Cake Informative Essay

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You received your first cake order! Do not mess it up. This cake is your defining moment as a baker, and if the cake is not up to par with an actual bakery you can say goodbye to being a reputable baker. Baking is not for the weak, you need to have serious skill before entering the cut throat world of sugary sweets where only a select few will survive. Anyone can go to the store and buy a generic twenty dollar cake, so you have to make yourself stand out. You have to prove to the customer that your sixty dollar cake is better than any cake made at a grocery store.
First you must bake the perfect cake. One that is moist, but firm; airy, but sturdy; and most importantly, one that tastes good. Never use box cake mix, that is for ameture …show more content…

The use of fondant opens up so many doors, with it the decorating possibilities are endless. Now to cover the cake with fondant, it is always good to have a little bit more than you need in case the worse happens. The amount of fondant you will need depends on the size of the cake. Rolling out a huge chunk of fondant requires a lot of muscle and your arms will get tired. Once you have rolled out the necessary diameter, roll out an inch more to be on the safe side. Your fondant can not be too thin, otherwise it will tear as soon as you lift it off your mat. It also can not be too thick either, or else it will push the frosting off the sides and cause the fondant to billow. About a quarter of an inch thick will be good. Since your fondant is evenly rolled out, it is time to transport it onto the cake. If you can move the cake as close to the mat as you can to reduce the risk of your fondant tearing. You can go about covering the cake one of two ways. You can gently roll the fondant onto the rolling pin and then unroll it onto the cake, or if the fondant is stuck to the mat you can take the mat and flip it on top of the cake and peel it off. Once the fondant if off the mat or the rolling pin, you need to work fast. As soon as the fondant is on the cake, gravity starts to pull on it creating elephant skin and tears. You need to take your smoother and seal the rim of the cake to prevent any cracks and tears. Once the rim is sealed, you can take a deep breath. When smoothing fondant, you want to smooth it in downward motions, not horizontal. Smoothing it vertically allows the fondant to slightly stretch and fan out a little bit around the base of the cake. However, if you smooth from side to side, the fondant will fold and overlap making the cake look sloppy. When this does happens, it is almost better to leave and try to blend it then it is to try and unfold and fix it. The damage

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