Rosie's Mirror Glaze Cake

Join the brilliant Rosie Brandreth (GBBO contestant from series 10) live to teach you the skills you need to bake & decorate this stunning Mirror Glaze cake. 

This class takes place on Saturday 27th August at the following times:

12pm PT / 2pm CT / 3pm ET / 8pm UK GMT

Please allow up to 2 hours for this class.

In this class Rosie will guide you through her recipe for baking a yummy chocolate cake and silky smooth buttercream, before showing you how to do a truly amazing mirror glaze - the perfect finish to a delicious and showstopping cake.

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 Rosie, learning many tips and tricks a long the way as you perfect all the skills required to make Rosie's delicious mirror glaze cake. Rosie 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:

Mixing Bowls x3

Spatula

Measuring Jug x2

Cake Card (8inch or slightly smaller)

Icing Smoother or Palate Knife

Food Thermometer

Balloon Whisk

Electric Hand Whisk (optional)

Turntable (optional)

Wire Cooling Rack with Roasting Tin to fit underneath

20cm / 8-inch Loose Bottomed Cake Tine – Greased and Lined

Ingredients:

For the cake:

200g (1 Cup) Caster Sugar

200g (14tbsp) Margarine

260g (2 Cups) Self-Raising Flour

40g (1/4 Cup) Cocoa Powder

½ tsp Baking Powder

4 Eggs

½ tsp Instant Coffee Powder

1tsp Vanilla Extract

50ml (3tbsp + 1 tsp) Buttermilk or Fresh Sour Cream (room temp)

For the Mirror Glaze:

40ml (3 tbsp) Water and 40ml Water separately

150g (½ cup) Corn Syrup or Glucose Syrup

100g (½ cup) Caster Sugar

100g (⅓ cup) Condensed Milk

100g (approx. ½ cup) White Chocolate Chips

2-3 Gel Colours of your choice

12g (4 tsp) Powdered Gelatine OR 15g (2 tbsp) Powdered Agar Agar

For the Buttercream crumb coat:

100g (7 tbsp) Unsalted Butter (softened)

200g (1 ¾ cups) Icing Sugar

100g (approx. ½ cup) Dark Chocolate

1tsp Vanilla Extract

1-2 tbsp Milk if needed

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.