10 Baking Classes in the Klang Valley To Realise That Baker Dream Of Yours
From cakes to breads, you can learn to bake all these with a specialized instructor right in front of you so that you can learn better.
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For those who love to bake or would like to bake, of course, our first step is to google the recipe and try it out ourselves right? But the cake that you tried to do doesn’t taste like the one you bought from a bakery? Well, you would need a lot more practice to reach that level.
But no worries, if you’re not confident with all the online recipes, you can try and opt for these physical baking classes near you in the Klang Valley.
This way, you can actually realise what you’ve been doing wrong and get some extra tips from the experienced person, one on one.
Here are some of the suggested classes that you might want to check out!
Classics
Cakes and cookies are one of the most beloved baked desserts out there, and the good news is that they’re easy to learn too!
Here are some classes to get you started:
1. Petit Four-4 Recipes
Petit Fours are small bite-sized confectionaries or savoury appetizers served before or after meals. You can learn how to bake this at My Weekend Plan. It’s a good class for you to learn four different recipes for beginners and intermediates in one go.
For this class, you can learn how to make four different recipes of Petit Fours which are Chocolate Moist Cake, Red Velvet Cake, Lemon Berry Cake, and Meringue Brownies.
Fee: RM500 (Private Class)
Duration: 3-hour class
Address: T3-26-03 Pusat Perdagangan Icon City, No. 1B, Jalan SS8/39, SS8, 47300 Petaling Jaya, Selangor
2. Korean Cake Class
If you’re up to trends with cakes, then you’ll know that cute minimalist Korean Cakes are the bomb right now. If you’re interested to bake and gift these to your friends and families, learn how to make them in a hands-on class at My Weekend Plan.
Learn how to make a small vanilla sponge cake and play with colourful whipping cream to make aesthetic Korean cakes.
Fee: RM500 (Private Class)
Duration: 3-hour class
Address: T3-26-03 Pusat Perdagangan Icon City, No. 1B, Jalan SS8/39, SS8, 47300 Petaling Jaya, Selangor
3. Chocolate Galore Baking Class
Are you into the Chocolate classics? Wanna learn how to whip up a few chocolate cakes that your grandma (maybe) used to make?
You can learn it at At 19 Culinary Studio in KL where they’ll teach you to make Chocolate Roulade with fresh cream and Chocolate Cake with feather icing this Saturday, 23rd April. You can also head on to their website to see what classes are in store in their April Calendar.
Fee: RM200
Duration: 2-hour class
Address: No.19 Jalan Dungun, Damansara Heights, 50490 Kuala Lumpur
4. Icing Cookies Class
Ever wondered how sugar cookies are made and decorated? You know, those little cream coloured cookies with icing decorations on top, carefully drawn by piping bags?
If you wanna know how to create these creative masterpieces, you can take an Icing Cookies Class at My Weekend Plan. There, you’ll learn to bake the cookies, make the royal icing, learn how to use the piping bag and decorate your cake with flowers, leaves and more.
Fee: RM500 (Private Class)
Duration: 3-hour class
Address: T3-26-03 Pusat Perdagangan Icon City, No. 1B, Jalan SS8/39, SS8, 47300 Petaling Jaya, Selangor
5. Cake Decoration Class
Okay let’s say you know how to bake marvellous and delicious cakes (wishful thinking), but you’re a bit lacking in the presentation department. That means, you’re just one step away from starting a cute bakery, you just need to polish off your decoration game.
Don’t worry guys, you can take a professional cake decoration class at MIB college. Being a baking school, you can actually get a certificate on the many part-time classes they offer here. For the cake decoration, you can go on weekends for a total of five classes.
If you’re hesitant to join, you can always try their 5-day baking discovery program just to introduce you to the wonders of baking for an all in inclusive price of RM500.
Fee: RM1450 for five-weekend classes
Address: MIB College (formerly Malaysian Institute of Baking) No. 11, Jalan 52/8, Pj New Town, 46200 Petaling Jaya, Selangor
Bread and Buns
Getting tired of cakes? Try making different types of bread!
