MINI ONLINE COURSE
THE PERFECT CHOCOLATE CAKE
With just 5 simple ingredients, this is the chocolate cake recipe our students voted ‘the most delicious chocolate cake ever.’
AUD $97
This mini course is part of the flagship course The Versatile Baker
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This mini course is part of the flagship course The Versatile Baker •
decadently chocolate With Just 5 Everyday Ingredients
Eggs. Sugar. Thickened cream. Self-raising flour. Dutch processed cocoa powder.
Yes, that’s all.
The result is a chocolate cake with a texture between a mud cake and a sponge cake. Not too light, not too dense — delicious and balanced enough to build tall, structured buttercream cakes.
ONE RECIPE MAKES
Tall, delicious cakes
Fluffy cupcakes
Easy baked donuts
✅ Less planning, prepping, baking & cleaning up — and of course, less stress!
✅ Less money spent on ingredients, more in your pocket.
✅ Your cake tastes so good, people come back for seconds.
YOUR COURSE CURRICULUM
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✓ Understand the roles of essential ingredients
✓ Understand the role of heat and how it affects the cake baking process.
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The DTC Chocolate Cake Recipe includes:
✓ Batter weights - how much batter is required for cakes size 4”-12”.
✓ Scaling ratios - ratios to scale the recipe for cakes size 4”-12”.
✓ Baking times - recommended baking times for corresponding cake sizes
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DTC Chocolate Cupcake & Baked Donut Recipes include:
✓ Batter weights- how much batter is required for regular and mini cupcakes and baked donuts
✓ Baking times- recommended baking times for corresponding product
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✓ How to store your cakes, cupcakes and baked donuts correctly to ensure they stay moist and delicious
✓ The best way to cut your cake to achieve the most level and sharpest layers, both with a knife and with an AGBAY
AUD $97
ONLINE COURSE. LIFETIME ACCESS
how you’ll learn
On-Demand Videos
Straight-to-the-point instructional videos without unnecessary fluff or wasted time.
Detailed written materials including the full recipe, methods, baking charts and helpful notes.
Downloadable PDFs
Ask questions in the course and get guidance directly from Thao and the student community.
Direct Support
Lifetime Access
Return to the course materials anytime you need a refresher.
LEARN The Perfect CHOCOLATE Cake
One time payment
AUD $97
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Real Results From DTC Students
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Best chocolate cake ever!
Made 3 gorgeous chocolate cake layers for upcoming birthday mermaid cake! I’m forever grateful to Thao for this recipe ♥️.
Diti Mehta
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Is there anything better than chocolate cupcakes?
DTC chocolate recipe with a squirt of caramel into the middle before baking for an extra gooey centre. So quick to make and the house smells amazing!
Claire Deacon
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Definitely a crowd pleaser!
My friend wanted a choc cake the day before her bday so I was stressed/ rushing but the DTC way is really efficient. The cake was delish!
Beatrice Koh
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Love this recipe!
My DTC chocolate cake was delicious, especially paired with a chewy caramel
Hannah Shepherd
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These were so quick to make!
I'm so happy with the results and so grateful to have invested in the DTC courses.
Laurie Chéry
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Hands down the BEST chocolate cake
This recipe is so quick to put together and when it bakes, the house smells amazing. I love it!
Helena Daly
FAQs
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No. DTC cakes are not sponge cakes. They have a similar texture and structure to a butter cake or pound cake however, because we use cream for the fat component, the process is super simple.
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In Australia, thickened cream that has 35% milk fat and contains a thickening additive such as gelatine, vegetable gum or other modifying agents.
For this recipe, the thickening agent isn’t important. The important factor is the 35% milk fat content. In other countries, thickened cream is also called heavy cream or whipping cream. -
Heavy whipping cream, heavy cream, double cream, or any kind of cream that has 35-40% milk fat.
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No. Whole milk only has 3.5% milk fat content.
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Yes — you get lifetime access. You can revisit the course anytime and as often as you like. If the course is ever retired in the future, you’ll be notified well in advance.
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