Uc 12 Preparing Desserts
Uc 12 Preparing Desserts
Uc 12 Preparing Desserts
University of Mindanao
Matina Campus, Davao City
Remember to:
You need to complete this module before you can perform the module
on Package Prepare Food.
COOKERY NC II
LIST OF COMPETENCIES
MODULE CONTENT
This module deals with the skills and knowledge and attitude in the
Preparation of a range of hot, cold and frozen desserts in a commercial
kitchen or catering operation.
COMPETENCY SUMMARY
Introduction
This module deals with the skills and knowledge and attitude in the
Preparation of a range of hot, cold and frozen desserts in a commercial
kitchen or catering operation.
Learning Outcomes:
LEARNING OUTCOME #1
PERFORM MISE EN PLACE
ASSESMENT CRITERIA:
CONTENTS:
1. Different types of Desserts and sweets
2. Details and Characteristics of Desserts and Sweets
3. Varieties and suitable ingredients for Desserts and Sweets
4. Nutritional Value of Desserts
5. Principle and Practices of Hygiene on Handling ang Storage of Dairy
Products
METHODOLOGIES:
Lecture/ demonstration
Film viewing
ASSESMENT METHODS:
Direct observation
Written or Oral questioning
Review of portfolio of evidence and third-party workplace reports of on
the job performance by the candidate
Learning Experiences
Learning Outcome 1
PERFORM MISE EN PLACE
Perform Task Sheet 12.1-4 After doing all the activity for the LO,
you are ready to proceed to the next
Lo: Prepare Desserts and prepare
Sweet sauces
Learning Objectives
1.) To know the different varieties and types of desserts and sweets
Angelica
Stems of a tall plant that are boiled in sugar and used for decorating cakes
Apple Pie
A sweet food made from apples baked in pastry
Banana split
A sweet food that consist of a banana with ice cream, cream, sauce, and
nuts
Blancmange
A soft sweet food eaten as a dessert. it is made mainly from milk and sugar
Cake
A sweet food made by baking a mixture that usually contains sugar, eggs,
butter or oil
Caramel
Burnt sugar used for coloring and flavoring food
Carob
A sweet brown powder that taste like chocolate and is made from the seeds
of a Mediterranean tree
Caster sugar
White sugar in the form of a very small grains, used especially in cooking
another spelling of caster sugar
Choc-ice
An Ice cream covered with a layer of chocolate, shaped like a small block
Chocolate
A sweet brown food eaten as a sweet or used for flavoring other food
Christmas pudding
Coconut milk
The sweet thin liquid contained in a coconut, used in drinks and in Asian
and Caribbean cooking
Compote
A sweet food made from fruit cooked with sugar
Confection
A sweet food, especially a cake
Crème caramel
A sweet food made from cream, eggs, and sugar
Crisp
A crumble
Crumble
A sweet food made from pieces of fruit covered with a mixture of flour,
butter, and sugar, and baked in an oven
Demerara sugar
A type of rough pale brown sugar
Donut
A doughnut
Doughnut
A round sweet food, often in the shape of a ring, that is made by cooking
dough in oil
Dumpling
A sweet food consisting of pastry filled with fruit
Flan
A crème caramel
Fondant
A very soft sweet food made from sugar and water, usually spread over
cakes as icing
Fruit cocktail
A food consisting of small pieces of different types of fruit, often sold in tins
Fudge
A soft brown sweet food made from sugar, butter, and milk or cream
Fudge
A sweet soft chocolate that is spread on cakes or poured over ice cream
Golden syrup
A sweet sticky yellow food made from sugar
Granulated sugar
Sugar in the form of small white grains, used especially for adding to cups of
tea and coffee
Gur
A type of dark brown sugar that you buy in solid pieces, not small grains
Honey
Sweet, sticky yellow or brown food made by bees
Ice
An ice cream
Ice cream
A frozen sweet food made from cream or milk and sugar, often with fruit or
chocolate added to flavor it
Ice cream
An amount of ice cream for one person
Icing
A substance used to cover or fill cakes. Icing is made by mixing sugar with
water or butter
Icing sugar
Jaggery
In south Asia, brown sugar from sugar cane from palm tree jelly that is
made from fruit juice, sugar, and gelatin
Jelly
A soft sweet food made from fruit juice, sugar, and gelatin that you can see
through and hat shakes when you touch it
Junket
A sweet food made from milk that was popular in the past
Knickerbockers glory
Ice cream in a tall glass with sweet sauce and cream
Lolly
