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About This Quiz
Butter, sugar and flour are pantry staples that are used to make a wide variety of recipes, including sweet desserts. In this quiz, we'll take a look at 40 different recipes that incorporate these basic cooking ingredients.
Butter plays a large role in many baked goods, including adding flavor and moist texture. Depending on the recipe, a little or a whole lot of butter may be used. Butter is also great for frying items in a pan, as it can be substituted for olive oil and vegetable oil.
Sugar is used to add sweetness to a recipe. Many types of sugar may be used, such as granulated, caster, pearl, sanding and cane sugar. If you've ever eaten a dessert that has powdered sugar on top, this type of sugar is known as "Confectioners sugar." An example of a recipe that utilizes this type of sugar is a beignet, which is quite popular in New Orleans, traditionally at Cafe du Monde.
Many types of flour are also used in baked recipes, such as cake flour, bread flour and all-purpose flour. In this quiz, we'll test your knowledge on many types of recipes that utilize flour, sugar and butter, while the other answers in the list are missing one or more of these ingredients. Take this quiz now to try and score a 100%!
Cookies
Cookies are a baked staple that involves flour, sugar, butter and chocolate chips. You can also add in nuts and candy for "kitchen sink" cookies.
Panna cotta
Flan
Caramel sauce
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Cheese soufflé
Cake
Cake is traditionally consumed on birthdays, and comes in a variety of variations and flavors. Classic cake flavors include chocolate, vanilla and marble.
Ice cream
Flan
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Chocolate ganache
Panna cotta
Pie
A pie recipe calls for flour, sugar, butter for the pie crust, as well as your choice of filling. Variations include apple, blueberry, pumpkin, pecan and chocolate.
Baked Alaska
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Banana bread
Banana bread is traditionally made with bananas to give it a moist texture. You can also add in nuts and chocolate chips for banana nut bread or chocolate chip banana bread.
Berry compote
Flan
Ice cream
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Whipped cream
Affogato
Baked Alaska
Fruit tart
The crust of a fruit tart is made with sugar, butter and flour. The toppings are assembled using a variety of fruit, such as blueberries, raspberries and kiwi.
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Chocolate ganache
Caramel sauce
Icebox cake
Tres leches cake
Tres leches cake translates to "three milk cake" due to the three types of milk involved. This is usually evaporated milk, condensed milk and regular milk.
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Frozen yogurt
Fudge
Cinnamon rolls
Cinnabon is a popular brand of cinnamon rolls, which requires butter, sugar, flour and lots of cinnamon. The icing is also made from sugar and butter.
Icebox cake
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Bread
Churros
Festivals and amusement parks will often sell churros, which are made with flour, butter and lots of sugar. Some churros also have a filling inside the tube.
Ice cream
Frozen yogurt
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Funnel cake
Brownies
Brownies are usually chocolate-flavored and are cut into squares from the brownie pan. These are also made with sugar, butter, flour and lots of chocolate. (Funnel cake doesn't require butter in the recipe).
Baked Alaska
Caramel flan
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Funnel cake
Gelato
Carrot cake
As the name implies, a carrot cake is made with shredded carrots, as well as sugar, butter and flour. There is also white icing that fills the layers and the outside of this cake.
Jello
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S'mores
Cupcakes
Cupcakes are like "mini cakes" that are made with sugar, butter and flour (sometimes cake flour is used). Funnel cakes and strawberry shortcakes don't contain butter in the traditional recipes.
Strawberry shortcake
Funnel cake
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Donuts
Dunkin' and Krispy Kreme are popular brands of donuts, which are hand-held treats. These are typically sweet, with lots of sugar, butter and flour added.
Pudding
Sundaes
Strawberry jello
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Tiramisu
Strawberry shortcake
Gelato
Eclairs
Eclairs are long in length and typically have a cream filling, as well as chocolate icing on top. These are made with sugar, butter, flour, eggs and vanilla extract, among other ingredients.
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Bread
Lemon meringue pie
As the name implies, a lemon meringue pie has lemon juice in it, which can be extracted from real lemons or a bottle of lemon juice. Sugar, butter, flour, eggs and lemon juice are some of the ingredients used in this pie.
Eton mess
Baked Alaska
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Blondies
Blondies are often "blonde" or a pale yellow in color due to the absence of cocoa powder. Sugar, butter, flour and eggs are all used in a blondie recipe.
Flan
Yorkshire pudding
Frozen yogurt
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Pumpkin roll
A pumpkin roll is made with cream cheese, pumpkin flavoring, sugar, butter, flour and vanilla extract, among others. It's also a rolled dessert with a "swirl" effect.
Eton mess
Fudge
Panna cotta
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Apple crisp
Cinnamon, as well as apples, sugar, butter, flour and nutmeg, are used in a traditional apple crisp recipe. This is also baked so that the topping is crunchy, while the apples are bubbly and soft.
Icebox cake
Bread
Rainbow sherbet
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Tiramisu
Red velvet cake
Red velvet cake consists of red cake mix that is layered with white icing. Sugar, butter, flour, eggs, red food coloring and baking soda are used in a traditional recipe.
