Judah and the Cupcakes: A Baking Workshop at The Maya Kitchen Studio
Judah was so looking forward to our baking class at Maya Kitchen Studio in Arnaiz Avenue, Makati. I told him as soon as I received confirmation that we are one of the 12 mom and child pairs that will be participating in the afternoon cupcake baking workshop. I was just as ecstatic as he was.
I’m no pro-baker but I do know how to bake the usual kitchen treats such as cookies, muffins and brownies. Recently I’ve tried the no-knead sour dough and pizza crust and I’d like to think that I did a good job, considering my very limited training and the size of my oven.
At home, I let my kids join me in the kitchen as much as possible, unless I’m in a rush or if I’m baking a batch for someone else, then I will have to protect the cookies from my little cookie monsters, haha! All three of them love cooking and baking with me, but I noticed that my youngest has taken to it a little more than his older siblings.
In fact, when he takes his turn during gadgets day (we don’t let them use gadgets except on weekends or when necessary), he would use it to watch baking videos on YouTube.
The thing is, he’s five, and a really active one at that. I had to be sure he was going to pay attention and participate accordingly, and not cause a ruckus in the kitchen during the duration of the workshop. And since he’s been showing some good signs of taming down in public, I thought signing up was low risk. I was right!
(READ: MBP & Maya Kitchen Cupcake Baking Workshop: My first event with my bunso!)
Judah couldn’t wait to get to the kitchen to start. He was so excited especially when I put his apron on him. He was the smallest in the group, more so in ours. The kids in our group were most likely between 10 to 12 years old. I didn’t have time to interview them, sorry.
Anyway, the more complicated steps in the instructions were done by the girls. Judah was allowed to mix the batter and add in some of the ingredients. I had to keep an eye on him because during the first session, while I was washing some of the wooden spoons, he excitedly put in the baking soda meant for the second cupcake recipe.
Baking is an exact science; exceeding in measurement will affect how your cupcakes will turn out.
It’s a good thing that the pastry chef just gave us another mixture to use and the kids were able to bake the yummy Strawberries and Cream cupcake. (The other was Peanut Butter and Choc Chip cupcake).
The best part was when the kids were asked to participate in making the frosting. I was so happy, and quite surprised actually, when Judah lined up on his own and waited patiently for his turn to add in the powder.
You see, Judah doesn’t like lines. He must really love baking to get in line just like that and wait without a fuss!
Once the frosting was mixed thoroughly on the machine, they were able to put frosting on their own cupcakes and eat the rest of them, haha!
Our box of cupcakes don’t look anything you’d buy from Martha’s but they, most particularly the Strawberries and Cream ones, were da bomb!
Judah couldn’t wait to eat his cupcakes. I watched him try to steal his own cupcakes in between the activities when he thought no one was looking, hahaha!
They also sent us home with some pancake and baking mixes. I would’ve used the baking mixes to make more cupcakes but my kids love pancakes so much, they just kept making and making and making pancakes every morning for breakfast until we ran out of mixes.
That’s okay by me as long as they continue learning how to prepare their own breakfasts.
I’m formally homeschooling Judah this school year and baking is going to be a huge part of our home school. I can tell that it will teach him self-control and patience, and will help him practice the use of his hands.
Thank you The Maya Kitchen and Mommy Bloggers Philippines for giving me an avenue to see how ready my kid is for this. There’s definitely going to be magic happening in our tiny kitchen!
Special thanks to the other sponsors of the event: Glad Kitchen and Yummy Magazine.
For those of you who are interested to register your kids and/or teens for baking workshops, here’s the schedule this June:
For inquiries, please contact Maya Kitchen at:
Website: www.mayakitchen.com
Email: [email protected]
Contact number: 02-8921185 | 0929-6796102
39 Comments
Jerzee Benavente
Chef Judah it is! I so amazed on how your youngest loves baking and how calm he was during the class. I was laughing on the stealing picture. Just can’t wait to try the cupcakes????. I’m happy that you were able to have a mommy and Judah moment at Maya.
fred
The Maya Kitchen is something I knew since childhood. Good to know that it still exists till now, and actively!
Jason Panuelos
I actually studied at Maya Kitchen when I was much younger! It was a lot of fun and I think kids should really learn how to cook 😀
Lana Slaybell
Cool! I’ve always wanted to bake cupcakes. Now all I need is a muffin tray. I want to use what I learned in culinary school.
roch
Learning how to bake using YouTube videos is awesome! Which channels does he subscribe to?
kylie cre8tone
Such a lovely baking workshop for mummy and kid.. It’s the bonding that matters.. Lovely!
Que Gavan
This look so much fun! Maghanap na tayo ng mansion so we can have a playdate and bake 🙂
May De Jesus-Palacpac
Or pwede naman magsisikan sa palasyo ko hahaha!
Lee Rosales
Wow! Such a great event to attend together with your kid. Really shows you and your kid had a great time at the Maya Baking event
Bhushavali
This is so so so adorable. Judah is cho chweet & cute. I’m so glad to know he’s started to tame down in public.
