Filled and Assembled Cakes Flashcards
Cake in French
Gateaux
Cake that is delicate and highly perishable
Gateaux
“cake” in German
Torte
A cake that may frequently contain ground nuts
Torte.
Flour with 7-9% fat content
Cake Flour
Percentage of flour that makes up the cake
100%
Percentage of eggs that make up the cake
80%
Guidelines for Cake mixing and baking
Scaling
Pan Prep
Mixing
Make-up
Cakes using butter or oil, either in a hard or liquid state
High-Fat Cakes
High Fat Cake mixing method combing all of the ingredients together
Single Stage Method
wet + dry ingredients
Two-Stage Method
-Cream butter, sugar and egg
-Fold in dry ingredients in 3 stages
Creaming Method
Creaming processed batter + meringue
Need immediate baking
modified creaming method
Creamed butter, sugar, and egg folded in with French meringue and dry ingredients in 3 stages.
modified creaming method
Sanding method, followed by incorporating liquid ingredients by thirds
High Ratio Method