How to Bake a Cake

Mardi Gras is a big deal mainly because Louisiana is the only state that celebrates it. As always, there is a famous dish that comes along with this holiday and it is King Cake. King Cake is a dessert that is made up of bread, filling, and colorful icing. King Cake was created in the mid-1800s and was made to celebrate the 12th night after Christmas. This dessert represents the coming of the three kings or three wise men (Dave). There are many simple steps to creating a King Cake. After creating the strips of dough for the King Cake, some braids then bakes the strips together which creates the unique look to the dessert. Some people may wonder what makes this thick piece of bread a dessert. Well, after the dough bakes into its unique form, someone splatters icing all over the cake and covers the dough in Mardi Gras colored sprinkles (purple, green and gold). Sometimes King Cakes will be made with different kinds of filling such as, cream cheese, strawberry, apple, or other types. The Mardi Gras colored sprinkles that are on King Cakes symbolize powerful words. Purple stands for justice, green stands for faith, and gold stands for power. The meanings of the colors were created in 1892 during the Rex Parade (Dave). The world’s largest King Cake was baked in 1998 in Baton Rouge, Louisiana and it weighed 350 pounds (Dave). There is a secret ingredient that someone inserts in each King Cake and that is

The second part is where the fun part actually starts, you’re going to add one or two heaping spoonfuls of regular white frosting to the crumbled up cake you have.

There are several effects that influence under and over mixing a shortened cake batter. For instance, the "four common methods of mixing cakes are the conventional method, conventional sponge method, muffin method, and quick-mix method. The amount of mixing needed for a high-quality cake varies with the ingredient proportions and the batter quantity. Undermixed cakes may yield a cake of good volume, but the texture is coarse and the cell walls thick. Overmixing tends to produce a compact cake of smaller volume which may have tunnels or become heavy or soggy" (Scheule, M.B.A. B.,2013). I personally, find this information being very interesting because for the most part my cakes have always lacked volume

1. Heat oven to 350°F. Grease 12-cup fluted tube cake pan with butter. Pour 1/4 cup of the caramel topping in bottom of pan. Refrigerate remaining caramel topping for serving.

Cooking the cake was a challenge because I had to put two pans in at a time and there was five or six pans.

After all the ingredients are measured, preheat the oven to 375° F. Next, get a 15 x 10-inch jelly-roll pan, grease it well and line it with wax paper. The wax paper must be greased and have flour to ensure the cake does not stick to the paper. Moreover you will need a thin, moist cotton kitchen towel sprinkled with a layer of powdered sugar.

Wedding cakes have grown and developed from two main ethnical traditions. One of the traditions can be traced back to the Ancient Roman Empire. “Around 1900 years ago, the Romans began baking wheat and salt into small cakes to be eaten” (Clee-Cadman, Mary). One of the rituals

There aren 't many baking pans that I would consider a necessity but this is one of them. The "#1" pan can be used for so many different things from cakes to brownies and if you are daring enough, a very interesting gelatin mold. The first time I used this for gelatin I loaded it up with fruit and no one even noticed that it was the shape of a number. You live, you learn, you lay off the fruit. If you can mix up a box of cake batter, set a timer and spread on some icing you can make this cake for any event or celebration and save a ton of money over buying a store bought one. The biggest perk is being able to use the colors and decorations you want and knowing exactly what 's in it. Some of the obvious uses are for the first place team in a sporting event, first birthdays and of course Mother 's Day but you can also use it for someone 's eleventh birthday, showing someone that they are number one in your life or add it to a larger cake for a tiered look. You can also shave off the serifs and make it into a brick shape if you need something like that. Average baking time is about twenty to twenty five minutes with a cool time of at least fifteen. Decorating is easy because of the simple shape of it and you can customize it any way that you like. One thing I tried and has success with was making a checkerboard design when one of the boys came in fist place in a local chess competition. I made one dark chocolate pan and a white one. After allowing them to cool I used fishing

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Although the outside appearance of a pro cake is what you are striving for, the first thing every cake needs is what’s called a “dirty ice.” Before the dirty ice can take place,

Baking a hurricane cake may seem difficult at first. With a little practice this cake will be part of your family's dessert menu for years to come. All it takes is the right ingredients, attention to detail and a perfect cooking time to produce this delicious chocolate cake. During A.I.T one of the jobs taught to us was how to bake a cake from scratch. It may seem difficult at first but after a few attempts it will become like second nature. To bake a hurricane cake from scratch, first gather all of the necessary things you will need to get started. For starters locate the ingredients, mixer and cooking utensils. preheat oven so that the cooking time will be precise. It is never a good idea to start baking a cake in cool oven.

Everyone loves a homemade cake! However, it is certainly easier to dig out the boxed mix than it is to start a cake from scratch, so why not jazz it up? By following these simple steps, you can turn any box cake mix into a delicious homemade cake that your family is sure to love.

There are so many reasons to need a cake; from birthdays to weddings and everything in-between. When a cake is needed; the first question I ask myself is, do I make it or go to the store? Sometimes we order a cake when we need one; pre-made and decorated. Other times we make them and their decorations. Depending on the circumstances in which the cake is needed one of the choices may work more effectively. How does someone know to buy or make a cake? There is a lot to consider when choosing to make a cake with love or buy one from the store.

In this essay I will be discussing the key points in making a successful orange cake, sugar and starches role in cake making and the other ingredients in cake making. A cake can have many different ingredients, but the most important and essential ingredients are flour, fat, eggs, raising agents, sugar, water and salt. A cake comprises many tastes and flavours but it is best to keep to a recipe with one or two strong flavours that blend well together. A mixture of a moist, crisp, creamy texture for a cake is key (Gisslen, 2009). The orange cake I prepared, baked and served in the food practical lab was the orange cake. An orange cake is a basic shortened cake mixture. A shortened cake, is a cake that has a crumb structure originating from the fat liquid emulsion that is created during the batter process (Zhou and Hui, 2014.). The method of baking for this cake is the creaming method. This method entails mixing fat and sugar to incorporate as much air as possible (Suas, 2009).

Baking is a skill that I have always been eager to learn. This past summer, I learned that I am unfortunately, intolerant to dairy and have a gluten sensitivity. Most places do not offer gluten-free and dairy-free options so it has been difficult for me to find baked goods that I am able to eat. I have been meaning to learn some recipes that I can bake and eat that work with my dietary needs. Many of the vegan and gluten-free chocolate cakes that I have tried so far have been very good, and is something that I want to try making myself.