Noemi Cortes Bernal, culinary arts major, measured a teaspoon of chocolate syrup to begin the process of baking a two tone chocolate buttercream cake on Feb.11, 2020.
The Advanced Baking Pastry 330 class at American River College is focused on commercial production of baked products such as pastries, candies and also wedding cakes. It also emphasizes the baking of breads, frozen desserts, cakes and chocolate work. The class is part of the Culinary Arts Department and takes place in the Candy Lab Room 583.
Christian Garcia, a culinary arts major, uses the tempering chocolate technique, a process involving melting chocolate to create beta crystals for a shiny look while making truffles on Feb. 11, 2020.
Noemi Cortes Bernal, culinary arts major, measured a teaspoon of chocolate syrup to begin the process of baking a two tone chocolate buttercream cake on Feb.11, 2020.
The finished two-tone chocolate buttercream cake, which features a dark chocolate shaped heart with an edible gold leaf, awaits to be put on display at the Oak Cafe on Feb. 12, 2020.