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This course explores both the science and craft of baking, in which students develop their skills in the craft of baking: through formulation, mixing, shaping and finishing of classic pastries and breads. Theory and practice are emphasized in this foundational hands-on course. The unique interaction of ingredients and formulation is learned with an understanding of baker's math. *All culinary and baking/pastry lab courses require a C or better for a passing grade. Pre-requisite(s): None. Co-requisite(s): None. 3 quarter hours

Menus for all kinds of bakeries and pastry shops ? patisseries, bread boulangeries, plated dessert restaurants, and specialty shops ? require specialized techniques and skills for their execution. Students will learn the different branches of pastry as they developed from the five fundamental ingredients of baking ? flour, butter/fat, sugar, eggs and dairy ? and how each ingredient evolved into the types of baked goods and sweets which we see on modern-day menus. Foundational techniques for working with, as well as the unique properties of, each ingredient are taught. All culinary and baking/pastry lab courses require a C or better for a passing grade. Pre-requisite(s): None. Co-requisite(s): None. 5 quarter hours

This course develops student's hands-on skills and artistry create desserts, pastries, entremets, plated desserts, mousses, custards, and petit fours. The full repertoire of a professional pastry chef will be learned. Precision techniques such as finishing, piping, plating, and garnishing are emphasized. Pre-requisite(s): KBPA 120. Co-requisite(s): None. 5 quarter hours

This course teaches students how to temper, enrobe and decorate using varying types of chocolate. Students will learn sugar cookery techniques employed in popular candy making and produce a wide variety of chocolate and sugar confections, including: bonbons, pralines, fudge, caramels, nougats, and gelled candies. *All culinary and baking/pastry lab courses require a C or better for a passing grade. Pre-requisite(s): None. Co-requisite(s): None 3 quarter hours

This course introduces students to a variety of cakes, including celebration cakes utilizing mixing methods for all types of cakes as the building blocks of this course. Students also learn decorative piping, inscriptions, border work, color design, floral arrangement and royal icing ornamentation to create contemporary celebration cakes. *All culinary and baking/pastry lab courses require a C or better for a passing grade. Pre-requisite(s): None. Co-requisite(s): None. 3 quarter hours

This course provides students with a survey of those issues entrepreneurs typically face in starting, managing, and growing a small business. Students will survey legal, financial, operational, resource management and marketing issues, among other things. This course also addresses general national and local trends with Start Up businesses and established small businesses ventures. Pre-requisite(s): None. Co-requisite(s): None. 2 quarter hours

This course stresses advanced cake decorating and sugar artistry. Students learn highly skilled cake decorating techniques of fondant, icings, and gum paste, they bring their art to life-creating a sophisticated wedding cake for custom design. The second half of the course explores the use of sugar as a decorative medium. Methods for casting, pulling, blowing, and molding sugar are taught and practiced. These techniques are brought together into a final colorful and imaginative showpiece to demonstrate their applied proficiency. *All culinary and baking/pastry lab courses require a C or better for a passing grade. Pre-requisite(s): None. Co-requisite(s): None. 3 quarter hours

Classic tortes, as well as, innovative, lighter entremets ca are taught in this workshop-style course ? which emphasizes cakes as delicious desserts and as distinctive eye-catching finales. Students will learn foundational elements including mousses, fruits, sponge cakes, meringues, and chocolate components that will be the building blocks for creating their own unique desserts. All culinary and baking/pastry lab Pre-requisite(s): None. Co-requisite(s): None. 5 quarter hours

The landscape of marketing has been changing for both large and small brands. Influencer marketing has taken huge strides and is here to stay and grow. Students will define and learn how to manage their own brand on social media platforms. Students will explore styles, strategy, and the tools to create great images and content to develop their own social media voice. Pre-requisite(s): None. Co-requisite(s): None. 2 quarter hours

This course is an immersive grain-to-loaf workshop of wholegrain and healthy breads. Through baker's math, formulation, and the study of fermentation, the skills of bread-baking across cultures and eras are brought into living practice. Students gain proficiency in building and maintaining sourdough cultures and use of fermentation to enhance specialty flours and grains. *All culinary and baking/pastry lab courses require a C or better for a passing grade. Pre-requisite(s): None. Co-requisite(s): None. 3 quarter hours

This course enables students to challenge, test and hone the knowledge and skills they have acquired and developed throughout the program. Through this experience, students build subject matter expertise while continuing to develop values, attitudes and behaviors that will make them successful in the workplace. Each student must complete 300 hour supervised internship at an approved internship sire and maintain 3 out of 5 average score on supervisor evaluations. Students enrolled in an internship course will be asked to work 30 hours a week to meet internship requirements in an approved site. Students enrolling in 20 hours of work or less per week on internship, must enroll in additional courses to meet full time status. Students enrolling in additional courses are approved to take online courses concurrently with their internship course to meet 12 total quarter hour credits. Students enrolled in more than 12 total quarter hours concurrently in an internship term must receive dean approval. Pre-requisite(s): CUL 110, KCUL 155 and KCUL 165. Co-requisite(s): None. 6 quarter hours

Cake showpieces for special events, which build client recognition and brand awareness, are the focus of this course. Students learn to make large-scale celebration cakes from developing a design, highlighting the clients brand and significant event - all the way through delivery. The final project is a custom-designed cake for a client of the student's choosing. All culinary and baking/pastry lab courses require a C or better for a passing grade. Pre-requisite(s): KBPA 100. Co-requisite(s): None. 3 quarter hours

Students will learn the art of creating 3-D cakes which are the showpieces of any occasion. The techniques of cake carving, sculpting, and stacking will be covered. In addition, students will learn advanced fondant decorating techniques, as well as, how to work with a variety of mediums including gum paste, modeling chocolate, and airbrushing to create realistic details. Students will learn how to successfully construct a cake that exceeds a client's expectations not only in design, but flavor. All culinary and baking/pastry lab courses require a C or better for a passing grade. Pre-requisite(s): KBPA 100. Co-requisite(s): None. 3 quarter hours