Chapter 15: Cake making

Question 1

What are the 4 cake making methods?

Answer 1

One-stage
Whisking
Rubbing-in
Creaming

Question 2

Which two methods use fats?

Answer 2

Rubbing-in and creaming

Question 3

What are the 4 steps to making chocolate bun/rock bun?

Answer 3

• Rubbing-in method
  1. Cut fat into small pieces and add them into the flour mixture
  2. Rub the fat with the flour until the mixture resembles breadcrumbs
  3. Add liquid to the mixture and mix to form a sticky dough
  4. Divide the dough into small portions and put in oven to bake.

Question 4

What are the 4 steps to making a marble cake or banana cake?

Answer 4

• Creaming method
  1. cream fat and sugar together until the mixture becomes LIGHT and CREAMY
  2. add EGG and other wet ingredients into the mixture and continue mixing
  3. Add SIFTED flour into the mixture by using gentle folding actions
  4. Pour the cake batter into a cake tin and place it in the oven to bake

Question 5

State the 3 steps to making swiss roll or sponge cake.

Answer 5

• Whisking method
  1. Whisk egg and sugar until the mixture turns white and fluffy
  2. fold sifted flour gently into the mixture
  3. Pour the cake batter into cake tin and place in the oven to bake.

Question 6

State two steps taken for one-stage method.

Answer 6

1. Add ALL ingredients at once and BEAT to form smooth batter
2. pour the cake batter into cake tin and place it in the oven to bake.

Question 7

Describe rubbing-in method.

Answer 7

• Fat is rubbed and distributed EVENLY into flour mixture until it resembles BREAD CRUMBS
• tHE FAT should never be rubbed quicly into flour to prevent it from melting

Question 8

State the 3 outcomes to cake for not using fats in whisking method.

Answer 8

• Hard
• Dry
• does not last longer

Question 9

Describe creaming method.

Answer 9

• FAT and SUGAR are creamed(beaten) TOGETHER to DISSOLVE THE SUGAR and INCORPORATE AIR
• richness of the cake depends on the proportion of fat,sugar and egg to flour