The Latest Buzz 16th Avenue School - April 2019

16th Avenue School

The Latest Buzz
April 2019

Delicious​ ​Recipes
                 By: Wiktor Gradzki and Pancham ​Chauhan
       Recipes From:Food Network and Betty Crocker
                  Food Network ​                 ​Betty Crocker

                          Lemon Cake
                          ​

                                      See Recipe
Ingredients:

1/2 pound (2 sticks) unsalted butter, at
room temperature
2 1/2 cups granulated sugar, divided
4 extra-large eggs, at room temperature
1/3 cup grated lemon zest (6 to 8 large
lemons)
3 cups flour
1/2 teaspoon baking powder
1/2 teaspoon baking soda
1 teaspoon kosher salt
3/4 cup freshly squeezed lemon juice,
divided
3/4 cup buttermilk, at room temperature
1 teaspoon pure vanilla extract

For the glaze:

2 cups confectioners' sugar, sifted

3 1/2 tablespoons freshly squeezed lemon juice

Directions:

Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F. Grease and flour 2 (8 1/2 by 4 1/4 by 2 1/2-inch)
loaf pans. You may also line the bottom with parchment paper, if desired.

Cream the butter and 2 cups granulated sugar in the bowl of an electric mixer fitted with
the paddle attachment, until light and fluffy, about 5 minutes. With the mixer on medium
speed, add the eggs, 1 at a time, and the lemon zest.

Sift together the flour, baking powder, baking soda, and salt in a bowl. In another bowl,
combine 1/4 cup lemon juice, the buttermilk, and vanilla. Add the flour and buttermilk
mixtures alternately to the batter, beginning and ending with the flour. Divide the batter
evenly between the pans, smooth the tops, and bake for 45 minutes to 1 hour, until a
cake tester comes out clean.

Combine 1/2 cup granulated sugar with 1/2 cup lemon juice in a small saucepan and
cook over low heat until the sugar dissolves. When the cakes are done, allow to cool for
10 minutes. Remove the cakes from the pans and set them on a rack set over a tray or
sheet pan; spoon the lemon syrup over them. Allow the cakes to cool completely.

For the glaze, combine the confectioners' sugar and the lemon juice in a bowl, mixing
with a wire whisk until smooth. Pour over the tops of the cakes and allow the glaze to
drizzle down the sides.

                       Chocolate Chip Cookie Cake
                                        See Recipe

Ingredients:

Cookie Cake:

Nonstick cooking spray, for the pan

1 cup almond flour

1 cup hazelnut flour

1/2 cup lightly packed light brown
sugar

1/2 cup granulated sugar

1 teaspoon kosher salt

1/4 teaspoon baking soda

1 tablespoon vanilla extract

1/2 teaspoon almond extract

1 large egg

1/2 cup chocolate chips

Buttercream:

3 cups powdered sugar

1 cup (2 sticks) unsalted butter, at room temperature

1 teaspoon vanilla extract

1/8 teaspoon kosher salt

3 tablespoons heavy cream

Directions:

Special equipment: a piping bag, optional

   1. For the cookie cake: Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F. Grease an 8-inch cake
      pan with nonstick cooking spray and line it with parchment. Set aside.

   2. In a large bowl, combine the almond and hazelnut flours, brown and granulated
      sugars, salt and baking soda. In a small bowl, combine the vanilla and almond
      extracts and egg. Add the wet ingredients to the dry ingredients, add the
      chocolate chips and stir to combine. It may seem dry at first but keep on stirring.
      Pat the dough out evenly in the prepared cake pan.

   3. Bake until golden brown on top; begin checking for doneness at 22 minutes. Let
      the cake cool fully in the pan.

   4. For the buttercream: In a stand mixer fitted with a paddle attachment, beat
      together the powdered sugar, butter, vanilla and salt. Once combined, beat in the
      heavy cream until smooth.

   5. Remove the cake from the pan. Transfer the buttercream to a piping bag and
      decorate the cake as desired (or spread on the cake to decorate).

