboualfa5136
      @mahmoudaboualfa5136 Před 2 lety +245

      We're waiting for another Frank vs. Lorenzo ingredient swap series.

    • @grizzlednerd4521
      @grizzlednerd4521 Před 2 lety +121

      Emily, Gabrielle, Penny, Rose and a comment from Frank!
      My day has just been made.

    • @randaya5854
      @randaya5854 Před 2 lety +29

      Hi Frank. So nice to see you on the comment section. Love the recipes you showed us.

    • @ryncalasagsag4909
      @ryncalasagsag4909 Před 2 lety +16

      Hi chef its kinda fourth wall here haha

  • @IHRSX
    @IHRSX Před 2 lety +14121

    Emily: Reality
    Gabrielle: Expectation
    Penny: The video explaining what to do

    • @jbuford04
      @jbuford04 Před 2 lety +229

      Quite literally the pitch for this whole series...

    • @mankafru7549
      @mankafru7549 Před 2 lety +56

      This comment made me laugh out loud lol

    • @lilbatz
      @lilbatz Před 2 lety +163

      I thought Emily's cake was really cute.
      Gabrielle shouldn't have put those big glops of icing. The icing would have been so pretty with just shaved chocolate.
      Penny lost me with all that crunchy crap in the middle. It screams Pinterest gender reveal cake. Lol.

    • @o_o6735
      @o_o6735 Před 2 lety +7

      I clicked for the 666th like.

    • @Marte0107
      @Marte0107 Před 2 lety +6

      This comment needs more likes 😂😂😂

  • @Steveofthejungle8
    @Steveofthejungle8 Před 2 lety +4451

    Ooh Penny’s in this video I wonder if she’s gonna add alco-
    “Soaked in St. Germaine”
    There it is

  • @YouPlague
    @YouPlague Před 2 lety +3657

    The professional cake looks awesome, but Emily's looks wholesome. Maybe as a kid I would not appreciate that, but hers would make me feel the best on my birthday.

    • @talia3053
      @talia3053 Před 2 lety +15

      !!! same

    • @keriannedavidson6005
      @keriannedavidson6005 Před 2 lety +139

      I was thinking the same thing too!! I think it's the fact that it comes from a place of a genuine love of the person the cake is made for. For it would mean the most knowing someone took the time and made the effort to do it themselves vs buy. Emily is so proud of those sprinkles. I'd be like YES GIRL! SPRINKLES!!!!!!

    • @bearyboy9174
      @bearyboy9174 Před 2 lety +40

      she’s giving off bubbly girl vibes and it reflects on the stuff she makes

    • @melaniehancock2210
      @melaniehancock2210 Před 2 lety +7

      I make more of a level two cake. I sure hope my kids know how much love went into making it!

    • @BijinMCMXC
      @BijinMCMXC Před 2 lety +16

      There’s nothing unwholesome looking about the professional cake. Y’all be using that word wrong.

  • @ghostsomenswho
    @ghostsomenswho Před 2 lety +2060

    Emily is the average thing I bake, Gabrielle is when I'm actually making someone else's birthday cake, and Penny is what I think I can make when I'm watching Bake Off

    • @mandachris7146
      @mandachris7146 Před 2 lety +6

      It’s not that easy. Winning a competition still makes you an amateur baker, and in no way an expert or professional

    • @ratedr9672
      @ratedr9672 Před rokem

      🤣

  • @chilibreath
    @chilibreath Před 2 lety +7491

    Emily: traditional kid's birthday cake
    Gabrielle: grown-up Reese's cake
    Penny: PARTY BOOZE CAKE
    Stephen: CHEESECAKE

  • @michellex377
    @michellex377 Před 2 lety +5412

    Alcohol to penny is what ketchup is to Emily.

    • @trevorpacelli8056
      @trevorpacelli8056 Před 2 lety +200

      And what cheesecake is to Stephen.

    • @kristinwright6632
      @kristinwright6632 Před 2 lety +40

      Just starting to watch. She didn't put ketchup in the birthday cake, right?

    • @alf2ih457
      @alf2ih457 Před 2 lety +3

      Kristin Wright nope

    • @jbuford04
      @jbuford04 Před 2 lety +104

      @@kristinwright6632 not on camera, but we all know it's there...

