FREE Cupcake & Cake Baking Course for Beginners

Being able to bake cakes and cupcakes that are moist, soft, and flavorful is a key skill for any home baker. Whether you simply want to bake birthday cakes from scratch or start your own home bakery, you’ll want to master this bake. In this free course, you’re going to learn about ingredients, prepping pans, and different cake making techniques.

 

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FREE Cupcake & Cake Baking Course for Beginners

 

I started Bakes & Blunders back in 2018 with the goal of sharing what I learned about baking with other enthusiastic home bakers. With all of these years of practice, I’ve learned a lot, so I’m putting everything I know about baking cakes and cupcakes into one cohesive FREE course.

This is your Cake Baking Course Homepage. Here, you’ll find the 4 main units in the course. Click the header to go to that post. You can read the description first to know what to expect in each unit.

 

 

Looking for More?

 

After the 4 units, you’ll find some related posts. These are topics that I feel are helpful and applicable to many home bakers, but may not be necessary for everyone. If you have any questions not covered in the main units, look there first. Finished the course and still have questions? Comment at the bottom of this page or shoot me an email (colleen@bakesandblunders.com).

This free cake baking course is designed to come after my free buttercream for beginners course. If you feel like you are already a pro at buttercream, you may be okay skipping it, but I suggest glancing over it first to make sure you don’t have any questions.

 

1. Ingredient Overview

 

Understanding common cake ingredients is essential to becoming a more confident baker. In this lesson, you’ll learn all about the ingredients you’ll come across in future recipes, where you can find them, and if there are any substitutions available.

There are two ingredients that I use in most of my cake recipes that are a bit unique, but they help me create incredibly soft, moist cakes and cupcakes. 

 

 

2. Measuring Ingredients

 

Most American home bakers start their baking journey using volume measurements, but this could cause problems and inconsistencies when it comes to your final bakes. Learn the best way to measure ingredients for the best results.

Using weight measurements (either grams or ounces) will not only give you the best, most reliable bakes, but I’ve found that it is also much easier and less messy!

 

Related Reading: Oreo Cake with Black Cocoa Buttercream

 

3. Cupcake & Cake Prep Checklist

 

There is actually quite a bit you need to do before you start step one of any cupcake or cake recipe. Learn all about my five step process for preparing my pans, ingredients, and work space. This makes baking easier and less stressful.

Included in this unit, you’ll find my process for lining my cake pans and what I do to prevent shrunken cupcakes with soggy liners. This lesson also includes a video tutorial.

 

4. Cake Baking Basics

 

As you bake more and more, you’ll realize there’s not just one method for making amazing cakes and cupcakes from scratch. In fact, there’s quite a few!

Learn about the 4 cake making techniques that I use the most. For each method, you’ll learn about the general technique, pros and cons, and my favorite recipes that use each technique. This lesson also includes a video tutorial.

 

 

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• 7 Reasons You Can’t Make a Perfect Cake

 

Cupcake & Cake Baking Playlist

 

Several of the units in this cake baking course include a short video or more in depth video tutorial. While they are designed to be watched in conjunction with the blog posts they belong to, you can also watch them all in the playlist for this course.

Watching another baker demonstrate these skills can be incredibly helpful and is essential for taking your baking skills to the next level. Consider subscribing to the Bakes & Blunders YouTube channel if you find these videos helpful!

 

 

Happy Baking!

 

Congratulations! You have finished the Cake Baking Course for Beginners and are one step closer to baking and decorating like a pro. It’s my goal that these lessons have answered many, if not all, of your questions regarding baking cakes and cupcakes.

If you’d like to connect, or if you have more questions, please send me a message on Instagram or Facebook, or you can email me at colleen@bakesandblunders.com. Happy baking!