A Baker prepares and bakes pies, tarts, squares, bread, rolls, cookies, cakes and other items for commercial and retail establishments as well as restaurants. Specifically, a Baker:
- prepares straight or sponge dough, yeast-raised pastry, puff pastry and aerated products
- makes savoury products such as filled pies, patties, rolls, biscuits, crackers and flat breads
- finishes and decorates cakes, prepares fillings, mousses, sauces, compotes and glazes
- prepares confectionary, specialty goods and desserts for dietary restrictions
- makes ice creams, sorbets/sherbets, gelatos and other frozen desserts
- calculates raw product requirements to meet production demand and controls inventory