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Learn How to Bake Showstopper Cakes with BBC Good Food 

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Overview

Discover new recipes for celebration cakes, learn tips for making and decorating showstopper cakes you’re proud of.

Duration

5 weeks

Total fee

900

Mode of learning

Online

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Learn How to Bake Showstopper Cakes with BBC Good Food
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Highlights

  • Earn a certificate from BBC Good Food
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Learn How to Bake Showstopper Cakes with BBC Good Food
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Skills you will learn
Who should do this course?

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

What are the course deliverables?
Describe the mechanics of cooking, and in particular baking.
 
Investigate the behaviours that are created as you cook, the cultural role that baking plays in life and how to become better cooks.
 
Research and collect recipes they want to try based on being able to evaluate the written instructions.
 
Be brave when cooking, explore new flavours and experiment with different ingredients.
 
Reflect on failure if it happens, assess possible causes and modify techniques.
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More about this course
  • 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 will 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.
  • Whether you are 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 will 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.
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Learn How to Bake Showstopper Cakes with BBC Good Food
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Curriculum

How to read and amend a recipe

 

What to look for in ingredients

 

Bakeware and kitchen equipment tips

 

Transporting finished cakes

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Faculty details

Liberty Mendez
After completing a professional chef diploma at Westminster Kingsway, I went on to work as a pastry chef at the House of Commons before joining the team at Good Food as the recipe developer.

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