In this 4-week course, learners will bake a different cake flavor each week starting with a white boxed cake mix.

We will start with a base recipe including flour, butter, oil, water, eggs, baking soda and a boxed white cake mix. By using the add-ins below, each week will make the following cake flavors:

Week 1: Vanilla

Week 2: Chocolate

Week 3: Lemon or Key Lime

Week 4: Coconut

Add-ins include:

Week 1: Vanilla instant pudding, vanilla extract

Week 2: Chocolate instant pudding, cocoa powder

Week 3: Lemon instant pudding, lemon or key lime juice

Week 4: Instant coconut or vanilla pudding, coconut milk

We will also make a different complementary icing each week. Icing recipes will include several buttercream and cream cheese flavors and will use the following ingredients:

Lemon or key lime juice

Cocoa powder

Sweetened shredded coconut

Coconut flavoring

Cream cheese

Finally, we will learn the following decorating skills:

Week 1: Finish with textured icing

Week 2: Finish with smooth icing

Week 3: Add icing flower decorations

Week 4: Make cupcakes!

Please see the prerequisites for supplies that will be needed for this class. Recipes are available in the class download. Each week of the course will also feature additional learning material that will increase your knowledge of baking and cake decorating. Learners will be invited to ask questions, share pictures of their baked goods, and discuss ways they made the recipes their own!

Please be advised that the ingredients used in this class contain many common allergens. Supervision of your learner while using any kitchen equipment is required at all times.

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Music: A New Beginning by Agnese Valmaggia