    • @lancebeltran1811
      @lancebeltran1811 Před 2 lety +7

      And what chives to Julie

  • @kaelinvasseur4374
    @kaelinvasseur4374 Před 2 lety +787

    Penny: knows exactly what shes doing at all times and explains it well
    Gabrielle: joking around and cutting a few corners but still knows what shes doing
    Emily: i cal it the dump and spread

  • @anahernandezgonzalez7229
    @anahernandezgonzalez7229 Před 2 lety +324

    Emily was having fun, Gabrielle was having her pinterest moment and Penny was giving us a cake making lecture

    • @hollykm
      @hollykm Před rokem +17

      I think Penny had a blast giving us that lecture tho

  • @dashiiii2219
    @dashiiii2219 Před 2 lety +4620

    "you can be as aggressive as you want"
    *Cuts to penny tapping the hell out of that batter* 😭😭😭 the editors are gold

    • @afa4766
      @afa4766 Před 2 lety +41

      Reminds me of that cuts in French Toast video when Emily said "Mm.. Eggy" after Penny said otherwise ToT

    • @candicehoneycutt4318
      @candicehoneycutt4318 Před 2 lety +76

      Whoever edits these videos deserves a raise lmao. That lemon juice video where the girl asked "do people really not know how to do that?" and the video just immediately cuts to some dude aggressively whacking a whole lemon in a slap chop still makes me laugh

    • @Jerrydleo
      @Jerrydleo Před 2 lety +7

      Spicy symbolism.

    • @nyx7216
      @nyx7216 Před 2 lety +27

      Timestamp: 5:16

    • @skywardeity444
      @skywardeity444 Před 2 lety +4

      I wheezed badly

  • @Marcedonia
    @Marcedonia Před 2 lety +8070

    I love the fact the level 3 chef is always like, “i’ve been making food since moses split the red sea”.

    • @sadafhosseini2266
      @sadafhosseini2266 Před 2 lety +61

      Underrated

    • @riyascorner9198
      @riyascorner9198 Před 2 lety +24

      Pls don’t joke about that

    • @Marcedonia
      @Marcedonia Před 2 lety +304

      @@riyascorner9198 but like why tho? I’m also a man of religion, and i don’t see whats wrong with it?

    • @Jzzmus
      @Jzzmus Před 2 lety +291

      @@riyascorner9198 it’s ok to have a sense of humor…

    • @purplebugg
      @purplebugg Před 2 lety +121

      @@riyascorner9198 grow a spine.

  • @motherisTayloring13
    @motherisTayloring13 Před 2 lety +1439

    Honestly, Gabrielle's cake would likely be everyone's favorite in my family. Its a decent cake, not over the top but just the right amount of sweetness and flavor, and its simple

    • @Kaastengels
      @Kaastengels Před 2 lety +50

      @@jav7899 to you

    • @JustChori
      @JustChori Před 2 lety +20

      @@jav7899 just think in the resees chocolates they are so good

    • @Kaastengels
      @Kaastengels Před 2 lety +30

      @@jav7899 to you bcs I think peanut butter is good, and I'm not immature about food I don't like

    • @novacentorium4943
      @novacentorium4943 Před 2 lety

      Don’t personally like peanut butter frosting but if I did I’d probably like it

    • @ErZi-uo7fm
      @ErZi-uo7fm Před 2 lety +1

      Nah, I'd definitely prefer lvl 3 cake. Lvl 2 looks generic and homemade, lvl 3 is next level.

  • @anjna2315
    @anjna2315 Před 2 lety +288

    I love how the birthday cakes sorta seem to represent their personalities.

  • @maddelise2110
    @maddelise2110 Před 2 lety +7326

    I've just realised Emily's cake looks like the one Hagrid gave Harry when he turned 11 😂

  • @kaden593
    @kaden593 Před 2 lety +2678

    it ain’t penny if there’s no alcohol

  • @nope-mt6hc
    @nope-mt6hc Před 2 lety +294

    Aww, Emily’s cake is so charming, Gabrielle’s is classic, and Penny’s is extravagant. And Rose is a pink dream. 💖

    • @BijinMCMXC
      @BijinMCMXC Před 2 lety +1

      Lol props for not misusing the word “wholesome” like everybody else to describe Emily’s cake

    • @shaycrowley3262
      @shaycrowley3262 Před 2 lety +6

      @@BijinMCMXC Emily's cake is a mess, it's chaotic and it's everything we all expected from her in the best way

  • @eltoro004
    @eltoro004 Před 2 lety +349

    *Penny and Gaby: Never crack the eggs on the edge of the bowl
    Cut to Emily:
    *Cracks egg on the edge of the bowl
    Never change, Emily!!!

    • @LemonRose59
      @LemonRose59 Před rokem

      You can get shells on the batter. Get half you egg on the counter. Plus raw eggs contains bacterias. Hence why

    • @flaiirenn
      @flaiirenn Před rokem

      @@LemonRose59 raw eggs aren't dangerous in the US.

