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Learn all there is to know about making delicious – and beautiful – celebration cakes!
Join Anneka Manning, founder of BakeClub and author of BakeClass, in an intensive, full-day workshop where you will immerse yourself in the wonderful world of celebration cakes!
This hands-on baking class will take you through how to bake a range of impressive cakes including sponges, buttercakes and rich chocolate layer cakes as well as gluten-free options. Along with a number of different icings, frostings and buttercreams (including luscious Swiss meringue buttercream) you can use to cover your cakes, we will explore contemporary decorating techniques, ensuring your cakes look as gorgeous as they taste.
From divine White Chocolate & Almond Cupcakes to a fun and frivolous Confetti Cake, perfect for a special birthday celebration for little (or big!) kids, you will learn to bake and decorate a collection of tried and tested recipes.
During this class, you will work in small groups making this a great way to meet like-minded bakers or the perfect excuse to bring a friend! You will leave with not only new-found skills and confidence, but all the recipes, practical tips and clever decorating ideas you need to bake the perfect cake – no matter what the occasion.
You will learn:
- What makes a great looking – and tasting – cake
- How to bake a range of impressive cakes including sponges, layered buttercakes and special cupcakes
- How to prepare your cake tins for a great cake base
- A range of icings to cover your cakes including fail-safe buttercream, Swiss meringue buttercream, classic glacé and chocolate ganache
- Contemporary decorating techniques including naked cakes and flower piping
- Final touches and styling to complete your creation
Recipes you will learn to bake include:
- Confetti Cake
- Ombre Mocha Layer Cake
- White Chocolate & Almond Cupcakes
- Mini Lemon Thyme & Curd Sponges
What you will get:
- 7 hours of expert baking advice, guidance and inspiration from Anneka Manning
- Baking in the state-of-the-art BakeClub kitchen in Rosebery, Sydney
- Your chance to get the answers to any baking questions you’ve always wanted to ask
- Special gifts from our wonderful partners including a bakeware gift from Baker's Secret and a baking ingredient from Queen Fine Foods
- An invaluable recipe and information kit to take home
- Delicious tastings throughout the class
- Morning and afternoon tea
- Take-home box with samples of all the goodies we bake in the class
- Baking confidence, knowledge and skill to take home, keep and use regularly in your own kitchen!
- A fun day full of learning and laughs surrounded by like-minded people
Class details:
This workshop will take place over a full day (9.00am-5.00pm). There were will be two 3½-hour sessions with a break for lunch in between.
This class is suitable for:
Intermediate and experienced bakers.
The atmosphere in the BakeClub kitchen is always fun, great to be surrounded by like-minded people with a passion for baking. As always, Anneka is so good at imparting her vast knowledge in a very practical way, which gives you confidence to go it alone at home!
Helen Mackenzie
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Uncover the secrets to perfect shortcrust pastry!
Join Anneka Manning, founder of BakeClub and author of BakeClass, in a hands-on 2½-hour, discovery masterclass that will help you conquer your fear of pastry… Forever!
Packed with loads of hints, tips and tricks, this hands-on “crash course” will introduce you to the world of shortcrust pastry in a fun and informative way, enabling you to master the art of making your own melt-in-the-mouth pastry at home.
You will leave this class with an invaluable collection of both sweet and savoury recipes that are sure to become firm family favourites.
So join us and say goodbye to store-bought pastry – forever!
Anneka will also share some of her much-loved recipes including:
- Basic Shortcrust Pastry (with 6 variations)
- Roasted Pumpkin, Tomato & Oregano Tart
- Leek & Blue Cheese Tartlets
- Chocolate Pecan Tart
What you will get:
- 2½ hours of expert baking advice, guidance and inspiration from Anneka Manning
- Your chance to get the answers to any baking questions you’ve always wanted to ask
- An invaluable recipe and information kit to take home
- Special gifts from our wonderful partners including a baking ingredient from Queen Fine Foods
- A fun session full of learning and laughs surrounded by like-minded people in the fantastic state-of-the-art BakeClub kitchen in Rosebery, Sydney
- Delicious tastings throughout the class
- Endless cups of tea and coffee
- Baking confidence and knowledge to take home, keep and use regularly in your own kitchen!
This class is suitable for:
Beginner bakers through to experienced bakers. This class is designed for bakers of all skill levels starting from an introduction to shortcrust pastry for beginners right through to practical tips for experienced bakers who may want to perfect their pastry-making skills.
Anneka holds the delicate balance between a high level of professionalism and a welcoming warmth. She has created a beautiful cooking space, and the class I took was a delight.
Elizabeth Hill
If you are interested in baking this class is a must – informative, enjoyable and tasty!
Christine Theodore
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Our October-December 2018 online program is now SOLD OUT.
If you're interested in enrolling in a future program and would like to be notified when new dates are released, please fill in your details at the bottom of this page.
Baking Foundations was exciting and fun. Anneka was so generous with her time - it really was like having her there alongside you boosting your confidence along the way. Who can believe you can learn such hands on skills online!
