WorksheetsFundamentals of Baking
Total questions: 25
Worksheet time: 12mins
What does Mise en Place mean?
Gather ingredients and tools
Prep as you go
Everything in its place
When spreading icing dipping your knife into hot water can help as it
Helps the icing to stick to the cake
Helps to remove any air bubbles from the icing
helps you spread your icing easier and prevents it sticking to the knife
Helps to create texture to your icing
It is important to wait until your cakes are cool before icing them.....
So that the colour of the icing does not fade
To help the icing stick to the cakes better
To stop the icing from melting off the cakes
To help the decorations e.g. lollies stick to the icing better
When decorating large cakes a 'crumb coat' is often used. Why is the function of a crumb coat?
Add flavour to the cake
Add a crunchy texture to the cake
Helps the icing to stick to the cake
Helps to seal the crumbs on the cake so that you have a nice clean final layer of icing
Buttercream icing is
Is icing that combines fat with sugar and is used for frosting cakes
Is a hard, brittle icing used for decorating cakes and cookies. It combines powdered sugar and egg whites
Is chocolate melted with heavy cream. This frosting makes a beautiful shiny coating on cakes and cookies
Is used to decorate or sculpt cakes. It is made from sugar, water, gelatin, vegetable fat or shortening, and glycerol
Fondant icing is
Is icing that combines fat with sugar and is used for frosting cakes
Is a hard, brittle icing used for decorating cakes and cookies. It combines powdered sugar and egg whites
Is chocolate melted with heavy cream. This frosting makes a beautiful shiny coating on cakes and cookies
Is used to decorate or sculpt cakes. It is made from sugar, water, gelatin, vegetable fat or shortening, and glycerol
Ganache is
Is icing that combines fat with sugar and is used for frosting cakes
Is a hard, brittle icing used for decorating cakes and cookies. It combines powdered sugar and egg whites
Is chocolate melted with heavy cream. This frosting makes a beautiful shiny coating on cakes and cookies
Is used to decorate or sculpt cakes. It is made from sugar, water, gelatin, vegetable fat or shortening, and glycerol
Royal icing is
Is icing that combines fat with sugar and is used for frosting cakes
Is a hard, brittle icing used for decorating cakes and cookies. It combines powdered sugar and egg whites
Is chocolate melted with heavy cream. This frosting makes a beautiful shiny coating on cakes and cookies
Is used to decorate or sculpt cakes. It is made from sugar, water, gelatin, vegetable fat or shortening, and glycerol
Identify the kind of icing in the picture, made of egg white and icing sugar:
fudge type
american icing
flat icing
royal icing
Identify the kind of icing between the layers of cake:
simple butter cream
fondant icing
boiled icing
The three most popular styles of buttercream are all of the following except.
simple
italian
french
spanish
_____ is a very stiff dough like type of fondant that is used for covering cakes and for making flowers and other decorations.
glucose
prepared fondant
rolled fondant
boiled frosting
royal icing is also known as decorators icing.
True
False
This type of icing is made by creaming together butter or shortening and powdered sugar, and is commonly used to decorate wedding cakes.
Fudge icing
Buttercream icing
Cream cheese icing
Royal icing
When using eggs in baking, it is recommended to use cold eggs
True
False
it is a plastic triangle with toothed and is used for applying a ridged pattern
icing comb
serrated knife
steel spatula
It is a scalloped-edged knife that is used in cutting cakes and horizontally splitting cake layers
steel spatula
serrated knife
icing comb
it is a pedestal with a flat and rotating top and is used to make icing of cakes easier
turntable
sugar dredger
icing comb
Pulverized granulated sugar with a trace of added cornstarch. Also known as powdered sugar.
brown sugar
confectioners' sugar
granulated sugar
This technique is known as (a)
This technique is known as (a)
This mixer attachment is called...
(a)
