Learn to make 4 cake flavors all from 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 we 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


Various baking techniques will be taught such as measuring wet, dry and semi-solid ingredients, leveling, sifting, mixing, and more. 

We will also make a complimentary cake icing. Icing recipes will include several buttercream and cream cheese flavors. These icings will be suitable for creating decorations, such as pipped flowers or borders, if desired. Base ingredients needed to make icing will include butter, vegetable shortening, powdered sugar and water. Icing recipe add-ins will include:

Lemon or key lime juice
Cocoa powder
Sweetened shredded coconut
Coconut flavoring
Cream cheese

Students will require the use of the following kitchen equipment:

Mixing bowls
Mixing spoons
Measuring cups
Hand or stand mixer
2 8-inch cake pans
Muffin tin
Baker’s Joy
Oven
Spoons
Butter Knives
Spatulas

Each week, a new recipe and video will be posted. Learners will be invited to ask questions, share pictures of their baked goods, and discuss ways they made the recipes their own!  Complete the following challenges each week:

Week 1: Finish with textured icing
Week 2: Finish with smooth icing
Week 3: Add icing flower decorations 
Week 4: Make cupcakes!