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TLE
Bread and Pastry
Production
Quarter 3 – Module 7
Presenting and Plating Cakes
(Week 7)
 What I Need to Know

This module was designed and written with you in mind. It is here to help you master
the nature of Bread and Pastry Productions NCII. The scope of this module permits
it to be used in presenting and plating cakes. The language and activities prepared
to recognize the diverse vocabulary level and capacity of the students. The lessons
are arranged to follow the standard sequence of the course.

This module discusses the lesson on Presenting and Plating Cakes.

After going through this module, you are expected to:

1. identify the steps in plating and presenting cakes
2. give some factors to be considered in plating and presenting cakes
3. present and plate cakes in accordance with the established standards and
procedures.

What I Know

Please do not forget to write the following on your answer sheet.

Name: _________________________________________ Grade & Section: ________________
Subject (Specialization):_________________________Module No.______________________
Name of the Activity: What I Know Date:____________________________

Instructions: Below are statements describing the different mixing techniques used
in producing bakery products. Choose the letter of the correct answer.

1. What factor is to be considered in presenting and plating cakes that garnishes

wherein decorations can enhance your plate presentation?
A. Garnish to impress C. The plate combination
B. Keep things clean D. Texture of the presentation
2. It is considered as “the choice of the plate is critical to the final presentation”.
A. The color B. The composure C. The impact D. The plate
3. Which of the following factors of plating and presenting cakes is referred to as
vital in the presentation of the dessert?
A. Color B. Sizes C. Shapes D. Texture
4. It is considered as contrasting hard and soft, smooth, and coarse, adds visual
interest to food, and it will enhance your customers' enjoyment of the food.
A. Color B. Sizes C. Shapes D. Texture

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 5. Which factor is to be considered in presenting and plating cakes that neatness
counts, food should be contained within the rim of the plate, yet it should NOT
be crowded in the center?
A. Garnish to impress C. The plate combination
B. Keep things clean D. Texture of the presentation
6. How long should unfrosted cakes be stored in a freezer?
A. 2 months B. 4 months C. 6 months D. 8 months
7. What tip in plating and presenting cakes is referred to as a splash of color that
can bring your desserts to life?
A. Be creative with color C. Compose your plate
B. Combine textures D. Consider the vessel.
8. It is a tip in plating and presenting cakes wherein you need to pair a slice of
perfectly prepared cake with a cool slice of ice cream.
A. Be consistent C. Garnish with care
B. Contrast temperatures D. Let it be dramatic
9. What tip in plating and presenting cakes that you can have a little fun with
your cake?
A. Combine textures C. Let it be dramatic
B. Consider the vessel D. Garnish with care
10. It is a tip of plating and presenting cakes that the slice of layer cake looks
fantastic standing up on a plate.
A. Contrast temperatures C. Garnish with care
B. Do not make it too tall or wobbly D. Let it be dramatic

Lesson Presenting and Plating

1 Cakes

What’s In

People eat with their eyes, and creative and thoughtful plating enhances both the
look and taste of your food. Focusing on presentation also allows chefs to showcase
their creations and demonstrate to guests that they are getting their money's worth.

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It is important to learn how to plate cakes properly. Pastry chefs in restaurants spend
a lot of their time plating desserts so that they look as good as they taste. Here are
some of the sample images:

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What’s New

TIPS ON HOW TO PLATE AND PRESENT CAKES

1. Be creative with color.

A splash of color can bring your desserts to life. A dark chocolate cake can go
from a brown lump to an artful concoction when garnished with vibrant berries;
a lemon tart goes from a fairly monotone palette to lively and lovely when
presented with the contrast of a violet flower and marbled raspberry coulis.

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2. Combine textures.
Adding different textures to the plate adds excitement to the visual appeal of the
cake. Different textures excite the senses, giving an anticipatory sense of the taste
pleasures to come.

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3. Compose your plate
There are many ways to compose a plate. Consider the plate as if it were a blank
canvas or as if you were composing the frame for a photograph. What would fill
the space in an interesting way?

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4. Consider the vessel.

It may seem like common sense but consider the experience of eating the dessert
when you choose the type of plate.

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5. Contrast temperatures.
There is nothing like pairing a slice of perfectly prepared cake with a cool slice of
ice cream. Combining temperatures can be a beautiful thing, but your plating
does require some consideration. Do not put your dessert on a hot plate. A
slightly chilled plate may be helpful when plating cold desserts, whereas room
temperature will do just fine for most cakes or pies.

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6. Let it be dramatic.
Have a little fun with your cake. Employ tricks to add some magic to the
presentation

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7. Do not make it too tall or wobbly.

A slice of layer cake looks fantastic standing up on a plate. But if it is too tall,
there’s a strong chance of it toppling over even on a short journey to where it is
being served.

