There are many types of traditional cakes, according to the different materials and practices, the more common can be divided into the following categories: sponge cake, chiffon cake, heavy cream cake, cheese cake, mousse cake.
1, sponge cake (Sponge Cake): sponge cake is a kind of milk foam cake, the composition of the main body is the eggs, sugar whisked out of the foam and flour combined with the net-like structure. Because the internal organization of the sponge cake has a lot of round holes, similar to the sponge, so called sponge cake. Sponge cake is divided into whole egg sponge cake and egg sponge cake, this is in accordance with the different methods of production to points, whole egg sponge cake is the whole egg whipped and then added to the flour produced; egg sponge cake in the production of the time, the egg whites and yolks are separated from the egg whites and whipped and then mixed with the flour produced.
2, Chiffon Cake (Chiffon Cake): is a relatively common basic cake, is now very popular pastry baking enthusiasts like a kind of cake, such as birthday cake is generally used to do the bottom of the Chiffon Cake, so the Chiffon Cake is considered a more basic cake. Chiffon cake is very similar to the egg sponge cake, the difference is the proportion of ingredients, newcomers can also add baking powder and cream of tartar, so the cake's organization is very fluffy.
4, heavy oil cake (Pound Cake): also known as pound cake, is made with a large amount of butter after beating and then add eggs and flour made of a kind of batter cake. Because it is not like the above types of cake is through the whipped eggs to increase the cake organization of the fluffy, so heavy oil cake in the taste than the above types of cake to some solid, but because of the addition of a large amount of butter, so the taste is very mellow. It is more common to add some fruit or dried fruit to the batter, which can reduce the greasy flavor of the cake.
5, Cheese Cake (Cheese Cake): the phonetic translation can also be called cheesecake, is now more popular a kind of cake. Cheese cake refers to the addition of a large amount of cheese made of cake, generally added to the cheese cake are cream cheese (cream cheese).
Cheese cake is divided into the following types: (1) heavy cheese cake: that is, the amount of cheese added more, generally an 8-inch cheesecake, the amount of cream cheese should be not less than 250 grams. Because the amount of cheese is more, so the taste of heavy cheesecake is more solid, cheese flavor is very heavy, so in the production of more will add some jam to increase the taste. (2) light cheesecake: light cheesecake in the production of cream cheese to add less, but also with whipped egg whites to increase the fluffiness of the cake, powder will also add very little, so light cheesecake to eat the texture will be very soft, melt in the mouth. (3) Frozen cheesecake: is a no-bake cake, will add gelatin and other coagulants in the cheesecake, and then put the refrigerator until the cake is solidified, because it is not baked, so it will not add powdered ingredients.
6, Mousse Cake (Mousse Cake): is also a no-bake cake, is through the whipped cream, some fruit puree and gelatin coagulant made of frozen cake, usually chiffon cake slices as the bottom.
Mousse cake is easier to make than other cakes, and do not need to use the oven, as long as the cheese, whipped cream, egg white, etc., respectively, with sugar and soften and then mixed with gelatin refrigerated gelatin coagulation up, mousse cake production difficulty is how to mix a variety of different densities of the ingredients together. Mousse cake can be said to be a versatile cake, because you can add any of your favorite ingredients inside, a variety of fruits, chocolate, nuts on it.