Karen's Angel Cake

Join the brilliant Karen Wright (GBBO Star, series 9) live from Wakefield, UK as she guides you through her recipe for the classic Angel Slice. The Angel Slice with its three colours of Genoise sponge and pink feathered icing is a classic favourite. It was a Prue Leith technical challenge on the GBBO and for good reason. A Genoise sponge relies on technique and science to rise, it does not contain any leavening agent. In this bake we build our layers using a swiss meringue buttercream and lemon curd and raspberry jam. A real teatime treat!

Equipment:

Baking tin aprx. 30cm x 20cm

2 in 1 parchment/foil (to line the base and fold sections x 3

Large heatproof bowl x2

Electric hand mixer

2 medium sized bowls

Bain Marie (glass bowl and pan)

Large metal spoon

Silicone spatula

Sieve

Tablespoons

Small offset spatula/palette knife

Wire cooling rack (greased)

2 x small saucepans

Spoons and whisks

Bowl for icing

Teaspoons

Sharp knife

Piping bag

Cocktail stick

Ingredients:

Genoise Sponge

60g unsalted butter, melted and cooled

4 large eggs at room temperature

120g caster sugar

120g plain flour sifted

Drop of pink food colour (if using gel dilute with a drop of water)

Drop of yellow food colour (if using gel dilute with a drop of water)

Swiss Meringue Buttercream

100g caster sugar

1 large egg white

85g unsalted butter softened

1 tsp vanilla essence

Lemon Curd

2 egg yolks

75g caster sugar

Juice and zest of 1 lemon

20g butter

Raspberry Jam

150g raspberries

150g caster sugar

Juice half a lemon

Icing

125g icing sugar

15/20ml warm water

Pink food colouring

The class starts at 5pm UK on Saturday 6th March 2021. We’ll start off the class with an introductory welcome and some background from Karen's time on TV, before we ask you to put on your aprons and bake along as you watch Karen demonstrate all the skills required to make these delicious treats.

Our class will take around 2 hours as we bake our little masterpieces, before you can tuck into the fruits of your labour all whilst hearing fantastic memories and stories from Karen. Tickets are priced at £35 for individuals and £50 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. 

All classes are subject to a minimum number of six attendees signing up. If the minimum number is not met, we will inform those who have purchased a place no later than 48 hours before the class, and will arrange a full refund. Upon booking, all guests will be emailed a link to the class with a full breakdown of ingredients and equipment as well as the method on the Monday proceeding their class. Please do check junk email just in case you don't spot it arrive!