Baking Classes in NYC, New York

Nourish yourself with the most fundamental food on earth: bread. From the comfort of your own kitchen learn how to combine salt, water, yeast, and flour into warm, crusty, and chewy breads.  In this live online class we will guide you through several classic breads, from ingredients to kneading techniques.  Materials needed to fully participate:...

If you've never smelled challah in the oven, you're in for a treat. We will be covering the basics of challah making, a staple of Jewish culture, starting with a short introduction of its historical beginnings and significance, and then moving to making the dough (no experience required for this course at all!). We will break for an hour to allow...

Bring a taste of NYC to your kitchen: learn to make bagels! Make, shape, then boil and bake this tasty brunch treat along with our chef instructor. We’ll even make a roasted garlic-chive cream cheese to schmear on a bagel at the end of this two-hour class. You Will Learn To: Make bagel dough Roll bagels into their bagel-y shapes...

Roll up your sleeves and get your pizza stone out for this 2-hour class! We’ll jump right into making our dough from scratch, then we’ll do a garlic confit and a marinara sauce to top our pizzas with. A few slices of mozzarella and torn pieces of basil, and you’ve got yourself a margarita! Or you can top it with slices of olives, capers, and...

We're going to make the iconic pastry - the croissant. Our chef will guide you through the entire process from folding in the butter to rolling and "turning" the dough, to shaping. This class happens in two sessions over two days. Please see the calendar below for schedule details. Total in class instruction is 3.5 hours. [First Session] We'll...

If you’ve ever eaten a fresh, hot donut, you know that they are one of the most delicious pastries around. In this hands-on class, we’ll make yeast-raised and sour cream-cake donuts. Follow along with the chef from mixing the dough to cutting and frying your donuts. We’ll also glaze and sugar-coat them, literally, to enjoy at the end of the...

In this live online crash course you will learn how to make fresh pizza from scratch from the comfort of your own home! You Will: Make and roll pizza dough Add the toppings of your choice Bake pizza to perfection Eat delicious, home made pizza No experience is required!  Materials Needed to Participate Fully: 3 cups Bread Flour (for crisp...

In the 2-hour class, we’ll demystify the classic American dessert: apple pie. We’ll make and roll our all-butter pâte brisée for our double crust pie stuffed with your favorite apple variety. We’ll also make a caramel sauce for drizzling, and an apple martini to sip while you wait for your pie to finish baking after class. What we’ll cover:...

Learn the foundations of cake decorating and several piping techniques, including shells, stars, zig-zag and rosettes. The first ½ of this lesson will concentrate on mastering basic skills and proper technique. The second part of the class will focus on applying the skills you learned to create a professional looking textured buttercream cake. Filling,...

You will learn how to make pizza dough from scratch to take home with you. Then you will prepare your own individual pizza with the toppings of your choice in the style you prefer between the chewy Neapolitan and the thin crusted Roman. We will also put together a fresh tomato carpaccio with delicious pesto all Genovese accompanied...

Be inspired to create your own decadent desserts. Chef Simon will guide you at your own station to make these melt-in-your-mouth chocolate cakes and ice cream. We teach all levels from, "I love to eat pastries but I'm afraid to set foot in a kitchen," to "I bake everyday!" Each student can enjoy their chocolate fondant and ice cream at the end of...

Learn how to create this trendy fondant cake design! In this class you create marble patterns in fondant, carve cake, learn how to make your geode, and extra techniques to take your design to the next level! students take their cake home.  All equipment are provided.

 You'll take home your work on six delicious pre-baked cupcakes.

Let us teach you how to make cupcakes the Butter Lane way! We provide the equipment, ingredients and know-how—you provide yourself and your friends. Great for birthday parties and showers! Our classes are casual—from the baking enthusiast who wants to be a part of every step to the friend who’d rather assist (and taste). Our classes are meant...

In this cake decorating class, you will learn: How to form cake Popsicle How to troubleshoot issues Work with fondant and other chocolate techniques to make your Popsicle even more fabulous Students leave with all of their winter Popsicle!