UNIT 2- 2.2.4 Quiz

Which tool cannot be used to help level a cake?

• Bench scraper

• Serrated knife

• Cake leveler

• Cake turntable

Choose one aspect of using piping techniques you learned about and explain it.

Here are some examples of things you can pick from to explain in this question:

• how to fill a piping bag

• how to use different decorating tips to make different effects

• how to combine colors of frosting in the same bag

Sentence Starter: You can reply by stating, "The piping technique I will explain is _________________".

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Match the technique with the name.

• Star tip Swirl

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• Crumb Coat

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• Flooding

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Match the overall style of cake decorating with its picture.

• Hyper realistic cake

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• Mirror glaze cake

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• Piping work

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• Spatula painting

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Sort the following tasks in the correct order when making buttercream and filling a piping bag.

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  Beat together room temperature butter with powdered sugar, add vanilla extract, and finish making the buttercream to the right consistency.

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  (Optional Step) If tinting it a color, add it now and mix it until it's well incorporated.

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  Fit your pastry bag with a coupler or a piping tip, and fold over the top edge of the pastry bag while holding it in one hand.

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  Use a rubber spatula to scrape buttercream into the pastry bag, and use the edge of your hand holding the bag to help wipe off excess buttercream.

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  Twist the bag at the top, remove any air bubbles, and pipe as desired onto a cake or cupcakes.

Imagine you were making a cake for your best friend's birthday. Describe in detail how you would decorate the cake. Please include the following in your answer:

• what flavor the cake is (vanilla, chocolate, carrot cake, etc)

• what the overall style of the cake will look like (color scheme, theme, fondant work, buttercream, piping work, marble glaze, etc...)

• and how you will decorate it

You can start your response with, "The cake I will make will have the overall style of ______________"

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Explain what a crumb coat is, and why is it important to "crumb coat & chill" during the process of cake decorating.

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