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Making rock cakes
Cooking around the world
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Making rock cakes
Cooking around the world
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I can make rock cakes.
rationing
a fixed amount of food per person
dividing
to split a mixture equally
rubbing-in
to rub butter into flour
oven
part of a cooker, used to bake or roast foods
Investigating rock cakes
Making rock cakes
Making my rock cakes
Rock cakes are from Britain.
They are traditionally eaten as a teatime treat.
Rock cakes are made from flour, butter, sugar, dried fruit and eggs.
Investigating rock cakes
They look like rocks, so are called rock cakes.
Andeep
Rock cakes were promoted in World War II due to rationing.
Rationing gave everyone a fixed amount of food.
Rationing helped to ensure everyone had a fair share at a time of shortage.
Investigating rock cakes
Right image: © Bridgeman Images
Rock cakes use less sugar and eggs than traditional cakes.
Laura
Why?
Rationing gave everyone a fixed amount of food.
Rationing allowed everyone to eat what they wanted.
Investigating rock cakes
Rock cakes are a sweet food, containing sugar and butter (fat).
We need to eat less of these types of foods.
Investigating rock cakes
Jacob
Rock cakes have dried fruit, is this part of my 5 A DAY?
Sofia
No, it is not part of your 5 A DAY. There is very little fruit.
Investigating rock cakes
Rock cakes are baked in an oven.
An oven is used for:
baking: bread and pies
roasting: chicken and potatoes.
Ovens become very hot.
Wear oven gloves when using an oven.
Andeep
oven
What is an oven used for?
chilling
baking
boiling
Investigating rock cakes
Investigating rock cakes
Aisha is practising rationing food with her friends.
What can they each have to make it fair?
Aisha
400 g flour
80 g butter
100 g sugar
4 eggs
160 g dried fruit
Alex
Andeep
Sam
Sofia
Investigating rock cakes
Aisha is practising rationing food with her friends.
What can they each have to make it fair?
Aisha
400 g flour
80 g butter
100 g sugar
4 eggs
160 g dried fruit
Alex
Andeep
Sam
Sofia
They each get 100 g flour, 20 g butter, 25 g sugar, 1 egg and 40 g dried fruit.
Investigating rock cakes
Making rock cakes
Making my rock cakes
Making my rock cakes
To make rock cakes we will be:
measuring
Jun
We will weigh the flour, butter, sugar and dried fruit.
We need to weigh the food accurately so the recipe works.
(weighing)
Making my rock cakes
To make rock cakes we will be:
rubbing-in
Lucas
I’m going to rub the butter into the flour.
Shake the bowl gently to get any large lumps to the top.
Making my rock cakes
Which image shows rubbing-in?
Making my rock cakes
To make rock cakes we will be:
cracking an egg
Be careful when cracking the egg.
Laura
Wash hands after touching an egg.
Making my rock cakes
To make rock cakes we will be:
mixing
Izzy
Use the spoon to mix everything together.
Making my rock cakes
To make rock cakes we will be:
dividing
Dividing helps the rock cakes to cook evenly.
Sam
Your teacher will cook the rock cakes in the oven.
Use two spoons to help divide the mixture equally.
Making my rock cakes
What is dividing?
to split a mixture in half
to split a mixture equally
to split a mixture unequally
Making my rock cakes
Follow the recipe and make rock cakes.
Before you cook:
Get ready, e.g. tie up long hair, remove jumpers, wash hands, wear an apron.
Have your ingredients and equipment ready.
As you prep and cook:
Be safe and hygienic.
Use your food skills.
Making my rock cakes
Recipe: Rock cakes
Ingredients
200 g self-raising flour
75 g butter
75 g sugar
75 g dried fruit
1 egg
Equipment
Weighing scales, mixing bowl, small bowl, two spoons, fork, baking tray (lined), cooling rack.
Making my rock cakes
Recipe: Rock cakes
Method
Rub-in the butter into the flour until it looks like breadcrumbs.
Stir in the sugar and dried fruit.
Add the egg.
Mix to form a soft, firm dough.
Divide the mixture into eight ‘rocks’.
Place each ‘rock’ on the baking tray.
Bake for 12 – 15 minutes, until golden brown (teacher only).
Allow to cool on a cooling rack.
Making my rock cakes
Follow the recipe and make the rock cakes.
I made my rock cakes by following these steps:
Rub-in the butter into the flour until it looks like breadcrumbs.
Stir in the sugar and dried fruit.
Add the egg.
Mix to form a soft, firm dough.
Making my rock cakes
Follow the recipe and make the rock cakes.
I made my rock cakes by following these steps:
Divide the mixture into eight ‘rocks’.
Place each ‘rock’ on the baking tray.
Bake for 12 – 15 minutes, until golden brown (teacher only).
Allow to cool on a cooling rack.
Making rock cakes
Rock cakes are from Britain, eaten as a teatime treat.
Rock cakes were promoted in World War II due to rationing.
To make rock cakes we used the following food skills: measuring, rubbing-in, mixing, cracking an egg, and dividing.
They are baked in an oven.
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