Cookies
Cakes
Specialty Dessert
Mixing Methods & Procedures
Miscellaneous
100

_____________ cookies are made from a soft, moist dough or batter that is dropped, scooped, or pushed from a spoon or cookie scoop onto a baking sheet.

Drop

100

_____________ provide structure (flour, eggs)

Tougheners

100

______________ are thin, glossy, transparent coatings that give a shine to baked products and help prevent drying.

Glazes

100

_____________ icings are light, smooth mixtures of fat and sugar.

Buttercream

100

Angel food is an example of this kind of cake.

Foam Cake (or Low-Fat Cake)

200

______________ cookies are ideal for operations that wish to have freshly baked cookies on hand at all times.

Icebox or Refrigerator

200

_____________ provide softness or shortening of protein fibers: sugar, fats (including butter, shortening, and cocoa butter), and chemical leaveners

Tenderizers

200

A ______________ is a spatula with a long, flexible blade for spreading and smoothing icings and fillings.

Palette Knife or Steel Spatula

200

Uniform ______________ and even __________ between cookies on the baking sheet are important.

Thickness; space

200

How many basic types of icing and cake coatings are there?

8

300

A ___________ cookie is a crisp, thin, light and dry biscuit, often characterized by a delicate texture, sweet flavor, and surface ridges.

Wafer/Wafer Biscuit

300

_____________ provide moisture or water: water, liquid milk, syrups and liquid sugars, eggs

Moisteners

300

When a white surface appears on the top of the chocolate, this is called _____________.

Bloom

300

What are the three basic cookie mixing methods called?

1. One Stage
2. Creaming
3. Sponge

300

What are the three main goals of mixing cake batters?

1. Combine all ingredients into smooth, uniform batter
2. To form and incorporate air cells
3. To develop proper texture

400

What are the four characteristics that make up the "cookie formula balance?"

1. Crispiness
2. Softness
3. Chewiness
4. Spread

400

_____________ absorb moisture: flours and starches, cocoa, milk solids

Dryers

400

Cooks melt chocolate using a process called ____________, where it is melted slowly and gradually.

Tempering

400

The two forms of colors for frosting include: _________ and __________

Liquids and Gels

400

_____________ icing is also called decorating or decorator's icing, is similar to flat icings except it is much thicker and made with egg whites, which make it hard and brittle when dry.

Royal

500

Honey, molasses and corn syrup are _____________, which means they readily absorb moisture from the air or from their surroundings.

Hygroscopic

500

Name the four methods used in creating high-fat or shortened cakes?

1. Creaming Method
2. Two-Stage Method
3. One-Stage Method
4. Flour-Batter Method

500

A chocolate sauce is referred to as ____________.

Ganache

500

A __________ connects the decorating tip to the piping bag

Coupler

500

___________ is a paste made of ground almonds and sugar.

Marzipan