Pastry Arts

• Health, sanitation, safety
• Use of bakery equipment including scales, mixers, proofers, and ovens
• Knife skills
• Theoretical baking principles and processes
• Ingredients and methodology
• Biscuits and muffins
• Pie dough and straight dough
• Fermentation, leavening, gluten development
• Aeration and emulsification
• Yeast doughs, quickbreads, loaf cakes
• Cookies, pies, tarts
• Croissant, Danish, and puff dough lamination
• Cakes, cookies, sponges
• Buttercreams, glazes, ganaches
• Dessert plating and presentation
• Composition, use of colour and texture
• Pastries, slices, squares
• Deep-fat frying
• Yeast doughnuts, cake doughnuts, French crullers
• Use of seasonal fruits and other ingredients
• Crème bru?le?e and ice cream
• Chocolate and confection making
• Chocolate tempering
• Truffles and moulded chocolates
• Aerated confections and fruit jellies
• Caramel and sugar work
• Dessert cakes, layered cakes, entremets
• Mousses and fillings
• Piping skills
• Icings and decorative techniques
• Wedding cake design and assembly
• Flower-making and rolled fondant
• Marzipan figurines and airbrushing
• Consistency and accuracy
• Environmental conditions
• Daily production planning
• Standard math functions
• Retail bakeshop management
• Professional etiquette and personal hygiene
• Troubleshooting and problem solving
• Ingredient and equipment suppliers
• Merchandising, inventory, and cost control
• Waste management
• Menu design
• Catering
• Effective communication

Program-specific

General

• This program is available to Canadian citizens and permanent residents. See program options for international students at VCC International.
• Applicants who self-identify as Indigenous are strongly encouraged to connect with VCC’s Indigenous Education and Community Engagement team to learn more about VCC’s Indigenous Enrolment policy, application preparation/completion, program advising, and a range of other individualized services.
• Applicants must be 16 years of age or older or a graduate of a secondary school. (Some exceptions may apply.)
• Applicants must submit official transcripts and other documents as required by their course or program. Seats are offered to eligible applicants with completed applications, in order of application completion date (except for programs with competitive admissions). A complete application includes an application form, evidence of educational pre-requisites (e.g. transcripts), any required supporting documents (e.g. language proficiency, audition video), and the required deposit or fee payment. If you do not meet the requirements for the term applied, your application may be cancelled.

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