Learning to bake from a pastry workshop

My cousin’s birthday was approaching and I wanted to give her a good present. After thinking hard about it, I decided to gift her a cake,specifically made by me. Now, I confess I am not a good cook and making a cake all by myself is not so good proposition.

So, I decided to join a pastry and cake making workshop. I stay in Gurgaon and decided upon Academy of Pastry art, after going through a thorough search on the internet. I got to know that it’s a good pastry chef institute in India  where everything is taught by complete hands on training. This means the classes held are completely practical in nature which helps in increasing the dexterity of hands. These classes are taught by master chefs who are an expert in the craft of baking and pastry making. Also, these chefs are of national and international repute which means, they know the latest trends being followed in the international market. The latest state of the art technology is used in teaching the enrollees the tricks of the trade. This allows the enrollees to lean the finest in baking from chefs who are expert in the art of baking.

Apart from this institute there are also some good baking workshops in Bangalore and apt for Bangaloreans who want to pursue baking as a full fledged occupation or want to learn it as a mere hobby. These baking schools offer number of courses and are meant for all those who want to pursue as a vocation or as a profession.

Professional cake making course in Mumbai are also good and are meant for the masses as well as for those who come in the rich or ultra rich class.

So, coming back to the topic of the cake that I learnt to make after pursuing a pastry workshop at Academy of Pastry Arts in Gurgaon. In simple word...Yummy !

Somethings never change

Birthdays….we all have special memories attached to them. After all who can forget all the razzmatazz attached to them. Ask anyone belonging to the millennial generation, and he or she will tell you that how they cherish those small birthday events that were held in their homes. And the best part ...the cakes specifically the chocolate ones. These cake cutting ceremonies were the most awaited part. After all who doesn’t love a good chunk of a creamy cake piece ?

Cakes...the toast of every birthday parties. The object of our admiration and affection. Loved by adults and by kids. And we could go on….They have an interesting history.  

Cakes have derived from a viking word, according some experts. The word was called ‘kaka’. Initially, cakes were made by grinding various grains and the resulting paste formed being heated on an oven. This resulted in the formation of breads which were then mixed upon with butter, honey and decorated with fruits and nuts. They presented a pleasant picture.Even in the Victorian times, the people revered upon them so much that no event like ball party or a wedding seemed to be complete without them.

In the modern era, there are many cake making schools which provide baking and pastry chef training in India. Here in these schools, the enrollees are acquainted with the latest trends being followed in the international market.  The schools are visited by national and international chefs who are a master in the ir craft.

Baking classes in Dwarka Delhi are meant for the masses as well as those who come in the upper income group . These classes are example that baking as an art has come in vogue in various parts of the country.

Chef training in India are specifically designed so that people learn everything related to baking at cost friendly prices. One such baking school which has all these aforesaid qualities and makes bakers and pastry chefs par excellence is Academy of pastry Arts.

Academy of Pastry Arts Blogs_LOVE, BAKE AND PRAY

Baking and cooking are said to be great mood boosters. I know a particular person, a woman who suffered from acute migraine. Her husband was clueless about how to deal with the situation and tried every rule in the book, right from  counselling friends and doctors to going to the astrologist for advice. Nothing worked. But, gradually the troubled couple found a solution. Housework and specifically cooking seemed to be the answer. As the woman indulged in cooking and particularly baking, her migraine started to recede and she began to recover.

Baking does have that quality...its a nerve smoother. Infact cakes, have that special something about them. Our forefathers understood the importance of cakes and maybe this is the reason that they were revered upon so much in the earlier times, that no weddings, or birthday parties seemed to be complete without them. So, lets decode this phenomenon, this thing of our affection in our lives.

Cakes have originated  from the viking word ‘kaka’. Cakes in the earlier times was made from the simple procedure of mixing butter, nuts and sweetening products like honey to breads. Breads too were made from a simple process where mixed grains were pounded and the paste formed was heated . Soon, as time passed and men gained more power over heating process, cake making became simpler and cakes became more sophisticated in nature.

