Whenever we think about any celebration party, the first thing that comes to our mind is a cake. A cake is a desert without which any party or celebration stands incomplete.
There are different types of cakes for different occasions and different festivals. The best part is that you can make any type of cake with the help of the right ingredient which is easily available from any wholesale cake supplies store near you.
The various different types of cakes are as follows:
1. Yellow butter cake
This is the most famous cake for kids’ birthday parties that are topped with billows of chocolate frosting and rainbow sprinkles.
A Yellow Butter Cake gets its rich flavor and yellow color from using just egg yolks and not whole eggs in the batter.
The cake batter is made using the ‘creaming’ method. The butter and sugar are beaten together first and then the egg yolks, followed by the flour and milk are added. You can also buy a ready-made batter of yellow butter cake from the Pillsbury cake mix.
It is quite easy to prepare and you end up with a soft textured cake with a buttery sweet flavor. Make sure to have the butter, egg yolks, and milk at room temperature.
For the chocolate frosting, you need to melt the chocolate in a heatproof bowl placed in a container filled with hot water.
You can also experiment with different types of toppings. The sponge is such that you can also try vanilla or other types of icing and flavors.
2. Carrot cake
If you are looking out for a cake with a totally different taste or if you are a fan of intense flavors then carrot cake is the best dearest for you.
Carrot cake is a dessert which is not only made on birthdays or Easter. It doesn’t require any occasion, many people just make it over the weekend due to its unique ingredients and taste.
Carrot cake is leavened by using baking soda and baking powder. Carrot cake uses oil as its main fat rather than butter.
The addition of grated carrots makes the cake extra moist.
Carrot cake is also flavored with warm spices and frosted with a rich cream cheese frosting. Roasted pecans or walnuts are also added to it to enhance the taste.
3. Poundcake
Pound cake is one of the most famous and commonly consumed cakes throughout the world. It is best for occasions like weddings, anniversaries and festivals.
It also one of the favorite evening time snack for many.
It is named as pound cake because it is made with a pound of each of the four main ingredients – flour, butter, and sugar.
The traditional recipe of the pound cake doesn’t include baking soda or any other leavener. That’s the reason why pound cake doesn’t rise much while baking and the texture is very dense.
The classic recipes have nothing but vanilla extract to flavor it. However, you can customize your pound cake with the ingredients you like. You can add matcha or cocoa powder or cinnamon to give it a totally different flavor.
You can bake one of these in a loaf or Bundt pan available at all the wholesale cake suppliesstores.
4. Red velvet cake
Req velvet cake, as the name and appearance of the cake suggest is perfect for occasions like dates, proposals, weddings, anniversaries and valentines.
The red and white color of the cakes gives it a quiet romantic feel.
The red velvet cake traditionally comes in red, red-brown, crimson, or scarlet color. Traditional recipes do not use any added food coloring. The red color is due to non-Dutched anthocyanin-rich cocoa.
Red velvet cake’s color classically comes from the reaction of buttermilk and cocoa powder. Modern versions often achieve this color by using red food coloring.
The red cake is layered and covered with ermine icing or cream cheese frosting.
5. Sponge cake
Sponge cake is an alight cake made with eggs, flour, and sugar. This is a foam-style cake that has no artificial rising agent like baking powder or baking soda.
Sponge cakes are leavened with beating eggs, however, some people still prefer using baking powder to get the right texture.
It gets its volume solely from whipped eggs, either whole eggs or simply whites.
It tastes best the way it is or you can soak it in flavored syrup, layered with whipped cream and smashed berries. If you are in a hurry and thenPillsbury cake mix is the best and easy solution.
It makes up for the best birthday or Christmas cake.
6. Chiffon cake
Chiffon cake is another very light cake and is somewhat similar to the sponge cake. Chiffon cake is something between a sponge and an oil cake.
Chiffon cake is made with vegetable oil, eggs, sugar, flour, baking powder, and flavorings.
The addition of oil gives it a richness similar to a shortened cake, and whipped egg whites and baking powder make it light and airy.
7. Genoise cake
A génoise cake is also known as Genoese cake or Genovese cake. It is an Italian sponge cake named after the city of Genoa and associated with Italian and French cuisine
Genoise is basically sponge cakes brother from Italy or France.
In the preparation of this cake, egg yolks, whites, and sugar are beaten together until the mousse-like mixture is obtained. Next, flour, and either oil or butter, are folded in. This is the type of cake that is more moist and tender as compared to the regular sponge cake.
8. Flourless cake
The flourless cake is the one in the preparation of which no flour is used. This category includes both baked and unbaked varieties.
The baked flourless cakes include cheesecakes and flourless chocolate cakes, whereas the unbaked cakes are unbaked cheesecake and mousse cake
Flourless cakes are typically very rich because of the high-fat content. These cakes may or may not have a bottom crumb crust.
9. Angel food cake
The lightest of the light, angel food cake is made with only whipped egg whites for leavening and has no added fat.
Baked in a special angel food cake pan, it’s often cooled upside down (in the pan) to help maintain the airy texture. Loads of sugar are added in an angel food cake which gives it a chewy and sponge-like texture.
10. Devils food cake
This is the same as the angel good cake, but this cake is made “devilish” by the addition of chocolate in the form of cocoa powder.
Extra baking soda causes the crumb to have more air bubbles, giving it a light and airy texture. This rich cake is frosted with either chocolate frosting or buttercream.
