Produce Cakes Online Theory Week 1

What are the main ingredients for cakes?

• butter, sugar, eggs, flour

• Butter, sugar, flour, baking powder

• flour, sugar, eggs, milk

• Butter, Eggs, Flour, Salt

What is the main function of eggs in cakes?

• Tenderiser

• Strengthener

• Dryer

• Moistener

What are two purposes of sugar in cakes?

• Structure

• Flavour

• Shelf life

• protein

Sugar and Starch are:

• Proteins

• Carbohydrates

• Fibre

• none of the above

Baking Powder is made up of 2 main parts. What are they?

• Bicarb Soda and Tartaric Acid

• Bicarb Soda and Cornflour

• Bicarb Soda and Salt

• All of the above

Hi Ratio Flour contains:

• Whiter colour

• Smaller particle size

• Low protein content, around 8%

• All of the above

Flour is made up of:

• 70% Starch

• 50% Starch

• 30% Starch

• 90% Starch

2 common types of sugars are:

• Glucose

• Disaccharide

• Invertase

• Sucrose