Swiss Meringue Buttercream & Cupcake Class

Service Description

Swiss Meringue Buttercream & Cupcake Class in Swindon Duration: 2.5 Hours Class Size: Maximum 3 students Most people who try Swiss meringue buttercream give up on it. It splits, it turns to soup, it looks ruined about ten minutes in, and almost nobody knows the answer is simply to keep going. Two or three failed batches later, at nearly £10 of butter each time, most home bakers go back to icing sugar and never try again. This class exists so that never happens to you. In two and a half hours you will make a full batch of Swiss meringue buttercream from scratch, with me beside you at every stage and no need to rush the part that matters. Silky, properly smooth, far less sweet than American buttercream, and the finish used on professional wedding and celebration cakes. Then you will pipe and decorate twelve freshly baked cupcakes, and take every one of them home. What You’ll Learn • How to make Swiss meringue buttercream from scratch, start to finish • Heating and whisking the meringue to exactly the right stage • Adding the butter without splitting the mix • How to rescue it when it does split, which is the most useful thing you will take from the day • Colouring and flavouring without loosening the buttercream • Filling and handling a piping bag with real control • Swirls, roses and star tip finishes • Two tone and ombre colour effects • Boxing and transporting cupcakes so they arrive looking the way they left What You’ll Take Home • 12 cupcakes you have decorated yourself • A recipe PDF afterwards with my Swiss meringue and cupcake recipes • The confidence to make it again on your own, for a fraction of what it costs to buy Everything is provided on the day: freshly baked cupcakes, all the ingredients for your own batch of buttercream, piping bags, nozzles, colours, sprinkles, and a box for your cupcakes. Who This Class Is For Home bakers who have tried Swiss meringue and had it beat them, anyone who has only used American buttercream and wants something smoother, and friends booking together, since the class takes three. Good to Know Allergens: everything contains wheat (gluten), egg and milk, and is made in a kitchen that handles other allergens. If you have a food allergy, please contact me before booking. Getting Here Unit 54, BSS House, Swindon SN2 2PJ. Free parking on site. Full directions are sent with your booking confirmation. Easily reached from across Wiltshire, the Cotswolds and the South West.