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

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: Follow chef Penny at @ 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 -- Level 1 - Emily Duncan Level 2 - Gabrielle Chappel Level 3 - Penny Stankiewicz Director: Vanessa Moreno Editor: Manolo Moreno Director of Photography: Eric Brouse Producer: Tyre Nobles Associate Producer: Blake Jesse Culinary Producer: Carri