My own Traditional Christmas Cakes started life as faithful recreations of the Classic Christmas Cake recipe from the queen of Christmas herself, Delia Smith. Over the years, I have tweaked and refined it to match my own personal preferences and today, it has evolved into a fruitier, nuttier (and boozier) cake, perfect for the family to enjoy.

In my Traditional Christmas Cake class, I will show you how to prepare your ingredients, how to bring them together to create a beautiful cake mix and how to bake it to ensure you will be able to enjoy a rich, moist and delicious fruitcake throughout the Christmas season.

 

In this face-to-face baking AND decorating class, you will learn:

– How to prepare and soak your fruits, ready for baking.

– How to create a traditional fruitcake batter.

– How to line your tins to ensure that your cake bakes evenly through the long, slow bake time.

– How to store and feed your cake, once baked, to ensure it has matured ready for the Christmas season.

– A selection of different ways to finish your cake, if you prefer to keep things simple.

 

During the class you will also receive a handy instruction pack, including all of the recipes you will need to recreate your Traditional Christmas Cake again at home and, of course, you will get to keep the cake you bake during the class as well! Please note, due to the long bake time required for a Traditional Christmas Cake, you will need to collect your cake the day after the class.

I am also running a variety of Christmas Cake decorating classes, which you will be able to claim a discount on as you will have already baked your own cake.

 

Your Traditional Christmas Cake Class will be held at my dedicated Cooking, Baking and Cake Decorating Academy in the picturesque town of Fareham, Hampshire, conveniently located between Southampton and Portsmouth. Limited parking is available on site however, this will be offered on a first come first served basis.

 

You will be able to ask questions throughout the class, so you may wish to bring a notepad and pen with you to take notes.

Confirmation of your order will be emailed to you. Once you have paid for the class, keep an eye on your inbox and don’t forget to check those pesky junk folders!

View the Terms and Conditions for face-to-face classes here.

 

Mr Baker’s Cake School is located in the Kiln Acre Business Centre in the town of Fareham, close to the M27 motorway. If driving to your class, exit at junction 11 towards Fareham Central. At the roundabout, take the exit onto the A27 towards Fareham before bearing left towards Portchester, Wickham and Fareham Town Centre. At the Delme Roundabout, take the 4th exit onto Wallington Way before crossing the roundabout (first exit) outside Sainsbury’s. At the Wickham Road Roundabout, take the 3rd exit onto Wickham Road and the Kiln Acre Business Centre will be on your left in around 500yds.

If travelling by train, alight at Fareham Train Station. You can find walking directions at this link (https://goo.gl/maps/Lu2wrSsGCTGd2wBn8) or you may wish to take advantage of the taxi rank at the station. The address for the taxi driver is Kiln Acre Business Centre, Wickham Road PO16 7JS.

If travelling by bus, more information can be found at this link (https://www.firstbus.co.uk/).