DALAH CAKES AND
CHOPS
TRAINING INSTITUE
STUDENT HAND-
OUT
TABLE OF CONTENT
CAKES
VANILLA BUTTER CAKE
SPONGE CAKE (JELLY ROLL)
CHOCOLATE BUTTER CAKE
REDVELVET BUTTER CAKE
RICH FRUIT CAKE
MARBLE CAKE
COCONUT CAKE
CREAM CHEESE POUND CAKE
CHOCOLATE OIL BASED CAKE
REDVELVET OIL BASED CAKE
CARROT CAKE
FROSTINGS
AMERICAN BUTTER CREAM
CHOCOLATE FROSTING
CHOCOLATE BUTTER CREAM
ROYAL ICING
COOKIES AND CREAM BUTTER CREAM
SWISS MERINGUE BUTTER CREAM
FONDANT ICING AND GUM PASTE
WHIPPED CREAM
CREAM CHEESE FROSTING
SNACKS
DOUGHNUTS
MINCED PIE
CHIN CHIN
BUNS AND EGG BUNS
SCOTCH EGG
SAUSAGE ROLL
PLANTAIN CHIPS
BURGER
COOKIES
PUFF PUFF
FISH ROLL
SMALL CHOPS
SPRING ROLL
SAMOSA
MONEY BAG
CHICKEN/MEAT/FISH IN BATTER
MOSA
PRAWN SPRING ROLL
GIZZARD
STICK MEAT
COCKTAILS
CHAPMAN
AMERICANO
PINA COLADA
WHISKEY SOUR
FRUIT PUNCH
CARROT JUICE
CINDOLA DRINK
ICE CREAM
TECHNIQUES
FLORAL DESIGN (USE OF FLOWERS) TO BEUTIFY
KNIFE PALETTING DESIGN ( USE OF PALETE KNIFE TO CREATE FLOWERS ON
CAKE)
SUGAR GLASS AND GEODE DESIGN (USE OF GLUCOSE)
SCRIPTED CAKE ( PRINTED PAPER PASTING ON CAKE)
CHOCOLATE GANACHE
CHOCOLATE SAIL
DIRT CAKE
FAULT LINE DESIGN
WAFER PAPER
RICE PAPER
GOLD SPRAY
CHOCOLATE MELTING AND MOULDING
VANILLA BUTTER CAKE
INGREDIENTS
BUTTER 226G
SUGAR 300G
FLOUR 345G
BAKING POWDER 1TBS
SALT 1TSP
MILK 1CUP
EGG 4
VANILLA EXTRACT 2TSP
PROCEDURE
Cream butter until soft and creamy
Gradually add suagar and beat until light and fluffy
Add vanilla extract and mix
Add one egg at a time, mixing well after each addition
Sieve together flour, baking powder and salt, sieve like 2 or 3
times
With the mixer on low speed, alternating milk and flour
Starting and ending with flour
Add to your cream batter mixing after each addition
Bake for about 30 minutes
SPONGE CAKE
INGREDIENTS
Caster sugar 100g
Flour 100g
Egg 4
INSTRUCTIONS
Break eggs in a mixing bowl
Add caster sugar and mix till its thick, pale in color
Sieve flour over the mixture
Fold in with spatula gently till it is incorporated
CHOCOLATE BUTTER CAKE
INGREDIENTS
Butter 125g
Sugar 250g
Eggs 3
Vanilla 1tsp
Cocoa powder 40g
Milk ½ cup
Boiling water ½ cup
Flour 260g
½ tsp of salt
Baking soda 1tsp
Baking powder 1tsp
PROCEDURE
In a bowl of electric mixer, mix butter and sugar together till light
and fluffy
Add eggs on at a time mixing well then add vanilla extract
In a separate bowl, dissolve cocoa powder in boiling water and
add milk to it
Sieve together dry ingredient flour, salt baking soda to get rid of
lumps and add air to the mix
Stir gently, add a couple of spoonfuls of flour to cake mixture.
Then add a couple of spoonful of cocoa mixture.
Continue alternating cocoa and flour until it is all stirred in.
Bake at 180 degrees for about 40 to 45 minutes or until skewer comes out
clean.
