The next four episodes are available to stream on Bon Appétit’s streaming channel as Claire walks you through the next steps: sweet spreads, frosting, stacking the layers and decorations. See how to watch now here: bonappetit.com/tv

Every recipe: don't overmix the batter. Some recipes: don't overmix the batter, otherwise *insert different reason every time* BA: don't overmix the batter, otherwise... *SHOWS WHAT THE HECK ACTUALLY HAPPENS* Thanks, Claire ❤️

I love how Claire doesn’t hide her mistakes. Even professionals make mistakes too!

The 'what happens if you do it another way' bits are actually brilliant. I've always wondered this stuff but always just read in books 'do it X way'. This showing you why NOT to do it the other way is a great learning aid. Half Sour delivers.

Claire's nervous laughter when the parchments round didn't fit is a mood

me: *has no interest in learning how to bake layer cakes* me: *sees claire in the thumbnail* me: . . . me: *clicks the video with vigor*

i love the "what if" scenario clips !!! they come up just as I was wondering what would happen! tenks BA, blessed

that golden hour lighting on the slices of cake tho 🙌😍

"A cake that's properly baked should taste good without any frosting at all" YESSS. Any time my mom makes cupcakes for work I ask her to leave some without frosting for me, because they're SO GOOD just by themselves!

Claire is the best, more Claire videos. More Brad, too!

Bon Appétit really knows how whipped we are for Claire (pun intended).

Birthday Cake - 6:18 Coconut Cake - 10:58 Carrot Cake - 13:40 For anyone coming back later to bake 😘

As usual, Claire has provided invaluable information in a wonderfully enjoyable video. I watched the whole series last night and ordered tons of equipment that will arrive tomorrow. Today, in preparation for the birthday cake, I wanted to write down the recipe. Much to my dismay no actual amounts have been provided. If you see this Claire, the community would be even more indebted to you if a recipe would be provided. Thanks for all your work.

i thought my love for claire during the "gourmet" series was at an all-time high. after watching this, my love for claire just skyrocketed into a whole other universe.

5 episodes of Claire?! That's even better than Netflix!

Absolutely brilliant. For once, someone explains the WHY of different cake baking techniques. Thank you.

Claire needs her own cooking/baking show for sure. I absolutely love learning from her as she has such an easy going attitude.

I really love and appreciate that you made comparison videos to show what happens when you mix "incorrectly". Thanks Claire!!!

“Even I make mistakes” *ptsd style flashbacks of any gourmet version episode*

I've never seen a video where they intentionally make mistakes and show you how it turns out. Hands down, the best guide ever !

OK but why was this filmed in Janet's void from The Good Place?

"This carrot cake is too big" is just not a thought I have ever experienced in my life, and I still have not

OMG I ♥ this new format, especially the on-purpose faulty cakes to show how they are not done. it has almost quite a scientific feel to it and very informative + Claire is always a nice bonus :)

Carrot cake recipe Nonstick vegetable oil spray ½ cup golden raisins (optional) 3 tablespoons dark rum (optional) 1 cup chopped walnuts 1 pound carrots, peeled, coarsely grated 1 cup buttermilk, room temperature 2½ cups all-purpose flour 2 teaspoons ground cinnamon 2 teaspoons ground ginger ½ teaspoon freshly grated nutmeg 2 teaspoons baking powder 1½ teaspoons kosher salt ¾ teaspoon baking soda 4 large eggs, room temperature 1 cup granulated sugar ¾ cup (packed) dark brown sugar 2 teaspoons vanilla extract ¾ cup vegetable oil Frosting and Assembly 12 ounces cream cheese, room temperature ¾ cup (1½ sticks) unsalted butter, room temperature 1 teaspoon vanilla extract Generous pinch of kosher salt 4 cups powdered sugar -You're welcome ☺

I love that you show what happens when you do something wrong, even if it's a very simple step

Claire should never apologize for making a carrot cake too big. 😂

I love the idea of showing the various ways of screwing up your cake, IT'S JUST GENIUS AND SUPER EDUCATIONAL

I really really enjoy that she included all of the “what ifs” because it shows what things would look like so you can identify what went wrong and maybe be able to fix it. I love watching Claire

Can you please start including the ingredients in your videos please? I love your videos but sometimes I have to google for the exact same recipe and keep going in between the recipe on the BA website and the video for visual instructions and it’s hard to follow along to bake like that. Also someone said the measurements of the ingredients for the cakes in this video are listed on the streaming channel but the streaming channel isn’t available for people in the EU. Not to sound entitled, it’s just that I’d appreciate it because I really enjoy BA videos and it’s not always easy following along without the measurements there. Sorry if I sound demanding or rude in any way. I don’t mean to.

