Baking & Pastry - The Art Institute of California - Sacramento

Baking & Pastry from The Art Institute of California - Sacramento is a Campus Associate Baking degree that prepares you for a Vocational Programs career. The Associate of Science degree program in Baking & Pastry is a six-quarter program. That provides students with culinary skills combined with a focus on baking and pastry skills. The combination of culinary, baking and pastry skills, as well as business courses enhances the students' ability to meet the challenges of an increasingly demanding and rapidly changing field. Students develop competencies in breads, plated and restaurant desserts, cake production, and buffet centerpieces. The program focuses on both production and individual skills necessary to gain employment in bakeries, restaurants, hotels, resorts, and other catering or foodservice institutional settings. Program Objectives Upon successful completion of the program, graduates should be able to: Prepare standardized recipes using a variety of cooking, baking and pastry techniques as well as appropriate equipment and tools. Produce various baked goods and a variety of international and classical pastries and desserts using basic as well as advanced techniques, which meet industry quality standards. Design, produce, assemble and decorate display and wedding cakes using various finishing methods which meet industry quality standards. Describe and perform tasks related to common business practices within the foodservice industry including inventory, menu planning, cost control and food purchasing. Seek employment in retail, commercial and institutional food service settings in entry-level job positions. View more details on The Art Institute of California - Sacramento . Ask your questions and apply online for this program or find other related Baking courses.