Professionally prepared and finished gateaux, torten and cakes provide a competitive advantage to a successful patisserie. The professional patisserie will need to know how to produce these items, combining perfect bases such as sponge with rich fillings and eye-catching presentation.
Components in this Module
1 - Preparing Specialist Cakes and Sponges
- Preparing Specialist Cakes and Sponges
- Preparing Equipment
- Types of Equipment
- Other Large/Fixed Equipment
- Small/Countertop Equipment
- Equipment Safety Concerns
- Bakery Utensils
- Checkpoint 1
- Preparing Ingredients
- Preparing Sponges in Advance
- Genoese Method (Warm Foaming Method)
- Genoese Sponge Method
- Cold Foaming (Method 1)
- Cold Foaming (Method 2)
- Cold Foaming Method
- Emulsifier or Stabiliser Method
- Emulsifier or Stabiliser Method Steps
- Emulsifier or Stabiliser Method Example
- Minimising Wastage
- Preparing Cheesecakes
- Faults and Remedies for Baked Cheesecakes
- Gateaux, Torten and Cakes Menu Examples
- Sponge Gateaux Challenge
- Checkpoint 2
2 - Preparing and Using Fillings
- Preparing and Using Fillings
- Creams
- Custards and Cremes
- Butter Creams
- Cheese-Based Fillings
- Mousses and Sabayons
- Fruit-based Fillings
- Ganache
- Nut-based Fillings
- Checkpoint 3
- Liqueur-based Fillings
- Nutrition in Gateaux, Torten and Cakes
3 - Layering of Cakes
- Layering of Cakes
- Layered Cakes
- Process of Layering Cakes
- Layered Cakes Challenge
- Coating Gateaux, Torten and Cakes
- Coating Cakes
4 - Decorating Cakes
- Decorating Cakes
- Checkpoint 4
- Designing the Decorations
- Templates
- Templates Video
- Chocolate Garnishes
- Chocolate Garnish Examples
- Gelatine
- Marzipan Work
- Examples of Marzipan Work
- Marzipan Work Videos
- Checkpoint 5
- Fondant
- Royal Icing
- Decorating with Icing
- Sugar Work
- Heating Sugar
- Working with Caramel
- Spinning Sugar
- Spinning Sugar Video
- Glazing Items
- Crystallising Fruit
- Nut Products
- Choux and Tuile Paste
- Inscriptions
5 - Presenting Cakes
- Presenting Cakes
- Portion Control
- Checkpoint 6
- Displaying Cakes
- Cake Presentation
- Garnishing
- Tiered Cakes
- Pillars
6 - Cake Storage
- Cake Storage
- Display Cabinets
- Checkpoint 7
- Congratulations!
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