{"id":30673,"date":"2022-01-20T19:42:02","date_gmt":"2022-01-21T00:42:02","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.newspapers-online.com\/auroran\/?p=30673"},"modified":"2022-01-20T19:47:27","modified_gmt":"2022-01-21T00:47:27","slug":"helping-bridge-gaps-with-food-is-icing-on-the-cake-for-baking-show-finalist","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newspapers-online.com\/auroran\/helping-bridge-gaps-with-food-is-icing-on-the-cake-for-baking-show-finalist\/","title":{"rendered":"Helping bridge gaps with food is \u201cIcing on the Cake\u201d for Baking Show finalist"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Whether it\u2019s scratch-made, from following a recipe, or opening up a box of mix and following the instructions, anyone can make a cake. But do you have what it takes to make your cake look ready for prime time?<\/p>\n\n\n\n

For local baker Steven Levitt, a finalist in the latest season of CBC\u2019s hit The Great Canadian Baking Show, the answer for all of you is a resounding yes \u2013 with a few tips along the way, of course.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Next Sunday, January 30, Levitt will virtually headline Icing on the Cake, sharing cake-icing techniques in a fundraiser for Canadian Hadassah-Wizo (CHW) \u2013 Toronto Atzmaut Chapter to benefit the patisserie program at CHW Netanya Technical High School.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

At $36 per person, ticketholders will learn some eye-catching ways to ice a cake in real-time and the cake Levitt completes as part of the event will be auctioned off and delivered in person the following day to the lucky winner.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

CHW Netyana offers a \u201csecond chance to at-risk youth who have fallen through the cracks of traditional educational frameworks\u201d with the patisserie program providing students with \u201cthe emotional support and professional skills needed to succeed in Israel\u2019s vibrant culinary industry.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The school has also initiated a culinary and cultural exchange program with their counterparts in Tira \u201cwhere a shared passion for the art of baking fostered a meaningful dialogue and deeper connection between Jewish and Arab students and staff alike.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cAs a father [I know] when they try to pigeon-hole you into life or education and we don\u2019t all fit,\u201d says Levitt. \u201cThe mass will get through, but a few will be left behind. The program appealed to me, but I also noticed there was a connection, especially in that part of the world, where you\u2019re trying to bring Arab and Jewish together. I still don\u2019t understand why everyone doesn\u2019t get along as humans and if this [program] can get people to change their minds on the way the world works, and if one kid can get lifted back up after he or she has fallen, perfect \u2013 and if I get to do it as a baker, even better!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cMusic is universal but not everyone can sing. Not everyone can play an instrument, but everyone has to eat one way or another!\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

As a kid, Levitt recalls his grandmother being a member of Hadassah and raising money for the cause. The idea to help build upon this legacy, he added, is an added bonus.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

It\u2019s also a chance to show off the skills he learned in the Baking Show\u2019s iconic tent.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cI had no choice but to up my game being on the show and to elevate my regular bakes,\u201d he says. \u201cI always go back to the very first cake (challenge) when we had to make a pound cake. Making a pound cake is one thing, but you have to make one stand out amongst the pound cakes. [I will be showing] basic piping skills: how to make a rose or any type of flower, basic stuff I think most people would love to have so their cakes don\u2019t look wonky. I see people all the time on social media say, \u2018It looks lousy, but it was good,\u2019 so if I can help them make it look good and taste better, even better!\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Ahead of January 30, Levitt says he is looking forward to imparting what he\u2019s learned and also meeting whoever wins the auction for his cake. His participation in the program, however, might lead to something more.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cI have never been to Israel, ever,\u201d he says, noting that when he was growing up he was told that \u201cevery Jewish boy needs to get to Israel.\u201d <\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cI said I would get there some day. I would love to go there because so many people I know have been and what a miraculous place it is. When I am there, [seeing the program in action] would give me something wonderful to see. To say I am part of it, even if it was just a little part, that would be pretty cool.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

For more information on Icing on the Cake, visit www.chw.ca\/event\/chw-toronto-atzmaut-chapter-presents-icing-on-the-cake-icing-techniques-with-steven-levitt\/<\/p>\n\n\n\n

By Brock Weir
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