Festive Baking Masterclass (December)

Come and enjoy a fun, festive morning of baking with our Food Education Manager Sue. Learn to make a showstopping bûche de noël, with edible chocolate leaves and mushroom meringues! You’ll also learn to make delicious Cinnamon buns. This masterclass will take place at the Cyrenians Flavour and Haver Cook School from 10.30 to 2pm on Saturday 5th December.

During the morning you will learn to make a traditional bûche de noël (Yule Log!), complete with showstopping decorations, that will demonstrate a range of baking tricks and techniques. You will also learn to make spiced cinnamon buns, perfect for those cold winter mornings!

You’ll leave with plenty of baked goodies to take home, as well as extra decorations to use for the rest of your festive bakes! During the morning, we’ll provide you with a light lunch to enjoy whilst you bake.

About Sue

Food Education Manager at Cyrenians with over 20 years of experience within the food industry as a chef prior to joining Cyrenians nearly 12 years ago. Trained at Leith’s School of Food & Wine in London and also holds a MSc Professional & Higher Education from QMU. Responsibility for the daily running of the Cyrenians Flavour & Haver Cook school in Leith, teaching people of all ages to cook, menu plan & budget with an emphasis on improving nutrition, whilst utilising the power of food to nourish bodies, provide wellbeing and build community cohesiveness and resilience.

Allergies / Dietary Requirements

If you have any allergies or dietary requirements – please contact [email protected] as soon as possible. Please note, that whilst every precaution available will be taken to prevent cross-contamination, because of the range of activities taking place in our kitchen, we cannot guarantee a complete absence of traces of allergens at our venue. Therefore, this class may not be suitable for those with severe allergies.

What’s included in this event:

· Professional cookery tuition

· All ingredients and equipment provided

· Hot drinks and non-alcoholic options available throughout the session. You are also welcome to BYOB to enjoy at our events.

· A light lunch will be provided for during the class, and you will leave with a full cake, selection of decorations and box of cinnamon rolls!

· A copy of all recipes made in the class

About our Cook School Events

The unrestricted funds raised by our events allow us to provide the resources and opportunities to support participants at our Cook School on their food journeys, sustaining the skills and confidence they gain with us here, and beyond. Since the beginning of the year, we’ve provided over 50 cookbooks and ingredient-based gift bags to participants in our Food Preparation and Budgeting Skills 6-week course. In addition, our weekly Lunch Club has served over 500 free, three course meals so far this year, and continues to support our pledge that good food and good company to share it with, are key to a public health approach to homelessness prevention. Thank you for choosing to participate in an event that makes a difference, so that everyone can experience the benefits of cooking and eating together, regardless of finance, confidence or ability.

Concession Rates:

Cyrenians is committed to accessibility and offers a concession rate for those who are group booking (booking of two or more tickets in one order), or unemployed, on a low income, on benefits or retired. We ask that all guests under the age of 18 are accompanied by a ticket holding adult.

Accessibility:

Our venue is wheelchair accessible and we are able to accommodate for a lowered food preparation table. To discuss any specific accessibility needs, please contact [email protected]