Jane's Showstopper Extended Class

Our new extended 'Showstopper Classes' gives you the chance to bake an eyecatching masterpieces together during a four hour session. 

Join the brilliant Jane Beedle (GBBO Finalist, series 7) live from Kent, UK who will guide you through replicating her very own showstopping bake, a Caramel Drip Cake. This bake will see you baking your own triple layers of caramel sponge, complete with a smooth caramel buttercream, decorative macarons and almond sugarwork. Jane will show you her very best tips and tricks for elegantly decorating your showstoppers, ready to impress!

Equipment:

3 x 8” sponge tins  

Bowls  

Electric hand whisk 

Baking tray 

Saucepan

10” Cake board 

Cake turntable 

Icing spatula 

Dough scraper 

Cooling rack

Piping bags x 2

Ingredients

For the sponges:

· 400g Salted butter - softened

· 200g Caster sugar

· 200g Light soft brown sugar

· 6 Large eggs – lightly beaten

· 430g Self raising flour

· 3 tsp Vanilla extract

· 4 tbs Water

For the caramel:

· 220g Caster sugar

· 100g Salted butter

· 140ml Double cream

· 1 tsp Vanilla extract

· Salt to taste

For the macarons:

· 120g Ground almonds

· 80g Icing sugar

· 2 Large egg whites ( approx. 70g)

· Pinch of cream of tartar

· 100g Caster sugar

· Brown food colouring (optional)

· 1 tsp Vanilla extract

For the butter icing:

· 500g Unsalted butter - softened

· 1000g Icing sugar

· 100ml Double cream

· 2 tsp Vanilla extract

For the caramel decoration:

· 150g Caster sugar

· 20-30g Flaked almonds

For decoration:

· Butter popcorn

The class starts at 4pm UK on Saturday 1st May 2021. We’ll start off the class with an introductory welcome and some background from Jane's time on TV, before we ask you to put on your aprons and bake along as you watch Jane demonstrate the required skills. 

The length of this class is four hours, including a break midway for refreshment. Tickets are priced at £50 for individuals and £70 for groups of two or more that will join from the same household. Places are non-refundable and cannot be cancelled or altered after purchase. 

Upon booking, all guests will be emailed a booking confirmation, followed by the full recipe and joining details a week ahead of the class. Please do check junk email just in case you don't spot it arrive! 

It is your responsiblity 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. 

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