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4 parts of a plated Dessert
1. Sauce
2. Crunch
3. Garnish
4. Main item
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Bakeshop Review Tips
๏ผ Always sift and measure
๏ผ Knead or โover mixโ
only if necessary
๏ผ Use good quality
ingredients
๏ผ Monitor hot spots and
time/temperature of
the oven
๏ผ Test cake for doneness
๏ผ Use liquid measuring
cups for liquids and dry
measuring cups for dry
ingredients
๏ผ Spray or line pan with
fat and dust with
flour/sugar and use
parchment
๏ผ Follow the recipe
๏ผ Do not open the oven
unless necessary
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Syrups, Creams and
Sauces
Syrup Strength
Sugar Crystallization
โข Sugar Crystallization is when a
simple syrup โbreaksโ
โข Tips for preventing crystallization:
โ Brush down sides of the pan
โ Cover the pan
โ Use glucose or corn syrup to control
crystallization
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Syrups, Creams and Sauces
Stages of Sugar Cooking
โข Use a candy thermometer
โข Drop a bit of the syrup into
cold water
Stage Temperature ยฐF
Thread 230
Soft Ball 240
Firm Ball 245
Hard Ball 250-260
Small Crack 265-270
Crack 275-280
Hard Crack 290-310
Caramel 320-340
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Syrups, Creams and Sauces
Basic Syrups
โข Simple Syrup: A dissolved mixture
of equal parts water and sugar
โ 1 oz water _____ sugar
โ 10# water _____ sugar
โ Some chefs prefer a sweeter (1 ยฝ
parts sugar) or less sweet (2 parts
water) syrup
โข Dessert Syrup: A flavored
simple syrup
โ Add flavorings after the
simple syrup is made
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Syrups, Creams and Sauces
Whipped Cream
โข Volumes doubles when liquid
cream is whipped
โข Cream with over 30% fat can be
whipped into a foam
โ Light cream: 25% fat
โ Half and Half: 10% fat
โ Milk: 2% fat
Guidelines for Whipped Cream
๏ผ Chill cream and all equipment
๏ผ Use wire whip or whip
attachment
๏ผ Use extra fine sugar or
powdered sugar to sweeten
๏ผ Stop beating when peaks hold
their shape
๏ผ Store covered in the walk in
๏ผ Fold in flavoring ingredients last
๏ผ Do not overwhip
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Syrups, Creams and Sauces
Stabilizing Whipped Cream
โข To stabilize:
โ Add 1% gelatin and 6% cold
water to cream
โ Soften gelatin in cold water
and warm until gelatin
dissolves
โ Whip gelatin into whipped
cream
โ Great for display desserts or
desserts done ahead of time
โข 32 oz cream
โ Gelatin:
โ Water:
โข 64 oz cream
โ Gelatin:
โ Water:
โข 16 oz cream
โ Gelatin:
โ Water:
โข 28 oz cream
โ Gelatin:
โ Water:
Friday 8
Find Out how much water and
gelatin is needed
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Syrups, Creams and Sauces
Crรจme Chantilly
Heavy Cream 8 oz
Confectioners Sugar 1.25 oz
Vanilla Extract ยฝ tsp
Total Weight 9 oz
1. Make sure all utensils and equipment
are chilled
2. Whip cream until soft peaks
3. Add sugar and vanilla and continue to
whip until stiff peaks
4. Do not overwhip
1. What minimum % must the
dairy be to whip?
2. What is another name for
confectioners sugar?
3. Why does all utensils and
ingredients need to be chilled?
4. How can you tell the difference
in soft and stiff peaks?
5. When should flavorings be
added to whipped cream?
