Events
Students Showcase Skills at Bakers' Row
RALEIGH, N.C. (December 7, 2023) – Wake Tech baking students showcased their skills today at the much-anticipated Bakers' Row. The popular event takes place twice a year at the Scott Northern Wake Campus and includes sweet and savory treats, European cakes and fresh bread.
Some customers ordered goodies in advance and picked them up; others purchased treats in person.
Students made the baked goodies entirely from scratch. They sold everything from savory biscuits, pimento cheese and crostini, quiche, pizza focaccia bread and cheese straws to tarts, cakes, cookies, chocolates and brownies.
The event was a huge success. The students sold almost all their treats, and the bread was gone in less than 15 minutes!
Carol Miller, who is graduating with her degree in Baking & Pastry Arts next year, said the event is a great learning opportunity. "We bake enough to learn and enough to sell. It's a lot of fun and a lot of hard work."
"I am so proud of our students," said Chef Caralyn House, senior professor and program director. "They baked some delicious items. Thank you to everyone who purchased something yummy to eat."
Bakers' Row is an end-of-year project for students in the Baking & Pastry Arts Associate in Applied Science degree program, which prepares aspiring bakers for entry into the industry as pastry chefs, cake designers and bakery managers.
