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The Place For Cakes
The Place For Cakes
Why Do We Bake Cakes?
Learn about cake decorating because who can resist cakes?... baking them, smelling
them, and best of all – eating them? As a child, did you say, “Can I lick the bowl after you
finish making the cake?” Sometimes the cake dough and icing are as good as the cakes
themselves!
Why Do We Bake Cakes?
Learn about cake decorating because who can resist cakes?... baking them, smelling
them, and best of all – eating them? As a child, did you say, “Can I lick the bowl after you
finish making the cake?” Sometimes the cake dough and icing are as good as the cakes
themselves!
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What is the key to learning how to bake a Great Cake?
The real key to learn about baking a cake is ensuring you have all the ingredients you
need before you begin to bake. Making a list and checking it twice is never more
applicable than in baking. You can have the most delicious recipe in the world, but you
need the basic ingredients to cook it.
If you have already bought all the ingredients you need for cake baking, be sure your
family hasn’t used any ingredients you will need. Nothing is worse than reaching for two
eggs and finding that only one is left in the refrigerator! To prevent family members from
using your ingredients, you may have to communicate what not to use in the kitchen,
label the ingredients that you don’t want others to use, or have sections of your
refrigerator or pantry for your use only.
Whatever method you use to keep your family from using your ingredients, your
responsibility is ensuring you do have what you need or appropriate substitutes. You
may even want to plan substitutes in case you run out. For example, if you frequently
bake cakes with pecans, you may want to have extra walnuts available in case you don’t
have enough pecans.
If worse comes to worse, you can make banana nut bread without the nuts, or without the
bananas for that matter. Does the cake taste the same? Of course not, but even without
all the ingredients (or if your cake is lopsided, a little burnt, or even undercooked), as long
as your cake tastes good, most people will be happy to eat it. So be efficient, prepare in
advance, substitute when you can, and as long as you have the mandatory ingredients,
you can still create a tasty cake – and for informal occasions, that’s all that matters in the
end.
The real key to learn about baking a cake is ensuring you have all the ingredients you
need before you begin to bake. Making a list and checking it twice is never more
applicable than in baking. You can have the most delicious recipe in the world, but you
need the basic ingredients to cook it.
If you have already bought all the ingredients you need for cake baking, be sure your
family hasn’t used any ingredients you will need. Nothing is worse than reaching for two
eggs and finding that only one is left in the refrigerator! To prevent family members from
using your ingredients, you may have to communicate what not to use in the kitchen,
label the ingredients that you don’t want others to use, or have sections of your
refrigerator or pantry for your use only.
Whatever method you use to keep your family from using your ingredients, your
responsibility is ensuring you do have what you need or appropriate substitutes. You
may even want to plan substitutes in case you run out. For example, if you frequently
bake cakes with pecans, you may want to have extra walnuts available in case you don’t
have enough pecans.
If worse comes to worse, you can make banana nut bread without the nuts, or without the
bananas for that matter. Does the cake taste the same? Of course not, but even without
all the ingredients (or if your cake is lopsided, a little burnt, or even undercooked), as long
as your cake tastes good, most people will be happy to eat it. So be efficient, prepare in
advance, substitute when you can, and as long as you have the mandatory ingredients,
you can still create a tasty cake – and for informal occasions, that’s all that matters in the
end.
I WANT TO DECORATE CAKES
If you want to learn how to decorate cakes but don’t know how, here are some ways to learn.
You can look in the yellow pages of your telephone book for cake decorators and ask them how they learned. You can call craft
stores and ask if they offer classes about cake decorating– many of them do. Public libraries offer “how to” books as do book
stores. Ask your friends who have already taken classes about cake decorating if they will teach you what they already know.
Caterers can tell you how they learned or you can ask the bakery department of your local grocery store how their cake
decorators learned. The Internet is full of information as are cooking magazines that show pictures with step-by-step details of
how to decorate cakes. Television cooking programs often include cake-decorating information. Also, some continuing
education courses through local colleges offer cake-decorating courses.
