tailieunhanh - Lecture Baking and pastry: Mastering the art and craft (3rd Edition) – Chapter 23

Learning objectives of this chapter include: Illustrate the process of managing inventory and storage facilities, generate a stock requisition and describe its use, list important storage-management practices that small hospitality operators should follow. | 23 Wedding and Specialty Cakes Learning Objectives Discuss traditional wedding cakes and how they differ throughout the world. Describe modern wedding cakes and how they have evolved. Describe specialty cakes. Explain the technique for properly supporting a tiered wedding cake. Discuss scheduling the production of a specialty cake. Discuss transporting a specialty cake. Explain the considerations when costing a wedding cake. 1 Most wedding cakes derive from traditional British-style wedding cakes. Rich, dense cakes with dried fruit, suet, and thick layers of icing and coating. British style cakes are tiered, very ornate, and require a great deal of time to prepare. Traditional Wedding cakes - These are, in general, unfilled dark richness of the cake reflects a time when refrigeration was unavailable 2 Traditional wedding cakes from other countries are inspired by the British-style cake. American wedding cakes are defined by their use of buttercream icing and décor. Traditional Wedding cakes (cont’d) - For American cakes, pound cakes, high-ratio cakes, génoise, and carrot cakes are most common. - Highly decorated cakes such as these should always be made with high-quality ingredients so that the finished cake can be both a delicious dessert and an impressive showpiece. 3 Contemporary wedding cakes might include: Clean, straight lines Cutouts of chocolate, pastillage, marzipan, or nougatine Fresh flowers or fresh fruits Any variety of cake, from cheesecake to sponge Any type of icing, most commonly good-quality buttercream Offset cake stands The Modern Wedding Cake Modern cakes are efficient to produce and appealing in both taste and visual. There are no restrictions on flavors of cake or filling. The Modern Wedding Cake (cont’d) - If a customer loves fresh strawberry charlotte, there is no reason the pâtissier cannot create a festive, attractive wedding cake composed of charlottes. 5 Same techniques as wedding cakes. Typically, not stacked or tiered, | 23 Wedding and Specialty Cakes Learning Objectives Discuss traditional wedding cakes and how they differ throughout the world. Describe modern wedding cakes and how they have evolved. Describe specialty cakes. Explain the technique for properly supporting a tiered wedding cake. Discuss scheduling the production of a specialty cake. Discuss transporting a specialty cake. Explain the considerations when costing a wedding cake. 1 Most wedding cakes derive from traditional British-style wedding cakes. Rich, dense cakes with dried fruit, suet, and thick layers of icing and coating. British style cakes are tiered, very ornate, and require a great deal of time to prepare. Traditional Wedding cakes - These are, in general, unfilled dark richness of the cake reflects a time when refrigeration was unavailable 2 Traditional wedding cakes from other countries are inspired by the British-style cake. American wedding cakes are defined by their use of buttercream icing and décor. .