Professional Pastry Arts Program

 
 

The Professional Baking and Pastry Arts Program prepares the student for professional entry in the food service industry with particular focus on classical and modern skills in all facets of baking and pastry production. Students learn the rudiments of bread, cake and pastry baking in the area of flour technology and dessert fabrication. The course also lays emphasis on areas of cake decoration such as celebration cakes for debuts, birthdays and weddings.

Increase Your Pastry Skills to a Master’s Level

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This extensive program includes in its curriculum the principles of creating individual plated desserts and techniques for professional garnishing. The students will also train in European and American techniques of chocolate artistry and confectionery such as chocolate moulding, praline and bon-bon making with the latest equipment from abroad.

Get the professional edge


The Professional Pastry Arts Program


DAY 1              Introduction to Pastry

                        Culinary Math

                        Baker’s Percentage

                        Knife Skills, Fruit Cutlery

DAY 2             Crepes : Sweet and Savory

DAY 3:            Egg Lecture:    Custards and Pudding

DAY 4:            Souffles and Meringues / Meringue Desserts

DAY 5:            Classic Cake Decorating Techniques

DAY 6:            Pate A Choux

DAY 7:            Pate Brisee,  Pate Sucre, Pate Sable

DAY 8:            Pate Brisee, Pate Sucre, Pate Sable

DAY 9:            Petit Fours Secs

DAY 10:          Petit Fours Secs

DAY 11:          Cookies and Muffins

DAY 12:          Classic Cakes:  Buttercream and Ganaches

DAY 13:          Classic Cakes: Mousses and Bavarians

DAY 14 – 15:  Classic Cakes

DAY 16:           Laminated Doughs:  Quick Puff Pastry

DAY 17:           Classic Puff Pastry:    Croissant Dough

DAY 18:           Classic Puff Pastry:    Danish Dough

DAY 19:           Laminated Doughs

DAY 20:           Contemporary Cakes:  Sponge and Chiffon Cakes

DAY 21:           Contemporary Cakes:    Butter and Coffee Cakes

DAY 22 – 25:   Basic Cake Decorating

DAY 26 – 32    Advanced Cake Decorating

DAY 33 – 35    Wedding Cake Assembly ( No Classroom Hours )

                        Wedding Cake Exhibit 

Break – 3 days


DAY 36 – 38     Yeast Breads

DAY 39 – 40     Asian Breads

DAY 41             Coffee Course

DAY 42             Tea Course

DAY 43 – 45     Chocolate Artistry

DAY 46 – 47     Confectionery and Sugar Work

DAY 48 – 49     Ice Creams and Sorbets

DAY 50             Art of Plated Desserts

DAY 51             Plated Dessert Presentation

DAY 52             Plated Dessert Presentation

DAY 53 - 55      International Desserts ( Asian )

DAY 56 - 58      Institutional Bakery Applications

DAY 59 – 60     Exploring Wines (Seminar for Pastry Chefs)

DAY 61             Micros – Fidelios – Backroom Training: Pastry Concentrated

DAY 62 – 63     FINAL EXAM PREPARATION

DAY 64 – 65     FINAL EXAMINATIONS

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Prerequisites:

Because of the nature of this program, we require that all applicants must be a graduate of the Professional or CACS Skills program, or a program from a different school with the same subjects.


1 Comprehensive Resume with a 2x2 picture

2 Filled CACS application form

3 Interview with a CACS faculty.


Classes are scheduled once/twice a week depending on schedule.


Take your pastry technique to a master’s level. CALL 726-9326