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Cake Baking Essentials: Specialty Diet Cakes

Discover how to bake delicious gluten-free, vegan, and keto-friendly cakes through this class within the Cake Baking Essentials Certificate. Learn to accommodate different dietary needs without giving up flavor or texture, and craft mouthwatering pastries everyone can enjoy. Join NY Cake Academy's Baking & Pastry Fundamentals and grow into a pro at specialty diet baking!

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  • 118 W 22nd St, New York, NY
  • 4 hours

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Class Description

Description

As dietary preferences continue to evolve, specialty baking has become increasingly common. Yet creating gluten-free, vegan, or keto-friendly pastries that match the quality of traditional baked goods remains challenging. This course simplifies that process by eliminating the guesswork from accommodating dietary needs.

In this capstone course of the Cake Baking Essentials Certificate series, developed in partnership with NY Cake Academy's Baking and Pastry Fundamentals program, you will explore the distinctions between various specialty diet categories and master essential ingredient substitutions that preserve both flavor and texture profiles. From learning about alternative starches, xanthan gum applications, and sugar alternatives to mastering specialized mixing procedures, you'll acquire the professional-level techniques that pastry experts employ to craft appealing and delicious baked goods everyone can savor.

Learning Outcomes:

  • Recognize specialty dietary categories and master key substitution strategies for accommodating special needs while baking:
    • Gluten-Free (GF)
    • Vegan (V)
    • Dairy-Free (DF)

Recipes You'll Master:

  • Seasame Tea Cake (GF)
  • Rich Chocolate Ganache Cupcakes (V)
  • Fruit Nut Squares (GF)

Important Note: NY Cake Academy's facility is an active commercial kitchen and is not designated as gluten-free, vegan, or nut-free.

All supplies and materials are provided; classes involve hands-on, interactive baking. Dress casually in clothing you don't mind getting sugar on, and wear flat, comfortable shoes. Open-toed shoes and sandals pose safety hazards in a kitchen environment. Please secure long hair before class.

School Notes: Please note, if you require a gluten free option for your baking class, you must alert the school in advance and there will be a +$15 fee applied for each gluten free substitute which will be collected directly by the school. Please contact them or CourseHorse to arrange this.

Refund Policy

Classes are not eligible for refunds, however classes are transferable.

  • Students may reschedule their class to an alternative date up to 4 business days prior to the class date for in-person classes.
  • All deposits & fees are forfeited for no shows.
  • We do not provide make-up classes.

The school reserve the right to cancel a class due to low enrollment up to 48 hours before the class date. The school reserve the right to change class schedules. If for any reason the school should cancel a class, a full refund will be offered to the student. However, we do not accept responsibility for any other expenses incurred such as hotel or airline cancellation penalties.

Cancellations or changes can be made through email at [email protected]. Please be sure to include the full name of the registered student, and class registration confirmation.

If a class is cancelled due to inclement weather, or other circumstance beyond our control (facility issues, power outages, etc.), we will contact you with as much advanced notice as possible by email or telephone, and issue you a refund to the original form of payment. We will make every effort to run the class as long as it is safe to do so. If we make the decision to run a class during inclement weather and you make the decision not to come, you will not be able to get a refund, we will offer only a credit for future use.

Credits are valid for a 12 month period of time.

In any event where a customer wants to cancel their enrollment and is eligible for a full refund, a 5% processing fee will be deducted from the refund amount.

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NY Cake Academy

NY Cake Academy, founded by renowned cake decorator Joan Mansour over 25 years ago, has evolved into a premier one-stop-shop in Manhattan for all baking needs. With a 5,000 square foot store, it offers a vast array of supplies, runs a cake decorating school, and is recognized for its excellence in the industry, earning accolades from ZAGAT and the New York Press.

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