Pastry and Confectionery

Chandaria School of Business

  • Duration: 4 Wks
  • On Campus
  • Intake: All Semesters

Overview

This course provides students with competence to prepare bakery and pastry products at the level of international pastry chefs.

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Qualifications

  1. Participants must have a have completed high school education
  2. Venue: Classes will be conducted at the USIU-Africa Main Campus

Fees

  • Tuition Fees: KES – 50,000
  • Admission Fees: KES – 1,000
  • Total: KES – 51,000

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Contact us

United States International University – Africa Off USIU Road, Off Thika Road (Exit 7), P. O. Box 14634 – 00800, Nairobi, Kenya, East Africa.

Learning Outcomes

Upon successful completion of the course, the student will be able to:-
  • Prepare different types of cakes
  • Ice dummy cakes with butter cream
  • Bake and ice different types of cakes
  • Make center pieces and carnation flowers

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Course Information

Item Details
Contact Hours 96 Hours
Prerequisite None
Assessment Mode Continuous Assessment
Learning & Teaching Methods Practical demonstrations, individual hands-on training, class discussions, and guided recipe practice

Curriculum

Week One Content Hours
  • Introduction to the course
  • Introduction to operational areas
  • Kitchen equipment and tools
 8
  • Introduction to cake making manuals
  • Introduction to cake decoration manuals
  • Introduction to raw materials used in cake making and decoration
 8
  • Baking of chocolate Genoese
 8
  • Icing of a dummy cake with butter cream
  • Decoration of iced dummy for individual portions
 16
Total 40
Week Two Content Hours
  • Baking of chocolate sponge
 8
  • Icing of Black Forest cake
 8
  • Piping practice using butter cream
  • Baking of Sacher sponge / Mocha sponge
 8
  • Icing of chocolate cake with butter cream
  • Heart-shaped fruit cake
 8
  • Preparation of cake boards
  • Preparation of ganache
 8
Total 40
Week Three Content Hours
  • Icing of Sacher cake
 8
  • Swiss roll sponge
  • Yule log
 8
  • Layered cake slices
  • Introduction to royal icing
 8
  • Piping practice
 8
  • Icing of heart cake with plastic icing
 8
Total 40
Week Four Content Hours
  • Modelling of roses
  • Decoration of heart cake
 8
  • Assembly of ornaments and flowers
 8
  • Trimming and soaking of cakes
 8
  • Preparation of plastic icing
  • Assembly of centre pieces
  • Icing of designed cakes
 8
  • Banana cake (loaf)
  • Queen cakes / muffins
 8
Total 40

Contact Us

Contact us on:
Email: csobcert@usiu.ac.ke
Telephone: +254 730 116 414

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