An ice-lolly
Lolly
A lollipop
Lump
A solid piece of sugar with a square shape
Marzipan
A sweet food made from sugar and almonds that is used for decorating
cakes and making sweets
Meringue
A sweet food made from a mixture of sugar and egg whites
Milk pudding
A sweet food made by cooking a mixture of milk, sugar, and rice or a similar
grain in the oven
Mincemeat
A sweet food made by mixing small piece of dried fruit and spices, used
especially to make mince pies
Molasses
Parfait
A sweet food consisting of layers of fruit and ice cream, served in a tall glass
Pavlova
A sweet food that consist of cream and fruit on top of meringue
Peach melba
A sweet food that consist of half a peach with ice cream and raspberry sauce
on top
Plum pudding
Christmas pudding
Pudding
A soft sweet food that you eat at the end of a meal
Pudding
A sweet food like thick cream, usually flavored with fruit or chocolate, eaten
as a dessert
Rice pudding
A sweet food made from rice cooked with milk and sugar
Roly roly
A sweet food made by spreading jam or fruit on a piece of pastry that is then
rolled up and cooked
Semolina
A sweet food made by cooking grains of crushed wheat with milk and sugar
Sherbet
A sorbet
Sorbet
A sweet food made from fruit juice, ice and sugar
Sponge pudding
A sweet food that is made with eggs, butter, flour, and sugar and is eaten
hot
Spotted dick
Sugar
A sweet substance consisting of very small white or brown pieces that is
added to food or drinks to make them taste sweet
Sugar cube
A small hard piece of sugar with six sides that you put in a hot drink
Sugar lump
A sugar cubes
Summer pudding
A sweet food that is made by putting pieces of bread around the sides of a
bowl and filling it with a mixture of soft fruits
Sundae
Ice cream served with a sweet sauce, and nuts, fruits, and a syrup
Syllabub
A sweet food made from cream, sugar, fruit juice, and wine
Syrup
A sweet liquid made from sugar and water
Syrup
A sweet thick yellow liquid made from sugar, used especially in cooking
Treacle
A thick sweet black liquid used in cooking
Trifles
A sweet food eaten especially in UK, made from cake covers with fruit or
jelly, cold custard, and sometimes cream
Turnover
A sweet food like a small pie, filled with fruit
Tutti fruit
A type of ice cream that contains small pieces of different types of fruit
Water ice
A sorbet
Yoghurt
A food made from milk that has become thick and slightly sour, sometimes
with fruit added to it.
Yogurt
Another spelling of yoghurt
Self-Check 12.1-1
_____1. Brown sugar is that is brown and has not been refined(=made
pure) or has been only partly refined.
_____2. Syrup is a sweet thick yellow liquid made from sugar, used
especially in cooking.
_____5. Meringue is a sweet food made from a mixture of sugar and egg
whites.
_____6. Whip is a sweet soft food made with cream and flavors of fruit.
_____8. Pavlova is a sweet food that consists of cream and fruit on top of
meringue.
Answer Key
1. True
2. True
Ingredients
4 ½ ounces bittersweet chocolate, finely chopped
2 tablespoons (1ounce) unsalted butter, diced
2 tablespoons espresso or very strong coffee (I used decaf espresso from
a local Starbucks
1 cup cold heavy cream
3 large eggs, separated
1 tablespoon sugar
Steps/Procedure
3. Once the melted chocolate has cooled slightly, whip the egg whites
in a medium bowl until they are foamy and beginning to hold a
shape. Sprinkle in the sugar and beat until soft peaks form.
Assessment Method:
1. Use the Performance Criteria Checklist
2. Demonstration
Learning Objectives:
Cakes- Cakes are sweet tender breads made with sugar and delicate flour.
Cakes can vary from light, airy sponge caked to dense cakes with less flour.
In addition, small-sized cakes have become popular in the form of cupcakes
and petits fours.
Cookies- Cookies are similar to cakes (the word coming from Dutch word”
kowkje” meaning little cake). Historically cookies were small spoonful of
cake batter placed in the oven to test the temperature. Cookies can come in
many different forms. Examples include layered bars, crispy meringues, and
soft chocolate chip cookies.
Frozen desserts – ice cream and gelato both fit into this category. Ice cream
is a cream base that is churned as it is frozen to create a creamy
consistency, while gelato uses milk base and has less air than ice cream.
Thirdly, sorbet is made from churned fruit and is not dairy based.
