Layer by Layer: A Scratch Chocolate Cake Class

You're going to walk out of here with a real, from-scratch layer cake — and the know-how to make it again whenever you want.

In this hands-on, two-hour class at Dani's Kitchen Shop, you'll mix up a rich, tender chocolate cake from scratch, cook a quick strawberry compote filling, and whip together a silky chocolate buttercream that honestly might be the best thing you've ever tasted. Then you'll stack it, frost it, and box it up to take home. All of it. The whole cake.

We're not cutting corners, but we're not making it harder than it needs to be either. You'll learn the techniques that actually matter — how to get a perfectly thin chocolate batter, why frozen berries make the best compote, how to frost a cake without losing your mind — and you'll do it all in real time, right alongside me.

Here's what we'll cover:

• Mixing…