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Cake Baking Essentials: Cupcakes

Step into the world of cupcakes with our Cake Baking Essentials class. Build the liquid-fat mixing method, ingredient functionality, and piping techniques as you create three delectable varieties. Lift your baking skills and treat your taste buds through expert guidance from NY Cake Academy's Baking & Pastry Fundamentals.

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  • 118 W 22nd St, New York, NY
  • 4 hours

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Description

Perfect for individual enjoyment, cupcakes serve as the ideal foundation for exploring the fundamental principles of cake baking. In the opening module of the five-course Cake Baking Essentials Certificate program, developed by NY Cake Academy's Baking and Pastry Fundamentals curriculum, you'll gain mastery of the liquid-fat mixing method and discover which cake varieties utilize this crucial technique most effectively. Professional instructors will illuminate the relationship between ingredient function and crumb structure, walking you through hands-on preparation of three distinct cupcake varieties to understand how virtually any cake recipe adapts beautifully when baked in cupcake formats.

Instruction in fundamental piping techniques forms an essential component of this lesson. You'll develop proficiency with piping bags, practice various piping tips to create different decorative effects, and prepare multiple toppings for embellishment, including a time-tested American-style buttercream frosting. Upon course completion, you'll possess the skills and confidence to display your creations proudly to family, friends, and fellow dessert enthusiasts.

Key learning outcomes include:

  • Understanding how ingredients function in cupcake formulations
  • Mastering the liquid-fat mixing method for superior results
  • Techniques for precise caramel preparation
  • Creating a versatile, delicious American-style buttercream
  • Professional piping methods for cupcake decoration

You will prepare and taste:

  • Carrot Cupcakes featuring Cream Cheese Frosting
  • Chocolate Cupcakes paired with American Buttercream and Caramel Sauce
  • Yellow Cupcakes with American Buttercream

Class information: All necessary supplies and materials are provided. These interactive, hands-on sessions require practical participation, so dress in comfortable casual clothing that tolerates a bit of sugar and flour residue. Comfortable, closed-toe shoes are essential for safety in the kitchen environment; open-toed shoes and sandals create safety hazards. Long hair should be secured back away from your face and ingredients.

School Notes: Please note, if you require a gluten free option for your baking class, you must alert the school in advance and there will be a +$15 fee applied for each gluten free substitute which will be collected directly by the school. Please contact them or CourseHorse to arrange this.

Refund Policy

Classes are not eligible for refunds, however classes are transferable.

  • Students may reschedule their class to an alternative date up to 4 business days prior to the class date for in-person classes.
  • All deposits & fees are forfeited for no shows.
  • We do not provide make-up classes.

The school reserve the right to cancel a class due to low enrollment up to 48 hours before the class date. The school reserve the right to change class schedules. If for any reason the school should cancel a class, a full refund will be offered to the student. However, we do not accept responsibility for any other expenses incurred such as hotel or airline cancellation penalties.

Cancellations or changes can be made through email at [email protected]. Please be sure to include the full name of the registered student, and class registration confirmation.

If a class is cancelled due to inclement weather, or other circumstance beyond our control (facility issues, power outages, etc.), we will contact you with as much advanced notice as possible by email or telephone, and issue you a refund to the original form of payment. We will make every effort to run the class as long as it is safe to do so. If we make the decision to run a class during inclement weather and you make the decision not to come, you will not be able to get a refund, we will offer only a credit for future use.

Credits are valid for a 12 month period of time.

In any event where a customer wants to cancel their enrollment and is eligible for a full refund, a 5% processing fee will be deducted from the refund amount.

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NY Cake Academy

NY Cake Academy, founded by renowned cake decorator Joan Mansour over 25 years ago, has evolved into a premier one-stop-shop in Manhattan for all baking needs. With a 5,000 square foot store, it offers a vast array of supplies, runs a cake decorating school, and is recognized for its excellence in the industry, earning accolades from ZAGAT and the New York Press.

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