REDVELVET BUTTER CAKE
INGREDIENTS
Butter 113g
Sugar 300g
Cocoa powder 2tbs( optional)
Red food color 2tbs(for liquid), for powder 1tsp
Flour 250g
Butter milk 1 cup
Vanilla extract 1tsp
Baking soda 1tsp
Eggs 2
Vinegar 1tsp
½ tsp of salt
PROCEDURE
In a bowl of electric mixer
Beat butter until soft , add sugar and beat until light and fluffy
Add egg one at a time beating well after each addition
Add in vanilla extract and beat until combined
In a measuring Whisk the buttermilk with the red food coloring.
Also add cocoa powder, baking powder and salt into the flour.
With the mixer on low speed, alternating flour and buttermilk to
the butter mixture. In 3 additions, beginning and ending with flour
Working quickly, pour batter into pan and bake for 25-30 minutes or till toothpick comes
out clean.
MARBLE CAKE
INGREDIENTS
Bitter sweet or semi- sweet chocolate 140g
Brewed coffee 1tbs (optional)
Flour 295g
Baking powder 2 ½ tsp
Baking soda ¼ tsp
Salt ½ tsp
Butter 170g
Sugar 250g
Egg 3
Vanilla 1 ½ tsp
Sour cream or yogurt 1/3 cup
Milk ½ cup
PROCEDURE
In a heat proof bowl, place over a sauce pan of simmering
water, melt chocolate with coffee. Remove from heat and
set aside to cool to room temperature
Meanwhile, in a separate bowl, whisk together flour, baking
powder ,baking soda and salt
Add eggs one at a time, beating well after each addition. Mix
in vanilla extract and sour cream/ yogurt
With the mixer on low speed, alternately add flour mixture
and milk to batter, in three additions, beginning and ending
with flour. Remove a little more than half of batter and place
in a separate bowl. To the remaining batter, stir in melted
chocolate. Place batter into prepared pan by alternating
spoonfuls of vanilla batter with chocolate batter. Then with
the end of skewer or knife gently make swirls through batter
to marbleize it but don over mix.
COCONUT CAKE
INGREDIENTS
Flour 275g
Butter 150g
Oil 50g
Egg 4
Sugar 200g
Coconut essence 1tsp
Desiccated coconut 1cup
Milk 1cup
Baking powder 2tsp
Browning (optional)
PROCEDURE
Mix all dry ingredients. Flour and baking powder together.
Beat butter, oil and sugar till light and fluffy.
Add eggs one at a time.
Alternate milk and flour in batter.
Fold in desiccated coconut.
Add browning of desired.
CREAM CHEESE POUND CAKE
INGREDIENT
Flour 290g
Baking powder 1 tsp
Baking soda ¼ tsp
Salt ½ tsp
Butter 340g
Cream cheese 226g
Sugar 550g
Vanilla extract 2 ½ tsp
Zest of one lemon or orange
Egg 6
PROCEDURE
In a large bowl, sieve together the flour, baking soda, baking
powder and salt.
Beat together butter and cream cheese until smooth, gradually
add in the sugar and beat until light and fluffy
Add vanilla and lemon zest and beat until incorporated
Add the eggs one at a time mixing well after each addition
Add the flour mixture, in three addition and mix just until
incorporated
Bake for 55-70 minutes or until cake is golden brown and a
toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean.
CHOCOLATE OIL BASED CAKE
INGREDIENT
Oil ½ cup
Sugar 400g
Eggs 2
Vanilla extract ½ tsp
Cocoa powder 75g
Coffee 1 cup
Milk 1 cup
Flour 275g
Baking soda ½ tsp
Baking powder ½ tsp
Salt ½ tsp
PROCEDURE
In a large bowl whisk all the dry ingredient (flour, sugar,
cocoa powder, baking soda, baking powder and salt)
Add 1 tsp dry coffee in 1 cup of boiling water
In another bowl, mix together the wet ingredients(eggs
coffee, oil, milk and vanilla extract)
Make a hole in the center of the dry ingredient and pour in
the wet ingredients.
Whisk until incorporated
RED VELVET OIL BASED CAKE
INGREDIENTS
Flour 250g
Baking powder 1tsp
Cocoa powder 2tsbs
Salt 1tsp
Oil 173g
Red food coloring 2tsp
Eggs 2
Sugar 300g
Butter milk 1cup
Baking soda 1tsp
Vinegar 1tsp
PROCEDURE
Mix flour, baking soda, baking powder in a separate bowl.
Mix sugar, eggs and measure oil in a separate bowl.
Add vanilla extract.
Whisk the sugar mixture until fully combined.
Prepare butter milk.
Alternate the flour mixture and butter milk into flour
mixture, whisk till fully combined.
Bake until skewer comes out clean.