    • @LemonRose59
      @LemonRose59 Před rokem

      @@flaiirenn how come

    • @flaiirenn
      @flaiirenn Před rokem

      @@LemonRose59 all eggs in the united states have been pasteurized, as regulated and enforced by the USDA. every egg in this country has been heated to a certain level to kill bacteria and salmonella especially. it's still recommended to cook them, but rest assured, it's safe.

    • @LemonRose59
      @LemonRose59 Před rokem

      @@flaiirenn Ooh that's a very interesting fact however I don't the same goes everwhere else unfortunetly.

  • @Fuahsawas
    @Fuahsawas Před 2 lety +6019

    Only Emily's says "Happy Birthday" so really she's the only one who made a birthday cake.

    • @bunniesbunniesbunnie
      @bunniesbunniesbunnie Před 2 lety +59

      agreeeed

    • @syoncheung
      @syoncheung Před 2 lety +28

      15:05 not true

    • @Fuahsawas
      @Fuahsawas Před 2 lety +131

      @@syoncheung I'm talking about the cake. Only Emily's (implying the cake made by Emily) has any writing on it.
      So yes, it is true that only her cake has "Happy Birthday" on it.

    • @bhaktiandaru6001
      @bhaktiandaru6001 Před 2 lety +52

      at the end of the day everyone uses candles

    • @canaisyoung3601
      @canaisyoung3601 Před 2 lety +22

      For the other two, you can get number birthday candles (or a question mark if you want to be sarcastic about it) or regular birthday candles to make up for it. Spelling out "Happy Birthday" on a cake is for kids parties and supermarket cakes. Those other two cakes are high-end bakery quality.

  • @apoloxix
    @apoloxix Před 2 lety +6791

    Good to have Emily back. Eager to see how she will incorporate ketchup into a birthday cake.

    • @trevorpacelli8056
      @trevorpacelli8056 Před 2 lety +220

      She actually did make a ketchup cake on her personal channel.

    • @sophie15119
      @sophie15119 Před 2 lety +16

      @@trevorpacelli8056 hmmm

    • @starcofan13
      @starcofan13 Před 2 lety +21

      Ketchup frosting lol

    • @Kingy-wz8tg
      @Kingy-wz8tg Před 2 lety +17

      @@trevorpacelli8056 what’s her YT name!? I need to watch this

    • @Barry_TopG
      @Barry_TopG Před 2 lety +7

      @@Kingy-wz8tg Emily Duncan

  • @xxlovetohate534xx
    @xxlovetohate534xx Před 2 lety +146

    Penny at the end when she says "I make good cake." is happiness in a soundbite.

  • @medidekpu1980
    @medidekpu1980 Před 2 lety +103

    I love how Emily is growing with the series. She was nervous in the beginning and joking to relieve some of that stress, now she makes fun of it, almost trolling. Also her humor and overall personality is very lovely. (We'll make it pink, so Epicurious knows I care.)🥰 She genuinely amuses me. And I really enjoy the Penny the teacher. You can say she's so used to teach it, one hand on the mixer, relaxed, explaining nicely..and booze. I like booze. She likes booze. I'd love to let her go on my birthday cake with dark ganache and rum aaall the way she wanted.

  • @StephanieGould
    @StephanieGould Před 2 lety +2288

    Penny: "This is how you hold an off-set spatula. Not like this"
    Emily: *Holds it the wrong way.*

    • @KMAC-mf4dk
      @KMAC-mf4dk Před 2 lety +51

      Tbf gabby was also holding it wrong.

    • @clpear
      @clpear Před 2 lety +49

      I found it funny that Penny held the spatula wrong for most of the video after her rant.

    • @maddy02_
      @maddy02_ Před 2 lety +5

      Yeah penny didn't hold it like that either, or at least used the wrong side 🤣🤣🤣

    • @ThisIsKiki1
      @ThisIsKiki1 Před 2 lety +1

      The editors are the best lmaooo

    • @xxsapphirexx1732
      @xxsapphirexx1732 Před 2 lety

      I saw this comment as soon as she said it lol

  • @bearcatfan1000
    @bearcatfan1000 Před 2 lety +3101

    Penny has grown on me the more I’ve watched her. At first I thought she was kind of stuck up and pretentious but I’ve learned that she’s just serious and passionate about what she does. She’s self aware about alcohol being in her dishes and subtly rolls with the jokes and I think it’s opened her up to be a little more goofy and I like to see it

    • @cindy1763
      @cindy1763 Před 2 lety +241

      i love penny a lot, she often brings up science-y stuff while cooking which makes the process a learning experience while being funny and imteresting unlike most of the teachers in school

    • @nrs318
      @nrs318 Před 2 lety +51

      Agreed. I wasn’t sure if I was going to like her at first but she has grown on me the more I watched her. I rather enjoy her quite a bit now.