8. Garnish with care.

Keep in mind how the garnish will function on the finished plate.

9. Be consistent.
When plating cakes, be consistent in your design and in serving size. It can be
confusing to see a different presentation on each plate, and nobody likes looking
over to the plate across the table and seeing a serving double the size.

What is It

Keeping Cakes Fresh and Flavorful

The following are the ways to keep cakes at the peak of their flavor and quality:
• Store when completely cooled.
Cakes with frostings or fillings containing dairy products should be
refrigerated.
• Store under cake cover or large bowl.
If a cake has fluffy cooked frosting, insert a knife handle under an edge of the
cake cover so it isn’t airtight. The frosting can be totally absorbed by the cake
when stored in an airtight container.
• Freeze unfrosted cakes.
For unfrosted butter cakes, cool completely, wrap in heavy-duty foil and
freeze. Foam cakes may be frozen in the pan to prevent crushing. Cover tightly
and freeze. Unfrosted cakes may be stored in the freezer for up to 6 months.
• Freeze cakes with buttercream frosting.
Frosted cakes can be frozen in a tightly covered plastic container. Or, place
the cake in the freezer until frosting is frozen. Then wrap tightly in plastic
wrap or foil and freeze for up to 3 months. Cooked, boiled or fruit frostings

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 and fillings do not freeze as well. Place layer cakes in a box or cake container
to prevent crushing, then wrap the box in foil or plastic wrap before freezing.
Foam cakes may be filled or frosted with whipped cream or whipped topping
before freezing. Frosted cakes may be stored in the freezer for up to 3 months.
• Thaw cakes at room temperature. Thaw unfrosted cakes covered, and
frosted cakes loosely covered for 2 to 3 hours at room temperature.

The following are the important factors to be considered in plating and presenting
cakes. Food plating can affect the overall appearance of cakes that help to enhance
the presentation.

1. The plate. The choice of the plate is critical to the final presentation. The following
are the tips to remember in choosing a plate to use in plating.
• Sizes
• Shapes
• Colors

2. Color. Color is also vital in the presentation of the dessert. Always try to have a
variety of colors on the plate. Green is fresh and cool, and can be soothing Red is
passion and excitement Black is sophisticated and elegant Blue is a natural
appetite suppressant since it can make food look appetizing.

3. Texture. The texture is critical food presentation, as well as enjoyment.

Contrasting hard and soft, smooth, and coarse, adds visual interest to food, and
it will enhance your customers' enjoyment of the food.

4. Keep things clean. Remember that neatness counts. Food should be contained
within the rim of the plate, yet it should not be crowded in the center. Look at the
plate and ask yourself if it is pleasing to the eye. It should not look sloppy and
dirty.

5. Garnish to impress. Garnishes and decorations can enhance your plate

presentation. Choose garnishes that are appropriate to the ingredients. For
Example, using chocolate curls for chocolate cake.

Here are some other techniques to keep in mind when garnishing

• Never decorate a plate with something edible
• Ensure the garnish complements and enhances the cakes.
• Choose garnishes that are the correct size; they should be easy to eat.

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 What’s More

Please do not forget to write the following on your answer sheet:

Name: _______________________________Grade & Section: ______________________
Specialization: ________________________ Module No: _______________________________
Name of Activity: What’s More Date: _____________________________________

Directions: Complete the table below. List down the items that belong to Keeping
Cakes Fresh and Flavorful, Tips for plating and presenting cakes, and factors to be
considered in plating and presenting cakes. Choose your answers from the choices
below and write the letters only.

A. color D. Freeze unfrosted cakes G. Be consistent

B. texture E. Store when completely cooled H. Garnish with care
C. garnish to impress F. Store under cake cover I. Combine texture

Factors to be
Keeping Cakes Fresh Tips for plating and
considered in plating
and Flavorful presenting cakes
and presenting cakes.
1. 4. 7.
2. 5. 8.
3. 6. 9.

What I Have Learned

Please do not forget to write the following on your answer sheet:

Name: ________________________________ Grade & Section: ______________________
Grade Level & Subject (Specialization): _________ Module No: ___________________
Name of Activity: What I Have Learned Date: _________________________

Directions: Answer the following questions below. (5 points for each)

1. Why are plating and garnishing important in presenting desserts?

2. Why is it necessary that we must keep cakes/desserts fresh and flavorful?
3. Among the tips in plating and presenting cakes, which do you think is the
most important factor? Why?

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 What I Can Do

Please do not forget to write the following details upon the submission of the
output:
Name: ________________________________ Grade & Section: ______________________
(Specialization): _______________________ Module No: ____________________________
Name of Activity: What I Can Do Date: _________________________

Directions: Watch videos showing different styles of plating and presenting cakes.
Observe the styles and presentations of plating and apply them to your own
presentation.

