ProStart Level 2 Chapter 20: Cakes and Pies – Baking & Pastry Techniques Review
Batter - correct answer ✔✔Typically has more fat and sugar than a dough.
High-ratio cakes - correct answer ✔✔Contain more flour than sugar.
Dough - correct answer ✔✔A semiliquid mixture containing flour, liquid, and other ingredients.
Creaming - correct answer ✔✔This method for creating cake batters creams fat and sugar first,
before liquid and dry ingredients are added. Produces a very fine crumb and a dense, rich
texture. Used to make yellow butter cake.
Foaming - correct answer ✔✔This method for creating cake batters uses an egg foam structure.
Used to make angel food cake.
Two-stage - correct answer ✔✔This method for creating cake batter mixes fat with dry
ingredients and a portion of the liquid, then adds the remaining liquids. Used to make devil's
food cake.
Buttercream - correct answer ✔✔This type of icing is made of sugar and fat and can be colored,
flavored, or both.
Foam - correct answer ✔✔This type of icing is made with hot sugar syrup. Should not be used
on cakes that will be frozen.
Royal - correct answer ✔✔This type of icing is uncooked, dries brittle, is a mixture of
confectioner's sugar and egg whites, and can be colored.
Batter - correct answer ✔✔Typically has more fat and sugar than a dough.
High-ratio cakes - correct answer ✔✔Contain more flour than sugar.
Dough - correct answer ✔✔A semiliquid mixture containing flour, liquid, and other ingredients.
Creaming - correct answer ✔✔This method for creating cake batters creams fat and sugar first,
before liquid and dry ingredients are added. Produces a very fine crumb and a dense, rich
texture. Used to make yellow butter cake.
Foaming - correct answer ✔✔This method for creating cake batters uses an egg foam structure.
Used to make angel food cake.
Two-stage - correct answer ✔✔This method for creating cake batter mixes fat with dry
ingredients and a portion of the liquid, then adds the remaining liquids. Used to make devil's
food cake.
Buttercream - correct answer ✔✔This type of icing is made of sugar and fat and can be colored,
flavored, or both.
Foam - correct answer ✔✔This type of icing is made with hot sugar syrup. Should not be used
on cakes that will be frozen.
Royal - correct answer ✔✔This type of icing is uncooked, dries brittle, is a mixture of
confectioner's sugar and egg whites, and can be colored.
