I have taught two classes at The Make Lounge now and have been inspired by the lovely people I have met at both. It is fantastic to see the variety of designs and ideas and to see such enthusiasm for baking and for learning a new skill. The classes cover the basics of  the Lavender Bakery style, the way  nearly all of  the orders are decorated – frosting with Italian meringue buttercream and piping with royal icing – including how to roll a disposable piping bag, design, recipes, mixing colours and techniques for achieving simple and effective decorations. No special equipment is needed (although a palette knife is super useful!) and you can create beautiful cupcakes, biscuits and cakes using these simple tools. The most important qualification for decorating cupcakes is lots of practice. The occasional person gets it straight away but for the most part, you have to try a few times and then your hands will remember what to do!

Thank you to all of you who have given such great feedback, I am learning more with each class and I look forward to meeting those of you booked in for the next three.

Jennifer from The Make Lounge has uploaded some photos from the class here and Geraldine who came along has also put some photos up here.

Photo by Geraldine

Photo by The Make Lounge

Photo by The Make Lounge

Photo by The Make Lounge