Rob Connoley of The Curious Kumquat in Silver City, New Mexico plated his pumpkin seed cake on a Showpiece platter from Tafelstern in this Deep Plate exercise that was originally published in July 2010.It is served with lemon curd.

The most beautiful carrot cake you've ever seen was created by Jason Reaves, pastry chef at Market Salamander in Middleburg, Virginia, for the 2009 Deep Plate exercise.

Executive Chef Kristopher Blessum of the Scrooge Diner in Johannesburg, South Africa serves up breakfast inspired by the Mpumalanga neighborhood.