    • @364-unbirthdays8
      @364-unbirthdays8 Před 2 lety +85

      @John Syzlack Penny was putting alcohol in majority of the dishes she cooked on Epicurious, which is where the joke came from. It wasn't like she put alcohol in her dish one time and it suddenly became a meme. Since she's been doing it long before it became a running joke, it's not a stretch to assume that any time she does it after isn't just for the sake of that running joke.
      That said, you do have a good point, but it personally doesn't bother me. It is just entertainment, after all, and I as a viewer do not want to assume I know them personally just from watching videos of them cooking. It doesn't particularly matter if they are doing it for the act, because ultimately, we are here for the act.

    • @NavyBlueVinyl
      @NavyBlueVinyl Před 2 lety +27

      I love Penny too! At first, I had the impression she hated to be in the show. But I agree! She puts her heart and soul (and booze whenever necessary) in what she does 😊

    • @lou8395
      @lou8395 Před 2 lety +38

      What Penny is exhibiting is that her work is serious, and it requires a training to achieve a specific type of success. Yet, in todays world, this is now rivaled by anyone who has access to the internet and THINKS they’re a professional baker. Same thing with an artist, musician, etc - there’s this need nowadays to have to justify what it actually means to be an artist with a discipline. I wouldn’t walk into an office and pretend to be an accountant, because it’s my “hobby” or “releases my stress.” It’s work.

  • @colineysabeltan1137
    @colineysabeltan1137 Před rokem +41

    Emily - Cooking Class Cake
    Gabrielle - Actual Birthday Cake
    Penny - Wedding Cake Extravaganza

  • @powerofanime1
    @powerofanime1 Před 2 lety +196

    As usual, Level 1 feels the most genuine, Level 2 is the one that I'm desperate to actually eat, and Level 3 is just so good looking I can't understand why you would sully it by cutting off a slice. EDIT: And then Penny cuts the cake, and I understand.

  • @maromania7
    @maromania7 Před 2 lety +914

    "Usually I just follow a box mix" and "I'm just reading the internet and doing what I'm told"
    Spoken like a true level one, glad to see it. She's getting toward level 2 in cooking, but baking is still the old Emily we remember. Though her humor is always top notch.

  • @kobec216
    @kobec216 Před 2 lety +96

    I like how the amateurs cake just looks like the main objective was having fun, thats what cooking is about!

    • @mandachris7146
      @mandachris7146 Před 2 lety +3

      True but still isn’t something you claim being a professional or expert.

  • @deucessnitches
    @deucessnitches Před 2 lety +27

    Penny’s so funny and fun to watch- PLEASE do more desserts

  • @Realdagdag
    @Realdagdag Před 2 lety +841

    Emily's cake is a cake i would demolish in 10 minutes in the office, no shame
    Gabrielle's cake is the kind you save for a coffee breakfast for the week
    Penny's cake is the one you hide from the other goblins who you share a roof with

    • @rose-gl4io
      @rose-gl4io Před 2 lety +37

      It's the goblins for me 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣👀

    • @StarMisura
      @StarMisura Před 2 lety +5

      For me I’m the goblin

    • @Ryon-qy3jk
      @Ryon-qy3jk Před 2 měsíci

      I’m also the goblin 😂!

  • @mahmoudaboualfa5136
    @mahmoudaboualfa5136 Před 2 lety +700

    Finally, the old female trio: Emily, Gabrielle and Penny, along with Beth and Julie. Good to have them back. It's been a long time since we got the originals. Onika, Bianca and Palak are also good. Next we want Stephan or John; Lorenzo, Daniel or Anthony and Frank-the male trio. Shariff, Rawlston and Chris also hit the spot.

    • @jervisdd4339
      @jervisdd4339 Před 2 lety +3

      Rawlston has never been in the Four Levels series actually.

    • @mohamadaboualfa7037
      @mohamadaboualfa7037 Před 2 lety +5

      Why hello there.

    • @mahmoudaboualfa5136
      @mahmoudaboualfa5136 Před 2 lety +1

      @@jervisdd4339 I know, but his explanation and attitude, just like Chris, deserve him to appear in the four levels series. He's better than other level three chefs that come and show off, without even explaining the procedures properly or making the required dish or making ot very complex.

    • @BondandBourne
      @BondandBourne Před 2 lety +3

      Don’t forget pink shirt dude

    • @mahmoudaboualfa5136
      @mahmoudaboualfa5136 Před 2 lety +1

      @@BondandBourne Oh yeah, how can I forget Discount Rien Reddles.😅

  • @richienagy1994
    @richienagy1994 Před rokem +14

    Penny: “how do I know it’s done?” *looks at cake* “it’s done.”
    Same, Penny, same.

