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A Chef Tries to Bake This ICONIC Cake | Momofuku Milk Bar Birthday Cake | Sorted Food
Welcome to episode 1 of Bad Taste – our mischievous new gameshow, where secretly sabotaged dishes force guest players to disguise reactions, deceive fellow diners and survive suspicion-filled vote-offs.
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Matt Adlard
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Chetna Makan
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Juliet Sear
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Philip Khoury
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A Sorted Studios production, commissioned by Fox Creator Studios.
They say it takes a village to get a project like this off the ground and they’re not wrong, here’s the incredible team we assembled to make this happen:
Hosts and Executive Producers:
Barry Taylor
Ben Ebbrell
Jamie Spafford
Mike Huttlestone
Bad Taste Chefs and Food Consultants:
Kush Bhasin
Philli Armitage-Mattin
Showrunner – Tom Hemsley-Jones
Series Producer – Emma Jones
Talent Consultant – Lucy Loveridge
Casting Producer – Lynsey Routledge
Hair & Makeup Artist – Sarah Panigada
Series Multi-Camera Director – Abigail Dankwa
Consultant Director of Photography – Alex Knowles
Lead Camera Operator – Chris Fergusson
Camera Operators – Izzy Lee, Alex Evans
Gaffer – Lorenzo Guerrieri
Studio Manager – Ed Neely
Sound Designer – James Everett
Location Sound Recordist – Jonny Horne
Location Sound Assistant – Seb Knee-Wright
Art Director – Ben Clark
Standby Art Director – Maria Abad
Construction Managers – Matthew Ince, Nick Abbott
Construction Team – Ben Poynter, Beren Day, Charles Edwards, Jamie Morley, Sam Corazza-Watson
Scenic Painter – Rhiannon Edwards
Floor Runner – Rachel Bennett
Kitchen Runner – Rafael James
Editor – Christopher Poole
Graphic Designer – Harry Lilof
DIT – Josh Hughes
Series Branding – Ann Moyse
Photographer – Sonny McCartney
Production Manager – Charlie Panapa
And of course a special shout out to the whole Sorted Food team for all their work with the production, management, finance, food, publishing, studio setup and everything else that made this possible.
0:00 Introduction
0:32 First course
6:00 Second course
11:09 Third course
15:59 Final course
23:24 Winner announcement
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@jaybehkay2438
January 9, 2024 at 9:24 pm
I made the same face as Ben seeing that first slice come out, just so good!!
@1rbdfl
January 9, 2024 at 9:24 pm
the cake wasn't as picturesque as the original but for a first go? i'd be proud. i bet they all cried a little bit. a sweet gesture during the 'demic.
@Sshwcgd
January 9, 2024 at 9:24 pm
This is the clip I would like to go back and watch over and over again. Well done James, for tackle this challenge so beautifully. And the look when Ben saw the cake and heard Barry's talking is just so tender😢you guys are really the best, I mean I am bad at words but this just makes my heart melt.
To be fair, although the concept of chef and normal seems to set the chefs at such a high level and seemingly makes them perfect people who should know everything and never makes mistakes, it is common that everybody makes mistakes. James is not a pastry chef and he never made this cake before this video. I could almost see how Ben pushed himself so hard over the past all these years to always deliver the presentations so smooth and well prepared in front of the camera.
@monicareno4088
January 9, 2024 at 9:24 pm
I loved this episode! It’s so sweet! And James did a great job! 👏 👏
@dylansharma3813
January 9, 2024 at 9:24 pm
I can see why James needed to leave for that other job 😂😂😂
@shannonsmith4174
January 9, 2024 at 9:24 pm
HAPPY BIRTHDAY BABE FROM 2 FIT CHEF'S…………
@af100984
January 9, 2024 at 9:24 pm
That oven is terrible! The amount of times I have seen stuff come out of that oven burned on the right side… buy a better oven guys.
@angelkisses5933
January 9, 2024 at 9:24 pm
Awww I wanted to see Ben's reaction on how it tasted x
@karatefella
January 9, 2024 at 9:24 pm
Where can I get sprinkles that don't bleed into the batter ?
@doloreswilliams6826
January 9, 2024 at 9:24 pm
Happy birthday Ebbers. Enjoy your cake.
@Friend2FriendnMA
January 9, 2024 at 9:24 pm
Beeeeeeeeeeeen! "Slither" is what snakes do. "Sliver" is the word you should have used. 😊😊😊😊😊
@gargamelgamingotherstuff6727
January 9, 2024 at 9:24 pm
Sponge and frosting does NOT make a cake, it makes it a cupcake. A REAL cake has like jam and whipped cream.
@pjiratip
January 9, 2024 at 9:24 pm
There’s no cake flour in the UK? For some reason that’s very surprising. 🤔
@markbolton4142
January 9, 2024 at 9:24 pm
happy birthday I know you were wishing it was a fish cake
@SA-lx3yt
January 9, 2024 at 9:24 pm
To be honest he didn't have store bought buttermilk or cake flour and that does make a difference when baking. He did substitute cake flour with cornflour mixed with ap flour.
@babsstarchaser
January 9, 2024 at 9:24 pm
So I'm currently watching all of the Sorted Food videos in newest-oldest order…. My sister got me this cake for my birthday about a week after this video came out in June 2020. Honestly, what a coincidence!
@TheStellaGaming
January 9, 2024 at 9:24 pm
My best guess as to why James burned the cake is that the recipe had the temperature for the oven as Fahrenheit and he put that number into the oven as Celsius. Some recipes here in the US just give a number with no Celsius or Fahrenheit label and assume the reader knows it’s Fahrenheit. Gotta love using international recipes and needing to do math to find out how not to burn your house down!
