Summer Series: Junior Bake Off Camp 7/20-7/24

Day 1 – Bread Week 🍞
Breakfast
Cinnamon Sugar Pull-Apart Muffins
Homemade biscuit dough baked into pull-apart muffins with cinnamon sugar butter.
Main Day  Bake
Mini Cheddar Herb Bread Loaves
Campers learn:
Activating yeast
Kneading dough
First rise
Shaping mini loaves
Lunch
Pizza Swirls
Using homemade bread dough, pizza sauce, mozzarella, and Italian herbs rolled into pinwheels.
 
Afternoon Bake
Jam Tarts
Flaky pastry filled with strawberry or raspberry jam.
Skills Learned
Yeast breads
Dough kneading
Rolling dough
Pastry basics
 
Day 2 – Biscuit Week 🍪
Breakfast
British Scones
Served with whipped cream and strawberry jam.
 
Main  Day Bake: Decorated Shortbread Biscuits
Students make buttery shortbread then decorate with:
Royal icing
Sprinkles
Chocolate drizzle
 
Lunch
Cheesy Garlic Biscuit Sandwiches
Homemade savory biscuits filled with melted cheddar.
 
Afternoon Bake
Jammy Thumbprint Cookies
Skills Learned
Cutting butter into flour
Rolling cookies
Royal icing
Piping basics
 
Day 3 – Cake Week 🎂
Breakfast
Lemon Drizzle Muffins
 
Main Day Bake: Mini Victoria Sponge Cakes
Filled with:
Strawberry jam
Fresh whipped cream
Powdered sugar
 
Lunch
Ham & Cheese (or Cheese & Tomato) Pinwheel Puff Pastries
(Vegetarian option available.)
 
Afternoon Bake
Chocolate Cake Pops
Students:
Crumble cake
Mix frosting
Roll
Dip in chocolate
Decorate
Skills Learned
Cake mixing
Buttercream
Filling cakes
Chocolate dipping
 
Day 4 – Pastry Week 🥐
Breakfast
Apple Turnovers
 
Lunch
Homemade Pretzel Bites and British Meat Pies (Vegetarian campers make cheese and spinach rolls.)
Served with warm cheese sauce.
 
Afternoon Bake
Palmiers
Simple puff pastry cookies rolled with cinnamon sugar.
 
Skills Learned
Puff pastry
Egg wash
Folding
Baking techniques
 
Day 5 – Showstopper Day 👑
Breakfast
Mini Sticky Toffee Muffins
 
Lunch
British Pizza Scrolls
Celebration Dessert
 
Afternoon bake: 
Eton Mess Cups
Fresh strawberries
Whipped cream
Meringue
Crushed cookies
 
Main Challenge
Decorate Your Own Mini Bake-Off Showstopper
Each camper receives:
Two baked 6-inch cake layers
Students learn:
Leveling
Filling
Crumb coating
Buttercream smoothing
Simple piping
Candy decorations
Chocolate drip
Theme:
"Tea Party Showstopper"
 
 
Skills Learned
Layer cakes
Buttercream
Cake decorating
Presentation
Daily Take-Home Treats
Every camper takes home:
Bread loaf
Decorated biscuits
Mini Victoria sponge
Pastries
Mini decorated showstopper cake
Camp Skills
Throughout the week, campers will learn:
Measuring ingredients accurately
Kitchen safety
Reading recipes
Mixing methods
Kneading yeast dough
Rolling and shaping dough
Cookie decorating
Cake decorating
Buttercream piping
Working with puff pastry
Baking science
Teamwork and kitchen organization
This menu captures the spirit of The Great British Bake Off while keeping recipes achievable, engaging, and age-appropriate for a summer cooking camp. It offers a balanced mix of breads, biscuits, cakes, pastries, and a fun "Showstopper Challenge" to end the week.