CARROT CAKE
INGREDIENTS
Raw carrot finely grated 340g
Pecans or walnut 100g
All purpose flour 260g
Baking soda 1tsp
Salt ½ tsp
Ground cinnamon 1½ tsp
Large eggs 3
Sugar 300g
Oil 240ml
Vanilla extract 2tsp
PROCEDURE
Toast the pecans or walnuts for about 8 minutes or until lightly
browned and fragrant. Let cool and chop coarsely.
Peel and finely grate the carrots.
In a separate bowl, whisk together the flour, baking soda, baking
powder, salt and ground cinnamon.
In a bowl of electric mixer beat the eggs until frothy and gradually
add the sugar and beat until the batter is thick and light colored.
Add the oil in a steady stream, and then beat in the vanilla
extract.
Add the flour mix and heat just until incorporated with a rubber spatula fold in the grated
carrots and chopped nuts. Every distribute into your pan and bake for 25 to 30 minutes.
FROSTINGS
AMERICAN BUTTERCREAM
INGREDIENTS
Butter 227g
Icing sugar 450g
Salt ¼
Vanilla flavor 1tbs
Milk or heavy cream 14tbs
PROCEDURE
Beat butter till it is light and fluffy
Add icing sugar gradually
Once icing sugar is added, add milk in little quantity till the
consistency is okay.
CHOCOLATE FROSTING
INGREDIENTS
Butter 75g
Icing sugar 345g
Cocoa powder 50g
Milk ¼ cup
Vanilla 1tsp
PROCEDURE
In a mixing bowl beat butter till light and fluffy
Start adding the icing sugar, cocoa powder and milk alternately
Add in vanilla extract
If butter cream is too soft, add more icing sugar and if it’s
too hard add milk and keep mixing till you get the right
consistency
CHOCOLATE BUTTERCREAM
INGREDIENTS
Butter 227
Icing sugar 400g
Cocoa powder ½ cup
Salt ½ tsp
Vanilla 2tsp
Milk or heavy cream 4tbs
PROCEDURE
Cream the butter at medium speed. Turn off mixer and sift 3 cups
of powdered sugar and cocoa into the mixing bowl. Turn mixer on
low speed so the dry ingredient won’t blow around until sugar
and cocoa are absorbed by the butter. Increase mixer speed to
medium and add vanilla extract, salt and milk and mix for 3 mins.
If more consistency is needed, add more icing sugar and if you
want to thin out add milk, one tbs at a time.
COOKIES AND CREAM BUTTERCREAM
INGREDIENTS
Butter 227
Icing sugar 3 cups
1tsp vanilla
2tbs milk or heavy cream
10 Oreos cookies
PROCEDURE
Blend the Oreos to powder and set aside
Mix butter and icing sugar
Add vanilla and heavy cream and mix well
Add crushed Oreos and blend well
FONDANT ICING
INGREDIENTS
Gelatin 1tbs
Glucose 100g
CMC ½ tbs (leveled)
Icing sugar 1kg
Water 50g
PROCEDURE
Take gelatin in a separate bowl and dissolve with water
Measure glucose
Put both inside hot water for 10-15mins
Portion icing sugar into half, add glucose and gelatin into the first
portion
Use mixer or hand mix
Then add the second portion in bits into mixture until desired
quantity is reached
Transfer to table and pour the rest of powdered icing sugar on
table and fold with the solidifying icing to prevent sticking. Do not
stretch. just knead
When icing is semi soft, add CMC
Once hard, add water to achieve desired texture
CHARACTERISTICS OF A GOOD FONDANT
When it cuts, it doesn’t stick to the knife. Best prepare a day before
STEPS OF COVERING FONDANT
LAYERING
STACKING
TRIMMING
CVRUMBCOATING
COVERING ( DRAPE OR PANNEL METHOD)
DOWELLING
ROYAL ICING
INGREDIENTS
3 egg whites
4 cups of powdered sugar
1/2tsp cream of tartar
PROCEDURE
Make sure your eggs are at room temp before starting
Place egg whites, powdered sugar and cream of tartar in clean
bowl, beat all at low speed till it’s combined.
Stop mixer and beat at medium speed until very thick, shinny, stiff
and white.
If you want a stiffer icing, add powdered sugar.
THINNING: TO thin for pouring, add one tsp water per cup of royal
icing. Use grease free spoon or spatula to stir slowly. Add ½ tsp water at
a time until you reach proper consistency.