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Syrups, Creams and Sauces
Meringues
โข Meringue: Whipped egg
whites sweetened with
sugar
โ Used to give lightness to
desserts and icings and as
toppings
โ Meringues can be baked in
a low oven until crisp
โ Chopped nuts may be
added to meringues
โ Beaten until stiff peaks
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Syrups, Creams and Sauces
Meringue Types
โข Common Meringue or โFrench Meringueโ
โ Made by beating egg whites and
granulated sugar
โ Decent stability
โข Swiss Meringue
โ Same as common meringue but
warmed over a double boiler as they
are beaten
โ Better stability
โข Italian Meringue
โ Made by beating a hot sugar syrup into
egg whites
โ Best stability
Guidelines for Meringues
๏ผ Fats are bad for meringues
โ Egg yolk, greasy bowls
๏ผ Have egg whites at room temp
โ Remove 1 hour before
whipping
๏ผ Do not overbeat
โ Shiny not dry and curdled
๏ผ Acids help with foaming
โ Cream of tartar, lemon juice
๏ผ Sugar helps stabilize egg whites
โ Usually equal parts
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Common Meringue Recipe
โข Egg whites 8 oz
โข Granulated Sugar 8 oz
โข Powdered Sugar 8 oz
1. Whip egg whites until soft peaks
2. Add granulated sugar a little at a time.
Whip until stiff peaks form
3. Fold in powdered sugar
Swiss Meringue
โข Egg Whites 8 oz
โข Granulated sugar 8 oz
โข Powdered Sugar 8 oz
1. Place egg whites and sugar over a
double boiler and beat until warm
2. Transfer to mixer and whip until stiff
peaks form and cool
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โข Granulated Sugar 16 oz
โข Water 4 oz
โข Egg Whites 8 oz
1. Heat sugar and water until candy
thermometer reaches 243 F
2. While syrup is cooking, beat egg
whites until soft peaks form
3. With the machine running, beat
in sugar syrup
4. Continue beating until meringue
is cool and forms stiff peaks
Italian Meringue
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Compare & Contrast
Friday 13
Common Meringue Swiss Meringue
Italian Meringue
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Syrups, Creams and Sauces
Crรจme Anglaise
โข A cooked vanilla custard
sauce
โ Sauce can curdle if too high a
heat is used (eggs)
Crรจme Anglaise Tips
โข Heat dairy to scalding (just
below simmering)
โข Temper hot milk to eggs
โข Sauce is done when:
โ 185 F never above 190 F
โ Nappe
โข Stir to cool in ice water bath
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Crรจme Anglaise
Chocolate Crรจme Anglaise
1. Melt 6 oz sweet chocolate and stir into
custard sauce while warm
Coffee Crรจme Anglaise
1. Add 2 tbsp instant coffee to custard sauce
โข Egg Yolks 8 oz
โข Sugar 8 oz
โข Milk 2 lb
โข Vanilla 1 T
1. Cut recipe in half
2. Combine egg yolks and sugar.
Whip until thick and light
3. Scald milk over direct heat
4. Temper hot milk to egg yolk
mixture
5. Set bowl in simmering water and
stir constantly until nappe or 185
F
6. Set in cold ice water to cool and
stir to cool
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Syrups, Creams and Sauces
Pastry Cream
โข Also called โcrรจme patisserieโ
โข Vanilla Pudding
โข Used as fillings for cakes and
pastries
โข Can be stabilized with gelatin
โข Cornstarch is thickening agent
โข Chiboust: Pastry Cream with
italian meringue
Chocolate Creams
โข Ganache: A mixture of heavy
cream and chocolate
โ Fruit purees and other
flavorings can be added
โ Truffles or Candy Filling: 2
parts chocolate 1 part heavy
cream
โ Chocolate Mousse: equal parts
cream to chocolate
โ Icing: 75% heavy cream
โข 1lb Chocolate____oz cream
โข 3.5lb Chocolate____oz cream
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Syrups, Creams and Sauces
Dessert Sauces
โข Coulis: Purees of fresh or
cooked fruits
โข Caramel: Sugar cooked to
the caramel stage with
added cream
โข Chocolate Sauce
โข Melba Sauce: Raspberries
and red currant jelly
โข Sabayon: Whipped custard
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Mixing
โข High Fat
โข Creaming
โข Two Stage Method
โข Low Fat or Foam Type
โข Sponge Method
โข Angel Food Method
โข Chiffon Method
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Creaming Method
1. Scale and have all
ingredients at room temp
2. Beat sugar, salt and
flavorings with butter and
beat until light and fluffy
3. Add eggs one at a time
4. Add sifted dry and wet
ingredients alternatively
5. Scale and pan
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Two Stage Method
1. Scale and have all ingredients at
room temp
2. Sift flour, baking powder and salt
with shortening and mix at low
speed
3. Sift in remaining dry ing. and add
part of the water and milk
4. Add remaining liquid ingredients
slowly, scraping the bowl
continuously
5. Batter will be quite liquid
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Sponge Method
1. Scale ingredients
2. Combine eggs, sugar and salt
over a hot water bath and beat
until warm (110)
3. In a mixer beat warmed eggs
at high speed until light and
fluffy (10 minutes)
