Specialty Cakes Flashcards
made of high quality ingredients and are not different from usual cakes
SPECIALTY CAKES
made of light sponge cake with rich fillings
GATEAU / GATEAUX
a type of cake that needs no or little flour
TORTEN
plural form of gateau
GATEAUX
Where did gateau originated?
FRANCE
maximum layers of sponge in a gateau
3 layers
maximum layers of filling in a gateau
2 layers
TRUE OR FALSE:
A finished gateau should be higher than 5 cm without decorations.
FALSE : it should NOT be higher than 5 cm without decor
TRUE OR FALSE:
(in a gateau) the sponge layers should be moistened with flavored sugar
TRUE
TRUE OR FALSE:
when making a gateau, create a decoration that depicts the filling of gateau
TRUE
TRUE OR FALSE:
Torten involves the use of ground nuts or bread crumbs that are separated with the fillings
FALSE : ground nuts or bread crumbs are mixed together with the fillings
TRUE OR FALSE:
Torten is filled with rich whipped cream, buttercream, mousses, fruits, jams, or icings.
TRUE
The ______ layer is made up of bread crumbs with nuts (in making torten).
BOTTOM
The _____ layer consists of fruits and other toppings for decoration (in making torten).
UPPER
The ______ layer has three different layers of cream which are chocolate, strawberry, and whipped cream.
MIDDLE