WHIPPED CREAM FROSTING
INGREDIENT
(USING MIXER) COLD WATER
Whipping cream 100g
Chilled water 150g
PROCEDURE
CHILL stainless bowl and whisk attachment for 10 minutes in
freezer
Add whipping cream and chilled water and mix at medium speed
for 4-5mins
Cold cake should be used
Once you’re done decorating, refrigerate cake till it’s ready for
delivery.
ROOM TEMP
Whipping cream 100g
Water 100g
Procedure
Add WC and water and mix at mid speed for 5-7mins until stiff
Should not stay more than 6-7hrs in room temp
Can last for 6-7hrs outside fridge
WITHOUT MIXER (WHISK)
Wc 100g
Water 100g
Same procedure
TIPS
Work with cold cake, helps whipped cream hold shape for a long
time
Cold milk can be used in place of cold water but liquid milk not
evaporated
With layered cake, always use a dowel rod or skewer so layers can
stay intact
If working with room temp, make sure cakes don’t stay on the
shelf for than 5-6 hrs to consumption.
For long distance delivery, chill hours before delivery so it remains
stable even in hot weather.
Always use a board about 3-4 inches bigger than cake.
When working with colored whipped cream, it’s better to work
with paste instead of powdered color
To re use leftover whipped cream, allow it defrost and re whip
again.
CREAM CHEESE FROSTING
INGREDIENTS
Butter 57g
Cream cheese 227g
1tsp vanilla
1tsp finely grated lemon zest
PROCEDURE
Combine butter with cream cheese and add lemon zest and
vanilla extract
SNACKS
DOUGHNUTS
INGREDIENT
Flour 500g
Sugar 100g
Egg 2
Butter 50g
Yeast 1 tbs
Water 1 cup
PROCEDURE
Measure all ingredient and combine all ingredient into a bowl
Measure half of the butter(50g), which is 25g, then add the 25g
butter into the bowl, then mix and combine thoroughly
Transfer to a work surface and knead properly
Then add the remaining 25g of butter to the dough on the surface
and knead thoroughly
After kneading, beat the dough for up to 10 mins on the work
then add flour when sticky
Knead well and keep beating the dough then cut a piece and
stretch if it tears easily, keep kneading until it stretches and
doesn’t tear then it’s done.
TYPES
Round doughnut
Ring doughnut
BUNS AND EGGBUNS
Flour 1 Congo
Butter 100g
Egg 1
Baking powder 4 leveled spoon
Pinch of salt
Sugar 1 ½ cup
Vegetable oil
SCOTCH EGG
Satis
Egg
Magi
Flour
Boiled egg
Bread crumbs
Procedure
Mix satis with seasoning and small quantity of flour and
coat the boiled egg with satis mixed and bread crumbs.
MINCED PIE
Potato
Minced meat
Seasoning
Salt
Carrot
Green pepper
Spring onions
Flour
Butter
PROCEDURE
PASTRY
Flour 1 Congo
Butter 500g
Salt 1tsp
Baking powder 1 heap spoon
Egg wash pastry
FILLING
Boil minced meat and add all seasoning
Boil potato and when it’s done steam carrots
Add the meat to the potato and allow it to steam
Cool before molding pies
SAUSAGE
SAME MEASUREMENT FOR PIE PASTRY
FILLING
Mix satis with egg
Roll out sausage pastry
Fill with satis
Fold and cut into desired lengths
Egg-wash and bake
PUFF-PUFF
One Congo of flour
Handful of yeast
Little salt
1 leveled teaspoon of baking powder
2 cups of sugar
PROCEDURE IS COVERED IN PRACTICALS
BURGER
BREAD ROLL
1kg flour
100g flour
10g yeast
2 eggs
Milk is optional
Flavor is optional
Pinch of salt
PROCEDURE
Sieve flour into a bowl add butter and mix
Add water to soften
Remove from bowl and knead
Leave for some minutes and knead again
Leave in oven to rise
Egg wash and bake
FILLINGS
Carrot, Green pepper, All purpose seasoning, Lettuce, Cucumber,
Tomato, Minced meat, Bread crumbs, Salad cream, Salt, veg oil,
dry pepper, ginger and garlic
PROCEDURE
Add vegetables (Carrot, Green pepper, All purpose seasoning,
Minced meat, Bread crumbs, , Salt, veg oil, dry pepper, ginger and
garlic) in sauce pan to steam.
Cut bread in two
Rub with salad cream
Arrange beef patty with lettuce, onions, tomato, cucumber and
cover.