Time changes and so cake making and baking them too changed. Now, in the modern era, one doesn’t have to toil in the kitchen and go through recipe books to learn baking. There are many avant garde cake  making and pastry schools like International institute of culinary arts Delhi and Academy of Pastry Arts in Gurgaon where one can learn the tricks of the trade. Here everything is taught by complete hands on training which increases the dexterity of the students in the art of baking.

Cake craft and culinary arts is a new craft that has become popular with the masses. The students learn the profession in these baking and culinary schools according to latest trends.

Home bakers in Gurgaon is one place where one can get cakes that are ready made and delicious to the core.  So, we know what ‘Having your cake and eating it too’ means...literally.

Academy of Pastry Arts Blogs_Cooking taught by latest techniques

Cooking , many people think is an easy process, but the fact of the matter is that cooking is one craft that requires endeavours, patients and lots of mental stamina. Cooking is not an easy procedure,at all. Cooking, if looked at with a broad spectrum involves procedures which are quite violent in nature.  All the grinding, the mixing, the pounding , cutting and the heat flow ,makes it one procedure that is aggressive in every sense.

While cooking one has to decide on number of factors such as the amount of heat flow, the spices to be put, the quality of each material etc are decisions that need to be taken quickly.

Earlier, cooking used to be taught by our grandmothers, or mothers. It is a known fact that the women folk of the family were the one who controlled over the cooking department and the kitchen. However, in the modern times cooking is taught in many top culinary schools.

These culinary schools teach according to the latest means of cooking. Cooking in these schools is according to the latest trends being followed in the international market. The culinary schools have chefs who are a master in their craft and know each and every aspect of the art of cooking to the core.

Culinary colleges in Bangalore are such that the enrollees get acquainted with the latest methods of cooking and that too at cost effective prices.  Cooking in these institutes is done following the latest norms and trends being followed in the international market.

One of the culinary schools in Bangalore worthy of mention is the Academy of Culinary Arts which has all the facilities of a good culinary school and is visited by chefs of national and international repute. This institute caters to the needs of the middle as well as the those who fall in the upper income group.

    

Academy of Pastry Arts Blogs_How cakes became part of Indian household

Cakes were a gift by the colonial power who ruled over India. Before the coming of the British and the Portuguese, birthdays,weddings and most social events were these fully traditional affairs. The people celebrated these social functions by using sweets and kheer or sweet curd. However, coming of cakes completely altered the scenario. The celebrations now underwent a sea change. The sweetmeat was now complemented with a piece of cake or pastry.

Cakes, in the Victorian England, were so revered upon, that no birthdays or weddings seem to be complete without the ceremonial cake cutting. This cake cutting ceremony now, became the part of Indian household and since then this tradition seems to have struck a note with the Indian junta.

Cakes ...so what’s about them? Why are they adored by the kids and equally liked by the adults? And why do they become the part and parcel of each household they enter? Well, to answer all these questions let’s start with the origin.

Cake, comes from the viking word Kaka. Cakes in the initial years, that is in the pre biblical times was made by mingling nuts, butter and honey to bread. With the passage of time, as men controlled heating processes, cakes became more upmarket and sophisticated in nature.

In India, as aforesaid, cakes have become an integral part of all households. In the present times, there are many cooking institute in India where cake making is taught. These institute teach baking at cost effective prices which are just apt for the middle and upper middle class people.

Cooking classes in Whitefield Bangalore , for instance, are an example that baking and cake making are gaining lot of popularity with the gentry as well as the genteel class. These baking and cooking schools use the latest innovative and cutting edge technology to acquaint the enrollees with the latest technique of pastry arts.

The  Academy of Pastry Arts is one such institute which teaches the students every aspect of baking and pastry arts.     

