Decorated Cakes

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Published 2003

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No dessert is more tempting than a slice of artfully composed cake

By definition, a cake is a sweet baked good usually containing flour, sugar, liquid, and fat. Other typical ingredients are flavoring agents, eggs, and other leaveners, such as baking powder or baking soda. Cakes are generally categorized by their main ingredient or flavoring — for example, cheesecake, chocolate cake, or raspberry cake — or by their method of preparation — mousse cake, chiffon cake, flourless cake, and so on.

Sponge cakes are almost always a component of assembled decorated cakes. Baking sponge cake and variations thereof is a basic skill every baker or pastry chef must master. Not having a properly made sponge affects not only the taste of the cake but also its final appearance, as it will be harder to decorate attractively. Sponge cakes are classified by their preparation method, such as the creaming method or the foaming method.

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