The Art of Baking — Yuppiechef Online Cooking Course

Presented by Sarah Graham

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Up your game in the kitchen with Yuppiechef's online cooking courses.

Baking has been called many things. Grandmother’s best kept secret, a science and even an art. At Yuppiechef, we believe that armed with the right knowledge, anyone can become a proficient baker in no time at all.

In this online course hosted by renowned author and food blogger Sarah Graham, we'll share with you the foundational knowledge and know-how you'll need to master key baking subjects such as cake, home-made-bread and pastries.

Complete the course at your own pace, in the comfort of your own home and on the device of your choice. Once completed, you can revisit all the course material as many times as you like. Ready to show baking who's boss?

Conquer all six lessons and earn your Yuppiechef certificate of completion.

Handy course features

Easy-to-follow video tutorials
In-depth theory notes and useful troubleshooting guides
Lesson quizzes to test your knowledge
An online Q&A forum where you can interact with fellow classmates

Lesson Plan

Ready, Steady, Bake

Lesson 1

Ready, Steady, Bake

Introducing the basics of baking
Ten golden rules of baking
Easy cake chemistry and pantry essentials
Step-by-step espresso cake recipe

Cookies and Biscuits

Lesson 2

Cookies and Biscuits

All you need to know about biscuit baking
Ten tips for brilliant biscuits
Cookie troubleshooting guide
Lemony butter biscuits and peanut buttery oat biscuits

Lesson 3

Homemade Bread

The ins and outs of making bread
Ten tips for beautiful bread
A simple and adaptable bread ratio
Wholewheat loaf and rosemary and feta focaccia

Lesson 4

Cake Basics

Mastering the classic sponge cake
Ten tips for making great cakes
Cake troubleshooting guide
Clementine and rosemary cake, and chocolate cake

Assembly and Icing

Lesson 5

Assembly and Icing

Techniques for icing cakes and cupcakes
Ten tips for gorgeous icing
Easy buttercream ratio
Ultimate chocolate cake and red velvet cupcakes

Lesson 6

Perfect Pastry

Techniques to handle pastry
Seven tips for perfect pastry
A guide to the world of pastries
Lemon tart and chocolatey cinnamon rolls

Presenter bio — : Sarah Graham

Sarah Graham started her food blog, afoodieliveshere.co.za in May 2010, and later that year was the first South African food blogger to be awarded a book contract, by RandomHouse-Struik South Africa. Since then, Sarah has gone on to author her cookbooks, ‘Bitten’ and ‘Smitten,’ and her own TV show on SABC 3.

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Review by Elmarie S. on 29 April 2014

I loved this course!! Thank you for offering it! I learnt so many things!!! I also love the recipes!! Thank you Thank you!!

I would recommend this product to a friend.

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Review by Farrah R. on 12 February 2015

I'm loving the online baking classes. I have learn't so much being new to baking.

I would recommend this product to a friend.

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Review by Nair D. on 8 October 2014

First off thanx to Sarah for being such a wonderful teacher; I love baking but it seems that I am rushing to bake something delicious but I have learn simple basics with this program and I will apply on my daily baking...

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Review by Nonceba Z. on 11 December 2014

Thank u Yuppie and Sarah for offering this course to us... I have leant a lot and I am grateful.

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Review by Tracey V. on 21 March 2015

Great content and tips. Easy to follow recipes. Thank you for offering the course! Learnt a few tricks and looking forward to trying some of the recipes out!

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Review by Samkelo M. on 18 June 2015

Great baking tips and yes I'm also guilty of rushing at times and being excited so much I miss a few steps or take some for granted, but your courses show that you must take your time to get it perfect and leave the rushing to the masters :) but us home cooks thank you.

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Review by Khanyisile K. on 9 December 2015

These lessons made me feel relaxed and confident as I took them from the comfort of my own space. I can confidently say baking is not hard and intimidating as it seems, I cant wait to spoil my family with my work of art. I really enjoyed my class. Thank you, Sarah.

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Review by Mugizi P. on 12 January 2016

Hi Sarah
Thank you for the course, you are such a wonderful teacher. It's my first time baking. I enjoyed my class hoping to learn more.

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Review by Annapurnac H. on 21 February 2016

Baking is art is very important for everyone.