  • @yannyswan8421
    @yannyswan8421 Před 2 lety +33

    all three cakes look so delicious, 10/10 would finish them ALL in one sitting

  • @trevorpacelli8056
    @trevorpacelli8056 Před 2 lety +919

    I love how Penny's dishes are always so artistic and pretty! And they look so yummy!

    • @WeCube1898
      @WeCube1898 Před 2 lety +3

      It's SENSE COMPLETE
      ☺️☺️☺️😋😋😋

    • @ambirb7041
      @ambirb7041 Před 2 lety +28

      And also alcohol

    • @H0lyMoley
      @H0lyMoley Před 2 lety +30

      I agree 100%, but I still have a grudge against Penny after her cookie episode. I tried to make those chocolate chip cookies, and what I ended up with was... giant slab of something that used to resemble cookie mix, with decorative salt sprinkled on top, and a couple of weird green hairy bits (don't ask). ...I fully realise this was my execution rather than Penny's recipe, but I choose to blame the bad instructions anyway, because self-delusion can be as fulfilling as actual achievement!

    • @shukhada6664
      @shukhada6664 Před 2 lety +11

      @@H0lyMoley Aww at least you tried...I just watch these for aesthetic and cuz I don't want to study

    • @shefalikar
      @shefalikar Před 2 lety +19

      @@H0lyMoley wait my baker friend tried them and they were great, she had to adjust ingredients for weather in my country though

  • @AngryWindmill
    @AngryWindmill Před 2 lety +533

    Emily's birthday cake looks like something I would bake, Gabrielle's is like something you would buy in a shop for a friend's birthday.
    The wedding cake was little off topic but it looks delicious.

  • @fymblebymble
    @fymblebymble Před 2 lety +20

    Honestly, I would be so happy to receive any of these cakes, you can tell with every single one how much love and care was put into it 💖💖💖 I love them all, I can’t pick a favourite

  • @jellytoes6143
    @jellytoes6143 Před 2 lety +66

    personally i think emily’s cake looks the best. it just has that charm and the colors are so cute

  • @ummesalma8451
    @ummesalma8451 Před 2 lety +884

    Epicurious: *Is making a baking video
    Penny: It's showtime
    And congrats gaby on getting into culinary school

    • @Sammyyaam
      @Sammyyaam Před 2 lety +27

      She finished

    • @glh7728
      @glh7728 Před 2 lety +56

      She is now a level 2.5 chef.

    • @evelym_here
      @evelym_here Před 2 lety +8

      I read: *"Penny: It's SHOT time"* ! Hahaaha

    • @angeliki5135
      @angeliki5135 Před 2 lety +6

      Next time we see her she better be on the level 3 tier. She deserves it! 👏

  • @tasyat2089
    @tasyat2089 Před 2 lety +655

    The prophecies were true, Frank is still milling his flour and raising chicken to harvest

    • @justindchaney
      @justindchaney Před 2 lety +26

      He’s got his own channel that’s really good. He lays out all his recipes really clearly and easy to follow.

    • @tata-ng2ko
      @tata-ng2ko Před 2 lety +1

      😂😂😂

    • @grizzlednerd4521
      @grizzlednerd4521 Před 2 lety +4

      @@justindchaney Subscribed! No need to even check.

    • @belalabusultan5911
      @belalabusultan5911 Před 2 lety +17

      Frank LITERALLY mills his own flour, he had a recipe swap video where instead of having flour, he had wheat and a milling machine.
      CLassic frank lol

    • @dandeleon2764
      @dandeleon2764 Před 2 lety +13

      How dare you. Everyone knows Frank is leveling his Karma so as to be reincarnated into a chicken in his next life and lay the eggs himself.

  • @sleepyash00
    @sleepyash00 Před 2 lety +3

    level one chef: makes a birthday cake
    level two chef: makes a fancy birthday cake
    level three chef: makes a wedding cake

  • @mozontravelsandeats3560
    @mozontravelsandeats3560 Před 2 lety +11

    i love how each cake mirrors the maker's personality!

  • @nikola_svd1480
    @nikola_svd1480 Před 2 lety +106

    Gabriele is always so dreamy, and she is stepping up her cooking game every time.

  • @starcofan13
    @starcofan13 Před 2 lety +279

    Penny is trying to make everyone drunk with her food again.

