Zusammenfassung der Ressource
food tech exam: decorated cakes
- rubbing method
- fat is rubbed into flour then wet ingredients added
- fat ratio 1:2 in cakes and 1:4 in scones
- cakes are crumbly and not too fatty
- creaming method
- butter/ margarine is beaten with sugar until creamy
- fat ratio 1:1
- these cakes are well risen, soft and will keep for a week
- all in one method
- all ingredients (fat, sugar, eggs and flour) is added at once
- fat ratio 1:1
- easy to make, cakes are soft and spongy
- whisking method
- eggs and sugar whisked together to make a foam, then flour is folded in gently
- no added fat
- this makes a fat-less sponge, very light
- melting method
- fat is melted then sugar is added. it is then cooled and dry ingredients are added
- see recipe
- used for sticky cakes which are moist
- types of icing
- glace icing
- icing sugar mixed with water
- buy it in tubes ready to pipe
- butter cream icing
- creaming butter and icing sugar until pale
- brought in packets of dry ingredients, mix with water
- fondant icing
- stiff and shiny icing, rolled out to cover cakes
- brought in blocks
- cake needs to be covered in jam to make it stick
- ganache
- rich chocolate icing, can look shiny or matte
- used as a filling or piped into decorations
- needs to be made
- cream cheese icing
- cream cheese is mixed with butter and icing sugar
- brought in tubs
- royal icing
- meringue-like mixture
- made from egg whites and icing sugar
- brought in tubs
- special dietary needs
- people weight watching
- eating fewer calories
- lower fat diets
- reducing the amount of fat eaten
- people with allergies
- nut allergies
- cannot eat nuts or things that contain nuts
- coeliac
- cannot eat products that contain gluten (found in wheat)
- lactose intolerance
- have to avoid milk and milk products
- low salt diets
- use foods labelled to reduce salt
- diabetics should eat a healthy diet. no special food products are needed