Practical skills

Question 1

What are the basic ingredients used in cake making?

Answer 1

Flour
Fat
Eggs
Sugar
Raising agent

Question 2

What are the five cake making methods?

Answer 2

Rubbing in
Creaming
Whisking
Melting
All-in-one

Question 3

Give examples of cakes made using the rubbing in method

Answer 3

Rock cakes
Fruit cake
Welsh cakes

Question 4

Give examples of cakes made using the creaming method

Answer 4

Fairy cakes

Victoria sandwich

Question 5

Give examples of cakes made using the whisking method

Answer 5

Swiss roll
Genoese sponge
Yule log

Question 6

Give examples of cakes made using the melting method

Answer 6

Gingerbread
Parkin
Brownies

Question 7

What are the four basic ingredients used to make pastry?

Answer 7

Flour
Fat
Salt
Water

Question 8

What are the six basic stages of all pastry making methods?

Answer 8

Sieving flour
Mixing the flour and fat
Adding liquid
Resting
Rolling out
Cooking

Question 9

What does lamination mean in relation to pastry?

Answer 9

Creating layers of fat in the pastry to create flaky pastry when cooked

Question 10

What are the four main types of pastry?

Answer 10

Shortcrust
Suet
Flaky/rough puff
Choux

Question 11

What are the four types of sauce?

Answer 11

Roux based
Cornflour blended
Reduction/reduced
Emulsions e.g. mayonnaise

Question 12

What quality should a sauce have?

Answer 12

Smooth
Glossy
Thick consistency

Question 13

What ingredients are used to make a batter?

Answer 13

Flour
Egg
Liquid e.g. milk

Question 14

What is a raising agent?

Answer 14

An ingredient added to make a product rise when cooked

Question 15

What is gluten?

Answer 15

A protein found in wheat

Question 16

What two proteins form gluten?

Answer 16

Glutenin

Gliadin

Question 17

What are the stages of making choux pastry?

Answer 17

1. Sieve flour and salt.
2. Boil water and butter.
3. Add the flour and beat vigorously to make a ball of pastry.
4. Cook for 1 minute.
5. Add the eggs and beat to make a smooth, glossy paste.
6. Pipe or spoon into shapes.
7. Wet your finger and smooth down any points.
8. Bake until golden, hollow and puffed up.
9. Pierce a hole in each pastry and cook for 5 more minutes.

Question 18

What are the main stages of bread making?

Answer 18

1. Mix strong bread flour with yeast and salt.
2. Add enough tepid water to make a dough.
   3, Knead for 10 minutes, until smooth and elastic.
3. Prove in a warm place.
4. Knock back the dough.
5. Shape the dough.
6. Prove again.
7. Bake until golden brown and hollow sounding.

Question 19

What are the main stages of shortcrust pastry making?

Answer 19

1. Sieve flour and salt.
2. Add the fat.
3. Rub in until it looks like breadcrumbs.
4. Add enough cold water to make a dough.
5. Chill before using.

Question 20

What technique is used to create layers in flaky/rough puff pastry?

Answer 20

Folding and rolling

Question 21

What are the main stages of making a roux sauce?

Answer 21

1. Melt the butter.
2. Add the flour and cook for 1 minute.
3. Remove from the heat and add the liquid a little bit at a time.
4. Return to the heat and cook until thickened.