Art of Baking

About

This semester long course is designed to provide M.H.S. students with experience in the exciting culinary world of cake making and decorating. With the popularity of shows like Cake Boss and Cupcake Wars, decorative baking has become an extremely popular niche within the culinary world. Students will gain experience in baking specific desserts as well as decorating them. Students will develop skills essential to being a successful baker. Furthermore, these skills can easily be transferred into the everyday lives of anyone that simply enjoys baking. Students will be responsible for researching various types of cakes, baking them to industry standard, and decorating them. Utilizing a project based, student driven curriculum, M.H.S. students will gain an appreciation for various aspects of baking and cake decorating, ultimately realizing that they are easily able to transfer these skills into their everyday lives.