"Baking School: I made some bad math", priceless. hahahah

I love how each step is perfectly explained , you even showed the consequences of not prepping the pans 😂

The section where Claire goes into the lab to highlight overworked and underworked batters is a perfect application of non-digital User Experience Design. Bon Appetit has some really smart people working there.

What are the recipes used in this video?? Love how Claire recaps everything and shows what happens when it's wrong!

I see Claire. I click. Claire tells me to get comfortable and watch all five episodes, I obey obediently.

I love love love you guys at BA! You guys explain things so great while never coming off pretentious or sounding like you’re talking down to the audience (which often times other chefs/cooking shows can do)!

I love this new format where Claire explains & shows what happens if you over do and if you under do. We get to see where we make mistakes and try to avoid them in the future. Well done Claire.

"Perfect is the enemy of good" Not a bad line claire

"Claire ..." me: "CLICK" Claire is my "keyword" the rest of the title doesn't matter

I've never seen this stuff made wrong on purpose. That's surprisingly helpful ^^ Thanks ;) Looking forward to the rest of the series!

I'd love the actual recipe, the only thing I could find on the ba website was a yellow sheet cake

So I made the coconut caramel cake and these are the ingredient amounts for the cake batter of the cake frosting the cake soak and a cake filling. Also when your making it, make sure that the consistency is similar to the videos in each step. These are the measurements for half the recipient which turned out to be a lot. CAKE BATTER -1 1/2 cup baking flour -3/4 cup sugar -1 tsp baking powder -1 tsp baking soda -pinch of salt -1 stick of butter -tsp of vanilla -3/4 cup butter milk -1/4 cup oil -2 whole eggs plus 3 egg whites COCONUT FILLING -sugar 3/4 cup - 1/4 cup coconut oil -1 cup shredded coconut -1/2 cup heavy cream -pinch of salt COCONUT MILK SOAK -1/2 can coconut milk -1/4 cup sugar -pinch of salt -tsp vanilla COCONUT FROSTING I didn’t use their recipe -1 1/2 cup heavy cream whipped -vanilla -1 can of sweeten condensed milk -toasted coconut for the outside of the cake Hope this helped

I kept laughing when they showed the 3 cakes next to each other. OH MY THAT CARROT CAKE🤣

I love Claire. I hope that she has nothing but happiness in life :)

LOVE Claire's videos. Just small complaint. Please reference some recipes used ;w; On their website it seems they used the white cupcake recipe for the white cakes. I truly am dissapointed they dont have that detail in there but i imagine one has to increase the cupcake recipe to the desired amount of batter. Going to make my dad a cake for his 65th birthday and am looking forward to trying these out. Just truly wish they made the recipe easier to find.

Anyone else watching with a notepad and pen? This is unbelievably useful, actually showing what happens when you don't do things correctly!

A teaching video by one of the greatest pastry chefs that I can use to improve my skills at home? BA, you're killing the game

I like that they included mistakes. Makes it feel more approachable

These recipes are not on the website? Please send help. I want to make cakes like Claire. ❤️

Watching Clarie always reminds me of what an independent woman looks like. It never occurred to me how much she inspires me.

Five guaranteed Claire episodes. I'm in.

Omg in the opening scene I got scared because i thought Claire dyed her grey streak to black but turns out she just tucked it in. I love u and ur grey streak never EVER SCARE ME LIKE THIS AGAIN DO U HEAR ME

06:22 Yellow cake - Traditional Creaming Method 06:38 Yellow cake ingredients 10:36 Traditional Creaming Method recap 10:59 classic White Cake (Coconut) - Reverse Creaming Method 11:11 Classic White Cake (Coconut) ingredients 13:11 Reverse Creaming Method Recap 13:40 Oil Based Cake (Carrot) 13:46 Oil Based Cake (Carrot) ingredients 16:20 Oil Based Cake recap

Claire could literally make a video of her messing up every cake and I would still watch, follow her lead, and eat my messed up cake because that's what Claire said to do.

Claire is so freaking pretty and has such a freaking good personality

Claire is so good at giving instruction. Tell, demonstrate, recap.

I'm a freelance graphic designer thinking about going to baking school and I LOVE that you show what would happen if you don't do somehting right. I grew up baking with my family around the holidays and good food has become my love language.

we stan claire

A new show with Claire!? I'm here for this.

