Beginning a Confectionary Career through Baking and Pastry School
by Jane Smallman
If you have a weakness for cakes, pastries, and desserts you should consider enrolling for a program at baking school. Training for the culinary arts at baking and pastry school will ensure that you have all the skills necessary for a career creating and producing every type of confectionary item.
A general culinary arts program will teach you everything you need to know to make a career in a professional kitchen. If, however, you have a particular interest in desserts and confectionary, a program at a specialized baking and pastry school might suit you better.
Baking school is devoted to providing programs that focus on the many different arts involved in creating and producing perfect baked goods and pastries, from breads to wedding cakes.
What Programs at Baking and Pastry school?
A wide variety of programs are offered by baking schools around the country and your choice should depend on the area you want to specialize in. The following qualifications are examples of what are on offer:- Certificate programs in Restaurant Desserts, Cake Design, Cake Decoration, Artisan and Specialty Breads
- Associate Degree in Baking and Pastry Arts
- Bachelor of Professional Studies in Baking and Pastry Arts Management
A large number of baking and pastry schools offer variations of the programs listed above or other similar qualifications. Some baking schools are part of a larger, culinary arts school, while others are devoted to baking and pastry skills only. Many schools are run by public community colleges while some of the most well known are private.
What Subjects are Taught as Part of a Baking and Pastry School Program?
Typical courses include:- Specialty Bread Making
- Chocolate Artistry
- Classical And European Pastries
- Cake Decorating
- Petit Fours and Pastries
- Cakes for Special Occasions
- Confections and Show Pieces
- Hot Desserts and Puddings
About the author
Jane Smallman runs a mountain guiding business with her husband. Her early training was in hotel management and she has worked in the hotel industry in France, Holland, the US and the UK. Following this she worked in an administrative capacity for a number of not-for-profit organizations in the UK, including the International Planned Parenthood Federation and the Refugee Legal Centre. While doing this she earned a degree in Social Sciences through distance learning with the Open University. After graduation she progressed to the University of Sussex as a full-time student where she was awarded a Masters Degree in Social and Political Thought.
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Posted on April 1, 2005 at 1:59 PM
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