Wartime Cake: Pantry Cooking During the Depression
Join me as we use pantry ingredients to bake my great grandmother's delicious Wacky Cake recipe!
Erin Covey
Average rating:
4.8
Number of reviews:(6)
What's included
1 live meeting
45 mins in-class hoursClass Experience
Let's bake a simple chocolate cake together! Once we are acquainted and have reviewed class expectations, we will have a short discussion about the history of this recipe and others like it. We will explore the challenges people faced when cooking during the depression. Then we will get cooking. If possible students can join class from their kitchens. Otherwise, they will need a clean workspace near their computer. An ingredient list and recipe will be sent a several days prior to class. Bakers will be putting cakes into hot ovens, and I welcome adult helpers to assist as needed.
Learning Goals
Students will learn how to bake a simple chocolate cake to share with their families.
Other Details
Parental Guidance
Please note, we will be baking in a hot oven. Students must use oven mitts to prevent burns. If your learner needs help to safely complete this step, please assist as needed.
Cake contains wheat.
Supply List
Ingredients and supplies list, along with a recipe, will be provided several days prior to class. Feel free to wear an apron if you have one!
External Resources
Learners will not need to use any apps or websites beyond the standard Outschool tools.
Joined April, 2020
4.8
6reviews
Teacher expertise and credentials
Hello! My name is Erin Covey, and I am so grateful for the opportunity to get to know your kids. I have homeschooled my own wonderful kids since 2014. I will be teaching cooking, baking, nature study, and book clubs.
I am an avid lifelong learner, fortunate enough to have inherited this trait from my wonderful grandfather who, although he never attended college, could tell you anything you would ever want to know about the stars and the planets.
Because of my broad interests, I have had a variety of education and experiences. These include earning a B.A. in Spanish from the University of Washington, becoming a certified master food preserver and teaching soap making.
If I could meet anyone it would be Laura Ingalls Wilder. I am inspired by the simplicity and wisdom in her books, and I agree with her philosophy that it is the sweet, simple things in life that matter most. I enjoy canning, soap making, baking, gardening, and spending time in nature.
I seek to cultivate these values of simplicity, wisdom and a love of learning in my homeschool as well as here on Outschool.
Reviews
Live One-Time Class
$15
per classMeets once
45 min
Completed by 10 learners
Live video meetings
Ages: 9-13
6-10 learners per class