Pastries – Pastries can either take the form of light and flaky bread with an
airy texture or unleavened dough with a high fat content. Pastries can be
eaten with fruits, chocolate, or other sweeteners.
Pies - Pies and cobblers are a crust with a filling. The crust can be either
made from either a pastry or crumbs. The filings can be anything from fruits
to puddings.
Self-check 12.1-2
_____1. Cakes are sweet tender breads made with sugar and delicate flour.
_____3. Pastries can either take the form of light and flaky bread with an
airy texture or leavened dough with a high fat content.
ANSWER KEY
1. True
2. True
3. True
4. True
Self-Check 12.1-3
_____5. Desserts like ice cream and puddings have some sort dairy as their
main ingredient, whereas desserts like cakes and cookies only have
relatively small amounts.
ANSWER KEY
Learning Objectives:
Desserts are by definition a sweet course. This usually means high content
of sugar or fats. Desserts have historically been known as a smaller course
to end a meal but in modern times they have become a more major part of
people’s diets. Although desserts are sweet a small amount of sugar is
recommended in a daily diet. Certain desserts such as dark chocolate, that
have lower sugar content, ae popularly considered healthier because of their
other nutritional content. One example of a healthier dessert is fresh fruit
cooked without sugars or extra fats.
CARROT CAKE
Moist delicious carrot cake with a delicious cream cheese frosting
% Daily Value
Calories 530
Calories from fat 300
Total Fat 33g 51%
Saturated Fat 11
Artificial Trans Fat 0g
Cholesterol 75mg 25%
Sodium 420mg 18%
Total Carbohydrate 19%
57g 16%
Dietary fiber 4g
Sugars 40g 14%
Protein 7g
Self-Check 12.1-4
Answer Key
1. True
2. True
3. False
4. True
Steps/Procedures
Step 1
To prepare a basic meringue, separate the egg whites and place in a glass
or metal bowl (plastic bowls can have a greasy film that prevents foaming).
Try to separate the eggs without leaving any trace of yolk in the whites as
the fat in the yolk can prevent the whites from developing the volume you
want.
Step 2
Add the lemon juice and using an egg beater, beat the egg whites until
frothy. They should form what’s called soft peaks. Peaks are the "hills" that
pull up when removing the beaters from the foam. You’ll know your peaks
are soft when the tips gently fall over.
Gradually add the sugar, 1-2 tbsp at a time until it is all incorporated and
the peaks become glossy. Continue beating until the foam forms stiff peaks
and all of the sugar has been dissolved. To test if the sugar has dissolved,
rub the beaten meringue between your thumb and forefinger. If it feels
gritty beat the eggs a few more seconds until smooth.
Step 4
Pile your meringue onto your warm dessert and bake at 425˚ F (218°C) for
about 4 or 5 minutes - just enough to gently brown the peaks.
Assessment Method:
1. Use the performance Criteria Checklist
2. Demonstration
LEARNING OUTCOME #2
PREPARE DESSERTS AND PREPARE SWEET SAUCES
ASSESSMENT CRITERIA:
CONTENT:
1. Methods of preparing/cooking Desserts
METHODOLOGIES:
Lecture/demonstration
Film viewing
ASSESSMENT METHODS:
Direct observation
Sampling of desserts made by the candidate
Written or oral questioning
Return demonstration
Review of portfolio of evidence and third-party workplace reports of on the
job performance by the candidate
Learning Experience
Learning Outcome 2
Self-Check 12.2-1
Answer Key
1. True
Ingredients
6 1.8 oz (180) self-rising
flour(sifted)
12 ½ oz (350 cater sugar)
1 teaspoon baking powder
1teaspoon ground cinnamon
3 eggs
8 oz (220g) grated raw carrot
¼ teaspoon salt
10 1/8 fl oz (300 ml) sunflower oil
FROSTING
6 1/8 oz (180g) cream cheese
6 1/8 oz (180g) melted butter
8 oz (220g) icing sugar
½ teaspoon vanilla essence
Zest of one orange
Steps /Procedure
1. Mix the dry ingredients in to a large bowl. Add the flour, sugar,
baking powder, salt, and cinnamon.
2. In another bowl, mix the wet ingredients. Mix together the eggs,
oil, and vanilla until it becomes a smooth mixture.
3. Pour the egg mixture in the bowl with the flour.
4. Add the grated carrot and stir. Be careful not to overwork the
dough. Overworked dough means elongated gluten strands, which
makes for a tough cake rather than one that is light and crumbly.