Pastry and cakes created with panache

Anything created with panache always has a distinct appeal about it. Cakes too, fall under these category of things. Cakes made with utter care and with an eye towards the minutest detail are appealing to the eyes and  taste wonderful to the taste buds. 

Cakes and cake decoration have existed almost parallely. The first cakes were made by adding butter, sugar or honey and exotic nuts to bread. With the advent of time as men gained more control over heat, cakes too started developing and became more sophisticated in nature. Cakes in the earlier times were decorated mostly by fruits and exotic nuts. Soon, the decoration became more advanced in nature.

Cake decoration has evolved, since then, by manyfolds. 

In the modern times, there are many cake decorating classes which teach the students all aspects of cake making and decoration using the latest state of the art technology. Cakes are something which became popular in India after the British colonization. Cakes, since then have become an integral part of Indian household. In India, in the present times there are cake decorating classes in every small cities and towns and this goes on to show how popular cake decoration and baking has become in the recent times. There are many cake decorating classes in Hyderabad,for example,  where one gets to learn all techniques of the trade by complete practical process. This helps in increasing the dexterity of the enrollees and they learn to bake and make cakes and patisseries efficiently.

Cooking classes in Whitefield Bangalore are another example where baking is an integral part of culinary arts and is taught in the course. The students get to learn the alpha and omega of pastry and cake making right from the scratch. 

Cooking classes in Bangalore are designed in such a manner that the students enrolled bake cakes with their own hand. Also, there are number of courses to choose from and the students can have their pick out of these courses according to their choice.

Academy of pastry Arts is one such institute where baking is taught by professionals and with a flair.

Academy of Pastry Arts Blogs_Cakes-the toast of every party

Cakes are the quintessential thing without which no party can be complete.It would not be wrong to say that cakes are indeed the life of any party or social gathering. In the Victorian period, cakes had become so important, that no wedding or birthdays, or any social event was considered incomplete without the cutting of cakes.

Many historians believe that cakes have existed since a long time. Nearly as long as men discovered and gained control over fire, he started baking. In the pre-biblical times, grains were collected, mixed and pounded to make a paste. Then this paste had to undergo heating to make, what we can call the first cakes.

Since then, as men gained control over fire, cakes became more sophisticated in nature. In the modern era, there are cake making institutes where the people can learn cake making and decorating from master bakers at viable price. The cake decorating classes in Hyderabad, are an example that how cake making has become popular even in small cities.

The cooking classes held in many culinary schools also acquaint the people with the art of cake making. Cooking classes in Whitefield Bangalore, for instance, hold baking classes also. The Academy of Pastry Arts is another institute where cake making is taught according to the latest standards and norms followed in the international market and the best part is everything is taught practically or by complete hands on process.

Baking workshops in Bangalore is also counted amongst the best cake making institutes. Enrollees here learn every aspect related to baking.

Cakes have, indeed travelled a long journey, right from the pre-biblical to Victorian to modern era and one must say they are the life of every party, without whom no social event can be complete.

Academy of Pastry Arts Blogs_Midnight cravings satisfied by desserts

Of late I am going through this’ not so strange’ occurrence in my life. I have been getting up at 2:30 am since the past three months. I do sleep at the right time, but tend to get up at this particular wee hour of the morning and remain awake for about two hours  Some say, this is a good omen, for this means, that the spirits are trying to tell us something, if we suffer from this particular syndrome.

I don’t know about others, but the spirits definitely seem to be saying one thing to me…..the fact that I am hungry! And most of the time I satisfy my hunger pangs by what ...you guessed it...desserts. Chocolates, sweetmeats  and of course cupcakes.   

Talking of cupcakes they are high on my list and a personal favorite. And they do not satiate my midnight cravings only but a regular feature on my daily menu...almost. I sometimes wonder if I should join short term baking courses and acquaint myself with the art of cake making.This way I would cook and bake for myself and spare my mom the labor.

