About Us
More than just baking classes.
Churro Academy exists because most baking content tells you what to do and never why it works. We teach the why, so the next bake is yours to control.
Our Story
Built by one chef who kept getting the same question.
“Why did mine turn out different?” It came up so often that the answer became the whole curriculum. Not another collection of recipes — an explanation of the variables underneath them.
Today the academy runs ten courses covering cakes, fried sweets, French pastry and breads. Every one is developed and filmed in the same kitchen, tested until it works reliably outside a professional setup.
What We Believe
Four things we refuse to compromise on.
Technique over recipes
A recipe gets you one bake. Understanding why it works gets you every bake after that.
Nothing skipped
We film the difficult parts at full speed, mistakes included. No jump cuts past the bit you needed.
Yours for life
Buy a course once and keep it. No subscription, no expiry, no re-purchasing to rewatch a lesson.
Answered by a person
Questions in the community get answered by the chef who taught the lesson, not a support macro.
How We Got Here
2021
A kitchen and a camera
Simone films the first churro lessons for a handful of students.
2023
The catalogue grows
Cakes, cheesecakes and French pastry join the platform.
2024
Breads arrive
Sourdough and laminated doughs complete the core curriculum.
2026
Ten courses, one promise
Every course still written, tested and taught by Simone.