5. Use the pastry brush to coat the cake tin with some softened or
melted butter. Coat the bottom and sides of the pan with just enough
flour so that it gives the pan the light coat.
6. Pour the cake mix in. make sure the cake mis is evenly spread
10.Place the cake where it will be presented. You can use a cake
platter or a simple large plate for this.
11.Spread the frosting on the top of the cake once the cake has
cooled. Use your spatula to smooth the frosting evenly over the cake.
Let the frosting start to harden.
Assessment Method:
1. Use the performance Criteria Checklist
2. Demonstration
ASSESSMENT CRITERIA:
1. Desserts are presented hygienically, logically, and sequentially within the
required timeframe
2. Desserts are decorated creatively
3. Factors in plating dishes are observed in presenting desserts
CONTENTS:
1. Creative Presentation Techniques for Desserts and Sweets.
CONDITIONS:
1. Creative Presentation Techniques for Desserts and Sweets.
METHODOLOGIES:
Lecture / demonstration
Film viewing
ASSESSMENT METHODS:
Direct observation
Sampling of desserts made by the candidate
Written or oral questioning
Review of portfolio of evidence and third-party workplace reports of on the
job performance by the candidate
Learning Experience
Learning Outcome 3
Plate/Present Desserts
Learning Objectives:
After reading this information sheet, you must be able to:
The way food is presented affects a person’s perception of how it will taste.
People instinctively reject bruised apples and browned bananas, and
recognize well-marbles beef and perfectly ripe produce. Prepared dishes
work in the same manner. The perfect dish includes food that tastes as good
as it looks.
Much of the artistry of cooking comes after the food has been cooked and it
is time to transfer it from pot to plate. Here, chefs rise above cooks as they
arrange the different components on a plate like interior designer’s place
furniture to create culinary masterpiece.
If the food is the masterpiece, then the plate is its frame. Adapt artistic
framing strategies to your cooking for a quick way to improve your foods
presentation. Buy beautiful bowls and plates in a variety of shapes and
colors. The same bowls of soup looks dramatically different in a small Asian
ceramic cup and an oversized, shallow white French consommé bowl.
Food is naturally beautiful. Combine foods with different shapes, colors and
textures on the same plate.
Garnishes
Self-Check 12.3-1
Write true if the statement is correct and False if its incorrect.
______3. Plating is the act of arranging the meal on the individual plate
immediately before it served.
ANSWER KEY
1. TRUE
2. TRUE
3. TRUE
Additionally, you'll want to consider portion sizes before you begin plating.
To do so, focus on balancing your protein, carbohydrate, and vegetable to
create a nutritionally balanced meal. Ultimately, carefully placed ingredients
create art, but presentation should never overshadow taste.
Serve odd amounts of food. If you're serving small foods like shrimp,
scallops, or bite-sized appetizers, always give guests odd quantities. Serving
7 brussels sprouts instead of 6 creates more visual appeal, and diners will
also perceive that they're getting more food.
Don't overcrowd your plate. Be sure to never overcrowd your canvas, and
keep it simple by focusing on one ingredient - usually the protein. Finding a
focal point also ensures that the accompanying ingredients will play a
complementary, supporting role.
You can also balance out taller ingredients by leaning long, flat items
against them. For example, you can plate your steak on top of polenta and
lean asparagus spears against them at a 45-degree angle.
One way to do this is to create accent dots on one side of your plate (while
considering the rule of thirds) or by lightly drizzling sauce over the main
ingredients so guests get a little bit of
sauce in every bite.
Assessment Method:
1. Use the Performance Criteria Checklist
2. Demonstration
LEARNING OUTCOME# 4
STORE DESSERTS
ASSESMENT CRITERIA:
1. Quality trimmings and other leftovers are utilized where and when
appropriate
Contents
1. Storing and handling issues related to desserts and sweets.
2. Methods of preserving Desserts.
3. Safe Work Practice Particularly on Handling and Storing Hot and Frozen
Desserts.
