Cake Decorating Mediums Flashcard

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Choose the correct definition for Butter Cream.

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A thin-stiff icing made from butter, shortening, powdered sugar, and liquid.

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Royal Icing

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A thin-stiff icing that dries candy-hard for lasting decorations. It is made from whipped egg whites, powdered sugar, and liquid.

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Choose the correct definition for the cake decorating medium: Fondant

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A dough like consistency that is made from marshmallows and powdered sugar.

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Choose the correct use for each cake decorating medium. Buttercream

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Smooth icing, borders, and writing.

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Select the use for the cake decorating medium. Royal Icing

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Color flow techniques, gingerbread houses, and other piping.

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Select the use for the cake decorating medium. Fondant

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Cutting out molded decorations and shaping 3D figures.

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The decorating technique of outlining a border with a medium consistency icing and then flooding the area with a thin consistency icing is called:

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Color Flow

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When decorating with royal icing using the color flow technique, you notice that your border is falling off the edge of the cookie. What should you do to fix your royal icing and improve the border?

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Increase the amount of powdered sugar.

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What could you have done to prevent your buttercream icing from melting while piping decorations? Options: Use some margarine instead of butter. Use some shortening instead of all butter. Use water instead of milk. Increase the amount of butter.

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Use some shortening instead of all butter.

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If you notice that fondant is cracking, dry and difficult to roll out - what can you do to fix the fondant and avoid having to start over?

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Add some water to the fondant.