For your own presentation, you can use ready-made cupcakes that are available
in your area as well as the garnishes you want to apply. Just take a picture or
video of your output and send or message directly to your Teacher.

Your output will be rated using the Scoring Rubric below:

SCORE CRITERIA
5 Done creatively and neatly showing much relevance to the given topic.
4 Done creatively and neatly enough with relevance to the given topic.
3 Done creatively and neat enough but with no relevance to the given topic.
2 Done simply and neat enough but not so relevant to the given topic.
1 Done poorly with erasures and irrelevant to the given topic.

Assessment

Please do not forget to write the following on your answer sheet:

Name: ________________________________ Grade & Section: ______________________
(Specialization): _______________________ Module No: ____________________________
Name of Activity: Assessment Date: _________________________

Directions: Read each of the following statements carefully and choose the letter of
the correct answer.

1. What factor is to be considered in presenting and plating cakes that garnishes

and decorations can enhance your plate presentation?
A. Garnish to impress C. The plate combination
B. Keep things clean D. Texture of the presentation
2. It is considered as “the choice of the plate is critical to the final presentation”.
A. The color B. The composure C. The impact D. The plate

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3. Which of the following factors of plating and presenting cakes is referred to as
vital in the presentation of the dessert?
A. Color B. Sizes C. Shapes D. Texture
4. It is considered as the contrasting hard and soft, smooth, and coarse, adds
visual interest to food, and it will enhance your customers' enjoyment of the
food.
A. Color B. Sizes C. Shapes D. Texture
4. Which factor is to be considered in presenting and plating cakes that neatness
counts, food should be contained within the rim of the plate, yet should NOT
be crowded in the center?
A. Garnish to impress C. The plate combination
B. Keep things clean D. Texture of the presentation
6. How long should unfrosted cakes be stored in a freezer?
A. 2 months B. 4 months C. 6 months D. 8 months
7. What tip in plating and presenting cakes is referred to as the splash of color
that can bring your desserts to life?
A. Be creative with color C. Compose your plate
B. Combine textures D. Consider the vessel.
8. It is a tip in plating and presenting cakes wherein pairing a slice of perfectly
prepared cake with a cool slice of ice cream.
A. Be consistent C. Garnish with care
B. Contrast temperatures D. Let it be dramatic
9. What tip in plating and presenting cakes can have a little fun with your cake?
A. Combine textures C. Let it be dramatic
B. Consider the vessel D. Garnish with care
10. It is a tip of plating and presenting cakes that the slice of layer cake looks
fantastic standing up on a plate.
A. Contrast temperatures C. Garnish with care
B. Do not make it too tall or wobbly D. Let it be dramatic
11. It may seem like common sense but consider the experience of eating the
dessert when you choose the type of plate.
A. Be creative with color C. Compose your plate
B. Combine textures D. Consider the vessel
12. When plating cakes, it is considered as the consistency in your design and in
serving size.
A. Be consistent C. Garnish with care
B. Contrast temperatures D. Let it be dramatic
13. A state to keep in mind how the garnish will function on the finished plate.
A. Be creative with color C. Consider the vessel
B. Combine textures D. Garnish with care
14. It is adding different textures to the plate that adds excitement to the visual
appeal of the cake.
A. Combine textures C. Let it be dramatic
B. Consider the vessel D. Garnish with care

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 15. It is considered as the plate as if it were a blank canvas or as if you were
composing the frame for photographs.
A. Be creative with color C. Compose your plate
B. Combine textures D. Consider the vessel
16. Why cakes with frostings or fillings containing dairy products should be
refrigerated?
A. For decomposition purposes C. To avoid spoilage
B. For easy access of ingredients D. To retain its freshness
17. In keeping cakes fresh and flavorful you must store cakes in the right
process, then what will you do if a cake has a fluffy cooked frosting?
A. Air must be considered so the cake will not stiff
B. Insert a knife handle under an edge of the cake cover in a not airtight
container
C. Let frosting totally absorbed by the cake when stored in an airtight
container
D. Let the air bubbles wrap the cover of the cake
18. Foam cakes are considered unfrosted cakes that must be stored and cooled
completely, and why do foam cakes must be frozen in the pan?
A. To absorb the excess moisture C. To prevent crushing
B. To protect the texture on its surface D. To prevent stiffness
19. Frosted cakes can be frozen in a tightly covered plastic container or placed
in a freezer then how long do frosted cakes store in a freezer?
A. up to 1 month C. up to 3 months
B. up to 2 months D. up to 4 months
20. Plating enhances both the look and taste of your food, why is it important to
learn how to plate cakes properly?
A. To attract customers C. To improve the flavor
B. To enhance the skills D. To look the food good as they taste

References
Bread and Pastry Production Learning Manual – DepEd
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