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WorksheetsCake Ingredients
Total questions: 25
Worksheet time: 19mins
The zest is the peel of what type of fruit?
Melon
Berries
Citrus
Apples
What is a blondie?
Someone with blonde hair
A butterscotch flavoured sweet
A brownie baked without cocoa
A cookie
What is a bain-marie used for?
Weighs down a pie crust before baking
A type of oven thermometer to check the temperate
USed to separate ingredients eg pieces of fruit in a sauce
A tray of water placed in the oven when baking to create moisture
In making - who or what is a madeleine?
The founder of a frozen food company
Madeleine Curie - founder of yeast
A small sponge cake usually served with jam
A type of pasty flour
What is creme patisserie used for?
Filling cake and pastries
Making a softer pastry dough
Glazing doughnuts
A bird's nest shaped cream bun
What does it mean to "blind bake" a pie crust?
You bake the crust twice, as with biscotti.
You cover the top with foil to prevent burning, which means you can't see it during baking
It means you don't look in the oven until the timer goes off
It means you bake it empty, then fill it later
Name these fruity condiments based off their description: made from pureed fruit and juice; made from finely chopped whole citrus, including some peel
Preserves and chutney
Conserves, jam, and fruit butter
Relish and jam
Jam and marmalade
There is an edible and pliable dough, made of ground almonds and sugar, that is traditionally used to make miniature fruits or vegetables as garnishes. It can also be sheeted and used as a fondant-type covering for cake, or used as filling for cookies. What is its name?
Modeling chocolate
Fondant
Marzipan
Gum Paste
The light layer of icing used to cover cakes before their final icing and decoration is called what?
Crumb coat
Biscuit coat
Overcoat
Hoody
Simnel cake is a rich fruit cake with marzipan balls on top. When is it traditionally eaten?
Christmas
Birthdays
Christenings
Easter
Oh no! I've made chocolate brownies, but they are hard and dry instead of sticky and soft. What did I do wrong?
Didn't bake them long enough
Used the wrong quantities of ingredients
Baked them for too long
Took them out of the tin too soon
What kind of icing is typically used to assemble gingerbread houses?
Buttercream
Glace icing
Royal Icing
Chocolate
I am made of two broad, almost yellow, biscuits sandwiching a vanilla cream fondant and which bears a baroque style of pattern on each surface. What biscuit have I found?
Bourbon
Oreo
Custard Cream
Rich Tea
Which buttery and flaky pastry item takes its name from its shape which resembles a crescent moon?
Eclair
Croissant
Chocolate Twist
Sausage roll
Butter, Sugar, Eggs, Flour, Cream and Strawberry Jam: What's cooking?
Victoria Sponge
Savoury Scones
Pancakes
Jammie Dodgers
Baked Alaska is an elegant dessert that is composed of cake, a browned meringue topping, and what surprising filling? (The name may be a clue!)
Cake
Buttercream
Ice-cream
Fresh cream
Fill an oblong-shaped choux pastry shell with custard or whipped cream, and top it with icing. What delicious French dessert have you created?
Eclair
Cream doughnut
Apple turnover
Fresh cream scones
Meringue is popular as a baked topping for baked goods but what ingredient gives it it's main characteristics?
Sugar
Butter
Flour
Egg whites
Profiteroles, croquembouches, éclairs, St. Honoré cake, gougères and chouquettes are all made with one particular sort of pastry dough. What is it?
Shortcrust
Puff
Filo
Choux
Parkin is a traditional gingerbread cake of Northern England. What cereal product, a popular breakfast staple, does it contain?
Frosties
Shredded wheat
Oats
Weetabix
This dessert is a pudding enjoyed at a specific time of year, to finish off your dinner. It is traditionally served with brandy sauce or custard. What special holiday does this relate to?
Easter
Thanksgiving
Christmas
St George's Day
The traditional cake on this day would be fruit cake but those who are non traditionalist now incorporate other cakes for this day. What special event is this cake for?
Wedding
Birthdays
Easter
Italian tiramisu - coffee and chocolate together in a dessert. The recipe uses mascarpone, which is not in stock at my local store. What do I use instead?
Cream cheese
Unsalted butter
Cottage cheese
Ricotta cheese
An English sweet bun, made with a rich yeast dough spiced with cinnamon and rolled with currants, butter and brown sugar, is named after what historic London neighbourhood - known for its flower show and soccer team?
Arsenal Bun
Tottenham Cake
Chelsea Bun
Manu Choux
Queen Victoria was the first one to have pure white icing on her cake. This was why the icing was named
Regal Icing
Royal Icing
Butterqueen Icing
Queenie Cake
