Happy Sweet Bakery

Andrea Schirmaier-Huber is a world champion confectioner, well-known TV baker and successful book author. In her baking course, you too will learn to bake pies and cakes like a pro. Andrea will show you what basic equipment you need for baking, share sophisticated cake recipes and explain how you can make your own buttercream.

To kick off the course, she introduces the basic doughs. You will learn both a recipe for shortcrust pastry and a sponge cake. You’ll find out how the German buttercream recipe differs from the French and Italian ones, and you will be able to recreate Andrea's personal favourite using a special apple pie recipe.

From the Master confectioner, you will learn every trick in the book of baking; whether it's juicy chocolate brownies, fruity key lime pie, eye-catching cupcakes or creatively decorated letter-shaped cakes. After this course, following a recipe will be a piece of cake! Andrea will share with you the best recipe for Vanillekipferl, Austrian vanilla cookies — a Christmas highlight!

Together with top baker Peter Kapp, Andrea Schirmaier-Huber demonstrates a recipe for Palatinate red wine cake. You will want to recreate this culinary masterpiece with redcurrants, butter cream and brush strokes immediately. In line with her motto ‘baking made easy’, the pastry chef shares some valuable tips and tricks with you at the end of this course.