  • @mousumimitra6834
    @mousumimitra6834 Před 2 lety +17

    Emily is amazing❤️❤️❤️
    She just has this innocence which is wholesome
    Really loved the other ladies as well
    Happy belated Birthday Epicurious

  • @hardearnedliving5907
    @hardearnedliving5907 Před 2 lety +26

    Emily’s cake honestly looked the most appetizing lol, they were all delicious looking but I loved all the colors on hers and was really cute!

  • @c_004
    @c_004 Před 2 lety +375

    Penny's sprinkles look so fancy, they look like pieces of jewellery.

  • @Gldtr39
    @Gldtr39 Před 2 lety +182

    You know it’s gonna be good when Emily is here

    • @slimcognito383
      @slimcognito383 Před 2 lety +7

      She said it best when she said she's basicaly a child.

    • @evelym_here
      @evelym_here Před 2 lety +1

      *Everybody loves Emily!*

  • @annad_d
    @annad_d Před 2 lety +7

    I really liked Emily and Gabrielle's cake. Reminded me of how the birthday cakes I got for my birthday evolved over the years

  • @HWme
    @HWme Před rokem +1

    Emily is the winner, she's got the feelings.
    But all three did amazing.

  • @qllybee
    @qllybee Před 2 lety +227

    They all were great but Emilys is the kind of cake that just makes you feel so loved and appreciated, its just so wholesome 💕

  • @Bxyxox
    @Bxyxox Před 2 lety +156

    Pennys cake looks amazing my god, i’d break my diet for a slice of that cake

  • @evelyns3090
    @evelyns3090 Před 2 lety +8

    Gabrielle: You know, this is made with love.
    **cuts to Emily threatening her spatula**
    6:53 😂😂

  • @pacha_mammma9635
    @pacha_mammma9635 Před 2 lety +6

    It always makes me happy when they try their food at the end and they're all so proud and saying mmm and loving what they've made.
    Happy b-day Epicurious

  • @asaelcastillo2258
    @asaelcastillo2258 Před 2 lety +180

    I love penny so much! I love how matter a fact she is about everything and does everything so casually and yet it turns out amazing!

  • @egglord8681
    @egglord8681 Před 2 lety +169

    Penny: Alcohol makes everything better
    Emily: ♪ ~ just a little splash of milk ~ ♪

  • @SK22520
    @SK22520 Před rokem +2

    Love the confidence: it doesn’t look even but it’s a super power. It’s even.

  • @Viperiidae
    @Viperiidae Před 2 lety +3

    I love how the Amateur is just really chill, I love her 😭

  • @alessandrobenitez188
    @alessandrobenitez188 Před 2 lety +122

    OMG THEY UPLOADED THIS IN MY BIRTHDAY, i feel special, seeing penny cooking is a gift everytime

  • @reubenklang3968
    @reubenklang3968 Před 2 lety +59

    Even in the preview Penny’s got her alcohol ready. Amazing. What a line up as well.

  • @psychobratt
    @psychobratt Před 2 lety +14

    This video is so cute. I love seeing all of the love and passion go into each of these cakes for different reasons. And they're all so cute and beautiful. I love it.

  • @smitefulaxe1344
    @smitefulaxe1344 Před 2 lety +2

    I feel like on every one of these videos, the "level 2 chef" is always the best.

  • @tygerstripes3752
    @tygerstripes3752 Před 2 lety +49

    Level 1! If it don't say 'Happy Birthday' on it, it ain't a birthday cake! Hooray for Emily! She gets it!

    • @reloadpsi
      @reloadpsi Před 2 lety +7

      "It's made with love... which means I licked the spoon and then kept using it."

  • @Vandelay666
    @Vandelay666 Před 2 lety +455

    Penny is a pro for sure, but Gabrielle has so much love in her food. I would choose Gabrielle's cake

    • @Amr-ep3vl
      @Amr-ep3vl Před 2 lety +15

      Couldn't agree more.. Penny seems bored out of her mind in this episode!

    • @ErZi-uo7fm
      @ErZi-uo7fm Před 2 lety +15

      I'd definitely choose Penny's cake. Lvl 2 cake is generic and homemade, lvl3 is next level and something I've never tried before.

    • @justsomegirlwithoutamustache
      @justsomegirlwithoutamustache Před rokem +3

      Wayyyy too much chocolate imo because it's too strong and bitter (not super elegant tasting), but I do think peanut butter icing sounds unique. Penny's seems like heaven to me. Not too heavy, light and floral themed, and nice texture to the sides of the cake.You can tell Penny's a pro

    • @nai1729
      @nai1729 Před rokem +3

      penny put a lot into her cake too.. she’s passionate at what she does so her cake wins for me. anyone could mimic gabrielle

  • @taliayana3192
    @taliayana3192 Před 2 lety +4

    Emily's birthday cake looks nostalgic, it looks like they old days birthday cake aesthetic

  • @phyiorme2522
    @phyiorme2522 Před 2 lety +1

    that's the most beautiful sprinkes i've ever seen 🥺

  • @gretahirschberg1237
    @gretahirschberg1237 Před 2 lety +34

    Please never stop making this series. I beg you.

