Classification of Cakes
Classification of Cakes
Classification of Cakes
Knowledge
Skills
Attitude
What do you expect to learn in cake baking and
decorating?
• Select, measure, and weigh ingredients according to recipe requirements, enterprise
practices and customer practices.
• Use appropriate equipment according to required pastry and bakery products and
standard operating procedures.
• Cool the sponges and cakes according to established standards and procedures.
Baking is cooking food in an oven, in hot ashes, or in any
oven-type appliances. Cake is one of the most commonly
baked products. Cakes are usually eaten during special
occasions such as birthdays, weddings, anniversaries,
and other celebrations. They are sweet, made from a
combination of liquid batters, and with high fat and
sugar contents. After baking, they are often decorated.
They can be of different shapes and sizes, and decorated
with a variety of toppings like fruit, candy, and frosting.
Tortes, on the other hand, are a type of cake that use
higher quality ingredients, which generally makes them
more expensive. Their name is derived from the German
word “torte”, which means cake.
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Pre-Test
1. How do you define cake?
2. Give at least 5 kinds of cakes available in
our local bakeries.
3. Enumerate at least 5 tools and
equipment used in cake baking.
Classification of Cakes
What is Gateaux, Tortes, Petit Fours
and Cake?
Gateaux – (ga-toh) is a cake, especially a very light sponge cake
with a rich icing or filling.
Tortes –(tɔrtəs) is a rich, usually multi-layered, cake that is filled with
whipped cream, buttercreams, mousses, jams, or fruits. Ordinarily, it is
glazed and garnished.
Petit Fours - [pet-ee fawrz, fohrz) is a small confectionery or
savoury appetizer. The name is French, petit four, meaning "small
oven“.
Cake - is a sweet baked food used as a dessert or snack item made
of cake flour, sugar, shortening, eggs, leavening agents and
flavorings.
Types of Cake
1. Batter Type or Shortened Cake – is also known as
conventional, or creamed cakes.
This uses solid type of shortening like margarine
and butter.
Example: Red Velvet Cake, Cheese Cakes, Banana Cake, Devil's
Food Cake, Chocolate Brownies…
Method of Mixing – Conventional Method
Creaming
Whipping
Chocolate Brownies with Roasted Peanuts
Cheese Cup Cake
Sponge Roll
3. Chiffon Type – is a combination of shortened and
sponge type cakes.
Good Luck!
Key to Correction:
1.1 Gateaux – (ga-toh) is a cake, especially a very light sponge cake
with a rich icing or filling.
1.2 Tortes – (tɔrtə) is a rich, usually multi-layered, cake that is filled
with whipped cream, buttercreams, mousses, jams, or fruits. Ordinarily,
it is glazed and garnished.
1.3 Petit Fours - [pet-ee fawrz, fohrz) is a small confectionery or
savoury appetizer. The name is French, petit four, meaning "small
oven“.
1.4 Cake - is a sweet baked food used as a dessert or snack item made
of cake flour, sugar, shortening, eggs, leavening agents and flavorings.
2. The 3 classification of cakes are the following:
Shortened type cakes or conventional
Un-shortened type of cakes or foam type
Chiffon type of cakes