cake making

Question 1

define cake

Answer 1

delicious sweet items that can be served as a snack or dessert

Question 2

define creaming

Answer 2

a type of beating that involves combining ingredients together (eg sugar & butter)

Question 3

Define curdling

Answer 3

a mixture becoming lumpy due to its components seperating

Question 4

give one cause of curdling during baking

Answer 4

when eggs are added too quickly into the mixture or if it is too cold

Question 5

Define sifting

Answer 5

this is done to strain ingredients such as flour to help prevent lumps and to aerate the mixture

Question 6

What tool is used to sift ingredients?

Answer 6

sieve

Question 7

Name four major ingredients used in cake making

Answer 7

flour, raising agents, fat, sugar

Question 8

what type of flour is used in cake making?

Answer 8

all purpose or cake flour

Question 9

what are some raising agents that can be used in cake making?

Answer 9

air, water vapour, or baking powder

Question 10

What kind of fat is used in cake making?

Answer 10

oil, margarine, or butter

Question 11

What type of sugar is used in cake making?

Answer 11

brown sugar/ granulated sugar

Question 12

Purpose of flour in cake?

Answer 12

gives the cake structure

Question 13

purpose of fat in cake?

Answer 13

to trap air with sugar during creaming so the cake will rise

to add color & flavor

to add shortness in cake mixture so it isn’t solid or tough

Question 14

Purpose of sugar in cake?

Answer 14

to add flavor & color