Pastry Chef Training

This pastry arts course delivers a thorough, 60-hour online immersion into the technical, artistic, and scientific principles of professional baking and pastry production. The program provides American Culinary Federation Education Foundation (ACFEF)-approved continuing education hours (CEHs) and is designed for aspiring bakers, culinary students, and industry professionals looking to diversify their skill sets.

Your training will begin by mastering kitchen workflow environments, step-by-step sanitation, volumetric scaling accuracy, and ingredient functionality—including the physical roles of structural flours, fats, and water-fat stabilizers. As your technical proficiency develops, this baking course moves into core practical methodologies such as the creaming method for cookies, the well method for quick breads, base temperature calculations for artisan loaf breads, and handling yeasted, enriched, and laminated doughs.

This dynamic cake decoration training covers a vast classical repertoire, featuring French baguettes, Italian focaccia, breakfast brioches, croissants, choux pastes, custards, and macarons. Through more than 100 high-definition instructional videos and rigorous practical baking evaluations, you will build an impressive culinary portfolio, culminating in a milestone Brunch Celebration Buffet Capstone project that proves real-world operational readiness.

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This is not an instructor-facilitated course; however, the program's curriculum is authored and guided by an elite team of world-class chefs, educators, and food anthropologists with a combined total of over 125 years of professional foodservice and academic leadership experience. The development team features executive-level instructors and former administrators from elite traditional brick-and-mortar institutions, including Le Cordon Bleu Schools North America and the Culinary Institute of America (CIA).

Requirements:

Hardware Requirements:

• This course can be taken on either a PC, Mac, or Chromebook.

Software Requirements:

• PC: Windows 10 or later.
• Mac: macOS 10.6 or later.
• Browser: The latest version of Google Chrome or Mozilla Firefox is preferred. Microsoft Edge and Safari are also compatible.
• Microsoft Word Online
• Adobe Acrobat Reader
• Software must be installed and fully operational before the course begins.

Other:

• Email capabilities and access to a personal email account.

Instructional Material Requirements:

The instructional materials required for this course are included in enrollment and will be available online.