For someone who isn’t a baker AND is using an international recipe, you did an amazing job James! The first time I baked a cake, I had to have my baker mom hovering over my shoulder the whole time to make sure I didn’t mess anything up, and it was an American recipe!
@anditribal3134
January 9, 2024 at 9:24 pm
Happy Birthday Ben ^^
@ricedaddy88
January 9, 2024 at 9:24 pm
I can almost guarantee if she is using "cheap" vanilla extract that people will "relate" to, it's most certainly going to be stuff like McCormick Pure Vanilla Extract and Tone's Pure Vanilla Extract. You'll find both of those as well as the multitude of rebranded "Great Value" type brands in every grocery store in the US.
@ROBTAT2
January 9, 2024 at 9:24 pm
Buttermilk with vinegar??? It’s vanilla flavored milk!
@susanwills4723
January 9, 2024 at 9:24 pm
Happy birthday Ben I wish it was my cake it looks beautiful have a great day
@vlogerhood
January 9, 2024 at 9:24 pm
Cutting a cake that isn't frozen is…not advised.
@HannibalFan52
January 9, 2024 at 9:24 pm
The best way to make buttermilk is to actually make butter and save the liquid that's left over. That is true buttermilk, and it has a slightly sweet aftertaste, unlike the sour aftertaste of cultured buttermilk, like the stuff James made. I don't know about your side of the Pond, but here in the States, it's possible to get powdered buttermilk, but, again, it's cultured. The butter, which is unsalted, can be used in other dishes.
Tip: Rinse the butter well in cold water to get rid of any remaining buttermilk. If, when you use it, you get a slight whiff of sour, don't worry; it's simply the buttermilk that remains in the butter no matter how well you rinse it. If you can't use the butter within a few days, it freezes well.
The finished cake looks absolutely fantastic!! It must have tasted fabulous as well! Well done, James!! (Oh, and the look on Ben's face when he saw it was priceless!)
@jimmybuisson2694
January 9, 2024 at 9:24 pm
If you find your butter cream a little bit yellow you can add a little bit of purple food coloring and it'll make it white
@sarahpurcell1109
January 9, 2024 at 9:24 pm
James should do a video with the cupcake Jemma team 😹
@shannonsmith4174
January 9, 2024 at 9:24 pm
i love you Ben your great when are you opening up your only fans it was discussed not that long ago..
@sn6953
January 9, 2024 at 9:24 pm
As a foodie with sweet tooth who loves to eat with hand,I felt betrayed when they cut from James eating a bite of the cake with hand😕
Ps.may I have the footage if you don't need it please?🙃 please🥺
@seanet1310
January 9, 2024 at 9:24 pm
How does the UK not have cake flour? Even the ex convict colony at the bottom of the world (Australia) has it at all the major supermarkrts
@sarahcampbell8513
January 9, 2024 at 9:24 pm
Team James
@LadyTarasque
January 9, 2024 at 9:24 pm
Pretty good job, I dare say.. given the circumstances ^^; And I actually like the way James topped the cake over the original o-o just looks nicer imo (not sure how I can explain in what way it does).
Loved the blooper lol
Weird timing, but Happy Birthday Ben!
@annesavastano7576
January 9, 2024 at 9:24 pm
I'm not sure why you think Americans bake sheet cakes then cut round cakes. We bake round cakes in round pans.
@lyndaster46
January 9, 2024 at 9:24 pm
As an older lady I have never even heard of this type of a birthday cake. I have lived in 15 countries and am American and have lived in most states as well. So I am wondering where this recipe even comes from. It is nowhere near my understanding a traditional American birthday cake. Not griping, just giggling about the obscureness and the weirdness of this recipe. It is also way trendy to use NO corn syrup in anything near kids….
@rigger314
January 9, 2024 at 9:24 pm
Should use a whisk on sponge mate, I'm a Baker / Pastry cook
@marjoriejohnson6535
January 9, 2024 at 9:24 pm
I will miss James..hope he learns much, has fun, and becomes even more inspired on his new job..
@devonmorrowii7670
January 9, 2024 at 9:24 pm
Dope
@Selena483
January 9, 2024 at 9:24 pm
Danggggg i’ve missed you guys i haven’t watched you guys in ages why didn’t i 🥺😍😍😍
@cassandrakarpinski9416
January 9, 2024 at 9:24 pm
I'd say the oven was a bit hot so it coloured up a little too much. Id say the oven only needed to be set about 5-10°C lower as it possibly runs a tad hot (my old one ran about 50°C above when set at 160° so it burned EVERYTHING. In oven thermometers are a blessing)
@kars010
January 9, 2024 at 9:24 pm
Where is the recipe??
@suddieparry3940
January 9, 2024 at 9:24 pm
where did you guys get the equiptment? cos I know its gonna be hard to find in the uk lol
@muffinmarie01
January 9, 2024 at 9:24 pm
James ,don't you like Ben?
@FredJensen4745
January 9, 2024 at 9:24 pm
Great job! Try making the milk bar pie next!
@eldronado
January 9, 2024 at 9:24 pm
Why am I not even surprised that US "standardized" pan sizes don't make any sense? Literally none of them are what they say they are. Quarter size is not 1/4 of the full size and so on. Confusing as always.
@DaddyKratosOfTheShire
January 9, 2024 at 9:24 pm
Not bad at all
@jabberwockyings
January 9, 2024 at 9:24 pm
they're like british foodie try guys
@bethanyadams4769
January 9, 2024 at 9:24 pm
Just hopping back here a year later because I'm currently in the middle of making this cake and was mid-stress attack, so I thought I'd come get a little guidance. Completely forgot he'd burnt it, and I'm now feeling 100% better since he still managed to get it to turn out so lovely. I knew I was going to miss this man, but I didn't realize how much 😩