Cake making schools and baking institutes are a new phenomenon in India. They teach the students everything by complete hands on training and this definitely increases the dexterity of the pupils. The baking chef training in India as offered  by some  institutes is according to the latest trends. The chefs and patissiers created by these institutes know their craft well as they are taught according to the latest standards trending in international market.

The culinary and cake decorating school in Delhi is an example of good baking school. Another institute that is worthy of mention is the Academy of Pastry Arts. This is one institute that has all the aforesaid qualities of a good cake making school.

Perhaps the morning spirits are whispering to me the name ….The Academy of Pastry Arts...And as they say that morning spirits are true path finders.

Academy of Pastry arts Blogs_Cakes-the life of our parties

Who doesn’t love a mind boggling, getaway party? And when it comes to parties how can we not mention cakes? Cakes are after all, the life of any social event. Adored by children and equally loved by adults, this is one man made creation that definitely is the object of our affection.

Cakes are not a new phenomenon. They have existed since pre-biblical times. In the years before the Lord, people used to make cakes by mixing things like honey, butter and nuts to make cakes. Cakes, since then has gone through much evolution. Now, in the modern times cakes can be made by means of latest technology.

Many cake making and baking institutes have opened in India which offer short term baking courses. These courses are available in various forms, for instance, one can choose from an eggless baking course and one with eggs. Also, another unique selling point of these courses is that they are taught by chefs who are master in the craft of baking and cake making.

There is also chef training in India where the students can learn all the aspects of cake making at reasonable prices. These courses cater to the culinary needs of middle class as well as the upper class. They are taught by complete hands on training.

Culinary and cake decorating school in Delhi are at par with the international baking and cake making institutes. They follow the latest trend in baking and what is in vogue. Cake decoration skills are taught along with baking and it is taken care that the enrollees get acquainted with all the tricks of the trade.

The Academy of Pastry Arts India is one such institute where the students learn every aspect of cake making. This is definitely one such institute which has all the qualities of a good pastry making school. Definitely worth having a dekko !

Academy of Pastry arts Blogs_All the sweet things of life

Life has loveliness to sell...hence goes the poem. And the other name of loveliness in my dictionary is cakes. I mean, who doesn’t love a piece of cake ?! Cakes....are after all what childhood birthday parties are made of and a companion of all those celebratory moments of adulthood. Cakes, cupcakes, pastries and  all the other variances are equally salivating to the taste buds and bring a sense of jubilation amongst adults and young alike.

Cakes have an interesting etymology. ‘Kaka’ a viking word is said to be the genesis of the word cake. Cake decoration has existed almost parallely to the innovation of cakes. Cakes initially were made by pounding mixed grains and heating the paste formed, on ovens, to create breads. Then, some key ingredients like butter, honey, nuts etc was harmoniously mixed to make what can be called the first cakes.

In the modern 21st century, there are many cake making and decorating courses which are taught in some cake making institutes and which acquaint the people with the latest trends in vogue in the field of cake making. These courses are available in number of variants like a long term course or a short term course. This means the people have options galore to choose from if they want to pursue cooking from one of these cooking and cake making institutes.

These baking and confectionery courses are taught using the latest technologies and by practical methods. This improves the dexterity of the students enrolled and they get to learn the alpha and omega of cake making.

The cooking institute in India is  also a good place to learn baking. Apart from this there is Academy of Pastry Arts in India which teaches the students everything by complete hands on training. This is one institute which is viable in every sense . Cake making is the soul and the passion this academy.

 

Academy of Pastry arts Blogs_ Cake-The object of our affection

Cakes were and will always be the ‘in’ thing every season. The concept of cakes were first brought to India by the British. And it was one of the few good things they presented and bestowed India with. In fact it was a delicious present, and like all good things in life it became a part of parcel of our lives, the lives of average Indian household. 

