Cakes should be placed in the middle of the oven for even heat distribution throughout the baking process.

Flours with high amounts of protein, and low amounts of starch should be used when baking cakes.

During the second stage of baking a cake, you can begin to check for doneness with a toothpick.

Eggs provide moisture and nutritional value to cakes.

Angel food cake uses the chiffon method, which involves gently folding egg whites into the cake batter.

The oven should be preheated before you begin baking the cake.

Royal icing is commonly used for decorating sugar cookies and gingerbread house, and hardens to a brittle texture due to the addition of egg whites or meringue powder.

Sugars and sweeteners add tenderness and color through caramelization.

Baking powder is the most common leavening agent used in cakes.

This ingredient can be used in liquid or dry form, and adds moisture and tenderness to a cake.

This mixing method involves warming the eggs over a water bath, then whipping the eggs until volumness and foamy, and finally, folding in the dry ingredients.

Identify the proper way to prepare a cake pan:

What ingredient would be considered the flavoring in a lemon poppy seed pound cake?

Identify the type of flour that would be the best option to use when baking a cake:

This type of icing is made by creaming together butter or shortening and powdered sugar, and is commonly used to decorate wedding cakes.

During this baking stage, the cake stops rising, and continues to brown.

During this baking stage, the cake is placed in the oven and starts to rise.

During this baking stage, the cake begins to shrink and pull away from the sides of the pan. The oven door can be opened to test for doneness at this point.

During this baking stage the cake continues to rise, and surface begins to brown. The oven door should NOT be opened during this stage.

If the crust of a cake ends up too dark, what may have gone wrong?

If a cake is crumbly, what may have gone wrong?

During the 17th century, in England, people believed that keeping fruitcakes under the pillow of those who are unmarried will give them what?

The world record for cupcake eating is ________ in six minutes and was set by Patrick Bertoletti in 2012.

Buddy Valastro (better known as Cake Boss) and his team made the most expensive wedding cake ever!

It had ___________________ worth of jewels including sapphires, emeralds, rubies and diamonds on the cake.

Confectioners sugar is considered a sweetener when used in cake recipes.

Cream cheese icing is a transparent coating made by thinning down and heating fruit purees, fruit juices, chocolate, or coffee.

Flour is the most common leavening agent used when baking cakes.

Identify the ingredient that would be considered to be a fat in a cake recipe.