Danish Baking from Scratch: The Beauty of Butter with Nichole Accettola
Six Dutchess in the Kitchen | Live, Hands-On Virtual Class
Taught by Nichole Accettola of Kantine, hosted by Six Dutchess Farm.
Learn how to bake two iconic Danish treats from scratch—Drømmekage (Coconut Dream Cake) and Vaniljekranse (Vanilla Wreath Butter Cookies)—and welcome fall with a delicious dose of Danish hygge. In this 2-hour interactive Zoom class, we’ll be baking together from the pages of Nichole Accettola’s debut cookbook (release date on October 3), Scandinavian From Scratch: A Love Letter to the Baking of Denmark, Norway, and Sweden.
Nichole spent 15 years living, baking, and eating her way through the heart of Denmark before moving to California seven years ago. Once in the Bay Area, she brought all of her discoveries with her and opened up the beloved bakery-cafe Kantine, featuring Scandinavian-inspired food from seasonal, organic and sustainable ingredients. Join us for this special sneak peek into Nichole’s debut cookbook, a beautiful love letter to her second home.
Our ingredient focus for this class is butter, because, well, it’s Denmark! Denmark is a baking culture to the core, and every Dane has a staple of simple and utterly decadent baked treats that bring comfort and warmth to their homes and gatherings. Afternoon coffee/teatime with homemade treats is a must in Scandinavian culture! As we walk into fall, let’s embrace these time-honored baking traditions and welcome friends and family to the table with made-from-scratch treasures.
Dream cake is a rich, vanilla-scented butter cake topped with a dense layer of caramelized coconut, butter and brown sugar. Some say that the thickness of the coconut topping (which incidentally is slathered on half way through the bake) determines how good the cake ends up being. (In this case, the thicker the layer, the better!) Once we get the cake baking in the oven, we’ll move onto the vanilla wreath cookies, whose dough is simple to mix. Equipped with a piping bag and piping tip, Nichole will guide you in piping perfect circles and you’ll see that the results are far more genuine and delicious than those in the royal blue Danish tins found at the store!
Images by Anders Schonnemann.
This class will be limited to 25 registrants, first-come, first-served. One ticket per household. We welcome and encourage you to cook along with your friends and family.
RECORDING
This class is recorded in full and you will receive the live recording, along with the recipe packet, within 24 hours of the class to enjoy and cook along on your own time. This ensures that you will not miss any class content should you be unable to attend live.
CANCELLATIONS
Please note, due to the small size of this class and its virtual nature, registration is non-refundable and class credit is not given should you find yourself unable to attend.
Preparation
Danish Baking from Scratch: The Beauty of Butter with Niccole Accettola is a live, interactive cooking class, hosted in the Hudson Valley by Six Dutchess Farm on Zoom, and taught by Nichole from her Bay Area kitchen. Recipes, a full ingredient list, and a Zoom link will be provided one week prior to class. Though you are not required to bake along, it does make the experience more immersive and it provides you with a real weekend treat.
About the Instructor | Nichole Accettola
Nichole is a chef, baker, cookbook author and co-owner of Kantine in San Francisco.
Nichole is a CIA alumnus and American chef who worked in fine dining in Boston before moving to Denmark for fifteen years. In 2015, Nichole and her family moved to sunny California, and she started making Danish rye bread, smørrebrød, and porridges to sell at San Francisco’s farmers’ markets. The success of that venture inspired Nichole to open a casual, daytime brick and mortar. Seven years later, Kantine (kantinesf.com) is known as the place to go for irresistible Scandinavian foods, including wholesome breads, open-faced sandwiches, pastries, cookies, and cakes. Aside from running Kantine, Nichole has advised the Alice Waters Institute, plays tennis, and her dream of staying at Julia Child’s summer cottage in Provence recently came true.
Photograph by Alana Hale