Cakes (Division-Classification)

Division of Cakes

          Currently, in society have variety of cake and it very different from the past. Cakes in the present have interpolation creativity and make the cakes with variety of flavors for develop the products to appropriate with the needs of people in society. The basis of the cake can be classified to 4 main types are butter cake, foam cake, mousse cake, and cheesecake.

          Butter Cake is the main ingredient that makes the cake rise is butter by beating the butter and sugar to be a cream fluffy before adding the eggs, milk and flour. The butter cakes can divided in several types for example layer cake, fruit cake and pound cake which it mean the cake that make form a pound of wheat flour, a pound of sugar, and a pound of butter.

          Egg cake or foam cake is a cake that is leavened by beating air bubbles into the egg. The egg cake can divided in 3 types are chiffon cake, angle food cake, and sponge cake.

·        Chiffon cake is a cake that uses oil instead of butter.

·        Angel food cake is a cake uses only egg whites, not put any fat and egg yolk but put a lot of sugar.

·        Sponge cake is a cake which beat the eggs with the sugar to make a cake rise.

           Mousse cake is a cake that beat the egg whites or whipping cream to rise before mixing with other ingredients for make the cake soft and always put gelatin for help to keep the shape and need to refrigerate before eating.

           Cheesecake is a cake that has cheese cream to be the main component. It has both baked and not baked but put gelatin for helps to keep the shape. The cheesecake also refrigerate before eating.

Classification of cake make ​​to know about the different of each types of cake. Although the appearance, taste of the cake, and trick tips are different, but the basics of making cakes in each types remain the same.