  • @elizavetavinokurova7624
    @elizavetavinokurova7624 Před 2 lety +1454

    Nobody:
    Penny:
    "Don't be afraid to be the boss of your cake."
    Edit: thx for my first 1k likes ☺️🙌

    • @wendyclark5809
      @wendyclark5809 Před 2 lety +2

      Lol

    • @andy56duky
      @andy56duky Před 2 lety +6

      Unless your bosses' last name is cake, then they'll be seeing you in their office.

    • @gojewla
      @gojewla Před 2 lety +9

      I am always the boss of my cake. I see cake. I eat cake. Cake gets pwned.

  • @strange7552
    @strange7552 Před 2 lety +2

    The level 2 chef is so happy during the whole thing, it makes me happy while watching for no reason😂

  • @NHSOLE
    @NHSOLE Před 2 lety +38

    Emily’s cake looks like it was made with love and wholesome 🥺

    • @BijinMCMXC
      @BijinMCMXC Před 2 lety +3

      Y’all be using that word wrong 🤦‍♀️

    • @cindycristobal8738
      @cindycristobal8738 Před 2 lety +4

      Lol. Your comment implies the other cakes were not. The first cake is sweet looking. But I would eat the other two cakes with gusto.

  • @shinichigojir12
    @shinichigojir12 Před 2 lety +166

    Sometimes I still feel that the level 4 should bake her own version.

  • @desertfresh3740
    @desertfresh3740 Před 2 lety +74

    I would love to have any of these on my birthday. From Penny's gorgeous, elegant cake to Gabirelle's sumptuous peanut butter flavored cake with love, to Emily's: Made with THREATS!

    • @vincentjiang6358
      @vincentjiang6358 Před 2 lety +1

      Emily's cake reminds me of the time I made a birthday cake with my mother!

  • @madisongreen8573
    @madisongreen8573 Před rokem +5

    Penny’s cake is the exact flavors I want on my birthday

  • @mikirose2598
    @mikirose2598 Před rokem

    Thank you ladies! This was an absolute treat. This is my first time to your channel and I have liked and subscribed! I enjoyed each personality-each comfortable to watch and Emily is funny!

  • @chiss22
    @chiss22 Před 2 lety +14

    All three cakes were iced beautifully! I love the smoothness of Penny’s, the swirls on Gabrielle’s, and the waves on Emily’s!

  • @mikesplanations1105
    @mikesplanations1105 Před 2 lety +34

    Penny: Here's my hero flower..
    Emily: DUMP and SPREAD 👁👄👁

  • @lifealliancegroup
    @lifealliancegroup Před 2 lety +1

    I thoroughly enjoyed that, Level 1, Level 2 and Level Professional , they've all added their unique Personalities to make this whole Presentation Professionally Flavourful!

  • @badlandsdivisonshane6464
    @badlandsdivisonshane6464 Před 2 lety +2

    level 2 takes it a little to serious while level 3 has it down to a science and has perfected her craft.

  • @Nicole-rn6tq
    @Nicole-rn6tq Před 2 lety +69

    What a line up! So good to see Emily again, and I always know there's going to be alcohol when Penny's involved 😂

  • @snorlax6753
    @snorlax6753 Před 2 lety +18

    14:34
    Penny: How do I know when it's done?
    My mind (ohhhh we're gonna get some level 3 cake decorating tips)
    Penny: It's *DONE*

  • @jl4260
    @jl4260 Před 2 lety +6

    Wow Penny's cake is beautiful! Forget birthdays, I'd use that as my wedding cake!

  • @honeyedstorms1008
    @honeyedstorms1008 Před 2 lety +1

    this was so cool! i love the editing and everyone is a joy to watch. 💖

  • @elizavetavinokurova7624
    @elizavetavinokurova7624 Před 2 lety +18

    I'm a simple girl - I see the new 4 Levels vid, I click.

  • @amanawolf9166
    @amanawolf9166 Před 2 lety +40

    Chefs: *make delicious cakes *
    Me: * almost electrocutes himself using hand mixer *

  • @DiRtYLaWs2007
    @DiRtYLaWs2007 Před 11 měsíci +2

    Wow, Gabrielle is absolutely stunning 😍. All three cakes look amazing 😊

  • @Encephelonify
    @Encephelonify Před 2 lety +4

    0:40 go into life with the confidence that this woman has, knowing that this cake is going to snap

  • @ajaxx664
    @ajaxx664 Před 2 lety +101

    Damn Rose is rocking that pink biker jacket! Ok girl, we see you Rose ❤️
    Super great to see Emily back and her cake was sooooo cute 🥰 ❤️

    • @reloadpsi
      @reloadpsi Před 2 lety +1

      To be fair, rose is the word for pink in a ton of languages.