Check these suggestions out:
1. Bread Making Course
Of course, the bread-making process we’re talking about here is the professional crispy outer crust yet with a soft and fluffy inside kinda bread you see in bakeries. You can try to make those kinda breads in a bread making course in ABC Cooking Studio.
You can learn the key basic techniques and knowledge of bread making in a two-hour class for a span of eight sessions. Learn how to make 8 types of bread you can’t even pronounce. From Raspberry Streusel to Camembert Noix, you can choose what types of bread you wanna make according to their bread of the month choices.
You can also try their trial lessons for first-timers where you can learn to bake a cake or bread for two hours for the price of RM70 (weekdays) or RM95 (weekend).
Fee: RM1280 for 8 lessons valid for 8 months
Duration: 2-hour classes
Address: There are two studios locations.
Pavillion Elite – Pavilion Elite Lot7.102, 168 Jalan Bukit Bintang, 55100 Kuala Lumpur
Gardens Mall – Lot T-226, 3rd Floor, The Gardens Mall, 58000 Mid Valley City, Kuala Lumpur
2. Unicorn Doughnuts Class
Why opt for ordinary doughnuts when you can learn to make Unicorn Doughnuts? You can learn to make these doughnuts at My Weekend Plan where the doughnuts here are baked.
You can learn to mix, bake, and decorate your own design of unicorn doughnuts. You’ll work with royal icing, buttercream decorations, smooth glazing, gum paste and more.
Fee: RM500 (Private Class)
Duration: 3-hour class
Address: T3-26-03 Pusat Perdagangan Icon City, No. 1B, Jalan SS8/39, SS8, 47300 Petaling Jaya, Selangor
3. Mantou Class (Steamed Buns)
Mantous are these soft Chinese steamed buns. They usually are plain but can also be filled with various fillings according to the baker’s creativity. You can learn to do all of those at My Weekend Plan.
In this 3 hour class, you can learn to make the dough for mantou and shape them into six cute designs.
Fee: RM500 (Private Class)
Duration: 3-hour class
Address: T3-26-03 Pusat Perdagangan Icon City, No. 1B, Jalan SS8/39, SS8, 47300 Petaling Jaya, Selangor
Something Different From Other Cultures
Wanna try something else? Get creative with these Japanese and French desserts!
1. Japanese Wagashi Class (Mini Desserts)
If you don’t know what Wagashi means, it’s time for you to explore it in this class. Wagashi are traditional sweets in Japan like Mochi and more.
You can learn how to make these luxurious Japanese masterpieces at ABC Cooking Studio. There, they’ll teach you different techniques of shaping, wrapping, steaming and working with various ingredients to create these confections at home with simple tools and skills. You can learn to make Matcha Roll, Sakura Nerikiri, Ukishima and many more.
Fee: RM1260 for 6 lessons valid for 12 months
Duration: 2-hour classes
Address: There are two studios locations.
Pavillion Elite – Pavilion Elite Lot7.102, 168 Jalan Bukit Bintang, 55100 Kuala Lumpur
Gardens Mall – Lot T-226, 3rd Floor, The Gardens Mall, 58000 Mid Valley City, Kuala Lumpur
2. Choux Pastry Class
Choux Pastry is a french delicate pastry dough that contains only butter, water, flour and eggs. The light pastry surrounds a large cavity which is usually filled with creams like the cream puffs and eclairs.
At My Weekend Plan, you can learn how to make three different shapes of choux pastries which are Eclairs, Paris-Brest and Craquelin.
Fee: RM500 (Private Class)
Duration: 3-hour class
Address: T3-26-03 Pusat Perdagangan Icon City, No. 1B, Jalan SS8/39, SS8, 47300 Petaling Jaya, Selangor
Do note: Most of the private classes at My Weekend Plan are available upon request. So just hit them up and they’ll schedule the best time for you and your instructor to meet and start baking. Explore more of their classes here.
So there are some of the suggestions for physical baking classes in the Klang Valley.
You can bring your friend or family member with you there for more baking fun.
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