Cakes and Bakes – Lemon Drizzle, Gateaux, Genoise
Cakes and Bakes - Lemon Drizzle, Gateaux, Genoise
Didsbury
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If you’ve ever oohed and aahed over beautifully crafted cakes and wondered how professional bakers achieve that perfect balance of appearance, texture and flavour, this is the class
Description
If you’ve ever oohed and aahed over beautifully crafted cakes and wondered how professional bakers achieve that perfect balance of appearance, texture and flavour, this is the class for you.
Former tutor at Slattery School of Excellence, Victoria has joined the Food Sorcery team to share her expertise through a range of inspiring baking classes. From perfect pastry and patisserie to chocolate tempering and cake decorating, Victoria will help you develop the skills and confidence to create truly professional results at home.
You Will Learn
- The professional techniques and small details that make all the difference when baking cakes
- How to bake three classic cake styles
- The art of creating and balancing cake flavours
- How to slice and layer large cakes with precision
- How to pipe cream as a filling to give structure and stability to layered cakes
You Will Make and Take Home
- Lemon Drizzle – Moist & tangy cake dotted with lemon zest and drizzled with a tart-and-sweet lemony glaze
- Black Forex Gateaux – Moist chocolate sponge layers, soaked with kirsch, whipped cream and finished with dark chocolate curls
- Genoise Sponge – Light airy cake – leavened with egg /sugar and filled with fresh Chantilly cream and rich fruit jam.
Save the planet! – bring three large re-useable cake boxes or containers and a bag to transport your bakes home. We have disposable ones if you forget.
What’s Included:
- Tea/Coffee or soft drinks on arrival, all ingredients you need. You will sit down to a light lunch during the class and will take away your creations.
- Bring your own containers to transport your creations home, we have simple ones if you forget.
- Copies of the recipes will also be emailed to you after the class.
- The added bonus is the washing up is all done for you!
Allergies & Dietary Preferences
Let us know in the Booking Notes
We are happy to adapt your ingredients for allergies and dietary requirements. Just let us know in the booking notes.
Our venues are multi-use spaces, so contact us about severe allergies.
Vegetarian, vegan, pescatarian, meat, halal and other options are available—just tell us what you need and we will have everything ready.
Baker

Victoria Richardson is the former tutor of ‘Slatterys School of Excellence’ a trained chef, pastry chef, confectioner, cake designer and chocolatier. She has a vast amount of knowledge and shares her skills in such a way that you cannot help but be as enthusiastic as she is.
