Who Is the Baker Behind Pastry Chef Online?

The baker behind Pastry Chef Online is Jenni Field, a former special education teacher who trained at the Orlando Culinary Academy in 2005–2006. She describes herself as "a passionate cook and baker" and built the site around one idea: teaching the "whys" behind the "hows" of cooking and baking so readers feel more relaxed and creative in the kitchen. If you want to know whether the recipes are worth your time, that background is the main thing to weigh.

What Jenni Field's background actually tells you

Two parts of her history shape how the site reads:

• 16 years teaching special education. That shows up in how the content is framed — as instruction for people at different skill levels, not just finished dishes to admire. The site's own tagline is "fearless baking made easy," with recipes pitched "for all skill levels."
• Culinary school training (2005–2006). This is formal, dated training rather than self-taught experience alone. She presents herself as someone who can explain technique, not only supply recipes.

She states her goal plainly: "Once you learn those fundamentals, you'll be more relaxed and more creative in the kitchen. Let me help you be fearless in your kitchen!"

What the site covers

Pastry Chef Online is a recipe and technique site, not a shop or a course platform. Its own navigation and category list include:

Sample recipes named on the site include Peanut Butter Butterscotch Magic Bars, Old-Fashioned Cherry Pie, Classic Bakery-Style Cheesecake, Homemade Graham Crackers, and Cinnamon Raisin Bread.

How to judge whether it fits your needs

Use these conditions rather than a blanket recommendation:

• Good fit if you want recipes paired with explanations of why a method works, and you're at a beginner-to-intermediate level or want to shore up fundamentals.
• Less useful if you only want fast, bare-bones recipes with no technique discussion.
• Check the specific recipe before committing — the site spans "simple to spectacular" and "beginner recipes to advanced," so difficulty varies by post.

Where to start

• About Me — her full background and approach.
• Resources — baking techniques and how-tos.
• Categories / All the Recipes — browse by type, from appetizers to pies and tarts.
• Subscribe — the site offers a signup that includes "My Top 5 Secrets to Becoming Fearless in the Kitchen" plus weekly recipes and tips. The site does not state pricing for this, so treat cost and access terms as unconfirmed until you check the signup page.

If your question is simply "is there a real, trained baker behind this?" — yes, and her teaching background is the reason the site leans toward explanation over just listing recipes.