Creative Cakes 101- The Foundations: Flavors, Fillings & Frostings
Class Dates/Times: Tuesday, February 2 to Thursday, February 4, 2027 | 9:00AM - 4:00PM (Lunch included each day)
$1,200.00 (includes all classes/lunches/swag bag) Single Baker**
**Bring a friend to share your station for $200.00 extra (they’ll get a swag bag too!)
Take your cake-making skills to the next level in this exciting three-day, hands-on retreat! Discover how to create moist, flavorful sponges, luscious fruit curds and compotes, silky buttercreams, and delicious frostings while mastering professional cake assembly and decorating techniques.
You'll create three stunning signature cakes: Lemon, Blueberry & Elderflower; Vanilla Bean, Strawberry & Mascarpone; and Brown Butter, Apple & Salted Caramel.
Perfect for passionate home bakers and aspiring cake entrepreneurs looking to expand their skills, build confidence, and create beautiful cakes that taste as fabulous as they look!
Skills students will take home
By the end of this retreat, students will understand how to create three different cake sponges, prepare four styles of filling, work with three frosting families, and confidently assemble and decorate layer cakes.
The emphasis is on building confidence and mastering reliable techniques that can be adapted to different flavors.
You will go home with:
All three of your cakes
A complete recipe book including all the recipes and quantities for making each recipe in 6”, 8” and 10” rounds, plus
The techniques for scaling your own recipes and notes on flavor variations/substitutions
A curated Swag Bag stocked with tools, ingredients, and treats selected for this retreat
This class is suitable for the following Dynamic Duo types:
YES: Parent/Grandparent & Child - As these are full day classes, they are more suitable for accompanied older children (10+) or younger children with a keen interest in baking.)
YES: Couples
YES: Friends (you will share all equipment/ingredients for 1 recipe/batch…we let you rock, paper, scissors if the recipe doesn’t divide equally.)
Q:What is a Dynamic Duo?A: It’s basically two people sharing the same workstation. You share all equipment and ingredients for a single batch of whatever we’re making that day. Don’t worry, we won’t stick you with some random stranger- if you want to fly solo, you’ll have the station (and all the yummy food) all to yourself!
These are full-day classes, please wear comfortable shoes (stools will be provided) and have long hair tied back. For the comfort of all our students and staff, we ask that you refrain from wearing perfume or cologne. You may wish to bring a cardigan or sweater as the kitchen is kept at 68F. You will warm up once you start working!
Breakdown of the recipes/techniques you will learn:
Lemon, Blueberry & Elderflower Cake
· Lemon Buttermilk Sponge
· Blueberry Compote
· Tangy Lemon Curd
· Elderflower Swiss Meringue Buttercream
Vanilla Bean, Strawberry & Mascarpone Cake
· Vanilla Bean Sponge
· Strawberry Confit
· Stabilized Mascarpone Chantilly Cream
· Fresh Strawberry Decoration
Brown Butter, Apple & Salted Caramel Cake
· Brown Butter Spice Sponge
· Caramelized Apple Filling
· Salted Caramel Sauce
· Brown Butter Cream Cheese Frosting
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Email us at info@fabbaker.com if you have any further questions.
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