Pastry Foundations Training

A comprehensive introduction into the Art of Baking and Pastry. Developing a firm foundation in 7 key areas, you will be exposed to a wide array of techniques and products that form the building blocks of classical and contemporary desserts. You will cover technical handling skills, honed with practice as well explore the scientific aspects that contribute to the success in baking.

Day 2: Module 2 - Cookies

Make simple cookies

Sable

Biscotti

Oatmeal cookies

Day 3: Module 3 - Sweet and Savoury Dough

Quiche Lorraine

Apple crumble

Day 4: Module 4 - Introduction to sponge cakes and piping techniques

Make chantily cream

Make sponge cake (slab and cut to size)

Decorate sponge cake with chantily cream and fresh fruits

Day 5: Module 5 - Choux Pastry

Learn how to make, pipe, stuff and decorate choux pastry

Eclairs with chocolate sauce stuffed with chocolate pastry cream

Choux au craquelin stuffed with vanilla creme diplomat

Day 6: Module 6 - Frozen and Chilled Desserts

Cold set blueberry cheesecake

Panna cotta with fruit coulis

Semifreddo

Day 7: Module 7 - Meringues

Marshmallows

Pavlova

Nougat

Day 8: Module 8 - Miniature Desserts

Orange madeleines

Chocolate lava cake

Sticky date pudding and butterscotch sauce

Creme brulee

The Foundations level is ideal for people who have none or some prior experience to baking. Comfortably paced, we aim to teach you technical skills rather than just recipes.

Terms and Conditions: 

Participants enrolled for the entire 8 sessions will receive the following tool kit. This is a mandatory kit and is required for all session attendance.

Personalized chef/'s jacket

 Towel

Apron

Paring knife

Whisk

Knife

Rubber spatula

Flat scraper

It is recommended you attend all 8 sessions in 1 continuous intake as some products and techniques will be used in the following sessions. We will not revisit techniques that are taught in previous sessions should you only sign up for individual sessions but the products made in previous sessions will be made available for your use in the session.

The course is UTAP Funded. That means that under UTAP, NTUC union members enjoy 50% course fee support, capped at $250 or $500 (aged 40 years old and above).

(This professional course is not SkillsFuture claimable)

Course Fees 

Course Fees : $1500 

For those taking individual session, the fees will be $210 nett per participant per session.

For those taking the entire module, the fees will be $1600 nett per participant for all 8 sessions. 

The course is UTAP Funded. That means that under UTAP, NTUC union members enjoy 50% course fee support, capped at $250 or $500 (aged 40 years old and above).

(This professional course is not SkillsFuture claimable)

Additional Info 

Duration: 3 hours/session

For: 8 sessions

An entire module is designated as 1 continuous intake and not different sessions from different intakes to make up 8 sessions.

We will need at least 48 hours notice if you cannot come to the class. There will be no make up class if it falls within 48 hours to the class date.

In the unlikely event that a scheduled session does not reach the minimum number required for the session or due to unforeseen exceptional circumstances,