Chocolate Marshmallow Cookie Treats
                 See Recipe​                    (From Betty Crocker)

Ingredients:
1 ​pouch Betty Crocker™ double chocolate chunk cookie mix
Vegetable oil, water and egg called for on cookie mix pouch
18 large marshmallows
1 cup hot fudge topping
Betty Crocker™ candy sprinkles

Steps:
   1. Make cookie dough as directed on package. Bake at 350° F for 10-12 minutes.
      Cut marshmallows in half using serrated knife. Immediately top each hot cookie
      with marshmallow cut-side down, pressing down firmly. Cool; place cookies on
      cooling racks.
   2. Microwave fudge topping on High 30 seconds or until warm. Spoon topping over
      each marshmallow-topped cookie. Top with candy sprinkles.

Birthday Cake Cookies
                  See Recipe​                      (From Betty Crocker)

Ingredients:
1 ​box Betty Crocker™ Super Moist™ yellow cake mix
¼ cup Betty Crocker™ Decors rainbow mix candy sprinkles
½ cup butter, melted
1 tablespoon milk
1 egg
1 can Betty Crocker™ Rich & Creamy vanilla frosting
¼ cup Betty Crocker™ Decorating Decors polka dot nonpareils

Steps
1: ​Heat oven to 350°F. In large bowl, stir cake mix, rainbow candy sprinkles, butter, milk
and egg until soft batter forms. Scoop 20 tablespoonfuls of batter onto ungreased large
cookie sheet.
2: ​Bake 8 to 10 minutes or just until cookies are set. Remove from cookie sheet; cool
completely.
3. Spread frosting on bottom of 1 cookie; top with second cookie, bottom side down.
4. Roll edges of frosting in confetti candy sprinkles. If desired, top each with a birthday
candle.

Oreo™ Cookie Cake
                See Recipe​                      ​ (From Betty Crocker)

Ingredients
1 ¼ ​cups Gold Medal™ all-purpose flour
⅔ cup sugar
½ teaspoon baking soda
½ cup butter or margarine, softened
¼ cup water
1 oz unsweetened baking chocolate, melted, cooled
1 egg
6 Oreo™ chocolate creme sandwich cookies, coarsely broken
1 container (12 oz) Betty Crocker™ Whipped fluffy white frosting
¼ cup semisweet chocolate chips
½ teaspoon shortening
Coarsely broken cookies, if desired

Steps
Heat oven to 375°F. Grease bottom and side of 8-inch round pan with shortening; lightly
flour. In medium bowl, beat flour, sugar, baking soda, butter, water, chocolate and egg
with electric mixer on low speed 30 seconds, scraping bowl constantly. Beat on medium
speed 1 minute, scraping bowl occasionally. Stir in broken cookies. Spread in pan.

Bake 25 to 30 minutes or until cake springs back when touched lightly in center. Cool 10
minutes. Remove from pan to cooling rack. Cool completely, about 1 hour.

Cut cake horizontally in half. Place bottom layer on serving plate. Spread with frosting.
Top with remaining layer.

In small microwavable bowl, microwave chocolate chips and shortening uncovered on
High 10 to 15 seconds or until chocolate can be stirred smooth and is thin enough to
drizzle. Drizzle chocolate over top of cake. Sprinkle with coarsely broken cookies.

        How Well Do You Know Your Art
                  Teacher?
              By: Wiktor Gradzki, Pancham ​Chauhan, and Ms.Dombrowski

Question 1: What is your favorite type of art?
I love all types of art. I really enjoy viewing paintings from the Italian
Renaissance period. When it comes to making my own art, I usually
stick to more cartoon drawings and sometimes even watercolor.

Question 2: What is your favorite thing to do when you’re not teaching
art?
I love spending time with family and friends when I am not teaching. I
also love researching and making natural products with essential oils.

Question 3: If you were not an art teacher, what would be your job?
Some job where I made a lot of money! Maybe the owner of an art
gallery or a museum curator.

Question 4: What is your dream vacation?

My dream vacation is a month long trip to Italy. I want to see all the
beautiful art they have there and all the spectacular sights.

