Cakes Types Flashcards
Can make any celebration or special occasion more special and festive.
Cake
All ingredients are put into the mixing bowl together.
Single-tiered cakes
This is a batter type of cake with a high percentage of fat.
Shortened cake or butter cake
Flour and shortening are put in a mixing bowl and blended together until flour is coated by the SHORTENING.
Blending
Shortening and sugar are creamed to varying degrees of fluffiness and lightness.
Creaming
Its form and texture depends on the proportions of flour, eggs, and milk.
Shortened cake or butter cake
It adds volume to the cake.
Baking powder
Liquid is added ALTERNATELY with the flours, mixing until smooth.
Creaming
Dry ingredients and a part of liquid are added. The remaining liquid is added later on.
Blending
Eggs are added one at a time, _______ until light.
Creaming
A combination of a batter and a foam-type cake
Chiffon-type cakes
Egg whites are used.
Meringue or Angel food cake
For tenderness of the finished product, use the BLENDING method.
Single-tiered Cakes
NO LEAVENING AGENT or FAT is used.
Sponge-type cakes
The sugar and egg white may be beaten together or the egg yolk or sugar may be whipped then added to the beaten egg white.
Sponge-type cakes