Lesson by A Jones
Learning Intentions:
- To follow a recipe to make a cake.
- To weigh ingredients accurately.
Step 1: Activity overview for parent, carers and pupils
This is a cooking activity that will need to be supervised by an adult. The recipe for the main activity is presented as a five page PowerPoint.
The main activities can be completed offline although you will need to refer to the recipe.
Step 2: Introduction to the activity and additional information
Today we are going to make a chocolate chip banana cake. Follow the instructions in Step 3.
Step 3: Tasks to carry out for this activity
Activity 1 – Making a chocolate chip banana cake
Requires adult support
Follow the recipe below to make your cake. This activity is about cooking together – with your child doing as much as possible with your support.
Gather together all the equipment and ingredients that you will need.
| Equipment | Ingredients |
| Large mixing bowl
Kitchen scales Fork Teaspoon Spatula or wooden spoon Loaf tin Baking parchment
|
Butter
Caster sugar Self-raising flour Baking powder Eggs Bananas Chocolate chips Milk |
- First, and most importantly, wash your hands.
- Help your child to weigh out all the ingredients.
- Follow the recipe to make the cake.
- Allow your child to mix the ingredients together, put the mixture into the tins, etc.
- WARNING – The adult must put the cake into the oven and take it out when it is cooked.
- Take care because the cake will be hot when it first comes out of the oven. An adult should also turn the cake out onto the cooling rack as it will be hot.
- Don’t forget to get your child to help clear and wash up.
Enjoy a slice of cake with a glass of milk and share your cake with your family.
Once you have completed the task you can email anything you create (photos, documents, screenshots etc.) directly to your teacher or directly upload it to any of the available places in Step 5.
Step 4: Look over the success criteria for this activity:
Success criteria #1: I can follow a recipe to make a cake.
Success criteria #2: I can weigh ingredients accurately to make my cake.
Look at the learning intentions ‘how well do you think you have done?’
Step 5: Upload your work
Click on the relevant link below if you have any work to upload to your online areas