Catalog 2019-2020 
    
    May 07, 2024  
Catalog 2019-2020 [ARCHIVED CATALOG]

BAKE 145 Confections

4 credits
This course is an introduction to specialty chocolates, confections, and frozen desserts. Students will explore the creation and design of truffles, candies, caramel, and sugar-based confections. Students will learn chocolate handling, tempering, and origin. 

Prerequisites: BAKE 135   

Course Outcomes
Upon successful completion of this course students will be able to:

  • Identify, temper, and handle chocolate
  • Create rolled and molded truffles
  • Create candies and caramels
  • Make fudge, nougat, and marshmallows
  • Create jelly confections
  • Prepare frozen desserts

Program Outcomes
This course teaches to the following program outcomes:

  • be prepared for a range of entry level positions in the field
  • properly manipulate chocolate and sugar
  • create a wide-range of pastries including cakes, candies, sugar, chocolate, and centerpieces demonstrating advanced techniques

Total Hours: 60 Lecture Hours: 20 Lab or Clinical Hours: 40