  • @NethDugan
    @NethDugan Před 2 lety +108

    Made a cake for my mom’s birthday recently. Heavily chocolate based as thats what she wanted. Mostly similar to level with some changes (no eggs for example). My icing was a chocolate ganache buttercream. Where I make buttercream and then fold in cooling ganache and it comes out so well. And then using blueberry jam to complement the icing in the middle gives it a new flavour that breaks through the rich chocolate. Cherry would have probably worked well too.
    Though my ability to apply it is more like level one.

    • @1PrayerWarrior4
      @1PrayerWarrior4 Před 2 lety +11

      Raspberry sounds like it may have been a good option, too! It sounds delicious, though, good job!

    • @yerimahn
      @yerimahn Před 2 lety +2

      Wow, that sounds really good!

    • @varoonnone7159
      @varoonnone7159 Před 2 lety

      Your mum is lucky to have you

  • @nataliacarazas6048
    @nataliacarazas6048 Před 9 měsíci

    i really love how happy and proud they each are of their cake

  • @Valentine-jp3te
    @Valentine-jp3te Před 2 lety +2

    ‘Hi I’m a level one chef’
    ‘Hi I’m a level two chef’
    ‘Hi I’m penny from the culinary institution of baking I have 2 kids I’m 45 years old my favourite colour is light olive green and my favourite candy bar is a tootsie roll thank you for reading my essay’

  • @baby_bach_choy1146
    @baby_bach_choy1146 Před 2 lety +25

    Dump and spread is a good method for frosting though, the more you start out with the less chance you have of getting crumbs in the frosting.

    • @blykem6420
      @blykem6420 Před 2 lety

      That’s why people do a crumb coat.

  • @diannamallar1155
    @diannamallar1155 Před 2 lety +32

    Penny not needing to level her cakes was heartbreaking. That's the best part of the cake. Especially when it's still slightly warm.
    My mother baked cakes professionally when my sister and I were little and those thin slices of cake top with a glass of cold milk was one of our favorite treats.

    • @zerishkamal279
      @zerishkamal279 Před 2 lety +9

      It's a smart technique for baker's tho and it won't go to waste like most bakeries

    • @lilbatz
      @lilbatz Před 2 lety

      @@zerishkamal279 I hate leveling cakes. Today I learned something.

    • @diannamallar1155
      @diannamallar1155 Před 2 lety +2

      @@zerishkamal279 Oh, I completely agree! It also saves time. My mother baked two or three a week so it wasn't a lot, it's just such a happy memory for me. Back when the worst thing I had to worry about were the wolves that lived in my closet. (Most kids have monsters in their closets, I had a pack of wolves. I was a slightly "different" child. Lol)

  • @camilascatonebedin3002
    @camilascatonebedin3002 Před rokem +1

    Ngl I love how the level 1 cake is so colorful. It might be the one I visually liked the most. But it does seem like Penny is the one I would like to eat the most since it just seems very moist and with an interesting flavor.

  • @fiqifirmansyah8251
    @fiqifirmansyah8251 Před 2 lety +9

    Im not the type of dessert person but..
    Damn.. Penny really know what she's doing..

  • @Fikavision
    @Fikavision Před 2 lety +17

    I feel like the chefs tell the home cooks and level one cooks how to do stuff properly but only gabrielle and Daniel listen 😂😂😂

  • @eldaiblol1492
    @eldaiblol1492 Před 2 lety +33

    Emily, you're precious. please don't ever change!

  • @SuperMikusama
    @SuperMikusama Před 2 lety +1

    This episode felt so intimate, *happy birthday Epicurious!*

  • @rileyg1421
    @rileyg1421 Před 2 lety +1

    I enjoyed these three chefs!

  • @rand1735
    @rand1735 Před 2 lety +11

    i’m glad i’m getting representation in the form of emily

  • @lindafreeman7030
    @lindafreeman7030 Před 2 lety +22

    I would be delighted to have any one of those baked for me.

  • @rtaila22r3
    @rtaila22r3 Před 2 lety +3

    Some thing about Emily always just makes me feel safe she’s hands-down one of my favorite 😍

  • @sergiomuniz350
    @sergiomuniz350 Před 2 lety

    I'm always amazed to see this grand cakes. And now I'm in aww seeing the level 3 making it action