TOOLS AND
EQUIPMENT ACCESSORIES SUPPLIES AND MATERIALS
LCD Projector Equipment for Desserts and Sweet sauces may
(Optional for making desserts and sweets include:
lecture) sweets Pudding, pies, Sugar syrup
Overhead Blender tarts flans, Fruit syrup
projector Ice cream fritters Fruit purees,
(Optional for machines Custard, sauces and
lecture) Ice makers creams coulis
Television and Juicer and Prepared fruit Chocolate-
multimedia vitaminizers Charlotte, based sauces
player Mixer bavarois, Sabayon and
Whiteboard mousse, zabaglione
Oven
Applicable Chiller and souffle, Custard and
equipment as freezer sabayon cremes
prescribed by Meringues, Flavored
Steamer
Training crepes, butters and
Weighing scales
regulations omelets creams
Low pressure
burners Sorbet, ice Sabayon and
cream, zabaglione
LEARNING bombe, Crepes
MATERIALS parfait,
Manuals tiramisu Suitable
Books Cakes and thickening agents
Video (CD) pastries for sweet sauces
Custards and may include:
egg-based
METHODOLOGIES:
Lecture/demonstration
Film viewing
ASSESSMENT METHODS:
Direct observation
Written or oral questioning
Review of portfolio of evidence and third-party workplace reports of on
the job performance by the candidate
Learning Experience
Learning Outcome 4
Store Desserts
Learning Activities Special Instructions
Read Information sheet 12.4-1 on This learning Outcome deals with
“Storing and Handling Issus Related the development of the Institutional
to Desserts and Sweets” Competency Evaluation Tool which
Learning Objectives:
After reading this information sheet, you must be able to:
_____2. Never thaw and re-freeze product, this affects the overall quality of
the product.
_____3. To prevent cakes from shifting in the box, cake boxes should be kept
horizontal and never tilted.
_____4. Product should not be stored directly in front of the freezer fans, as
this may cause freezer burn.
_____5. A thermometer should be kept in the freezer to verify the internal
freezer temperature is correct.
ANSWER KEY
1. TRUE
2. TRUE
Canning is the process of applying heat to food that’s sealed in a jar in order
to destroy any microorganism that can cause food spoilage. Proper canning
techniques stop this spoilage by heating the food for a specific period of time
and killing these unwanted microorganisms. During the canning process,
air is driven from the jar and vacuum is formed as the jar cools and seals.
Freezing foods is the art of preparing, packaging, and freezing foods at their
peak of freshness. You can freeze most fresh vegetables and fruits, meats
and fish, breads and cakes, and clear soups and casseroles. The keys to
freezing food are to make sure its absolutely fresh, that you freeze it as
quickly as possible, and that you keep it at a proper frozen temperature (0
degrees).
Drying is the oldest methods known for preserving food. When dry food, you
expose the food to a temperature that’s high enough to remove the moisture
but low enough that it doesn’t cook, good air circulation assists in evenly
drying the food.
Self-Check 12.4-2
_____3. Freezing foods is the art of preparing, packaging, and freezing foods
at their peak of freshness.
_____5. Proper canning techniques stop this spoilage by heating the food for
a specific period of time and killing these unwanted microorganisms.
ANSWER KEY
1. TRUE
Learning Objectives:
After reading this information sheet, you must be able to:
1. To know the Safe Work Practices Particularly on Handling and Storing Hot
and Frozen Desserts.
1. Prevent contaminating food with pathogens spreading from people, pets, and
pests.
2. Separate raw and cooked foods to prevent contaminating the cooked foods.
3. Cook foods for the appropriate length of time and at the appropriate
temperature to kill pathogens
4. Store food at the proper temperature.
5. Do use safe water and cooked animals.
_______1. Food can transmit disease from person to person as well as serve
as a growth medium for bacteria that can cause food poisoning
_______2. Store foods at the temperature.
_______3. Separate raw and cooked foods to prevent contaminating the
cooked foods.
_______4. Do use safe water and cooked materials.
_______5. Cook foods for the appropriate length of time and at the
appropriate temperature to kill pathogens.
1. True
2. True
3. True
4. True
5. True
Interview
Oral Questioning
Demonstration
Ways in which evidence will be collected:
with
[tick the column]
Trainee name:
Trainer name:
Qualification: COOKERY NC II
Date of assessment:
Time of assessment:
Given the necessary tools, the candidate will be able to demonstrate, Prepare Egg
Dishes following standard procedures within 15 minutes.
DEMONSTRATION to show if
evidence is
demonstrated
Feedback to trainee:
The trainee’s overall performance was:
Satisfactory Not Satisfactory
Assessor’s signature: Date:
Prepare Desserts
and Prepare sweet 1 2 3 6 20%
sauces
Plate/Present 1 1 3 4 30%
Dessert
TOTAL 5 5 10 20 100
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