Skills Programme: Studies in Patisserie

Nicolette van Niekerk

Learn, Develop and Succeed.  Introducing our new Skills Program, a course in Baking and Decorating. An all-rounder course, which covers Bread making, Meringue-based Desserts and Cake Decorating. The Skills programme, written and developed by La Petite Patisserie, covers a variety a new and different products in the craft-baking environment. Learn the foundations behind the scenes of […]

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Baking a range of Speciality Cakes

Nicolette van Niekerk

We’ve seen quite a new trend lately when it comes to cake decorating. There was a noticeable change in dressing a cake. From buttercream effects making a comeback, to creating fresh new flower bouquets for cakes. We also enjoyed seeing new ideas shared such as “dripping cakes”, buttercream roses, macaron and ganache cakes. This would […]

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Certificate in French Pastries

josef.van.niekerk

  From soft gateau to flaky pastry, this course has it covered. Come and learn about making pastries the French way. Our Certificate in French Pastries offers a wonderful opportunity to learn the fine art of making French pastries and desserts. This course contains over 50 hours of practical sessions that teach you how to make and […]

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Certificate in Bread Baking

josef.van.niekerk

With our certificate in bread baking, we make an introduction to the fundamentals required to successfully bake a wide variety of artisanal breads. We pay a brisk visit on some history, discovering more about the development of bread baking, the impact that bread and baking has made on the world. We also delve into some fundamental theory and teach […]

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Certificate in Master Cake Decorating

josef.van.niekerk

The core objective of this course is to equip and teach students, entrepreneurs and small business owners alike, the skills required to improve on their existing or non-existing cake baking and decorating  skills

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