Immerse yourself in a day full of bread and yeast baking!

This intensive, full-day, hands-on workshop will cover all you need to know about baking bread and baking with yeast.

Anneka Manning, author, baking teacher and the founder of BakeClub, will teach you the science behind bread baking giving you a thorough understanding of what is actually happening throughout the process so you always come out with beautiful baked bread at home. You will explore the way yeast works and how to use it, as well as kneading, proving and shaping your homemade dough.

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 learn to bake a collection of tried and tested recipes including simple Dinner Rolls and Fennel Grissini Sticks (the ultimate accompaniment to an antipasto or cheese plate) to Salsa Verde Pizza using your own homemade failsafe pizza dough and a divine Orange Cardamom and Plum Brioche.

With your new skills and confidence, you will be able to try your hand at any yeast-based recipes including bread, rolls, loaves, scrolls, pizzas, flatbreads… The list is endless!

You will learn:

• How yeast works and how to use it
• The differences between fresh and dried yeast
• The importance of gluten in bread baking
• Kneading by hand and with a stand mixer
• Why proving is important and what is actually happening during the process
• How to shape loaves and rolls
• Glazing, scoring and slashing your bread
• The three main stages of bread baking
• The best ways to store your home-baked bread

Recipes you will learn to bake include:

• Dinner Rolls
• Fennel Grissini Sticks
• Persian Flatbread (Taftan)
• Olive & Rosemary Focaccia
• Mini Rolls with Cheese (Kifle Sa Sirom)
• Fig & Walnut Bread
• Four Seed Spelt Loaf
• Salsa Verde Pizza
• Orange Cardamom and Plum Brioche
• Swedish Cinnamon And Almond Twisted Buns (Kanelbullar)

What you will get:

• 7 hours of expert baking advice, guidance and inspiration from Anneka Manning
• Hands-on 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
• An invaluable recipe and information kit to take home
• Baking confidence, knowledge and skill to take home, keep and use regularly in your own kitchen!
• Special gifts from our wonderful partners including a baking ingredient from Queen Fine Foods
• A fun day full of learning and laughs surrounded by like-minded people
• Take-home box with samples of all the goodies we bake in the class
• Morning and afternoon tea, and endless cups of tea and coffee!

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:

Enthusiastic beginners, intermediate and experienced bakers.

Learn all there is to know about making delicious – and beautiful – celebration cakes!

This intensive, full-day workshop will teach you how to bake and decorate a range of impressive cakes.

Anneka Manning, author, baking teacher and the founder of BakeClub, will take you through how to bake a number of different cakes including sponges, buttercakes and rich chocolate layer cakes as well as gluten-free options. Along with 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.

During this hands-on 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! Recipes you will learn to bake include divine White Chocolate & Almond Cupcakes and a fun and frivolous Confetti Cake, perfect for a special birthday celebration for little (or big!) kids.

You will leave with not only new 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.

So, join us and immerse yourself in the wonderful world of celebration cakes!

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
• Hands-on 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
• An invaluable recipe and information kit to take home
• Baking confidence, knowledge and skill to take home, keep and use regularly in your own kitchen!
• Special gifts from our wonderful partners including a baking ingredient from Queen Fine Foods
• A fun day full of learning and laughs surrounded by like-minded people
• Take-home box with samples of all the goodies we bake in the class
• Morning and afternoon tea, and endless cups of tea and coffee!

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.

Explore the wonderful world of winter pies & tarts!

This interactive, full-day, hands-on workshop will uncover all there is to know about making delicious pies and tarts this winter.

Anneka Manning, author, baking teacher and the founder of BakeClub, will guide you through a day of baking and using a range of pastries including shortcrust, filo, cheat's rough puff and rich sour cream pastry. 

From fabulous Chicken, Leek and Thyme Pies and rustic Egg & Bacon Pies perfect for brunch, to a decadent Salted Caramel Chocolate Tart and a to-die-for Pear Tarte Tatin (along with many more fabulous recipes!), you will leave this class with an invaluable collection of both sweet and savoury pastry-encased creations that will become firm family favourites.

Anneka will also share loads of helpful hints, tips and tricks to ensure you leave with the know-how, confidence and inspiration to bake pies and tarts all winter long.

Class includes:

• 7 hours of expert baking advice, guidance and inspiration from Anneka Manning
• Hands-on 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
• An invaluable recipe and information kit to take home
• Baking confidence, knowledge and skill to take home, keep and use regularly in your own kitchen!
• Special gifts from our wonderful partners including a baking ingredient from Queen Fine Foods
• A fun day full of learning and laughs surrounded by like-minded people
• Take-home box with samples of all the goodies we bake in the class
• Morning and afternoon tea, and endless cups of tea and coffee!

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:

Enthusiastic beginners, intermediate and experienced bakers.

This class will run again in November/December 2021.

If you are interested in taking part, please email us and you'll be one of the first to know when tickets are released.

Give the gift of love this Christmas with wonderful baked goodies from the heart (and your kitchen!)

Join Anneka Manning, founder of BakeClub and author of BakeClass, in a full-day, hands-on workshop that will give you all the inspiration, tips, tricks and shortcuts you need to take care of your Christmas gifting this year (and for years to come).

You will walk away from the class with not only a collection of reliable and irresistible gift-appropriate recipes but also a selection of them that will be beautifully packaged and ready for gifting. From boxes of the best fruit mince pies you've ever tasted and generous jars of vanilla-maple granola, to savoury cheesy biscuits (perfectly teamed with a bottle of red) and rich panforte reminiscent of traditional ones from Sienna, everyone you know will want to be a friend this festive season!

Guest Food Stylist Jane Hann will join us in the afternoon to share some beautiful packaging ideas and simple yet effective styling tips in a special tutorial that will ensure your baking looks as good as it tastes and praise will come flooding your way this Christmas!

Class includes:

• 6.5 hours of expert baking advice, guidance and inspiration from Anneka Manning
• A special wrapping and packaging tutorial from Food Stylist  Jane Hann
• Baking in the state-of-the-art BakeClub kitchen in Rosebery, Sydney
• An invaluable recipe & information kit
• A selection of bakes beautifully packaged and ready for gifting
• Special gifts from our wonderful partners including baking ingredients from Queen Fine Foods
• Morning and afternoon tea
• Confidence, skill and know-how to take home, keep and use regularly in your own kitchen
• Lots of laughs!

Class details:

This workshop will take place from 9.30am-5.00pm. The day will consist of two sessions with a break for lunch in between.