Am I gonna bake cake in near future? Probably not Am I gonna watch this anyway? Duh. It's Claire!

I just want a book written by Claire with exactly all of this. Love her! (L)

I come back to this series so often. So many helpful tips, even for intermediate bakers

I don’t know what it is, but Claire is so enjoyable to watch!! Love her

Claire and Brad are the only reason I subscribe

Did yall know that I love claire more than anything in this cold cruel world?

I'm a natural overthinker and I love the "what would happen if..." Top notch! thank you for creating this

I hope Claire got a raise for how much work she puts in plus since most people have continued to watch BA just for her (w/Brad) 😂

Eclaire! Send that two foot tall carrot cake my way, Texas. Throw it real hard.

watching this as someone with celiacs disease is kinda sad, but i still love it! just cause i can’t eat it doesn’t mean i cant make it for someone else

I’d love the recipes for all of theses cakes! BA post the links of recipes in the description please!!!!!

BA: Claire, we want you to teach our viewers how to bake different layer cakes. Claire: Ok, well can I have a pointer while breaking down the layers? BA: Nope, just use to the back end of a spatula. Kthxbye

See the small difference that makes a world of change is not only is Claire telling us the HOW, but also giving us the WHY with it! This is next level tutorial here!! Love it😍

I love that they leave in the little mistakes and stuff so we can enjoy Claire being adorable.

wait this is gonna be such a cute show/series I'm actually excited.

this has goldilocks vibes with the underdone, overdone, and just right cake demonstrations 😂

Can someone just stop and talk about how freaking gorgeous is that afternoon light in this kitchen? That sunlight coming from that window makes that cake slice look like a piece of heaven.

All of this great content for free, thankyou, Bon Appétit

love the "what happens if" parts! great episode! look forward to the rest of the series! thank you :)

20 minutes of Claire baking? Sign me up

I wasnt aware that a cake could be over whipped. This was truly a 101 class, very detailed and information. Also I enjoyed the bloopers, glad you kept them in. Great video. Note: I hope all the example cakes were eaten as well. No wasting.

The shot where you can see how much bigger the carrot cake is made me laugh SO HARD!!! hahaha LOVE CLAIRE SO MUCH

This is so thorough, Claire! I’m so impressed!! Thank you for such great work with this series, can’t wait for the next episodes!!

Why not "Baking Academy"... B.A. Works pretty well

even as a professional pastry chef i found these videos amazing. exactly the same techniques taught in pastry school!

This is like Bill Nye the Science guy but it is Claire the Cake Queen

Aaaaand the lighting in the last couple of minutes: juuust perfect! Nature at its best. :)

No dehydrator in this episode? Tragic.

I’m not mad at the huge cake. I wish they were all this big

In Poland (where I live) a basic birthday cake (and almost every layer cake) is completely different. We bake a tall, super light and fluffy sponge cake with no fat added (plain or cocoa) in a tall cake pan with detachable rim. Then we cut it into 3 or sometimes 4 layers. The filling is usually some kind of whipped cream base, often whipped with mascarpone, and anything else you like (fruit, quite often a jelly layer, coffee, chocolate, carmel, etc.) While assembling, the cake is soaked with something, like lemon water, tea, coffee or any kind of punch you prefere. If anybody was interested 😉

The content we need but don’t deserve. THANK YOU, BA! ♥️

Loved the camera angles , the natural lighting, and ambient sound This was a really well made video ! Oh and cake too !

The arrested development reference 4:28 was GOLD!!!

i like that this video is titled "claire teaches you" not "how to" because BA knows we're hungry for claire content

Brad: "What've we got?" Claire: "Are you rolling?" Brad: "YES!" Claire: "Oh!...OK!" lol

Gordon Ramsey Culinary MasterClass, Who?? Claire teaching us about baking, YASSSSSSSSS!!! 😍🙌🏼

"I did some bad math" *giggle* I love claire

I love this new series! audio is a bit funny.... but the show is a win :)

So crazy, I was just thinking of baking my own cake for my wedding but I have no knowledge of baking cakes what so ever and then BOOM Claire comes through with baking lessons

I wonder how many people watch this and never intend to actually make a cake

I love how it is explained when batter is over or under mixed. I also love how the gluten is explained. This video has made me realize that I just need to go to baking school. I have been watching videos for 3 days to learn all about baking and decorating cakes, this video has been the best.

Claire said she was going to work the batter in to the corners of a round pan. This woman is magic!