Strawberry shortcake
Eton mess
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Jello
Fudge
Pound cake
Pound cake is made with a baking agent, sugar, butter, flour, eggs and vanilla extract. It can also be made with fruit and nuts throughout the inside the cake.
Tiramisu
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Rainbow sherbet
Banana split
Bananas foster
Boston cream pie
Boston cream pie has a layer of custard in the center of the cake, as well as a rich chocolate icing on the outside. The cake is made with sugar, butter, flour and vanilla extract, among others.
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Compote
Yorkshire pudding
Eggs
Pancakes
Syrup and butter go great with pancakes, which utilize sugar, butter, flour, eggs and a baking agent. You can also add in chocolate chips and nuts.
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Baked Alaska
Icebox cake
Funnel cake
French toast
French toast utilizes thick slices of bread to soak in a mixture of flour, milk, sugar and cinnamon. Butter is then used to help fry the bread against the pan.
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Eton mess
Bundt cake
A bundt cake is made with a bundt pan, which was invented by H. David Dalquist. There is no butter in a traditional angel food cake recipe, which is one of the answers in the list.
Banana pudding
Angel food cake
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Buckeyes
Checkerboard cake
A checkerboard cake has a checkered pattern with alternating colors inside the cake. Aside from sugar, butter and flour, food coloring is used, as well as eggs and vanilla extract.
Butterscotch pudding
Tiramisu
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Flan
Fudge
Cobblers
Lemon juice, or some type of acidity, is incorporated with fruit in a traditional cobbler dessert. This is made with sugar, butter, flour, cinnamon and a baking agent as well.
Buckeyes
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Chocolate ice cream
Devil's food cake
A devil's food cake is a type of chocolate cake that also has chocolate icing on the outside. Some cooks also add in nuts and chocolate chips as well.
Chocolate ganache
Fudge
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Eton mess
Cannoli
Doberge cake
A doberge cake has many layers on the inside, and actually comes from New Orleans. There is typically no butter in cannolis, no flour or butter in tiramisu and no flour or butter in an eton mess.
Tiramisu
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Fried dough
Fried dough is made from flour, sugar, butter, milk, eggs and other ingredients. This is a popular fried dessert in Canada and can also be topped with other sweet toppings.
Buckeyes
Butterscotch pudding
Yorkshire pudding
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Gelato
Gingerbread cookies
Gingerbread cookies can be decorated with icing and taste like a cross between ginger and cinnamon. A classic gingerbread house also uses gingerbread dough.
Angel food cake
Banana split
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Hot milk cake
Hot milk cake incorporates flour, sugar, butter, milk and a baking agent to create a moist texture. This is also best served with fruit on top.
Jello
Banana split
S'mores
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Strawberry shortcake
Frozen yogurt
Lemon bars
Lemon bars are square-shaped and have a distinct lemon flavor to them. Flour, butter, sugar, a baking agent and some eggs are used to make this.
Lemon ice cream
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Lane cake
A lane cake has alcohol in it, which could include brandy or bourbon. This is also made with butter, flour, sugar, vanilla extract and a baking agent.
Icebox cake
Marshmallow creme
Truffles
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Compote
Stack cake
A stack cake is typically spiced and has various types of fruit in it, with apple as a popular choice. Flour, sugar, butter and cloves are some of the ingredients in the recipe.
Shaved ice
Banana split
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Whoopie pie
A whoopie pie is a type of dessert-sandwich with a cream filling in between. Sugar, butter, flour, cocoa powder, eggs and milk are some of the ingredients in a traditional recipe.
Butterscotch pudding
Yorkshire pudding
Rice pudding
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Angel food cake
Snickerdoodle cookies
Snickerdoodle cookies are made with cream of tartar, sugar, butter, cinnamon and flour, among other ingredients. These are also very soft and chewy in texture.
Macaron
Shaved ice
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Truffles
Macaron
Smith Island cake
Multiple layers of cake are incorporated into a Smith Island cake, with the average being between 8 and 10 layers. A baking agent, vanilla extract and evaporated milk may also be used to make this cake.
Angel food cake
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Fudge
Rice Krispies
Cannoli
Coffee cake
While a coffee cake may not always have coffee in it, it is best served with coffee on the side. Aside from sugar, butter and flour, this recipe calls for milk and vanilla extract.
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Hummingbird cake
A hummingbird cake has lots of pineapples and bananas in it for a sweet, tropical flavor. It may also incorporate cream cheese and cinnamon as well.
Macarons
Truffles
Banana foster
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Frozen yogurt
Gooey butter cake
A gooey butter cake has that name for a reason: because it uses a lot of butter. It's also topped with powdered sugar for an extra sweet bite.
Jello
Banana pudding
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Baked Alaska
German chocolate cake
A German chocolate cake is popular for its sweet coconut-pecan frosting on top. This is also offset by the rich and moist chocolate cake.
Panna cotta
Strawberry shortcake
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