Baking

Whisking up Success with Sugar, Spice and Everything Nice

Three students in baking smocks and hats squeeze pastry bags to create frosting roses.
Turn your passion for baking into professional-level skills in this comprehensive, two-year program. Explore the science and artistry of baking as you create a wide variety of breads, pizzas, cakes, cookies, pastries and specialty desserts. Develop essential industry skills in food safety, sanitation, ingredient measurement, recipe production and quality control. Gain hands-on experience in cake decorating, bakery operations, visual merchandising and customer service while helping manage a retail bakery environment. Through real-world learning experiences, you'll build the technical knowledge, creativity and professionalism needed for success in the baking and pastry industry. 

What You Can Learn

Units of Study

  • Orientation and Shop Safety
  • Food Safety and Sanitation/Receiving/Storing
  • Science of Gluten
  • Food Service Tools and Equipment
  • Knife Cuts
  • Cookies
  • Weights/Measurements/Baking Math
  • Identification and Preparation of Ingredients
  • Cakes/Icings/Decoration
  • Yeast Breads/Pizza
  • Productivity and Quality
  • Merchandising of Products
  • Pies/Pastries/Fruit Fillings/Custards
  • Laminated/Sweet Dough
  • Quick Breads/Donuts
  • Dessert Plating

What You Can Earn

Licensing/Industry-Based Certifications
Students have opportunities to earn:
  • ServeSafe Food Handler Certification
Work-Based Learning
  • School-Based Learning
  • Educational Tours
  • Guest Speakers
  • Career Fair
  • Job Shadow
  • Co-op

Where You Can Go

Career Opportunities
Minimal Requirement Beyond CTE
  • Baker
  • Bakery Store Clerk
  • Pastry Cook
  • Bagel Maker
  • Fryer
Additional Education and/or Experience
  • Cake Decorator
  • Head Pastry Chef
  • Chocolatier
  • Bakery Manager
  • Bakery Owner
Postsecondary Pathways
Dual Enrollment
  • Monroe Community College
Articulation Agreements
  • Alfred State
  • Niagara County Community College
  • Sullivan University


Intro Video

Getting Started

Meet with your school counselor to discuss how Career & Technical Education at WEMOCO can benefit your career development. Your counselor can help you begin the enrollment process.