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PCToday Photo Gallery - 'Carnival' Spring Pastry Buffet and Donor Reception

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Six senior baking and pastry arts students, all planning to graduate in 2007, wowed attendees at the May 11 Spring Pastry Display and Donor Reception. The Donor Reception is held annually to honor individuals, organizations and businesses that have established scholarships at the college. Student scholarship recipients also attend, taking the opportunity to meet and thank those who have created the funds that help them pay for their college education. The reception is combined with the Grand Pastry Buffet, a unique final exam for graduating baking and pastry arts students that calls on all the skills they've learned during their classes. This year, the students chose a "Carnival" theme for the event.

— Photos by Jennifer A. Cline, news bureau writer/editor
 


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A colorful collection of pastries

Instead of popcorn with butter, it's popcorn cake with buttercream

Artistry in sugar

Robert E. Dunham, chairman of the college's Board of Directors, speaks with student Sabrena A. O'Keefe.

A bumper car represents the 'Carnival' theme

 

 

An intricately designed, rotating carousel cake and a hand-made roll of tickets caught eyes.
 

Student Marley D. Sampsell serves a fresh fruit tart.

Grand Pastry Buffet and Donor Reception

May 11, 2007

 

Each student created a horse for the centerpiece cake.

 

 


 


 



 

A poured-sugar popcorn box mingles with festive treats.

 

Chocolate thrill-ride.

 


 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Joker's wild

Bryon Dobson, representing the Robert L. Hite Memorial Scholasrship, speaks with student William A. Rutkowski.

A sweet blown-sugar character

A clown watches over desserts

Caramel popcorn among favorite carnival treats