4. Stir or whip in liquids to egg
foam
5. Fold in sifted flour in stages
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Angel Food Method
1. Scale and have all ingredients at room
temp
2. Sift flour with half the sugar
3. Beat egg whites, salt and cream of
tartar with whip attachment
4. Beat in sugar until soft peaks
5. Fold in flour/sugar mixture
6. Scale, pan and bake immediately
Angel Food Method relies only on air
for leavening
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Chiffon Method
1. Scale and have all ing. at room temp
2. Sift part of the sugar and all dry ing.
Into the mixing bowl
3. With paddle attachment slowly add
all liquid ingredients and eggs
4. In a separate bowl, whip egg whites,
sugar and cream of tartar until stiff
peaks
5. Fold in egg whites to flour/liquid
mixture
6. Pan and bake
Chiffon Method is leavened by baking
powder and air from whipped egg whites
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โข Preheat the ovens
โข Make sure shelves are level
โข Don't let pans touch each other
โข Too hot-humped center
โข Too cold-poor volume, falling
โข Do not open oven or cakes will fall
Tests for doneness
โข Center of cake springs back when touched
โข A came tester comes out clean
โข Releasing from the sides of the pans
Cooling
โข Cool angel food and chiffon upside down
โข Cool in pans, slice around edges and allow to cool
then turn out
Baking and Cooling
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Assembling and Decorating Cakes
7 basic types of icing
1. Fondant
2. Buttercreams
3. Foam type icings
4. Fudge type icings
5. Flat type icings
6. Royal or decorators icing
7. Glazes
Fondant
โข Smooth, glossy and white
โข Can be used hot as a icing
or cold as a sheet
โข Can be colored
โ Knead in powder or liquid
colors
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Buttercream
โข Easiest to make and most
popular
โข Combination of butter and
confectioners sugar
โ Egg white or DMS may be added
โข 5 basic kinds of buttercream
โ Simple buttercream
โ Meringue type buttercream
โ French buttercream
โ Pastry cream buttercream
โ Fondant buttercream
Foam Type Icings
โข Meringues flavored with
various ingredients
โข Unstable
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Assembling and Decorating Cakes
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Fudge Type Icings
โข Rich and heavy
โข Very stable and can store
well
โข Warm over a double boiler
for icing cakes
โข Candy beaten to a lighter
consistency
Flat Icings
โข Used for coffee cakes,
danishes and sweet rols
โข Mixture of confectioners
sugar and water
โข Warmed for application
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Assembling and Decorating Cakes
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Royal Icing
โข AKA Decorators Icing
โข Similar to flat icings but use egg
whites and much thicker
โข Exclusively used for decorative
work
Glazes
โข Apricot-most popular
โข Simple Syrup Glazes-easiest
to make
โข Applied while hot
โข Melted jam or jelly can be
used as a glaze
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Assembling and Decorating Cakes
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Tools for Decorating
โข Palette knife-straight blunt
spatula
โข Offset Spatula
โข Serrated knife
โข Icing screens
โข Turntable
โข Icing Combs
โข Plastic or Steel Bench Scraper
โข Brushes
โข Cake card-cardboard circles
Pastry Bag and Tips
โข โThe paper coneโ
โ Use a stencil for
paper cone work
โข Star tips โrosettes
and shells
โข Plain tips-lettering
โข Rose Tip-roses
โข Leaf Tips
โข Ribbon tips-
basketweave
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Assembling and Decorating Cakes
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Decorating Techniques
โข Shells
โข Scrolls
โข Basketweave
โข Lettering
โข Marbling
โ Using 2 colors and dragging
them through with a
toothpick
โข Stenciling
โ Using a stencil and cocoa
powder or confectioners
sugar to create a design
โข Masking the Sides
โ Applying nuts or chocolate
shavings to the sides of
cakes
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Assembling and Decorating Cakes
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Custards
โข Basis of all puddings
โข Custard: a liquid set by the
coagulation of egg protein
โข Do not heat above 185 F
โ Exception of Pastry Cream
โข Custard bound with Gelatin
โ Panna Cotta
โ Mousses and Bavarian Cream
โข 2 basic kinds
โ Stirred Custard: Crรจme Anglaise &
Pastry Cream
โ Baked Custard: Crรจme Brulee
Puddings
โข Pastry Cream: basis for all
puddings
Custards and Puddings
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Custards and Puddings
Baked Custards
โข Egg yolks make a richer and
softer custard than whole
eggs
โข A good baked custard holds
a clean edge when sliced
โ Bread Pudding
Custard Production
โข Temper egg to scalded
cream
โข Remove any bubbles
โข Bake at 325 F
โข Bake in a water bath
โข Doneness
โ Insert knife between edge
and middle, must come out
clean
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Custards and Puddings
Crรจme Brulee
โข Use brown sugar or
granulated sugar for brulee
โข โBurnt Creamโ
โ Raspberry
โ Chocolate
โ Coffee
โ Cinnamon
โ Blueberry
Baked Custard
โข Pot de Crรจme
โ Very rich baked custard
โข Crรจme Caramel
โ Caramel on the bottom and
unmolded
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Bavarians and Mousses
Bavarians
โข Classic gelatin desserts made
with gelatin and whipped
cream
โข Much more stiff than mousses
โข Fruit purees can be added to
the custard base
โข Used to make elegant plated
desserts
โข Made using 3 Elements
โ Crรจme Anglaise
โ Gelatin
โ Whipped cream
Mousses
โข Desserts made without gelatin or only
a small amount of gelatin
โข Softer texture than bavarians
โข Meringue or whipped cream or both
are folded in
โ Egg whites can be folded into hot base
(crรจme anglaise)
โ Never fold whipped cream into hot
base
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Souffles
โข Souffles: A baked sweet or
savory dish that rises due to air
incorporated into egg white
proteins
โ Should rise 1-2โ above rim
โ Serve immediately-deflate
โข 3 components
โ Base
โ Flavoring Ingredients
โข Chocolate, Orange, Raspberry, etc
โ Egg Whites
โข Stiff peaks beaten with sugar
โข Frozen Souffles: Mousses
that have a band of
parchment paper
wrapped around the top,
frozen and served.
โ Look gives the appearance
of a risen โbakedโ souffle