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Cakes
Questions about how to bake and decorate the popular dessert and birthday treat, cake.
3,184 Questions
How long does it take to make a one layer cake?
About 45 minutes or so.
If you want to go big, a 5-layer cake takes about 3 hours, if you have to use the same oven.
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What is the same between cupcake and cake?
The differences between cupcake and cake include:
- Cupcake are usually smaller and Cakes are usually bigger.
- The amount of batter for one cupcake is far less than the amount of batter needed for one cake (one mix batter can fill about 3-dozen cupcakes).
- The amount of frosting / icing is less for a cupcake and more for a cake.
- If you ate one plain, un-frosted cupcake, the calories would less than if you ate one entire plain un-frosted cake.
- Three pans of cupcakes take up less room (height) than a 3-tier cake.
The similarities between cupcake and cake include that both:
- have "cake" in the name.
- use the same ingredients
- can use the same cake batter
- use some type of pan
- need a coating (paper or grease) in the pain to prevent sticking
- need baked for a specific period of time
- rise -- that is, the batter must rise during baking
- can be plain or have frosting
- can be plain or decorated
- smell good while baking
- taste good
- taste better with a glass of milk
- are used for holidays, birthdays, special occasions
- are sold in bakeries
- can be homemade
- Both contain calories, primarily from white flour and sugar.
How can you subsutute gram crakers when making chesse cake?
Vanilla Wafers make a good substitute for graham crackers when making the crumb crust.
When baking do you preheat the pan?
No
More information:
When baking, you USUALLY do not preheat the pan. Some products, such as cornbread, benefit from a crisp crust. In that case, a greased cast iron pan may be preheated so that the batter sizzles when poured into the hot pan before baking.
Is pig fat used in cake cream?
The term "cake cream" is not one that was found anywhere on a search using a search engine, so is it possible that cake cream is a regional term that is used to refer to lard?
If so, lard is made from pig fat and can be used in place of butter or margarine in cakes and other baked goods.
What products can aeration be in?
aeration can by in many different products such as cakes, breads, baked cereals.
What is the prices of cake ingredients?
That varies based on what ingredients you are looking for an where you live. Basic ingridents for a cake mix are flour ($4 a pound), eggs ($5 to $6 a dozen), vegetable oil ($3 a bottle), sugar ($3 a pound), butter ($5 a pound), and baking soda / baking powder ($4 a container). You do not use all of the ingredients in those amounts, though. Also, extra ingredients (depending on the recipe) may include vanilla extract, salt, brown sugar, milk, nuts, fruit / nut extracts, cocoa powder, seasoning, spices, fruit / dried fruit, and candies / chocolate chips.
* These prices are averages and estimates. Different brands, qualities, and stores will carry different prices.
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What happens when you don't grease a cupcake tray?
If you do not grease it, the cupcake mixture will stick to the tray and be harder to both wash afterwards as well as to slip the cupcakes out of their tray.
