Making mini carrot & orange cakes
I can use food skills to make mini carrot & orange cakes, using the all-in-one method.
Making mini carrot & orange cakes
I can use food skills to make mini carrot & orange cakes, using the all-in-one method.
Lesson details
Key learning points
- The origins of carrot cake are from medieval cooking of puddings. It was revived due to rationing in World War II.
- Cakes rise due to self-raising flour (chemical raising agent) and beaten eggs, with the action of whisking (adding air).
- Cakes cook in an oven via convection (circulation of hot air) and conduction (the cake mix touching the metal tin).
- The food skills used to make mini carrot cakes are measuring, grating, zesting, juicing and using the oven (baking).
- Ingredients in a recipe can be traced to their origins, such as flour from UK wheat, or oranges from Spain.
Keywords
Zesting - remove the peel from a citrus fruit
All-in-one - a quick method of making, incorporating all ingredients at the same time
Self-raising flour - flour with a raising agent already added
Convection - heat transferred via a liquid or air
Common misconception
The 'all-in-one' method produces poor results, as the ingredients are not creamed together and/or whisked.
The 'all-in-one method' is a quicker cake making method, producing good results. Using self-raising flour and mixing throughly ensure the cakes rise well.
Equipment
For ingredients and equipment see the recipe in additional materials.
Content guidance
- Risk assessment required - may contain allergens
- Risk assessment required - equipment
Supervision
Adult supervision required
Licence
Lesson video
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Prior knowledge starter quiz
6 Questions
Q1.Match the part of the cooker to the dish.
vegetable soup
cheese on toast
blueberry muffins
Q2.Match the measuring equipment to the ingredient.
5 ml cinnamon
400 ml milk
640 g lentils
Q3.What is happening here?
Q4.Where are these peppers produced?
Q5.Which plant is most commonly milled to make flour in the UK?
Q6.It is important to be hygienic in the kitchen to prevent food ...
Assessment exit quiz
6 Questions
Q1.True or false? Carrot cake is thought to have originated from medieval times.
Q2.Match the ingredient to its likely place of origin.
UK
Spain
Sri Lanka
Turkey
Q3.Carrots were used to the cake, as sugar was rationed in Word War II.
Q4.What is this piece of equipment called?
