2024-2025 Yavapai College Catalog 
    
    Sep 16, 2024  
2024-2025 Yavapai College Catalog

CUL 112 - Plated Desserts


Description: The art of plating and presenting desserts as an integral part of the dining experience. Includes cold and hot desserts such as strudels, cobblers, parfaits, crepes, ice cream, sorbets and sherbets.

Credits: 4
Lecture: 2
Lab: 4

Course Content:
  1. Plating techniques
  2. Garnishes and sauces
  3. Fresh fruit desserts
  4. Frozen desserts
  5. Desserts made with chocolate
  6. Dessert menus

Learning Outcomes:
  1. Identify the components of a plated dessert. (1)
  2. Demonstrate scaling techniques used in baking. (1)
  3. Evaluate the use of dessert sauces in a creation. (2)
  4. Create intricate garnishes. (2)
  5. Demonstrate a variety of plating techniques. (1-5)
  6. Create artistic dessert presentations. (1-5)
  7. Prepare and plate frozen desserts. (4)
  8. Critique plated desserts. (1-5)
  9. Create dessert menus. (6)