Bon Appétit's Baking School

Bon Appétit's Baking School

Pastry chef Claire Saffitz brings her relatable and fun style to this cooking show in which she tackles everything from indispensable ingredients to tricky techniques for making the world’s most popular baked goods.

Documentary

Seasons

Claire Bakes Layer Cake 3 Ways

1. Claire Bakes Layer Cake 3 Ways

Air Date: 2019-04-08

Baking School is in session! In the series premiere, Claire reveals her trade secrets for baking light and airy cake layers, using three unique methods. At last, you’ll finally understand how gluten actually works.

Claire Teaches You Cake Filling

2. Claire Teaches You Cake Filling

Air Date: 2019-04-08

Claire teaches us the ins and outs of the sweet stuff spread between cake layers, with tropical twists, creamy caramels, and of course, chocolate. Lot and lots of chocolate. As far as cakes go, it’s what’s on the inside that counts! (Well, that and the frosting.)

Claire Teaches You Cake Frosting

3. Claire Teaches You Cake Frosting

Air Date: 2019-04-08

From fluffy Italian Meringues to savory Swiss Buttercreams, there’s a wild world of frostings in the mix. Claire’s got a signature style to whip ‘em all up, plus all the tricks to save your spreads when disaster strikes. And yes, you’re definitely allowed to lick the mixer when you’re done.

Claire Teaches You Cake Assembly

4. Claire Teaches You Cake Assembly

Air Date: 2019-04-08

Stacking, spreading, slicing...Saffitz-ing? The cake components are ready to roll, but combining them all together is a science in itself. Fortunately, Professor Claire has done the research for us! If you build it, they will succumb to a multi-layer cake.

Claire Teaches You Cake Decoration

5. Claire Teaches You Cake Decoration

Air Date: 2019-04-08

Claire’s favorite subject in Baking School? Art class! There will be sprinkles, there will be pastry tip fails, and for some reason, there will be an actual blow torch toasting some coconut meringue magic.

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Rating

10.0/10

Release Date

2019-04-08

Episodes

5 (1 seasons)

Status

Returning Series

Cast

Production Companies

Condé Nast Entertainment

Condé Nast Entertainment