Pastry & Baking Arts - Los Angeles Campus
Explore proper techniques and methods for pastry, baking and contemporary desserts in our Pastry & Baking Arts program.
Diploma Program
Launch your culinary career in an urban oasis for food and restaurant lovers
Nestled in Pasadena’s historic Playhouse District, ICE LA opened its doors in 2018 and has been a thriving center for professional training and culinary inspiration for everyone looking for Los Angeles baking classes ever since. Between the heralded restaurant scene and the bountiful produce, southern California is an oasis for food and restaurant lovers. Tour our LA facilities — there’s no better place to launch a culinary career.
The ICE Los Angeles pastry arts program curriculum is filled with techniques, theory and practical knowledge. The program begins with a comprehensive exploration and critical tasting of ingredients to learn how flavors and textures combine. You will progress through the development of all the dough-based products then on to breads and cakes.
Where Creativity and Technical Skills Come Together
The delicate balance of technique and creativity is what makes the world of pastry and baking unique. This intensive hands-on Los Angeles baking arts program is designed to help you become an accomplished baker. In as little as eight months, our proprietary curriculum covers a plethora of baked goods, including cookies, breads, cakes, viennoiserie, pies, choux and more. In addition, entire courses are dedicated to plated desserts, chocolate and sugar confections and cake decoration techniques, both modern and traditional.
Quick Facts
Program Name: Career Pastry & Baking Arts
Program Duration: 7-11 months
Class Times: morning, afternoon, evening
Los Angeles Pastry & Baking Arts Schedule Options
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Afternoon (7 months)
- Hours: Mon. - Fri., 12 p.m. - 4 p.m.
- Start Date: September 19
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Evenings (11 months)
- Hours: Tues. - Thurs., 6 p.m. - 10 p.m.
- Start Date: October 29
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Morning (7 months)
- Hours: Mon. - Fri., 7:30 a.m. - 11:30 a.m.
- Start Date: December 6
Dual Diploma Discount
Combine business and pastry and baking skills to accelerate success. Students enrolled in the Pastry & Baking Arts program who also enroll in another diploma program, such as , can receive a discount worth up to $4,000.
One Quick Conversation is All it Takes
From day one, ICE is here to help make your dreams of attending pastry & baking school a reality. One quick conversation with your Admissions Representative can open the door to endless opportunities. They’ll also set you up with a personal Student Financial Services counselor, who can help guide you through the many financing options available for the ICE Los Angeles pastry arts program, including federal financial aid, loans, scholarships and more.
Explore our LA Campus
With professional teaching kitchens, a culinary technology lab and an expansive learning resource center, ICE LA spans 38,000 square feet in the heart of southern California. ICE’s LA campus is designed with you in mind. Come see for yourself, or take a to get a first-hand look at what ICE Los Angeles' pastry classes are all about.
Learn about Externships
After completing your ICE Los Angeles pastry classes, you'll move on to the final course of your program — the externship. A hands-on externship in a professional industry kitchen is a vital component to the ICE education. Working closely with your Career Services Advisor, we’ll help you find the right fit to start getting experience and broadening your network even while you’re still in school.
Alumni News
ICE is proud to have over 17,900 alumni across the culinary industry, many of whom graduated from the ICE Los Angeles pastry arts program. Our students come from diverse backgrounds with varied goals, which means our alumni land in some of the most interesting roles across the industry. Read some of their stories and get inspired.
ICE’s Career Pastry & Baking Arts program contains nine courses, offering students comprehensive training in the art and techniques of a variety of methods. The first eight courses are composed of 100 four-hour lessons taught by expert ICE Chef-Instructors at ICE’s Los Angeles baking arts program facility. Students start with a foundation of essential techniques and ingredients and build upon that knowledge to study breads, cakes, chocolate and intricately plated pastries.
The ninth course is an off-site externship at a location chosen by the ICE Los Angeles baking arts program student based on their career goals, working with our dedicated Career Services advisors to ensure the right fit.
The program is constructed as follows:
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Why Should You Enroll at ICE? Ask an ICE Graduate!
"At ICE I was exposed to many different pastries and techniques. I still use that experience today in developing new products, and perfecting old ones."
—&²Ô²ú²õ±è;Dave Crofton
Owner, One Girl Cookies
Pastry & Baking Arts Graduate