South Lancashire
Clandestine Cake Club
South Lancashire
When
Saturday 16th March 2013 from 3pm to 5pm
Cake Theme
'LANCASHIRE AFTERNOON TEA'
Our March event is in a tea rooms in Lancashire. So this theme is about baking a cake suitable for a Lancashire afternoon tea.
Be inspired!
Venue
We are really lucky to be able to have this event at a lovely tea rooms in an unusual building, this location serves amazing food.
Its an accessible venue in a town centre, which is fairly close to the M6.
Expect some good quality beverages.
There is no charge for this event so please support our hosts' generosity with the purchase of beverages.
Book a place
If you/and a non-baking guest -only one guest per baker, want to attend this event, please send an email to: southlancscakeclub@gmail.com
Please allow 24 hrs for email confirmation of your booking.
Your place/places are not guaranteed until you receive this email.
Remember
Each cake must be large enough to slice into around 8 – 12 good slices.
Sorry, but NO Cupcakes, Muffins, Brownies, Pies or Tarts. This is all about Cake
Home-bakers and professional bakers can join in. It’s not a competition, just a lot of fun.
Take a look at the home page to see what fun has been had around the rest of the UK with the Clandestine Cake Club.
Don’t forget to have a mosey on over at the disclaimer page before you book
Update 14/2/13.
Our evening at Buckshaw WI was a great event due to the support of the WI members who out baked the CCC members. Here are the photographs to prove just that.
South Lancashire
When
Thursday 14th February 2013 from 7.30pm to 9.30pm
Cake Theme
'WE HEART CAKE'
Roses are red violets are blue, we love cake and we know you do too.
Bake a cake to break your loved ones heart.
Bake a cake to break your loved ones heart.
Venue
We are taking our cake club to the WI. Its a first for a cake club.
Its an accessible venue, which is fairly close to the M61.
There is no charge for this event so please make a donation for hot beverages.
Book a place
If you/and a non-baking guest -only one guest per baker, want to attend this event, please send an email to: southlancscakeclub@gmail.com
Please allow 24 hrs for email confirmation of your booking.
Your place/places are not guaranteed until you receive this email.
Remember
Each cake must be large enough to slice into around 8 – 12 good slices.
Sorry, but NO Cupcakes, Muffins, Brownies, Pies or Tarts. This is all about Cake
Home-bakers and professional bakers can join in. It’s not a competition, just a lot of fun.
Take a look at the home page to see what fun has been had around the rest of the UK with the Clandestine Cake Club.
Don’t forget to have a mosey on over at the disclaimer page before you book
Update 06/12/2012
Here are the latest photos from our last event, organised by Linzi and held at Shaw Hill Golf and Country Club on the outskirts of Chorley. It was a smashing event, where we joined up with the Ribble Valley CCC for a joint Christmas themed event.
The setting was lovely and the room akin to a Victorian parlour, compete with roaring fire.
Some very imaginative and creative cakes were made and eaten in keeping with the theme of 'The 12 days of Christmas'; as ever our bakers (who came from as far away as the Fylde coast) challenged their baking a decorating skills to the max!
The setting was lovely and the room akin to a Victorian parlour, compete with roaring fire.
Some very imaginative and creative cakes were made and eaten in keeping with the theme of 'The 12 days of Christmas'; as ever our bakers (who came from as far away as the Fylde coast) challenged their baking a decorating skills to the max!
We also had four lovely choristers from Blackburn Cathedral choir who sang some carols for us all...and we had a secret Santa gift swap between some members.
Merry Christmas everyone and we hope to see you in the new year!
Merry Christmas everyone and we hope to see you in the new year!
Update 09/11/2012
Here are the latest photos from our last event, organised by Linzi and held at Duk Pond in Preston, a tapas restaurant. Not withstanding the Preston Guild Marathon was taking place in the city centre and this meant roads were closed (who in the right minds has a marathon in late October in the North West I don't know?). It was a smashing event, some very imaginative and creative cakes were made and produced and as ever our regular bakers challenged their baking a decorating skills to the max!
