Worksheets5.1.5 Topic Quiz Cake Decorating
Total questions: 10
Worksheet time: 18mins
Match the ingredients with the corresponding type of frosting.
buttercream frosting
butter, powdered sugar, and flavors
cream cheese frosting
cream cheese, butter, powdered sugar, an
ganache
chocolate and heavy cream
royal icing
egg whites, powdered sugar, and an acid
What is fondant?
a type of bread dough made from buttercream, sugar, and flavorings used for pies and tarts
a type of frosting used in pies and pastries that is made from fruits, sugar, and other ingredients
a sugar dough cake decoration used to cover cakes and add a polished finish to desserts
a type of frosting made from mixing butter and powdered sugar with water
Match the dish to the type of filling.
cream filling
cannoli
savory filling
quiche
nut filling
baklava
fruit filling
apple pie
Which tool cannot be used to help level a cake?
Bench scraper
Serrated knife
Cake leveler
Cake Turntable
Match the technique with the name.
Crumb Coat
Flooding
Star tip swirl
Match the overall style of cake decorating with its picture.
Mirror glaze cake
Piping work
Hyper realistic cake
Spatula painting
Sort the following tasks in the correct order when making buttercream and filling a piping bag.
Beat together room temperature butter with powdered sugar, add vanilla extract, and finish making the buttercream to the right consistency.
(Optional Step) If tinting it a color, add it now and mix it until it's well incorporated.
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.
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.
Twist the bag at the top, remove any air bubbles, and pipe as desired onto a cake or cupcakes.
Explain what a crumb coat is, and why is it important to "crumb coat & chill" during the process of cake decorating.
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 ______________"
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 typing, "The piping technique I will explain is _________________".
