IGP–KSU Cookie and Cake Troubleshooting
Course Description
IGP–KSU Baking Advanced Cookie and Cake Troubleshooting is a course to take a deeper look at the functions of ingredients, processes, and equipment used to make cakes and cookies. Participants gain information on product formulation and become more effective troubleshooters.
Course Objectives
• Demonstrate how ingredients function in cakes and cookies.
• Produce cakes and cookies with ingredient and processing variations.
• Describe cake and cookie production processes in general.
• Evaluate, discuss and critique products made during hands-on labs.
Who Should Attend
People new to baking or taking on new roles in:
• Research and Development Managers and Technologists
• Quality Assurance Managers and Technologists
• Production Managers and Supervisors
• Technical Sales/Services Managers and Technicians
Who work for:
• Baking companies
• Ingredient suppliers
Equipment manufacturers
Registration Information
Dates: June 12–13, 2025
The course fee is $1,150. (Includes course fees and hotel for two nights.) Hotels will be booked by IGP and confirmation numbers will be emailed to participants after payment.
Maximum participants: 16
Course Agenda
Day 1
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8:00 AM |
Welcome and orientation |
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8:30 AM |
Cake Ingredients and Process Overview • Review the role of key ingredients in cakes (flour, sugar, fats, leaveners, eggs) • Describe key steps of the process |
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10:00 AM |
Break |
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10:15 AM |
Hands-On Baking • Make cakes with ingredient and processing variations |
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12:00 PM |
Lunch |
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1:00 PM |
Hands-On Baking continued • Make cakes with ingredient and processing variations |
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5:00 PM |
Adjourn for day |
Day 2
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8:00 AM |
Troubleshooting Session - Cakes • Build troubleshooting guide based on previous day's products |
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9:00 AM |
Cookie Ingredients and Process Overview • Explain the role of key ingredients in raw dough and finished cookie products (sweeteners, fats, flour, leaveners, water, and additions/inclusions/fillings/ toppings) • Describe key steps of the process
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9:45 AM |
Break |
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10:00 AM |
Hands-On Baking • Make cookies with ingredient and processing variations |
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12:00 PM |
Lunch |
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1:00 PM |
Hands-On Baking continued • Make cookies with ingredient and processing variations |
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3:15 PM |
Troubleshooting Session - Cookies • Build troubleshooting guide based on the day's products |
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4:30 PM |
Course Wrap-up and Review • Answer questions |
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5:00 PM |
Seminar Concludes |