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Foods 1 - 4.03 Cakes & Frostings

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 7mins

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1.

Pan preparation for a Shortened Caked

a)

Pour melted butter in the bottom of the pan

b)

Grease and coat with Sugar

c)

Grease and coat with Flour

d)

Ungreased pan

2.

What type of cake uses a tube pan and requires no grease?

a)

Chocolate cake

b)

Shortened cake

c)

Unshortened cake

d)

Red Velvet cake

3.

Leavening agent used in a Shortened Cake

a)

Baking soda/ Baking powder

b)

Yeast

c)

Air

d)

Egg whites

4.

Which frosting is most common for a shortened cake?

a)

fondant

b)

royal icing

c)

buttercream icing

d)

whipped cream frosting

5.

What are the reasons to frost a cake?

a)

Flavor, color, freshness, attractiveness

b)

Freshness and retains moisture

c)

Flavor, freshness, retains moisture, attractiveness

d)

Flavor and price

6.

What tool is best for folding ingredients?

a)

Rubber spatula

b)

Straight edge spatula

c)

Whisk

d)

Spoon

7.

How can you tell if a cake is done baking?

a)

Doubles in size

b)

Bake Time

c)

Smell

d)

"Toothpick" method or cake springs back

8.

Cakes should be stored in a refrigerator when they include:

a)

Frosting filling

b)

Jam filling

c)

Glaze filling

d)

Cream filling

9.

If your cake has a domed top after baking, how do you fix it?

a)

tort the cake with a knife

b)

fill and level with frosting

c)

level the cake with a knife

d)

throw it away and start over

10.

How do you cool a Shortened Cake?

a)

Cool in the oven

b)

Cool upside down to prevent "falling"

c)

Cool in the pan right side up

d)

Cool for 5-10 minutes before taking out of the pan

11.

What is the best way to preserve a cake?

a)

Store in a tightly closed container at room temperature

b)

Freezer

c)

Refrigerator

d)

Wrap tightly with plastic wrap

12.

How do you cool an Unshortened Cake?

a)

Cool in the oven

b)

Cool upside down to prevent "falling"

c)

Cool in the pan right side up

d)

Cool for 5-10 minutes before taking out of the pan

13.

What type of cake is made without added fat?

a)

Carrot cake

b)

Shortened cake

c)

Red Velvet cake

d)

Unshortened cake

14.

What is the mixing method for making Shortened cakes?

a)

Creaming Method

b)

Biscuit Method

c)

Conventional Method

d)

Muffin Method

15.

This type of cake contains fat

a)

Sponge cake

b)

Shortened cake

c)

Angel Food cake

d)

Unshortened cake

16.

What is the best type of pan used for baking?

a)

none of these

b)

Shiny metal pans

c)

Glass pans

d)

Dark metal pans

17.

How should you store your cake? (No cream filling)

a)

In tightly closed container at room temperature

b)

In a loosely closed container at room temperature

c)

No container at room temperature

d)

Freeze

18.

What is the process of beating fat and sugar together to blend them uniformly and to incorporate air?

a)

Whisking

b)

Stirring

c)

Folding

d)

Creaming

19.

Cakes are high in

a)

fat and carbohydrates

b)

carbohydrates and calories

c)

fat, carbohydrates, and calories

d)

calories and fat

20.

What is the leavening agent in Unshortened cakes?

a)

Whole eggs

b)

Egg whites

c)

Egg yolks

d)

Chemical leavening agent