ABCs of Baking: Terminology Every Baking Enthusiast Should Know

Angel Food Cake: As the name suggests, this cake is exceptionally light and fluffy. The batter is made using just flour and sugar with well beaten egg whites.

Buttercream: This is a mixture of sugar, eggs and butter that is whipped until light and fluffy and used to fill and frost cakes.

Caramel: Used for glazing, making praline paste and giving decorative touches to several desserts, caramel is basically sugar cooked to about 320-350 degrees.

Cookie Types: As versatile as they are scrumptious, cookies are categorized by the way they are formed. Molded cookies are usually cut with a cookie cutter or shaped by hand; drop cookies are dropped from a spoon directly onto the baking sheet; piped cookies are formed with a cookie gun or a pastry bad and bar cookies are baked in sheets before cutting into bars or squares.

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