Time & Location
26 Mar 2022, 20:00 – 22:00 GMT
Online Event
About the Event
Join Howard Middleton (GBBO, series 4) live from Sheffield who will teach you the skills you need to master his delicious Lemon and Bluberry Fondant Fancies.
This class takes place on Saturday March 26th at the following times:
12pm PT / 2pm CT / 3pm ET / 8pm UK GMT
Please allow up to 2 hours for this class.
Impress your guests with Howard's take on a classic cake - fondant fancies. Light lemon sponges are filled with homemade tangy blueberry jam and lemon buttercream, then covered in a thin layer of marzipan and gorgeously glossy fondant. Teatime never looked so fancy!
Bake With A Legend Online Classes are an interactive experience, where we limit group sizes to around 20 to ensure an intimate online setting. Not only do you have your celebrity baker teaching you, but you also have one of our brilliant Bake With A Legend hosts who will ensure the smooth running of your experience ensuring everyone is enjoying themselves.
If you need any help at any point during the class, you’ll be encouraged to raise your hand and your baker will be virtually joining you in your own kitchen in no time to assist you!
You’ll bake along in tandem with Howard, learning many tips and tricks a long the way as you perfect all the skills required to make Howard's perfect Fondant Fanices. Howard will also be on hand to answer your questions, be those about baking or his experiences of being involved on such an iconic television show.
Tickets are priced at £35 for individuals and £50 for groups of two or more that will join from the same screen. Please note we can accept requests to move classes with two or more weeks notice prior to the class – any requests to do so, will incur a £5 administrative charge.
Once booked in, all guests will be emailed a full recipe and the zoom link required to join us for the class. Just in case you don’t spot it please check junk mail!
Equipment
2x 8in Square Cake Tins (or Rectangle)
Mixing Bowls
Large Metal Spoon
Baking Parchment
Wire Cooling Rack
Foil or Shallow Baking Tray (catching fondant drips)
Fork*
Saucepan
Small Plate or Saucer
Cling Film/Plastic Wrap/other freezer safe wrapping
Sharp Serrated Knife or Cake Leveller
Rolling Pin
Sharp Knife or Kitchen Scissors
Pastry Brush
Stand Mixer with paddle attachment or electric hand mixer or wooden spoon
*To make the cakes easier to coat in fondant, you can use a truffle fork if you have one, or get an old fork and bend the prongs upwards
Ingredients
For the Lemon Cake:
200g Unsalted Butter, softened
200g Caster Sugar
Zest of 2 Lemons
3 Large Eggs*
2tbsp Sour Cream
200g Plain Flour
2tsp Baking Powder
Pinch of Salt
For the Blueberry Jam:
120g Fresh Blueberries
60g Jam Sugar (or granulated sugar and a squeeze of lemon juice)
For the Lemon Buttercream:
100g Unsalted Butter, softened
150g Icing Sugar
Zest of ½ Lemon (or few drops of Limoncello or pure lemon extract)
For the Marzipan**:
250g Icing Sugar, plus extra for rolling
1 Large Egg, beaten
250g Ground Almonds (blanched in almond flour or meal)
A few drops of Almond extract (optional)
For the Fondant***:
800g Icing Sugar
150ml Hot (not boiling) Water
60ml Liquid Glucose
2tsp Glycerine
Yellow and Purple Gel Food Colouring (or other colours of choice)
To Decorate and Assemble:
A little sugar syrup or melted jam to stick the marzipan to the cakes
Coloured water icing or melted chocolate (optional)
Sugar flowers, dragees or other decoration of choice (optional)
*Large Egg in UK = Extra Large Egg in US
** This recipe uses raw egg – if you are concerned about using this, you can use a 500g block of store-bought marzipan instead
*** If you want to cover your fancies in two colours of fondant, you may find it best to mix up only half the quantity, add colour and cover half the batch, then mix up the other half quantity of fondant.
If you have any questions regarding this class or anything concerning our online classes, please email us at bookings@bakewithalegend.com.
To see all our other classes which are currently on sale, please click here.
Please note we do also offer private events where you can choose which baker you’d like to teach you and what you bake - please click here for more information.
It is your responsibility to check the ingredients do not impact any allergies or intolerances which you may have. Bake With A Legend and our bakers take no responsibility in this regard. If you're in any doubt about you then you should contact us before booking in terms of discussing alternative ingredients to suit your requirements. We will, wherever possible provide alternatives to include gluten & dairy free options.
Tickets
Individual Ticket
£35.00Sale endedHousehold
This ticket is for more than one person, but using one device
£50.00Sale ended
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