Learn How to Bake Showstopper Cakes with BBC Good Food

Learn the art of cake making with the experts at BBC Good Food

Ready to create beautiful celebration cakes that will rival any Great British Bake Off showstopper?

This course takes you on a delicious journey through the cake making process of several baked items, as well as the fundamentals of cake making and the baking science behind it.

You’ll build a collection of tried and tested celebration cake recipes straight from the BBC Good Food kitchen, and try your hand at core baking techniques like crumb coating, glazing, and more.

Learn top cake baking techniques and tips

Whether you’re baking a one-off wedding cake, making birthday cakes for friends or family, or baking at bake sales or for your small business, this course will develop your understanding of the skills and baking science needed to bake a series of celebration cakes.

You’ll learn exactly how baking works so that you can amend recipes to your tastes, and respond to any baking mishaps you may encounter along the way.

Experiment with gravity defying baking designs and methods

Showstopper cakes have to look (and taste) extra special and this course includes an exploration of the structural design of cakes as well as investigation of cake textures and flavours.

You’ll also interrogate eatability versus appearance, and explore techniques such as crumb coating, frosting, mirror glazes, drips, and hidden patterns.

Study cake making with experienced bakers at BBC Good Food

BBC Good Food has over 30 years of culinary teaching experience and with thousands of tried and tested cake recipes under their belt, this course offers new and useful skills to cake bakers of all levels.

Plus, as well as recipes and advice, you’ll get essential tips on bakeware and kitchen equipment worthing buying, as well as transporting finished cakes.

This course is designed for anyone keen to learn the art of baking showstopper cakes for any occasion.

This may include: Baking enthusiasts: Whether the pandemic has ignited your love of baking or you’ve been baking for years, you’re looking for new recipes to try and to better understand the science behind your bakes alongside like minded cake bakers. Intermediate bakers: You’ve already invested time into learning to bake but want to quantify and improve your skill level by adding new abilities. Baking nerds: You already have commendable baking skills but want to ensure you know everything you can. You’ve taken baking classes before and enjoy the interactive and social elements of learning in a group. Wannabe chefs: You have basic cooking skills but want to learn more rounded techniques, and build your confidence and knowledge before venturing to cooking school.

• Equipment and ingredients
• What is a 'showstopper cake'?
• Choosing a cake base
• Kitchen kit
• Recipe know-how
• What's next?
• All about icing and frosting
• Frostings, icings and glazes
• Kitchen kit and ingredients
• Chocolate ganache
• Meringue buttercream
• Cream cheese frosting
• Decorating techniques
• Decorative techniques
• Ingredients and a kitchen kit recap
• Two chocolate cakes and two ways to decorate
• Piping techniques: Ruffle cake and ombre cake
• What's next?
• Hidden centres
• Hidden surprises
• How to make patterns inside your cake
• What's next?
• Fault line cakes and designing your own cake
• Fault line cakes
• Ingredients and kitchen kit
• Recipe know-how
• What's next?