Baking and Pastry Arts Management Fanshawe College

Program Description

Turn your passion into a career with our pastry and baking courses - 2020/2021 If baking is your passion, or you are looking for a way to turn your creative hobby into an in-demand and rewarding career, this two-year diploma program in baking and pastry arts will give you the skills to turn your dreams into reality. Baking courses give you extensive knowledge of baking breads, cakes and pastries and learn all aspects of the culinary baking experience. Baking courses with the right mix You'll begin the baking program by studying the key aspects of baking and patisserie theory, nutrition, purchasing, menu planning, bake and café shop design. You'll also learn theories of small business planning, kitchen management, sales and marketing. The heart of the baking program has an intense focus on baking courses including breads, cakes and pastries. You'll create contemporary and modern style desserts. Further on in the program, chocolates, bonbons, petit fours and marzipan creations are explored. Intricate high skilled patisserie products including tiered wedding cakes and artistic showpieces made from boiled sugar, gum paste and pastillage are the highlight of this baking program. Today's customer is interested in researching the products they consume and will favour locally grown, organic and sustainable produce. You'll be trained to meet this need and will be able to provide products to a sophisticated consumer base within the rapidly growing hospitality industry.

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