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Baking & Pastry Arts

School of Hospitality
Hager Lifelong Education Center, Rm. A125B · (570) 327-4505
Accredited by the American Culinary Federation Baking & Pastry Arts

Students in Pennsylvania College of Technology's Baking and Pastry Arts major are preparing for careers in the growing hospitality industry, and can expect to find positions in hotels, resorts, and restaurants. Examples of these positions include:

This fast paced industry offers many opportunities for advancement.

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Baking & Pastry Arts News [Newsletter (PDF)]

May 2008

Cakes represent wedding gift bags. Hand-made bride and groom. The college community had the opportunity Monday and Tuesday to view entries in the third Cal-Java Wedding Cake Contest, conceived by renowned cake decorator (and Cal-Java International owner) Daniel Budiman for Penn College students. Eight students, enrolled in an advanced cake-decorating course, designed wedding cakes based on wedding gift bags. Visitors to Penn's Inn could cast their cash vote for the "People's Choice" Award, proceeds from which will be given to Williamsport YWCA’s Liberty House, which provides rooms for homeless women (and women with children) and programs to assist them in becoming self-sufficient. Also on display were "seasonal" cakes by the Cakes and Decorations 1 class, blown-sugar sea life, and chocolate buildings.

March 2008

Penn College students will compete in the third annual “CalJava Wedding Cake Contest,” scheduled for May 5 on the college’s main campus in Williamsport. The contest was conceived – and is sponsored – by Daniel Budiman, CEO of CalJava International. Budiman has twice visited the college to offer demonstrations to students, which led him to establish the contest to encourage baking and pastry arts students to push their talents to the next level in artistic cake decorating.

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February 2008

Baking students to sell breads, desserts Le Jeune Chef Restaurant will host a sale of fresh, student-produced baked goods Tuesdays and Fridays from 2-4 p.m. (or while supplies last). Prices for the products, which are made by baking and pastry arts students during introductory skills labs, range from $1 to $5. The variety of breads and desserts will change weekly during the semester, based on skills being taught in class. Products will be sold near the back of the restaurant; shoppers may enter through the Susquehanna Room lobby. Preordering is not available.

December 2007

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Penn College students raised nearly $1,600 for Greater Lycoming Habitat for Humanity when they auctioned the chocolate buildings and other sweets they created for the School of Hospitality’s annual Food Show, which was held Dec. 7. The centerpiece for the “House for a Home” fundraiser was 13 houses, constructed completely of chocolate and decorated with other sweets, which were sold in silent auction while visitors browsed intricate final projects from seven advanced classes, including decoratively plated main courses and appetizers, artistic ice, tallow and salt dough sculptures, intricate desserts, and tiered cakes.

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December 2007

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Chocolate “buildings” constructed by students in Penn College’s School of Hospitality were auctioned during Friday's annual “House for a Home” event to benefit the Greater Lycoming Habitat for Humanity. Students enrolled in the “Principles of Chocolate Works” course spent weeks designing and building chocolate structures, which this year took the form of a church, a lighthouse, a farm, Victorian homes and stone cottages, complete with candy details. The class is taught by Chef Charles R. Niedermyer, instructor of baking and pastry arts/culinary arts. Silent bids were taken for the homes, then a live auction of student-created holiday goodies added to the Habitat donation. Also displayed in the PDC were final projects from students in advanced courses, including “Cakes and Decorations,” “Advanced Garde Manger,” “Classical and Specialty Desserts,” “Artistic Buffet Decoration,” and “Classical Cuisines of the World.” The projects were judged by some of the region’s top chefs. For more, visit the featured Photo Gallery.

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