Balestier Hill Secondary School

FOOD AND NUTRITION Sec 4N(A)

Topical test: Cakes making and sauce
Name:
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Date:

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MARKS:

1. Air can be incorporated into mixtures when creaming method is used. An

example of creaming method is Victoria Sandwich cake.
(a). Name five methods of incorporating air into mixtures and give one example
to illustrate each method. (Hint: Creaming have already been mentioned, so
there is no need to mention it again.)
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(b). Name the three types of raising agent in cake making.
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(c). Explain what happens when Victoria Sandwich is baked.
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(d). Explain the common faults in cake making:
i. Cake showing coarse, open texture
ii. Crack on the surface of the cake
iii. Cake sunken at the centre
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2.

Study the recipe given below.

250ml milk
2 tablespoon flour
50g butter

(a). Name the sauce that can be made from the recipe.
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(b). State two properties of a good sauce.
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(c). Explain the thickening process during sauce making.
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ERP 18.07.2016