You may need to purchase some utensils, but with the right tools, you’re on your way to creating masterpieces. Won’t you be
proud when people ask you if you bought your cake or made it yourself? Also, when you cut your cake, be prepared to hear,
“May I have one of those pretty roses on my piece?”
You may you love your cake decorating hobby so much that you decide to turn it into a job for pay. You may even become
known as the “neighborhood cake decorator.” Is so, you may be in demand for your skills and like it or not, you may have to
decide whether or not you want to accept money for baking and decorating beautiful cakes that also taste delicious.
If you want to learn how to decorate cakes but don’t know how, here are some ways to learn.
You can look in the yellow pages of your telephone book for cake decorators and ask them how they learned. You can call craft
stores and ask if they offer classes about cake decorating– many of them do. Public libraries offer “how to” books as do book
stores. Ask your friends who have already taken classes about cake decorating if they will teach you what they already know.
Caterers can tell you how they learned or you can ask the bakery department of your local grocery store how their cake
decorators learned. The Internet is full of information as are cooking magazines that show pictures with step-by-step details of
how to decorate cakes. Television cooking programs often include cake-decorating information. Also, some continuing
education courses through local colleges offer cake-decorating courses.
You may need to purchase some utensils, but with the right tools, you’re on your way to creating masterpieces. Won’t you be
proud when people ask you if you bought your cake or made it yourself? Also, when you cut your cake, be prepared to hear,
“May I have one of those pretty roses on my piece?”
You may you love your cake decorating hobby so much that you decide to turn it into a job for pay. You may even become
known as the “neighborhood cake decorator.” Is so, you may be in demand for your skills and like it or not, you may have to
decide whether or not you want to accept money for baking and decorating beautiful cakes that also taste delicious.
How is "Baking" Different from "Cooking"?
Recipes such as cakes, pies, breads and pastries have specific ingredients that interact with one another. The exact measures
must be followed in order to achieve perfect results. The ingredients in a baked item must be measured precisely due to the
chemical interaction which effects texture and flavor. Cooking, however, is the art of combining ingredients that can be increased
or decreased without ruining the dish. You can toss a few more carrots into a stew without a negative effect. But if you add too
much baking powder to a cake, or too much yeast in a bread recipe, the result may be a flop. So, if you are baking, measure
accurately and you will love the results.
Recipes such as cakes, pies, breads and pastries have specific ingredients that interact with one another. The exact measures
must be followed in order to achieve perfect results. The ingredients in a baked item must be measured precisely due to the
chemical interaction which effects texture and flavor. Cooking, however, is the art of combining ingredients that can be increased
or decreased without ruining the dish. You can toss a few more carrots into a stew without a negative effect. But if you add too
much baking powder to a cake, or too much yeast in a bread recipe, the result may be a flop. So, if you are baking, measure
accurately and you will love the results.
Cake Decorating Cake Decorating Supplies Cake Decorating Ideas Resources for Cake
Decorations Types of Cakes Wedding Cakes How to Decorate Cakes Birthday Cake
Decorating Ideas Cake Baking Tips Learning Cake Decorating Cupcakes
Decorations Types of Cakes Wedding Cakes How to Decorate Cakes Birthday Cake
Decorating Ideas Cake Baking Tips Learning Cake Decorating Cupcakes
Learning to bake a cake might have been one of your requests as a child. Then when you
were old enough, you either asked someone to make your favorite cake or you learned to
make it yourself so you could eat it or enjoy serving it to family and friends.
Although you can bake a cake to celebrate an occasion, to please family or friends, you
don’t have to have a reason -- just bake a cake because it tastes good.
Some people do bake cakes for specific reasons however. For example, if you’re selling
your home, real estate agents recommend during an open house, bake a cake in the oven
to make your house smell “deliciously inviting” to prospective buyers. You may even want
to offer prospective buyers a slice of cake to help them feel even more at home!