Cakes have come from the viking word ‘kaka’. In earlier times cakes were made by mixing butter,nuts, and honey to bread. With the passage of time as men gained more control over heat, cake making became simpler and  cakes became more sophisticated in nature. Cakes have always been associated with the good events of life. May it be a birthday celebration or a wedding or a mere official or family function,cakes are the object of our admiration and affection.

Unlike the previous times now there are many professional cake making institutes such as institute of cake art and baking Bangalore, where one can learn cake making according to latest trends. These cake making and baking institutes are visited by chefs of national and international repute who are a master in their craft and know the latest technique in cake making.

These cake making institutes offer various courses where the audience learn the trend in cake making by complete hands on training. The professional cake making course in Mumbai ,for instance acquaints the enrollees with the latest trend in vogue with the art of pastry and cake making. The students can choose from long time,part time and various other courses.

Cakes can be called as one of those sweet things in life which bring respite to otherwise monotonous and rigorous life of ours. It would not be wrong to say that cakes are indeed the delicious part of life….. the object of our affection !       

Academy of Pastry Arts Blogs_Say it with cakes

Cakes perhaps, speak a universal language. And that language is the language of love. May be this is the reason that no celebration is complete without cakes or its equivalent. Cakes are something which have  always stood for something juvenile. Maybe it’s the sugar that is put in it, which has anti-depressant qualities about it or it’s just the cream or maybe the combination of these two which just tastes heaven.

Cakes don’t only taste good, but their looks are just enough to leave everyone flabbergasted. Nowadays, cakes are available in different textures, shapes, structures and flavours and are complete enchanters.

It’s not only now that cakes have ruled people’s mindset or come in vogue in popular culture. Even in the pre-biblical times people had this habit of cutting cakes in social events or every moment of celebration. Cakes in the early times used to be made by mixing honey, butter and nuts to bread.

In the era of the Lord, even Jesus is said to break bread with his pupils while having supper. This shows baking and caking has always been something which has been associated with joyous moments.

In India, the culture of cake cutting was brought by the British. Earlier sweets were mostly used to celebrate big moments of life, but cakes gradually substituted this. Fast forwarding to the modern era, there are top baking and pastry schools which teach baking to novices. These pastry making and baking schools cater to the needs of the middle and upper income people. They hold the best faculty and are often visited by chefs of international repute who teach the students everything related to the art of cake making. Here the enrollees can choose from various courses which cater to different requirements of the people.

There are various professional baking classes in Bangalore, for instance which are perfect examples of  institutes which teach the students the alpha and omega of baking. These classes are taught by complete hands on training. There are many baking classes in Dwarka, Delhi also where the students learn the knick knack of baking.

Academy of Pastry Arts is the institution which has all the aforesaid qualities of a good baking institute.

Life is short….Let’s bake a Cake

Life is short. Its short for all those small tiffs and quarrels that engulf our daily lives. Its short for those momentary span of sadness that sadden our bright days and it’s short enough for us to not to eat cakes! Cakes, yes, you heard it right. After all Cake are what happiness made of. So, celebrate those special moments of life with cakes, cupcakes and pastries.

Cakes are something which since the beginning of civilisation has been associated with celebrating everything good in life. The reasons may vary as why is it so? May it be wedding rituals or any auspicious occasion or a simple birthday celebration, no event seems complete without the cake cutting ceremony. Perhaps this has to do with the fact that sugar has the property to lighten depressing moods and a blend of cream and bread to this sugar is well….heaven.

Cakes, in fact have an interesting etymology. It is derived from the viking term ‘kaka’. The first cakes were made in pre-biblical times when butter, honey and nuts were mixed to bread. Soon as the heating system became more evolved, cake making more simpler and cakes became more sophisticated in texture, shapes and structures.

Fastforwarding to the modern times, there are various baking and cooking institute in India which teach the art of cake making to novices. These cake making institutes cater to the needs of the middle and upper middle income group people. These institutes teach the enrollees the knick knack of baking by complete hands on training. One can choose from the various cake making and decorating courses. These courses are specifically designed according to the different needs of the students.

