What’s on the Menu:

• Deep Chocolate Passion Layer Cake
• Milk Chocolate Ganache Syrup
• Classic Ganache (in the food processor!)

 Happy birthday to Rose Levy Beranbaum, the author of the transformative book “The Cake Bible,” which celebrates its 35th anniversary in 2025. Join Rose—and her husband Woody—at this pre-recorded livestream class where she teaches you to make the cake she’d choose above all others for her own birthday—and which will become your go-to, too.. With Rose as your guide, you’ll bake an extraordinary layered chocolate chiffon cake that she describes as “sheer magic.” You’ll learn why it’s worth your while to weigh egg yolks and whites for this tender cake, come to appreciate why Rose prepares her cake pans in a very particular way and get a primer on bleached vs unbleached flours. We double down on chocolate flavors by soaking the cakes in homemade chocolate syrup, then frosting them with a dark chocolate ganache that you make in the food processor—yes, the food processor. While most chiffon cakes require a central support or risk collapsing, Rose’s meticulously tested version stands up to stacking and frosting, meaning you can enjoy it as a simple single cake or a stunning layered creation that’s truly worthy of a birthday party.

About Rose: Rose Levy Beranbaum is an internationally known food and baking expert. She has been called “the most meticulous cook who ever lived,” and a “legendary baker.” She has published thirteen books, many of them award winners, including The Cake Bible, Rose’s Heavenly Cakes, and Rose’s Christmas Cookies. Rose has mentored many aspiring bakers, has written for all the major food magazines, and had a long-running PBS Show called Baking Magic with Rose. She is also a designer of equipment for baking and cooking. Her popular blog, Real Baking with Rose, has created an international community of bakers. She lives in New Jersey with her husband, Woody Wolston.

What's Included: You will receive a .zip file that includes the cooking school video as well as PDFs of the recipe instructions.

How to Download: After you purchase your Milk Street Cooking School Video, you will receive an email from the Milk Street Store with the subject line "Your Cooking School Video is Ready for Download." Within this email there is a link that will direct you to a download page, click download now to download the .zip folder. To unzip the folder, double-click the zipped folder to open it. Please note: your video download file will have an approximate size of 500 MB.