Cakes are for everyone – children, adults, and even customers. Which cakes you make
and how often you make them are up to you. With or without icing, cakes smell good, taste
good, and are a party in themselves. So, right now, even if you’re the only one attending,
have yourself a party -- bake yourself a cake!
were old enough, you either asked someone to make your favorite cake or you learned to
make it yourself so you could eat it or enjoy serving it to family and friends.
Although you can bake a cake to celebrate an occasion, to please family or friends, you
don’t have to have a reason -- just bake a cake because it tastes good.
Some people do bake cakes for specific reasons however. For example, if you’re selling
your home, real estate agents recommend during an open house, bake a cake in the oven
to make your house smell “deliciously inviting” to prospective buyers. You may even want
to offer prospective buyers a slice of cake to help them feel even more at home!
Cakes are for everyone – children, adults, and even customers. Which cakes you make
and how often you make them are up to you. With or without icing, cakes smell good, taste
good, and are a party in themselves. So, right now, even if you’re the only one attending,
have yourself a party -- bake yourself a cake!
Decorating the Perfect Cake
Just what is cake decorating?
You take a freshly baked cake that is cooled, frost it with your favorite icing, and make it as simple or elaborate as you wish! You
can be creative with your own special designs on the sides of your cake as well as the top.
Having a smooth finish on your cake is one of the most important parts of successful cake decorating. No matter how careful
you are, cake decorations will always look best on an evenly iced cake. Neatness and precision are also very important.
Once you have baked your cake you should let the layers cool thoroughly. Cool for at least one hour. You can even put the layers
in the freezer for a short time. This will help eliminate crumbs. Once your layers are cool, you will need to level and trim each
layer.
You want to make sure that you use an icing with good consistency as a base. Be sure that your frosting is not too thick or to thin.
Icing should just glide on to the cake.
The cake decorations are the final step. It’s like the wrapping of that special gift. This is what every one sees. Your cake
decorations can be as simple as a butter cream icing, glaze or as simple as stenciling a dusting of confectioner’s sugar or even
cocoa! The decorations will entice your guest to enjoy a piece of your delicious cake!
Just what is cake decorating?
You take a freshly baked cake that is cooled, frost it with your favorite icing, and make it as simple or elaborate as you wish! You
can be creative with your own special designs on the sides of your cake as well as the top.
Having a smooth finish on your cake is one of the most important parts of successful cake decorating. No matter how careful
you are, cake decorations will always look best on an evenly iced cake. Neatness and precision are also very important.
Once you have baked your cake you should let the layers cool thoroughly. Cool for at least one hour. You can even put the layers
in the freezer for a short time. This will help eliminate crumbs. Once your layers are cool, you will need to level and trim each
layer.
You want to make sure that you use an icing with good consistency as a base. Be sure that your frosting is not too thick or to thin.
Icing should just glide on to the cake.
The cake decorations are the final step. It’s like the wrapping of that special gift. This is what every one sees. Your cake
decorations can be as simple as a butter cream icing, glaze or as simple as stenciling a dusting of confectioner’s sugar or even
cocoa! The decorations will entice your guest to enjoy a piece of your delicious cake!
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| History of Cakes In early times, the term "cakes" and "breads" were used interchangeably. During the Roman period, cakes were more closely made as cheesecakes, whereas the early Greeks liked to make theirs more like bread covered with nuts and honey. By the mid 19th century, cakes as we know them began to arrive on the scene. Refined flour and baking powder became more readily available. By the 20th Century, butter-cream frostings replaced boiled icings and the modern day cake gained popularity. The first boxed cake mixes arrived on the scene in the 1920s and 1930s. In 1947, General Mills introduced the "just add water" cake mix and in 1948, Pillsbury won the market with a Chocolate cake mix. |