Making a UK seasonal fruit traybake
Lesson details
Learning outcome
I can use food skills to make a UK fruit traybake.
Key learning points
- This cake uses the all-in-one method, where the flour, sugar, fat and eggs are mixed together thoroughly.
- For cakes, accurate weighing and measuring is required to achieve consistent baking results.
- The food skills used to make a fruit traybake include measuring, slicing, mixing, pouring, and using an oven (baking).
- Different types of seasonal UK fruit can be used and arranged attractively in the cake.
Keywords
All-in-one - a method for making a cake by mixing all the ingredients together
Seasonal - food related to a particular season of the year
Traybake - a cake that has been baked in a tray
Common misconception
When baking, the baking trays (or foil trays) do not need to be greased or lined.
Baking trays (or foil trays) should be greased with a little oil, or lined with greaseproof paper, to create a barrier between the cake and the tray. The barrier helps to prevent the cake from sticking.
Teacher tip
Depending on the time of year, this recipe uses fruit that is in season, or fruit that has been grown at school. Explore the different types of UK fruit that could be used - tasting and testing is a great way for pupils to experience the variety of shapes, colours, tastes and textures.
Equipment
For ingredients and equipment see the recipe in additional materials.
Content guidance
Risk assessment required - may contain allergens
Risk assessment required - equipment
Supervision
Adult supervision required
Licence
Lesson video
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Prior knowledge starter quiz
6 Questions
Q1.True or false? If the oven is needed for a recipe, it should be preheated.
Q2.What knife technique is being demonstrated here?
Q3.It is important to wash fruit and vegetables before we use them to help remove ...
Q4.If foods such as traybake cake are eaten, they should be only occasionally and in amounts.
Q5.Match the Eatwell Guide food groups to its main nutrients:
vitamin A and C, fibre
carbohydrate, for energy, and fibre
protein and iron
calcium
Q6.Match the origins for the following ingredients in a sandwich:
wheat, which has been milled into flour
sunflower seeds, which have been crushed
milk, from a dairy cow
tomatoes, from a plant
eggs and oil, from a chicken and seeds
Assessment exit quiz
6 Questions
Q1.True or false? The foil tray does not need to be brushed with oil (greased) to prevent the cake from sticking.
Q2.For successful cakes and traybakes, accurate __________ and __________ is required.
Q3.The traybake uses the __________ cake making method.
Q4.What is this piece of equipment called and used for?
Q5.The traybake included different types of UK fruit, such as plums, pears or apples.
Q6.Sort this UK fruit traybake recipe into the correct order:
To help you plan your 6 cooking and nutrition lesson on: Making a UK seasonal fruit traybake, download all teaching resources for free and adapt to suit your pupils' needs...
To help you plan your 6 cooking and nutrition lesson on: Making a UK seasonal fruit traybake, download all teaching resources for free and adapt to suit your pupils' needs.
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