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.

Immerse yourself in a day full of bread baking!

Join Anneka Manning, founder of BakeClub and author of BakeClass, in an intensive, full-day workshop all about yeast and baking bread.

This hands-on baking class will take you through the way yeast works and how to use it, to kneading, proving and shaping your homemade dough, ensuring you come out with not only delicious but beautiful baked bread at home. Anneka will explore the science behind bread baking giving you a thorough understanding of what is actually happening throughout the process.

You will leave this workshop with a collection of tried and tested recipes from Dried Cherry & Chocolate Hot Cross Buns (just in time for Easter!) and simple Dinner Rolls to Fennel Grissini Sticks (the ultimate accompaniment to an antipasto or cheese plate) and a divine Fig and Walnut Bread.

With your new-found skills and confidence, you will be able to try your hand at any yeast-based recipes including bread, rolls, loaves, scrolls, pizzas, flatbreads... With the right know-how, the list is endless!

You will learn:

• Yeast – how it 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
• Proving – why it is important and what is actually happening
• Shaping loaves and rolls
• Glazing, scoring and slashing your bread
• The 3 main stages of bread baking
• Storing your home-baked bread

Recipes you will learn to bake include:

• Dried Cherry & Chocolate Hot Cross Buns (just in time for Easter!)
• Dinner Rolls
• Olive & Rosemary Focaccia
• Kifle Sa Sirom (Mini Rolls with Cheese)
• Fennel Grissini Sticks
• Fig & Walnut Bread

What you will get:

• 6 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 (9.30am-4.30pm). There were will be two 3-hour sessions with a break for lunch in between.

This class is suitable for:

Enthusiastic beginners, intermediate and experienced bakers.

Discover everything you need to know about making your own sourdough!

Join Anneka Manning, founder of BakeClub and author of BakeClass, in an intensive, weekend workshop where you will learn everything there is to know about how to make and bake your own artisinal-style sourdough bread at home.

This weekend of in-depth, hands-on baking classes will take you through the entire process from making and maintaining your own sourdough starter through to proving, kneading, shaping, baking and even storing your bread! Anneka will guide you every step of the way, sharing her years of experience and research as well as all of her practical and handy tips and tricks.

From a Basic Sourdough Bread to a Three Cheese and Mushroom Sourdough Pizza, you will explore the ingredients and flavourings that make great sourdough while discovering the science behind what is happening during the process. 

Not only will you get to spend the weekend immersed in the world of sourdough with a group of like-minded people, but you will sample all of the delicious breads and pizzas you make. Plus you'll get to take home armfuls of sourdough bread!

You will leave this workshop with your own sourdough starter and all the knowledge, skill and confidence you need to be able to use it to bake your own delicious sourdough bread at home – forever!

You will will learn:

• What a sourdough starter is
• How to make your own sourdough starter
• How to feed, maintain, store and get the most from your sourdough starter
• What is a levain or pre-frement
• Ingredients and flavourings that make great sourdough breads
• What is the most ideal way to prove your sourdough
• Using proving baskets
• Effective techniques for kneading
• How to shape your sourdough
• How to get a crunchy crust and chewy texture (like the artisan ones you buy!)

Recipes you will learn to bake include:

• Sourdough Starter
• Basic Sourdough Bread
• Seeded Wholemeal Sourdough
• Three Cheese and Mushroom Sourdough Pizza

What you will get:

• 12 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
• Your own sourdough starter 
• Armfuls of sourdough bread to take home
• Baking confidence, knowledge and skill to take home, keep and use regularly in your own kitchen!
• A fun weekend full of learning and laughs surrounded by like-minded people

Class details:

This workshop will take place over two full days (Saturday 9th and Sunday 10th June 2018 from 9.30am-4.30pm). Each day will have two 3-hour sessions with a break for lunch in between.

This class is suitable for:

Intermediate and experienced bakers.