Vanessa Matthews, Adelaide
What is Baking Foundations? Watch the video below to find out!
You are invited to Anneka's online kitchen!
Baking Foundations is a 7-week online course that will take you back to the fundamentals of baking.
With Anneka Manning as your guide, you will learn the essentials of baking in a logical, fun and engaging way. Full of tips, tricks and relevant information – suited to the way we bake today – this course will teach you that success in baking always comes back to the foundations.
Learning in your own kitchen at your own pace, Anneka will help and encourage you along the way. The course will cover basic ingredients, equipment and mixing methods, exploring all the little things that you may never have been taught.
The course will be delivered in 6 modules which are released weekly, with a week off in the middle to catch up. Made up of info sheets, videos, recipes, checklists and infographics, you can download and print them off to study and enjoy at your own pace. We will only be accepting 30 bakers so that we can provide personal feedback and get to know you as you embark on your baking journey.
After 7 weeks, you will walk away with all the skills, knowledge and inspiration you need to bake at home with confidence and success!
Dates
19 October – 7 December 2018 (SOLD OUT)
Student numbers
We will only be accepting 30 bakers for each course so that we can provide personal feedback and get to know you as you embark on your baking journey.
Who is this course suitable for?
This course is, quite simply, suitable for bakers of all skill levels!
- Beginners who want to start their baking journey and set strong foundations for their baking forever;
- Intermediate bakers who would like to strengthen and improve their basic skills and extend their knowledge;
- And experienced, more competent cooks, who would like to fill in all the baking "gaps" and learn things you may never have been taught (you don't know what you don't know, right?)
So, is Baking Foundations for me?
- Would you like to extend, strengthen and improve your baking skills?
- Would you love to learn from Anneka but can't physically get to one of her face-to-face workshops or classes?
- Have you perhaps never considered yourself to be a particularly good baker but you would like to give it a go and see if baking is for you?
- Would you like to have a little taste of BakeClub?
- Are you interested in meeting other like-minded people and sharing your love of baking?
If any of these sound like you, then Baking Foundations is the course for you!
Anneka thought of everything - great advice, tips and feedback, module content, easy to follow delicious recipes and the Facebook group and live Q&A was just like being in class. Don't really know what else could have been included - other than having Anneka in my kitchen!!
Mary Farrell, Sydney
What will I get?
- Six downloadable course modules which will include invaluable information sheets, videos, recipes, checklists, infographics and much more to support and inspire your learning.
- Baking advice, guidance and inspiration from Anneka Manning.
- A chance to learn about the fundamentals of baking surrounded (virtually) by like-minded people.
- Access to a closed Facebook group where you will be able to chat with Anneka and your fellow students enabling you to learn from, connect with and share your baking journey with each other.
- During the course, you will have access to two Facebook Live Q&As with Anneka (one mid-way through the program and one during your final week). This will give you the opportunity to ask her any baking questions that have arisen for you during the course.
- A thorough understanding of the basics of baking and how to use them to ensure baking success.
- Baking confidence, knowledge and skill to use regularly at home – and the inspiration to get into the kitchen and get baking
Course Outline
Each module will include a combination of baking theory and practical exercises. Fun and engaging tasks will help you put into practise what you have learnt while Anneka's fail-safe recipes will inspire you to roll up your sleeves and get baking!
Module 1: Why Do We Bake?
The first module will explore why we bake (or why we should bake!) including the benefits that reach far beyond the kitchen walls. We will take a look at the ‘nasties’ that you will be able to avoid through your home baking, share personal stories and understand that baking is actually all about connecting.
Module 2: The Secrets to Baking Success
During the second module, you will discover the 10 most important things to do before you start baking to ensure you will be on the most efficient road to baking success. You will also learn how to measure accurately and how to get the most from your recipes.
Module 3: The Measure and Mix Method
The third module will explore the Measure and Mix Method – the perfect starting place if you are new to baking or just want to rebuild your baking skills from the ground up.
Module 4: The Baker’s Pantry
The fourth module is all about understanding the basic ingredients most commonly used in baking. Essential to becoming a good baker, you will learn how to use these ingredients to get the most out of them, creating the ultimate baker’s pantry so that you are well equipped for whenever you want to bake.
Module 5: The Measure and Beat Method
In our fifth module, you will learn the Measure and Beat Method. No-fuss, simple and quick, this method requires an electric mixer and is used for recipes with a high proportion of butter and sugar. Why? We’ll answer that during this module where you will also learn how to make the most out of recipes using this method.
Module 6: The Baker’s Kit
Having a carefully selected collection of utensils and equipment will do a lot for your baking confidence and success. Our final module will include a comprehensive guide to oven settings, mixing tools and essential bakeware.
I am a confident baker ... but I still learned so much that helped me understand "why" certain things happen. I would definitely recommend it to anyone that is interested in baking.
Gina Hughes, Perth
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