Cmst

Duoyuan Chen

Professor: Waddell, Debra

Cmst- 101

08/19/2019

Demonstration speech outline

Topic: The process of making one’s cake

General Purpose: To inform

Specific Purpose: To outline the process of making a home-baked cake with various ingredients.

Thesis Statement: Knowing how to bake a cake enables one to make themselves birthday cakes and even holiday cakes. It also ensures that one can bake fresh cakes which are essential for a perfect homemade dessert.

Organizational Pattern: Chronological

INTRODUCTION

Cake is an ancient pastry, today we can buy all kinds of cakes in the supermarket or in the cake shop, but have you meet this issue, those places do not sell the flavor which you like. But do not worry, today I would like to share my own experience on how we make our own cake. The method of making a cake is determined by the type of cake to be made. However, many recipes for the best cakes tend to follow a similar approach. This approach includes beating the butter until it becomes fluffy. A lot of materials can be added to cakes as ingredients. The ingredients added to affect the quality of cakes. A person who knows how to bake cakes should, however, be able to make quality cakes without using a lot of ingredients. This is because the process of cooking has a huge impact on the overall quality of the cake.

First I will show you how to mix the dry ingredients

BODY

A. The first step in baking cakes is to mix the dry ingredients

a. The ingredients should be mixed while dry.

b. These include unsalted butter, granulated sugar, salt, vanilla extract, eggs and cake flour.

c. Examples of cakes include red velvet, black forest, and classic vanilla cakes. The type of cake to be baked determines the ingredients to be used (Figoni, 2010). 

Let’s turn to baking the cake!

B. The second step involves baking the cake after all ingredients have been mixed

a. Preheat the oven and grease the cake pan.

b. Sprinkle a layer of flour into the pan and rotate it until it’s coated evenly.

c. Cream the sugar and the butter

d. Stir the cake flour while being careful not to overmix.

e. An electric mixer on high speed can be used to mix sugar and butter and run for 30 seconds.

f. The sugar can also be added in bits to the butter while mixing it continually (Venturini, 2010).

g. Pour the batter into the pan. A spatula should be used to scrap both sides of the bowl (Figoni, 2010). 

h. Bake the cake for 1 hour fifteen minutes.

i. Melted butter should not be used when the softened butter has been used (Figoni, 2010). 

j. The cake should be checked for doneness.

k. One should be careful not to overbake the cakes to ensure that they do not dry.

l. The cake should be cooled for 10 minutes.

We are almost there !

C. The final step involves removing the cake from the pan and decorating it

a. A knife is run around the cake edge to remove it from the pans.

b. Assemble cake and decorate

c. A pastry brush should be used to brush the cake to avoid the crumbs.

d. The decorations determine the purpose of the cake such as birthday cakes (Venturini, 2010)

CONCLUSION

To sum it up, Baking a cake involves many steps which should be followed keenly. Failure to follow all the steps all incorrectly performing a specific step affects the quality of the cake such as the dryness. It is, therefore, important to follow all steps keenly. When baking a cake, it is advisable to closely monitor the oven temperatures. This ensures that the cake does not over-bake. When retrieving the cake from the oven, protective gloves should be worn. The process is not that complicated, also is not that easy, but if you follow the steps that what I taught you will make it! Start today to make your own cake to yourself, your families and the guys who you love

Works Cited

Figoni, P. I. (2010). How baking works: exploring the fundamentals of baking science. John Wiley & Sons.

Höijer et al (2011). ‘Food with a purpose’–Home Economics teachers' construction of food and home. International journal of consumer studies, 35(5), 514-519.

Venturini, T. (2010). Diving in magma: How to explore controversies with actor-network theory. Public understanding of science, 19(3), 258-273.