Baking- Cake

Rafael, Editha, Technology and Livelihood Education III, Phoenix Publishing House, Inc., 2005

Group Texting Activity

I will present a power point presentation, each slide contains pictures of different processes involved in baking. all you need to do is to identify that process...

After you identify, send your answers to 09077815986

Causes of Poor Quality

Outside Appearance	Causes
Pale color	Under baked; wrong sized pan
Too brown	Over baked; too hot oven; too much sugar
Poor volume	Improper baking temperature Poor- Quality eggs Greased pans Insufficient beating of eggs Over folding Too high or too low temperature of egg white beating Wrong- sized pan Under baked
Sunken	Not inverting pan to cool cake Removing cake from pan before it is cool

Inside Appearance	Causes
Uneven grain	Over folding flour with egg and sugar Under beaten egg whites and yolks (sponge) egg whites (chiffon) Improper storage after baking
Coarse grain	Unfolding
Texture: Dry	Over baked; too little liquid
Soggy	Under baked; under mixed
Solid	Too much flour or liquid; insufficient beating of eggs (sponge) or egg whites (chiffon)
Tough	Over mixed; not enough sugar; over baked
Flavor	Poor- quality ingredients; wrong proportion of ingredients

Reference: Rafael, Editha, Technology and Livelihood Education III, Phoenix Publishing House, Inc., 2005

Qualities of well- made cakes

Butter Cake- has uniform and slightly rounded top, fine grains, thin cell walls, and elastic crumbs. Its texture is tender, velvety, and moist and its crust is smooth and golden brown. Flavor is pleasing, well blended with no bitter taste.
Sponge Cake- has a surface that is uniform, free from cracks and slightly rounded. It is very light in weight but with a large volume, not compact or soggy. Its texture is tender and feathery and has grains with thin walls and no large spaces. Its flavor is delicate and pleasing.
Chiffon Cake- has slightly rounded and no cracked surface, uniform and golden brown in color. Its texture is velvety and delicate and it has pleasing flavor. It should be very light in weight but with a large volume. The flavor is delicately pleasing.