“Guess that Picture”

Direction: While the music is playing

the teacher will pass a box with
pictures in it. When the music stops
the student, who has the box will pick
a picture and guess what it is and say
something about it.
Activity 1: Write the correct word that describes each statement.

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Butter or cream 1. The most important ingredient in all types of frosting.
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Buttercream 2. Made of sifted powdered sugar, milk, and superior butter.
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Ganache 3. A French term which means rich and very chocolate.
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Meringue 4. Made from beating egg whites and sugar.
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Royal icing 5. Sticky icing that has a hard finish and is purely white.
ICING and frosting
 Do you know that frosting and icing are actually
two different things?
Frosting and Icing are often used interchangeably
when we talk about decorating a cake. However, in
reality, the two are extremely different from each other
and you might have wondered the difference between
them at some point while baking.
The reason why they are often mistaken for each
other is that they’re both used for decorating baked
goods. But the way each of them is used is quite
different from each other.
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Icing
Icing is a sweet coating made of
sugar, butter, water, and egg
whites or milk; It is often
flavored and cooked and used
to cover or decorate baked
goods, such as cakes or
cookies.
frosting
Frosting is the thick, fluffy mixture that
is used to decorate cakes and
cupcakes. It is the stuff that holds
the shape on your cake and looks
pretty in various designs. It is
usually made from some kind of fat
like butter or cream along with
sugar and other flavoring agents like
vanilla, chocolate, lemon, etc.
DIFFEREN
T TYPES OF
ICING
Butter Cream
Butter cream is made of sifted
powdered sugar, milk, and superior
butter. The quality of butter used will
reflect on the appearance,
consistency, and taste of your butter
 Whipped Cream

This type of cake icing is achieved using cold

heavy whipping cream and sugar. Some would
advise you to use powdered sugar but ordinary
granulated sugar would work just as well.
 This type of cake icing dries
into a hard outer shell. It is
also one of the easiest to
dye with edible colorings.
There are two ways to make
this type of frosting: using
Royal Icing egg whites (like meringue
icing) and powdered sugar
or by using meringue
powder in place of egg
whites.
 Cream cheese frosting is made
with part buttercream
frosting and good quality
cream cheese. This type of
Cream frosting is usually perfect for
carrot cakes, red velvet cakes
Cheese and as filling for doughnuts
Frosting and cupcakes because of its
consistency.
 Meringue
The basic ingredients for this frosting are
egg whites, cold water, and granulated
sugar and are one of the most common
types of cake icing. It is light and fluffy
because air is introduced into the egg
mixture to create a stiff consistency.
 Fondant
This is a popular heavy
frosting among
celebration cakes
because it is easy to
sculpt and work out.
Basic fondant
ingredients include
gelatin, glycerin, water,
icing or castor sugar
(lighter than powdered
 Chocolate Ganache
Chocolate ganache and
glazing are probably the
easiest cake icings to
make.
Fact or Bluff
 1. Chocolate Ganache is
composed of just chocolate and
a hot liquid.

Fact Bluff
2. Meringue is a sugar paste
and a classic choice for
decorating cakes.
FONDANT
Fact Bluff
 3. Cream cheese frosting is
made with part buttercream
frosting and good quality cream
cheese.
Fa ct B luff
4. Whipped cream is achieved
using cold heavy whipping
cream and sugar.

Fact Bluff
5. Butter Cream dries into a
hard outer shell.
ROYAL
ICING
Fact Bluff
 Activity 3: Match the word described in column A to column B.
A

D 1.2. Sweet coating made of sugar, butter, water, and egg whites or milk.

E Thick and fluffy mixture that is used to decorate our cakes and cupcakes.

B 3. This type of frosting is usually perfect for carrot cakes, red velvet cakes and as
filling for doughnuts and cupcakes because of its consistency.
C 4. This type of cake icing is achieved using cold heavy whipping cream and sugar.

A 5. The quality of butter used will reflect on the appearance, consistency, and taste
of your butter cream.
B
a. butter cream b. cream cheese frosting
c. whipped cream d. icing
e. frosting
Quiz Time!
Identify the type of icing being described by the
sentences below. Write the correct answer on your
answer sheet.
1. The easiest cake icing to make.
2. Frosting is part of butter and good quality cheese.
3. Type of cake icing that dries into hard outer shell. It is also one of
the easiest to dye with edible colorings.
4. Made of sifted powdered sugar, milk, and superior butter.
5. This type of cake icing is achieved using cold heavy whipping
cream and sugar.