Provides students with the basic skills required for entry-level work in a bakery or pastry shop of a food service operation. These skills include working in a safe and sanitary manner; reading, scaling and accurately following a recipe; demonstrating proper use of terminology, tools, and equipment; preparing, baking, and evaluating cookies, cakes, breads, pastries, pies, and tarts. Beginning plating techniques, cake decorating, and dietary alternatives are explored. Also offered for credit as HCTI104.