PRESENTING AND

PLATING CAKES
• HOW DO YOU
PRESENT AND PLATE
SPONGE CAKES
• COMPARE AND CONTRAST OF TWO
DIFFERENT PICTURES. PICTURE 1 AND 2
WHAT IS THE SIGNIFICANCE OF PRESENTING
AND PLATING SPONGE AND CAKES?
• We eat with our eyes first, so it's important to learn how to plate desserts properly. Prettily
presenting your desserts is a cooking technique that makes for a pleasing visual feast
before the spoon or fork is even picked up
HOW DO YOU PRESENT AND PLATE CAKES?

• Be creative with color.

• Combine textures.
• Compose your plate as you would a painting.
• Consider the vessel.
• Contrast temperatures.
• Have a focal point.
• Let it be dramatic.
• Don't make it too tall or wobbly.
WHAT ARE THE 4 THINGS TO TAKE NOTE IN
PRESENTING AND PLATING SPONGES AND CAKES?
• The plate – when plating desserts, the choice of plate is critical to the final
presentation. ...
• Color - always consider color as an important part of plate presentation. ...
• Texture - texture is critical to food presentation, as well as enjoyment. ...
• Keep things clean Remember that neatness counts.
HOW DO PRESENTATION AND PLATING AFFECT
THE APPEARANCE OF THE CAKE?

•They contribute to the overall

appearance by providing variety in
taste, color, shapes, and textures.
BASIC ELEMENTS OF PLATING AND PRINCIPLES
OF FOOD PRESENTATION
•
• Create a framework. Start with drawings and sketches to visualise the plate. ...
• Keep it simple. Select one ingredient to focus on and use space to simplify the
presentation. ...
• Balance the dish. ...
• Get the right portion size. ...
• Highlight the key ingredient.
GUIDELINES IN PLATING DESSERT

• Make garnishes edible. Everything on the dessert plate should be edible and delicious.
• Keep it clean and simple. Don't crowd the plate. ...
• Make your garnishes relate to the dessert on the plate. ...
• Layer flavors and textures in your dessert. ...
• Try different plates—various sizes and shape
HOW DO YOU PRESENT FOOD ON A PLATE?
HOW TO PRESENT YOUR FOOD

• Food should stay within the perimeters of the rim of the plate. ...
• The food shouldn't fill the entire plate. ...
• The food should be placed on the plate so it builds height. ...
• If you garnish, garnish with an ingredient that is in the dish. ...
• Use color.
VIDEO CLIP
LECTURE/DEMO PRESENTATION
PRACTICE ACTIVITY

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Actual demonstration on
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presenting and plating sponge

and cakes individually.
ARE YOU READY??

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• PLEASE WEAR YOUR P.P.E

• SELECT THE THINGS NEEDED
• IN THE TABLE
ESSAY TYPE:

• How do presentation and plating affect the appearance of the

cake?
ADDITIONAL ACTIVITY

• School-based entrepreneurship (sell baked products

in the canteen of school with plating a
• and garnishing)
• • Enrichment-will be depending the result of the
evaluation from Monday to Friday.