PLANTAIN CHIPS AND POTATO CHIPS
Plantain or potato
Vegetable oil
Sugar
Salt
Slice , fry and season.
CHIN-CHIN
One Congo of flour
125g of butter
1 ½ cups of sugar
2 eggs
4 level teaspoon of baking powder
Nutmeg, cinnamon flavor
Mixed spices
Add all, knead properly, cut into desired shape and fry in vegetable oil
COOKIES
FISH ROLL
1 Congo of flour
100g of butter
4 leveled tsp of baking powder
Pinch of salt
1 cup of sugar
Milk is optional
1 large egg
Little yeast
FILLING
Fish
Onions
Curry
Pepper
Seasoning
To be fried or baked
SMALL CHOPS
GENERAL SMALL CHOPS INGREDIENTS
Soy sauce
Sesame oil
Cabbage
Spring onions
Carrot
Spring onions
Pepper
Chicken
Mined meat
Ginger and garlic
Flour
Seasoning
Turmeric
PASTRY/SKIN
Flour
Water
Salt
SPRING ROLL
Boil chicken and debone
Soak cabbage in chicken stock to soften
Drain stock from cabbage and set aside
In a pan, add sesame oil and stir fry carrots, green pepper, onions
and spring onions, seasoning until golden brown
Add chopped chicken
Remove from fire and add sesame oil
Cool off and wrap
Fry
SAMOSA
in sauce pan add oil, minced meat and stir till it cooks
add shredded carrot and diced onions
add all spices
add soy sauce and stir
remove from fire and allow cool before wrapping
fry
MEATBALL
minced meat in bowl
break eggs, add flour, baking powder, seasoning and spices
add soy sauce
mould into small balls and fry
CHICKEN/MEAT/BEEF-IN- BATTER
Add corn flour
Break eggs
Add flour
Add seasoning, spices and marsh together
Marinate for 30minutes
Dust with corn flour and fry
PEPPERED MEAT/GIZZARD/CHICKEN
Boil meat/gizzard or chicken
Blend rodo and onions together
Place vegetable oil and fry
Add pepper and onions
Add salt
Stir and allow cool and fry.
MOSA
Mash banana an ripe plantain in bowl
Add baking powder, flour, corn flour, spices, onions
Fry
MONEY BAG
Using samosa sauce, just blend in ground nuts
Add spring onions
Wrap and fry
SHAWARMA
Debone chicken
Shred all vegetables like cabbage, carrots, green pepper, spring
onions
Mix all in sauce pan , add black pepper, grinded pepper, lemon
juice and fry in oil
Pour in the chicken
Mix on low heat
Leave to steam
Place in oven to cook
To make the cream without shawarma cream, add ketchup and
mayonnaise in bowl and add to the prepare stuffing.
Wrap in bread and put on pan to co ok for a while
ALL WILL BE SHOWN IN PRACTICAL
COCKTAILS
CHAPMAN
3 liters of boom
2 big bottles of orange and pine apple
One medium bottle of black currant
Little apperito or campari
¼ cup of grenadine
Add lime
Drops of bitters
Add water
Serve with ice
AMERICANO
Campari wine
Coca cola
Matari rosco
Ice cubes
Put ice cubes in cup
Add mature rosco
Add campari
Add coke
PINA COLADA
Rum flavor
Pineapple fruit or juice
Coconut cream
Ice cube
PROCEDURE
Add ice in cup
Add pine apple juice
Add coconut juice
Add rum flavor
WHISKEY SOUR
Whiskey
Lemon juice
Ice cubes
PROCEDURE
mix whiskey and lemon juice
Add ice
FRUIT PUNCH
1grenaldine
Orange juice
Grape juice
Procedure
Mix lemon juice and grenadine
Cut lemon in circles, add ice and serve
CARROT JUICE
Blend carrot
Add nutmeg
Add almond or butterscotch flavor
Blend and sieve
Serve chilled
CINDOLA DRINK
Pour powdered milk in bottle and add water
Pour 4 bottles of Coca-Cola in
Add together
Serve with cucumber
ICE CREAM
400ml condensed milk
2 cups of whipped cream
2 cups of milk
2 tsp of vanilla flavor
½ cup of sugar
Add flavor of choice
PROCEDURE
Chill condensed milk
Beat cold heavy cream on mid speed
Add condensed milk in whipped cream
Add vanilla
Add flavor of choice
Pack in container and freeze overnight or at least 6hrs