[Spit-Project] types of cake batter

[terry l. ridder]

hello;

On Sun, 18 May 2008, Johnna Holloway wrote:

> You might want to investigate how certain
> foods are termed cakes and how some foods
> are termed breads.
>

i have been looking at that and it appears to
me to be a cultural/regional convention.

some examples i have come across seem illogical.
the current food item currently described by the
name does not match the original food item.

stollens are consider cakes by some, i have always
considered stollens to be in the same family as
banana breads, date-nut breads; not quite bread not
quite cake.

fruitcakes, i have always considered an extreme form
of stollen.

it appears to be abitrary whether certain food items
are called cakes or breads.

>
> Is it cornbread or corn cakes? Is it short
> bread or short cakes?
> Ginger bread or ginger cake?
>
> Yeast risen cakes are cakes like those great
> cakes that are raised with yeast or ale barm.
> Enriched yeast breads with fruit and spices.
> They date back to at least the late 15th centuries.
>
> How about fruit cakes that in most instances don't
> rise at all?
>
> Johnnae
>
> terry l. ridder wrote:
>> hello;
>> 
>> On Sat, 17 May 2008, Johnna Holloway wrote:
>> 
>>> 
>>> Sorry about answering this  to the wrong list.
>>> 
>>> It should have gone to the Spits' list.
>>> 
>>> 
>>> What about yeast risen cakes?
>>> 
>> 
>> i had not considered yeast risen cakes.
>> in thinking about it where is the divide between
>> a yeast risen bread and a yeast risen cake?
>> 
>> what would be examples of yeast risen cakes?
>> 
>> i am trying to remember any yeast risen cakes that
>> i have baked and for the life of me i cannot remember
>> baking any. i am sure i have at sometime in the
>> distant past i just cannot remember doing so.
>> 
>>> 
>>> Johnnae
>>> 
>>> terry l. ridder wrote:
>>>> 
>>>> hello;
>>>> 
>>>> butter cakes - a cake in which one of the main ingredients is butter.
>>>> foam cakes - a cake with very little butter, oil, or shortening and
>>>> egg whites beaten till stiff.
>>>> chiffon cakes - a cake made using vegetable oil and egg whites beaten
>>>> till stiff.
>>>> sponge cakes - a cake made by beating the eggs with sugar until light
>>>> and fluffy. may or may not have some amount of additional
>>>> fat included.
>>>> 
>>>> are there other cake batter types?
>>>> 
>>>> -- 
>>>> terry l. ridder ><>
>>> 
>> 
>

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terry l. ridder ><>