Michi
I love to join this event but our schedule did not permit us so hindi na ko nagsign-up. I hope there will be next time because I love this kind of activity for my son, he likes baking too and we love Maya Pancake mix too.
tina perez
whoa! Judad is “da bomb”! Because I myself, at my age, can’t even cook or bake. But your son…. so talented and awesome 🙂
phyliciamarie
Judah looked like he had so much fun! It’s funny how he tried to eat his cupcakes in advance 🙂
Elizabeth O.
That’s so much fun! Kids love helping out in the kitchen especially the kids his age so this was a really nice treat for him, no doubt about it. I hope a lot of people host events like this to encourage kids to be interested in cooking.
Franc Ramon
Judah did a great job baking and I’m sure he learned a lot. I guess I’m only good at eating cupcakes so hats off to him.
Saminu Abass
This is just awesome and great. It is just great event to attend together with your kid. Having nice time with kids is perfect.
Eve
This looks fun! I hope I can also engage my eldest son into baking. He likes to cook but we currently have no oven to do some baking.
Nicole P
Awww… Cuite!! I also include my daughter during the process, let her mix flours and beat the eggs when I bake cookies and breads for her and her brother.. I could really use the commercial breads baking workshop from Maya though, as up to now I haven’t perfected the cinnamon roll T_T… Maybe they’ll also hold classes even after summer? hahaha
May De Jesus-Palacpac
As a matter of fact, they do hold workshops beyond summer. The ones in the schedule are for June. 🙂 However, they’re for kids and teens. Perhaps you can call them and inquire about their regular baking programs.
Emily
I love this!!! My kids would get so much out of something like this. We need more places and opportunities like this in the suburbs of Chicago.
Savannah
Oh man, looks like you’ve got a little chef on your hands. It’s so cool to see how taken and fascinated little Judah is in all of your photos-you can tell he is really enjoying himself. Baking is such a wonderful way to incorporate all aspects of school, so I’m excited to see all of the new creations you both come up with! (:
Tiffany Yong
These are workshops which i will want my kids to take part in future. It get them to learn how to interact with food and not take food for granted!
Sunshine Kelly
This is a great bonding time for mother and children. Plus encourage children to get use to the kitchen and help out is great.
Edel
My daughter already took 3 summer cooking/baking workshops at The Maya Kitchen and loves the experience. We haven’t tried a mom/daughter workshop though. I bet its fun. 🙂
Shub
Kids love to be creative and baking is a creative stuff. Your cute boy must have enjoyed the session and he would remember it for a long time.
Nilyn Matugas
I can see how happy he was. And yes, the picture of him trying to get the cupcake is post-worthy! haha. I bet this is an awesome experience for both of you. 🙂
Pal Raine
I just love watching people do the baking, I remember when I was still a kid and my Aunt (which I call Mommy) loves to bake cake, and I was there beside her and taking all the slurp and the licking the bowl and spatula..tasting her cookies and cakes. Cool place to enjoy eating the goodies.
Maria Teresa Figuerres
I love that picture of Judah trying to “steal” one of his cupcakes. Lol! What a fun workshop you’ve attended!
Maan
Ang cute cute ni Judah! I can totally understand why he would want to “steal” a cupcake haha. Love that the kids are given the chance to help!
Berlin
Haha. So cute of your Judah to try to taste some of those cupcakes even during the workshop. But who wouldnt resist some?! Ive tasted the cupcakes of Group 2 and they were really yummy.
Ma.Me.Mi.Mommy
What a fun activity! I’m thinking my son would have fun doing this too. I’m no baker though. I’ve only tried baking cookies once. I don’t have a mixer at home or I would have loved to try making muffins too.
Denice
Awww looks like he had sooo much fun and I’m sure your cupcakes tasted awesome, sabi nga nila don’t judge by the looks alone di ba?
Arlene
The kitchen is my playground and it’s a place where I can de-stress and be inspired. Now and then, I will invite my 2-yr old son into the kitchen for a little bit of fun and learning. That’s probably why his favorite toys are pots & pans (the real ones!). I think baking is a great bonding activity and can help kids gain an incredible amount of knowledge out of it. Fun times for you and your son!
Neri Ann
We didn’t join on this coz my twins are 2 yrs old pa lang. But I would definitely join my kids pag pwede na sila. I started to learn baking when I was on my 30’s! Boo! So it is really good if my kids will learn how to bake at such a young age. This is a great skill for them.
Louisa
This workshop was so much fun! I loved learning how to bake and getting to do it with my youngest made it even better.
Rowena Wendy Lei
My daughter and I actually did this at home and she had lots of fun too! 😀
Mommy Anna
Nakakatuwa pics nya, if ever we attented my son will definitely do the same he loves to eat cupcake din, We missed this one, hope mag open ulit
Alix Kalfin
This is just too cute! It is so awesome to watch become excited and watch their learning processes. I wish we had something like this here in Tallahassee.
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