The best baking experiences to try if you’re a GBBO fan

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by Arianna Chatzidakis |
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Great British Bake Off fans, rejoice! We've whipped up a selection of epic baking experiences and workshops that you'll absolutely love, and that'll send you on your way to becoming the nation's next big star baker. Just don't forget to post us some delicious baked goods, yeah?

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The best baking experiences to try if you're a GBBO fan

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CREDIT: Virgin Experience Days

Artisan Baking Class at The Smart School of Cookery

This four hour cookery class will teach you how to craft a selection of baked treats from sweet to savoury - think hot cross buns, churros and even chicken and mushroom pie! Perfect for the budding baker who wants to get a taste of a few different recipes.

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One Day Bread Making Class at Hugh Fearnley-Whittingstall's River Cottage

Perfect your bread-making skills at Hugh Fearnley-Whittingstall's famous River Cottage cookery school. You'll learn how to bake everything from focaccia to flatbreads, and sourdough and soda bread. This £195 class includes home-made pizzas for lunch, a tractor ride to the farm and back, and your own wild yeast starter to take home.

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Half Day Doughnut Workshop at Bread Ahead

This fun doughnut workout will guide you through the process of making the dessert from start to finish, as well as send you packing with a few tasty treats to sample. And let's face it: who doesn't want to know how to make delicious doughnuts?

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Bake with a Legend Cookery Class for Two

Want to spend the day with a celebrity baker? This is your chance! Alongside sharing baking secrets and tips, your celebrity baker will share stories during a post-bake sit-down chat. At £195 for two people, this class doesn't come cheap, but it's well worth if it you're a true baking obsessive.

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Cupcake Decorating Masterclass at Primrose Bakery

Located in London's Kensington High Street, Primrose Hill's cupcake decorating classes will teach you how to ice cupcakes with a pretty signature swirl, ice using a palette knife and create masterpieces with piping. You can take home everything you decorate, too!

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French Macaron Cooking Class at Borough Kitchen

Always wanted to learn how to make traditional French macarons? Let the clever bakers at Borough Kitchen teach you how. You'll master all of the techniques (folding and colouring the mixture, filling the piping bag, piping the macaron) and learn how to make salted caramel and chocolate ganache from scratch. Mmm.

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