Types of Cake

Learning Objective:

• You will understand the differences between foam and shortened cake.

• You will categorize cakes as shortened or foam.

Learning Goal:

• You will answer questions about foam and shortened cakes.

• You will place a variety of cake types into the foam or shortened category.

Look carefully at all of the cakes below. Do they look the same or different in texture? Describe the similarities and differences that you see.

Bonus Question

Which one isn't actually a cake????

Watch as Mrs. K experiments with the two basic types of cake to determine which weight, height, texture, crushability, and soakability.

Which one will squish the best???

Answer to the Bonus Question: Cheescake - technically it's really a custard!