Baking Day - Wednesday 2nd May

Our first official baking day and it didn’t start too well since we didn’t have a cutter. After the perilous journey of going to my house, 2 supermarkets and a school, we finally found one that wasn’t too small. This day was for testing and experimenting for the positioning, so that we could get all the technicalities out of the way.

George and I making the dough and the ingredients needed.

In order to make a leg go forward we thought of adding something underneath the dough to support it. At first we tried baking paper but found it wasn't sturdy enough, so, we also tried tin foil, which was much better because it is stronger and we could mold it appropriately. We also used this technique for the other positions such as sitting and having the arms out so they could then push an item forward.

Unfortunately, this technique was not as successful as we had hoped. Our first figure broke in half when we tried to bend it partially through the cooking time, hoping it would stay up for the rest of the time. But, most of the time the dough slumped down, causing the second to mesh into a pile altogether and the third to have no neck. The pushing position didn't end up any better since the arms became squished, however, the leg worked out fine. Since we didn't support the head of the figure lying down, the dough fell around the arms making it look as if it has a large head.

These were the only figures that turned out correctly. The first seems like it is leaning casually, which is the effect we were going for, and the second will be lifting a tray. Although, the top is flat, because I accidentally placed it too close to the edge of the tray, it may work, so it may be something we have to consider. The third figure was just to test the proportions of the cutter in a simple standing position.