2021-2022 Yavapai College Catalog 
    
    Mar 29, 2024  
2021-2022 Yavapai College Catalog [PREVIOUS CATALOG YEAR]

CUL 113 - Pastry Centerpieces and Wedding Cakes


Description: Creation of wedding cakes and practical pastry centerpieces for table and buffet presentations.  Includes hands-on techniques applied to common mediums like sugar, chocolate, butter cream, royal icing and fondant.  

Credits: 4
Lecture: 2
Lab: 4

Course Content:
  1. Cake decoration
  2. Doughs
  3. Sugar work
  4. Chocolate work
  5. Recipe conversions and calculations
  6. Delivery
  7. Point of sales system
  8. Troubleshooting

Learning Outcomes:
  1. Demonstrate mastery of buttercream, gum paste and floral work. (1)
  2. Design a bread dough centerpiece. (2)
  3. Create a bread dough centerpiece. (2)
  4. Demonstrate mastery of sugar work. (3)
  5. Design a sugar work centerpiece. (3)
  6. Create a sugar work centerpiece. (3)
  7. Design a chocolate work centerpiece. (4)
  8. Create a chocolate work centerpiece. (4)
  9. Create marzipan figurines. (1)
  10. Demonstrate strategies for safe delivery. (6)
  11. Use point of sales system to track orders and complete transactions. (6)
  12. Calculate Bakers percentage. (5)
  13. Troubleshoot challenges that arise when creating advanced pieces of food art. (1-8)