Cakes

Question 1

What is cake

Answer 1

• Cake is a form of sweet food made from flour, sugar, and other ingredients, that is usually baked. In their oldest forms, cakes were modifications of bread, but cakes now cover a wide range of preparations that can be simple or elaborate, and that share features with other desserts such as pastries, meringues, custards, and pies.

Question 2

Which is the best sugar for cakes

Answer 2

Caster sugar

Question 3

A plain vanilla sponge cake is used for ?

Answer 3

It is used for making fruit based cakes such as pineapple, mango , kiwi etc

Question 4

Chocolate sponge cake is used for making ____

Answer 4

Chocolate cakes

Question 5

What is sponge used for

Answer 5

For base of mousse cakes and pastries or simply crumbled and mixed with fruits such as apples to make apple pie

Question 6

Pound cake or madeira is also known as ?

Answer 6

English cake or tea cake

Question 7

How is pound cake made

Answer 7

It is made by creaming butter with sugar until light and fluffy
Eggs are added one by one taking care that the mixture does not curdle
Flour is folded with the hands
Sometimes baking powder is added for aeration can be flavoured with various ingredients such as flavoured citrus fruit zest or juices / artificial flavours or colours
Candied fruits can be used for dry fruit cakes

Question 8

Which cake is usually served for high tea or afternoon tea

Answer 8

Pound cake or madeira

Question 9

How is swiss roll made

Answer 9

Light and airy sponge made by whipped yolks and egg whites seperately with sugar and then folding them together, along with flour and powdered nut flour such as almond and hazelnut.

Question 10

What are examples of sponge cake

Answer 10

Pound cake / madeira

Swiss roll

Question 11

How is a lemon swiss roll made

Answer 11

It is made by using sponge that is flavoured with lemon zest and is of light lemon colour

Question 12

What are the points to be kept in mind while making sponge and cakes

Answer 12

1. Weigh and measure ingredients correctly
2. if using baking or cocoa powder,seive it several times with the flour to ensure even distribution
3. seive flour to aerate and remove impurities
4. remember to get the entire necessary equipment ready before starting to prepare the cake. Whisked mixtures will collapse if left too long before baking
5. cakes that are large and heavy require longer baking time at lower temperature while smaller or low density cakes require shorter baking time at higher temperatures

Question 13

What reaction is responsible for crust browning

Answer 13

• Caramelization and mallard reaction