The main ingredients used to make cakes are flour , fat ,sugar ,eggs and cream

Flour provides the cake with structure

There are 3 types of cakes and 4 methods of preparing cakes

Eggs , baking powder and baking soda are used as raising agents in cakes

The general proportion of fat to flour for plain cakes is

Air may be added to cakes by rubbing fat into flour , creaming sugar and fat or whisking eggs

Cakes made by the whisking method are called

This type of cake contains no fat

Cakes made by the ________________ method do not keep very long as they are made with a smaller proportion of fat to flour

Opening the oven door too quickly can cause a heavy dense ,close texture cake .

A basic recipe may be varied by adding spices , fruits ,nuts, chocolate , cheese and flavorings

The method of making a cake is determined by the proportion of sugar used .

Cakes are usually soft ,fluffy and sweet