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Review by Selmari P. on 8 May 2016

I absolutely LOVED this course! I learnt so much and really enjoyed Sarah's style of presenting and teaching. The different ratios has opened up a whole new world for me and has made me think so much more about my whole approach to baking. The recipes are delicious and the notes very handy. Thank you Yuppiechef and Sarah!!

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Review by Claire F. on 14 July 2016

I was blown away by how wonderful and informative this free series has been! I loved all of the videos, the course notes were thorough, and the quizzes really helped pull it all together.
Also, Sarah Graham was a great instructor. I'm thankful (and surprised) that this course was free, but I would HAPPILY pay for you to have her make another baking course. I'd love to see her make make som Read more

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Review by Arti U. on 27 July 2016

Thank you Sarah for putting together such a detailed yet simple-to-follow course. It was very well designed and I learnt so much 😀

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Review by Sarah T. on 7 December 2016

This an amazing course, made me fall more in love with baking. Thank you so much Sarah for being a good teacher, I actually tried all the recipes from the course, followed your guidelines and they all came out perfectly from the first try! No thinking needed I am signing up for the rest of your courses.

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Review by Sahrish K. on 2 January 2017

It's so amazing!

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Review by Anonymous on 23 January 2017

Informative and easy course to follow especially if you're a bit new to baking. Back to basics and lovely recipes to try out too!

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Review by Ndaona K. on 30 January 2018

I have benefitted a lot on this free course, I can now bake without problems. Thanks to Sarah.

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Review by Aaliya M. on 26 May 2018

I loved it...all the techniques are simple and easy to follow..just loved it...

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Review by Julia M. on 12 October 2018

I totally love it, will definitely recommend this to anyone

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Review by Synthia N. on 21 October 2018

Thank you.

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Review by Aman B. on 15 November 2018

I loved this online course, which help the people to learn basics of baking at there own comfort level. Thank you for the digital certificate too.

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Review by Ellen L. on 22 December 2018

Beautiful and clean cakes it's amazing — 5 star for that wow.

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Review by Ntombifuthi on 17 February 2020

Thank you for your services I really liked and enjoyed it a lot.
looking forward to continue working with you.

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Review by Nero T. on 5 May 2020

I really like it and I find it so easy❤️

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Review by Anonymous on 9 May 2020

Thoroughly enjoyed it. Good recipes. Lovely tips.

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Review by SBONGILE G. on 16 May 2020

It's a very educating course with different skills of baking.

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Review by Ellen D. on 4 June 2020

Thank you Yuppie and Sarah for offering this course to us... I have learnt a lot and I am grateful.

It's amazing well done chef!

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Review by Raju K. on 8 June 2020

Latest and easy steps in all recipes done by me.👌👍

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Review by Sai B. on 13 June 2020

Learnt many things and improved my baking skills.

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Review by Luvash V. on 17 June 2020

I absolutely loved doing this online course. It's definitely instilled more confidence into my baking and its final product. As a little home industry the quizzes have given me an understanding of what I'm currently doing incorrectly.
Thank you so much.

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Review by Carla H. on 2 July 2020

Really a great way to brush up on your baking skills.

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Review by Nandita S. on 13 July 2020

Art of baking is a wonderful online course with clear instructions and good explanation. I shall look forward for such courses in future too.

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Review by Ayim J. on 18 September 2020

Learned a lot from this course...thanks thanks thanks a lot!

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Review by Vaidehi K. on 20 October 2020

Very informative and very interesting.

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Review by Murugesan S. on 22 December 2020

This is the first time I learned in an online baking course.

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Review by Nokulunga M. on 31 May 2022

Excellent.

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Review by Douglas M. on 3 October 2022

I safely advise every passionate person in baking to consider this school.

I found it helpful as a booster to my knowledge.

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Review by Anonymous on 17 November 2023

I really enjoyed this course. Very informative & interesting. Lovely recipes & excellent tips!

Thank you!

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Review by Bezawit Teshale B. on 21 January 2024

An amazing and talented chef who knows the chemistry of a bakery and presents it in a clear and easy way. Thank you very much for sharing this very useful lesson for free. I learnt a lot.

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Review by Afreen S. on 9 November 2014

This was a very useful online baking course... I have been waiting to learn more about baking and the small small things u need to know about and finally I did get lucky by taking this course... now even I can bake!!!!
All the credits to Sarah Graham... u had that charm to teach everything on baking... thank u... :)

I would recommend this product to a friend.

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