Baking Courses in Dublin

Baking Academy of Ireland, Dublin:
The Baking Academy of Ireland in Dublin offers hands-on courses in bread and cake baking, chocolate making and sugar craft cake decoration. Our courses are for everybody, the novice and the dedicated amateur. All we require is that you have a desire to learn the art of making real bread, cakes, pastry, chocolates and sugar craft decoration. The most important aspect of our courses is that you learn by doing – you will have fun and you get to bring your creations home. Our baking courses are not only rewarding but are enjoyable and great fun.

We offer the following baking courses in Dublin:
- Bread Baking Course (Beginners, Intermediate & Advanced Levels)
- Cake Baking Course (Beginners & Intermediate Levels)
- Cookies & Biscuit Course
- Muffins & Cup Cakes Course
- Sweet Pastry Pies & Tarts Course
- Savoury Pastry Pies & Tarts Course
- Hand Made Chocolates Course
- Sugar Craft Cake Decoration Course - (Beginners & Intermediate Level)

Bread Baking Courses:
Our courses are for everyone, from the interested novice to the enthusiastic amateur. Our baking courses are not only rewarding but are enjoyable and great fun.

You will learn:
* About the various types of grains and flours used in making the best bread.
* How to mix and knead dough.
* How to care for it through the fermentation stage right to the end of the baking stage.
* The difference between the various types of yeast breads and soda breads.

Course description:
* You will work and learn under the close supervision of accomplished baking instructors.
* You will be inspired and learn the art and craft of baking really good natural bread.
* Each week we will introduce you to different varieties of bread and how to make them.

Cake Baking Courses:
Prior to the 1930’s home made cake was much more popular than "bought" cake. Following the Second World War domestic baking began to decline and the sales of packaged cakes increased. We will teach you the basics of home made cake, and the more advanced Continental style gateau and torte. Our courses are for everyone, from the interested novice to the enthusiastic amateur. Our baking courses are not only rewarding but are enjoyable and great fun.

You will learn:
* About the various types of flours used in making the cake.
* How to cream, whisk and mix cake batters.
* How to handle the batter right through to the end of the baking stage.
* How to decorate the cake both prior to and after baking.

Course description:
* You will work and learn under the close supervision of accomplished baking instructors.
* You will be inspired and learn the art and craft of baking really good cake.
* Each week we will introduce you to different varieties of cakes and how to make them – and you will learn to make each type.

Sugar Craft Courses:
Once upon a time all special occasion cakes were decorated with Royal Icing. This type of icing tended to set rock hard, making it extremely difficult to cut the cake. All has now changed and sugar paste has become the preferred medium for cake decoration. Sugar craft is a creative art that can be learned and used to decorate cakes for those special occasions. Our courses are for everyone, from the interested novice to the enthusiastic amateur. Our sugar craft courses are not only rewarding but are enjoyable and great fun.

You will learn:
* The techniques of applying sugar paste to cakes of various sizes.
* How to use sugar paste equipment.
* The correct use and application of colours and textures.
* How to make drapes, bows and ribbons.
* How to make pinch and pull flowers, how to frill and how to make wired floral sprays.v

Course description:
* You will work and learn under the close supervision of accomplished sugar craft instructors.
* You will be inspired to learn the art and craft of sugar craft.
* Each week we will introduce you to different techniques and how to apply them.