Baking news: Learn to make pies, tarts, cake pops and more

Attend a cake pops workshop in Bengaluru this week. Photograph by Samantha Celera

There’s so much buzz around baking these days, you’d think it’s a survival skill. Everybody’s busting their baking chops to make homemade bread, birthday cakes and so much more. There are two basic baking workshops in Bengaluru worth checking out this month.

Cake pops and Cakes

This week, baking enthusiasts can sign up for a cake and cake pops class, organised by Konsult Bakery and Culinary Academy in Bellandur. The workshop is great for beginners too since it covers a list of essentials including cake decorations. Participants will learn how to make basic vanilla cake, cake pops for Christmas, chocolate cake, marble cake and more. Eggless recipes will also be made available at the workshop and participants can take their baked treats home. The academy also offers professional courses in baking and pastry arts.

Where: Ground floor, Sobha Lakeview Club, Margosa Avenue, Green Glen Layout, Bellandur, Bengaluru.

When: September 16, 11 am – 2 pm

Phone: 9538866185 or 9901444777

Cost: Rs 2,000

Pies and Tarts

To learn how to make a mix of savoury and sweet baked treats, sign up for Bangalore Culinary Academy’s workshop later this month. At the session, participants can learn how to bake snacks such as mixed vegetable quiche and classic pies such as banoffee pie, made with bananas, cream and toffee, and chocolate mud pie, a favourite with both adults and kids. All the senior faculty at the Bangalore Culinary Academy have over 15 years of experience in the food industry and also offer intensive, industry-oriented courses.

Where:Bangalore Culinary Academy, #540, 11th Cross, Bhuvaneshwari Nagar, Bengaluru 560023.

When: September 28, 9 am – 3 pm

Phone: 8296440230 / 9945500070

Cost: Rs 2700