Question 5: What’s your favorite song/album?
My favorite album right now is Ed Sheeran’s ​Divide.​ I love the songs
“Perfect” and “Galway Girl” from that album.

Question 6: What’s the best/worst thing about being a teacher?
The best thing about being a teacher is getting to watch my students
grow as people and as artists. The worst thing about teaching is all the
meetings.

Question 7: What is your favorite food and what country is it from?
My favorite food is chicken tikka masala and it is from India. Yum!

Question 8 : If you could take your students to a field trip to anywhere
in the world, where would you take them?
Anywhere in the world? Hmm...One place I would love to visit with my
students is the Chihuly Garden & Glass, located in Seattle,
Washington. Chihuly is an incredible glass artist, and this place looks
absolutely amazing.

Question 9: If you could meet anyone on earth who would it be? And
yes, the person could be dead.

I would love to meet the great Italian Renaissance Artists. Maybe have
dinner with all four of them: Michelangelo, Leonardo, Donatello, and
Raphael. (I bet they would like pizza!)

 ​ uestion 10: How long would you survive in a zombie apocalypse?
  Q
Why?
I think I would survive the entire zombie apocalypse. My brother and I
have strategically thought this out. You just have to be prepared and
out smart the scary zombies.

Question 11: What is your dream thing to own?
My dream thing to own is a really big house with a big backyard and
enough rooms for my entire family to visit.

Question 12: What kind of driver were you when you got your license?
I was a pretty good driver when I got my license. I obeyed all the rules
of the road and did not go too fast!

                                  Survey!
              By: Kaitlyn Pressler, Gracie Cooke, and Christian Bakunas

                               Grades 1 and 4
                       “Who/What would you rather catch?”

                                  Choices:
                      Easter Bunny, Santa, or Leprechaun

Santa: 36 votes

Easter Bunny: 33 votes

Leprechaun: 20 votes

 Total: 89 votes

​NBA   Rising Stars
                      By: Stefan Zaturoski and Julian Gomez

                                  Luka Doncic

Luka has had a great season putting up 21 points per game. He could become
rookie of the year with the way he has been playing. The Atlanta Hawks originally
had Doncic, but they gave him to the Dallas Mavericks before the season started.
What a mistake! They could have had two amazing rookies, the other one being
Tray Young. Even though Doncic won't make it to the playoffs, he has a bright
future ahead of him.

            Luka during his season with Real Madrid ​ Credit: Wikipedia

Kyle Kuzma

Kyle Kuzma plays for the Los Angeles Lakers and is averaging 18.7 points per
game. In my opinion, he is a big part of the Lakers. The Brooklyn Nets originally
had Kyle Kuzma, but he was traded to the Los Angeles Lakers as well as Brook
Lopez. He is a small forward and a power forward. Kuzma had 899,237 votes for
the 2019 NBA All-Star game, but it wasn’t enough votes to take him to the All-Star
game. Kyle Kuzma should keep working hard.

                          ​ yle Kuzma
                          K                       Credit: zig.com

Jayson Tatum

Jayson Tatum has had a great season with the Boston Celtics scoring 18 points
per game. One of his achievements has been being the youngest player to score
200 points. It's only his second season in the NBA, and he is a threat to other
teams. He can score in every way from half courts to dunks, and I am not kidding
about the half courts. In the final of the skills challenge in 2019, he beat rookie,
Tray Young, with a half court shot. This is another achievement for Tatum. He is
a big part of the Celtics and he looks forward to completing larger achievements.

                         Jayson Tatum      Credit: Wikipedia

Trae Young

Trae Young is a rookie for the Atlanta Hawks and is shooting 28.8% from
three-point range through 41 games. I am not worried about his three-point
shooting. Trae Young is also averaging 19.1 points per game. In college, Trae
played for the Oklahoma Sooners and was averaging 10.56 points per game. In
the NBA’s Rising Stars Challenge, Trae had 25 points. He also had six
three-pointers in 23 minutes. Wow! I think that if Trae Young keeps practicing, he
will be a great player.

            Trae Young playing in the MCDONALD’s All American game

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