Baking Trivia

In the process of cake baking which of the following is NOT a raising agent?

• Steam

• Baking powder

• Sugar

• Baking soda

What baking technique breaks up lumps in flour to get a more accurate measurement?

• Mixing

• Whisking

• Blooming

• Sifting

What nostalgic cookie was first baked by Ruth Wakefield in 1938 at the Toll House restaurant in Massachusetts?

• Chocolate chip cooking

• Ginger bread

• Smores cookie

• Butter cookie

What type of sugar contains the most molasses?

• Brown sugar

• Granulated sugar

• Powdered sugar

• Caster sugar

What is the more common name for sodium bicarbonate which is often used in baking as a leavening agent?

• Baking powder

• Baking soda

• Yeast

• Cream of tartar

What flavor is Devil’s Food Cake?

• Vanilla

• Mocha

• Chocolate

• Strawberry

What is the traditional frosting for carrot cake?

• Vanilla buttercream frosting

• Chocolate frosting

• French buttercream frosting

• Cream cheese frosting

Tiramisu is made of sponge lady fingers dipped in what?

• Coffee

• Milk

• Chocolate

• Butter

Meringue is popular as a baked topping for baked goods and as a cookie. Of what, primarily, is meringue made?

• Egg yolks

• Egg white

• Sugar

• Flour

What is a baker's dozen?

• 10

• 11

• 12

• 13