Baking basics Beginner

Cake Baking Basics

Bake soft, level, egg-based cakes with local ingredients — then fill, stack and cover them with sharp, clean edges.

11 video lessons 18 min 2 quizzes 1 project English · English & Swahili subtitles
Cake Baking Basics

What you will learn

  • The baking tools and ingredients you can find locally
  • Measuring and mixing egg-based batter the right way
  • Oven settings for even, consistent baking
  • Levelling layers for clean stacking
  • Simple fillings and frostings
  • Assembling a balanced layer cake
  • Crumb coat, final coat and sharp edges
  • Working with square and rectangular cakes

Course contents

4 topics11 lessons18 min

1Getting ready2 items
  • Welcome — how this course worksVideo lesson · 1 min Free preview
  • Tools and ingredients you can buy locallyVideo lesson · 2 min
2Mixing and baking3 items
  • Measuring and mixing batter the right wayVideo lesson · 2 min
  • Oven settings for even bakingVideo lesson · 2 min
  • Quick check: mixing and bakingQuiz · 3 questions
3Layers and fillings3 items
  • Levelling cake layers for clean stackingVideo lesson · 1 min
  • Simple fillings and frostingsVideo lesson · 2 min
  • Assembling a layer cake with balanceVideo lesson · 2 min
4A clean, sharp finish6 items
  • Applying a crumb coat for stabilityVideo lesson · 1 min
  • Final coat smoothing techniquesVideo lesson · 2 min
  • Getting sharp, clean edgesVideo lesson · 1 min
  • Working with square and rectangular cakesVideo lesson · 2 min
  • Final quiz: Cake Baking BasicsQuiz · 4 questions
  • Project 1: Classic Vanilla CakeProject

About this course

Every beautiful cake starts with a good bake. In this chapter Tiffany takes you from choosing ingredients at your local shop to a smooth, sharp-edged layer cake — step by step, in plain language.

All recipes use traditional egg-based methods. You will finish with Project 1: Classic Vanilla Cake.

Who this course is for

  • Complete beginners who want to bake beautiful cakes
  • Home bakers who want to start selling cakes
  • Bakers who want cleaner, more professional finishes

What you need

  • No experience needed
  • A phone with internet
  • Basic baking tools — listed in the first lesson

Your teacher

Tiffany

Tiffany

Founder of Tiffany Cakes & Desserts · Wedding Cake Baker of the Year 2022, 2024 & 2025

Tiffany has baked thousands of cakes for weddings, birthdays and corporate events in Dar es Salaam. She teaches the simple, reliable methods she uses every day — with ingredients you can find locally.

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This course is part of a package with 6 courses for TSh 80,000.

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