Apart from the various long term courses one can choose from courses of short duration also which is ideal for those who have less time to spare from their daily routine. These short term baking courses are available with different fee structure.

One such institute which has all the aforesaid qualities of a good cake making institute is Academy of Pastry Arts. Here cake making is not just an Art , but a ‘passion’ the Academy  dwell by.

Going the unconventional way

I was an ‘above average’ student. So, when I told my parents about my career choice of becoming a pastry chef after my graduation, as was obvious and quite natural, it came as a shock for them. Like every Indian middle class household, they wanted me to become an engineer or a doctor. And for a student who was quite good in academics, they expected their son to go the same conventional (and may I add monotonous) way as others. After little pursuing, they agreed as per my wishes. So I set on my journey to become a pastry chef. Now, one may ask what motivated me to pursue this career. Well, the reason being, my mother is an amazing baker herself and the cupcakes and pastries made by her are inspiring enough to induce others to become pastry chefs and bakers. It would not be wrong to say baking,perhaps, is in my genes.

So, continuing my story, I started on the hunt by looking at various cooking institutes in India. I also looked out for various baking and cake making institutes and academies. I had thought of pursuing a certificate course in baking and pastry making.

I looked through various bread making classes such as the bread making classes in Mumbai. However, since it was far from my hometown, I decided against it.

Finally, I zeroed in on Academy of Pastry Arts, which has its campuses in Gurgaon as well as Bangalore. The enrollees here can choose from number of bakery and confectionery courses and are taught by chefs of International and National repute. These courses cater to the needs of the middle and upper middle class people.

Academy of Pastry Arts, I learnt also uses, state of the art technology to teach the students the craft of baking and pastry making. It’s a complete hands on training.

I do think ‘The Academy of Pastry Arts ’ is the right institute to train me and help me pursue my unconventional career of becoming a pastry chef. And I advice others also to go for it who want to go the uncommon way !

The art of cooking in India

Cooking according to many people is a new phenomenon in India, but the fact of the matter is that India always had a rich tradition of khansamas. Khansamas were these home bred cooks who specialised in cooking some good food for the royal families. There are various cooking institutes in India, which teach the students everything related to cooking. These institutes give complete hands on training and teach the students by practical training.

There are various cooking degree courses in India which teach the students everything related to baking and cake making. These cake making institutes have the best chefs.

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Academy of pastry arts blogs_How pastry won our heart !!

Pastries are something that seem to have filled a void in our daily lives. We just can't imagine any event without cakes or pastries. Pastries and cakes are one item that was perhaps first brought to India by the colonial powers such as Britain. Pastries have held such importance in our daily lives that no event or celebration can be imagined without them.

Nowadays, there are various cake making institutes which teach the students everything related to baking. International institute of culinary arts Delhi is one such institute which teaches the students the alpha and omega of cake making and pastry making. Academy of pastry Arts is another institute which is a name to reckon with in the field of pastry arts.Here the students learn everything right from baking to presentation through complete hands on process.

Here, the students are taught everything right from baking, to cake decoration to the ultimate presentation. Cakes n bakes Gurgaon is another place in Gurgaon where one can find scrumptious and delicious cakes of every variety. Cakes found here are a perfect example of presentation and creation of yumilicious cakes at affordable prices.

Home bakers in Gurgaon are another example of delectable cakes baked at prices which everyone can afford. These cakes come in loads of variety, shapes and textures which are, it would not be wrong to say, quite mesmerising in nature.

Let’s do a quick swot up on the topic of cakes. Cakes are something which according to many people is a new term, but the fact of the matter is that cakes have been in vogue since a long period of time. The earliest cakes were made by adding honey, nuts and butter to bread. In fact, the name cake is derived from the viking word ’kaka’. As men gathered control over heat, cake making became more simpler and cakes became more sophisticated. Cake making have since then travelled a long journey and hopely this tradition is going to continue in the future.