CAKE MAKING 1

ABSTRACT Cake is an item of soft sweet food made from a mixture of flour, eggs, butter, sugar and other ingredients such as raising agents, [baking powder] and flavoring that is bake in an oven.cakes are made up of various shapes and sizes and often decorated ,usually used for ceremonial purposes. Cake is a popular snack served in most occasions mostly in weddings, birthday. Cake has various type namely apple sauce cakes, baba &savarin banana bread beef cake, birthday cake bishop cake etc FLOW CHART FOR CAKE PRODUCTION Ingredients Measuring Sieving/sorting Creaming Mixing Greasing Panning Baking depanning Cooling Dressing/decoration Distribution EXPLNATTION OF THE FLOW CHAR Ingredient: flour, eggs, butter, sugar, salt, baking powder, flavor, etc. Measuring: this is the weighing or measurement of various ingredients in order to know the quantity that will be required, like flour, butter, baking powder etc. Sieving: This is the removal of particles from the flour Creaming: the butter and sugar is creamed with a wooden stick and turned until it is welled dissolved Mixing: The flour, salt, butter, etc are thoroughly mixed and sufficient water is added to ensure even mixing. Greasing: the baking pan is adequately greased to ensure easy removal of the cake after baking. Panning: The mixed ingredients are poured into the greased baking pan of desired size and shape Inorder to give the cake a fine shape. Baking: The cake is baked at a temperature of 180 to 194 for 40 – 50 minutes Depanning: this involves the removal of the cake with a scrapper Cooling: this involves the cooling of the cake. These process is usually carried out before the cake is being dressed and decorated. Distribution/ consumption: This is the last process of the cake. The cake is either taken to the market or occasion depending on the purpose of the production.