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Buttercream
100
These are opposite each other on the color wheel.
What is complimentary colors?
100
In addition to black, you can use this to deepen a color.
What is a complimentary color?
100
This is when you leave space on the cake with no decoration.
What is white space?
100
When selecting a filling you must consider three things, the type of cake and....
What is flavour and seasonality?
100
You must warm this buttercream over a bain marie and whip again.
What is cold?
200
Violet, orange and green are this.
What are secondary colors?
200
By sealing the cake, icing does this.
What is improving shelf life?
200
This is when decoration on the cake is even or balanced.
What is symmetry?
200
At Christmas time you decide to fill your cake with a cranberry jam and use decorations of red and green. You are considering this.
What is seasonality?
200
If butter is added to a hot meringue it will make the buttercream this.
What is soft?
300
When you choose colors that are close together on the color wheel.
What is harmony?
300
The addition of color improves.
What is appearance?
300
4 things to think about when writing on a cake.
What is size, style, space and uniformity?
300
You must think about this when designing a cake in order to decide size, flavours and decoration.
What is the cake for/ or what is the occasion?
300
When buttercream is too soft, the specific gravity is too high. To correct this you must do these two things.
What is cool and remix/rewhip?
400
You use complimentary colors like red and green to achieve this.
What is balance?
400
When selecting an icing you should consider the icing to cake ratio, what the cake is for and these 3 other things.
What is flavour, color, and heaviness/lightness?
400
When you are considering balance, harmony and contrast, you are thinking about this.
What is color?
400
Some additional decoration to consider are these.
What is flowers or chocolate motifs?
400
You can add this to buttercream to make it more stable on a hot day.
What is emulsified shortening?
500
You use this instrument to blend buttercream and color on a vinyl plate.
What is a palette knife?
500
Icing contributes these two things.
What is flavour and richness?
500
The 4 key principles of designing a cake
What is cake type, icing, filling, and decor?
500
When you consider the size of your cake design you should also consider this.
What is shape?
500
Aside from adding things to buttercream on a hot day, another option would be this.
What is do not use?