Jane's Courgette & Lime Cake

Join the brilliant Jane Beedle (GBBO Finalist, series 7) live from Kent, UK who will teach you the skills you need to make her delicious Courgette (Zucchini) & Lime cake with sweet Elderflower Frosting.

This class takes place on Saturday 1st June at the following times:

9am PT / 11am CT / 12pm ET / 5pm UK BST

Please allow up to 2 hours for this class.

Bake With A Legend Online Classes are an interactive experience, where we limit group sizes to around 25 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 Jane, learning many tips and tricks a long the way as you perfect all the skills required to make Jane's delicious Summer cake. Jane will also be on hand to answer your questions, be those about baking or her 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:

3 x 8” (20cm) Sponge tins, greased and base lined 

Bowls   

Electric hand whisk 

Palette knife 

Sieve  

Piping bag and star nozzle

INGREDIENTS:

For the cake:

300g Courgette*, grated (approx. 2 courgettes)  

375g (~3 cups**) Plain/all-purpose flour

4 tsp Baking Powder  

1 tsp Bicarbonate of soda

¾ tsp Salt  

190g (~ ¾ cup) Vegetable Oil

375g (1 ¾ cups + 2 tbsp) Caster/superfine sugar 

Zest of 4 limes (reserve juice for filling)

4 Large Eggs (XL in US) 

2 tsp Vanilla extract

*Zucchini

**Sifted then measure

For the Lime filling:

Zest of 4 limes 

Juice of 8 limes (4 from above)

1 Lemon, zest and juice 

100g (½ cup) Caster/superfine sugar

2 tbsp Cornflour (cornstarch)

For the frosting:

600g (2 2/3 cups) Cream cheese 

300ml (1 ¼ cups) Double/heavy cream

40g (1/3 cup) Icing/powdered sugar (more to taste) 

2 tsp Vanilla extract

Elderflower cordial to taste (optional)

Decoration:

2 Limes – finely sliced 

100ml (~ ½ cup) Water

100g (½ cup) Caster/superfine sugar

If you have any questions regarding this class or anything concerning our online classes, please email us at bookings@bakewithalegend.com.

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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.