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This certificate program provides students with comprehensive, hands-on experience in pastry arts and decorative baking. Students will obtain the practical and theoretical training necessary to produce quality bakery products from scratch. An emphasis is placed on decorative pastry arts, including cake decorating, chocolate work, decorative breads, European-style pastries, ethnic breads and rolls. Students will learn all aspects of pastry techniques, from product design to appropriate garnishes, using both hand-crafted and machine methods.

This certificate is designed to offer industry professionals and MATC culinary and baking students more advanced, specialized training in their field.

Curriculum effective 2009-2010.