This document discusses the components and types of plated desserts. Plated desserts are individually served desserts at restaurants and cafes. There are four main components - the main item, sauce(s), a crunch component, and garnish. The main item is the dessert itself, sauce adds moisture, the crunch adds texture, and garnish is for visual appeal. There are four types of desserts - baked, fried, frozen, and chilled - which are prepared through different cooking methods like baking, frying, freezing, or chilling.
3. Four Components of Plated
Desserts
The Main Item
The Sauce
Crunch
Component
Garnish
4. The Main Item
The main
item of a
plated dessert
is the actual
dessert itself.
It should never
be so large
that is
overwhelming.
5. The Sauce
A plated dessert
should have up to
two sauces but if
tastefully
approached more
can be used.
Sauce is very
important for dry
items like pies
and cakes but a
sauce can add to
6. Crunch Component
A crunch component is exactly
how it sounds. It is an added
component that adds a crunch
to the dessert. This is
especially important to soft
desserts like custard and ice
cream.
7. Garnish
The garnish is the
final component
of a plated
dessert. Common
garnishes include
fresh mint leaves,
powdered sugar,
chocolate piping,
fruit, chocolate
and sugar work,