The theme was....
Check this out for a cake with a big reveal...made by Kate...
See you in December for our Christmas event!
Clandestine Cake Club
South Lancashire
When
Sunday 28th October 2012 from 2.30pm to 4.30pm
Cake Theme
Venue
We are really lucky to be able to have this event at a tapas restaurant in the city.
Its an accessible venue...close to the M6.
Its an accessible venue...close to the M6.
Expect some good quality beverages, including alcoholic ones.
There is no charge for this event so please support our hosts' generosity with the purchase of beverages.
Book a place
If you/and a non-baking guest -only one guest per baker, want to attend this event, please send an email to: southlancscakeclub@gmail.com
Please allow 24 hrs for email confirmation of your booking.
Your place/places are not guaranteed until you receive this email.
Remember
Each cake must be large enough to slice into around 8 – 12 good slices.
Sorry, but NO Cupcakes, Muffins, Brownies, Pies or Tarts. This is all about Cake
Home-bakers and professional bakers can join in. It’s not a competition, just a lot of fun.
Take a look at the home page to see what fun has been had around the rest of the UK with the Clandestine Cake Club.
Don’t forget to have a mosey on over at the disclaimer page before you book
Update 25/09/2012
Clandestine Cake Club number nine tonight for South Lancs bakers and we made it to the city of Preston (timely as its Preston Guild this year).
Organised by Linzi from Lancashire Food blog, we had a lovely group of bakers and guests, and a lovely selection of cakes and with a 'cakes and the city' theme a number contained alcohol...nice!
Even floods in the local Lancashire villages today couldn't stop these bakers!
Our hosts tonight were Winckley's a sandwich bar/coffee shop just of Winckley square in Preston, located in a pretty cobbled mews street linking Winckley square and Preston's Fishergate main shopping street. It was a lovely venue and they had stepped in at the very last minute to host us.
Thank you Winckley's for staying open late to let us have our cake club at your venue, we are very grateful.
Thanks to everyone who braved the bad weather tonight.
Update 24/08/2012
South Lancashire
When
Tuesday 25th September 2012 from 7pm to 9pm
Cake Theme
'CAKES AND THE CITY!'
At long last we are moving into the city...and in Guild Year thats the city of Preston.
Inspired by city life and the iconic show 'Sex and the City' our theme is full on glamour cakes, think skyscraper heels, champagne, jewels and cocktails.
Bake a cake Carrie and the girls would love to devour or take inspiration from Preston City itself.
Be inspired!
Venue
We are really lucky to be able to have this event at a lovely restaurant in the city this location serves amazing food.
Its an accessible venue in the city which is fairly close to the M6/M61.
Expect some good quality beverages, alcoholic and otherwise.
There is no charge for this event so please support our hosts' generosity wit the purchase of beverages.
Book a place
If you/and a non-baking guest -only one guest per baker, want to attend this event, please send an email to: southlancscakeclub@gmail.com
Please allow 24 hrs for email confirmation of your booking.
Your place/places are not guaranteed until you receive this email.
Remember
Each cake must be large enough to slice into around 8 – 12 good slices.
Sorry, but NO Cupcakes, Muffins, Brownies, Pies or Tarts. This is all about Cake
Home-bakers and professional bakers can join in. It’s not a competition, just a lot of fun.
Take a look at the home page to see what fun has been had around the rest of the UK with the Clandestine Cake Club.
Don’t forget to have a mosey on over at the disclaimer page before you book
Update 19/08/2012Our eighth Clandestine Cake Club South Lancashire event was also the one year anniversary of when we first started in August 2011. Like a year ago the weather was a bit damp...but the cakes were amazingly good.
We held our first birthday bash in a coffee shop called Coffee @ the Carrington in Eccleston in West Lancashire and coincidentally this village is where Bradley Wiggins (olympic cyclist) lives with his family.
Our theme was simply any cake that would suit a birthday...and we had some crackers, including Jane's amazing creation of a strawberry jelly and ice cream cake...which she assembled in the coffee shop...like so...
The other cakes were pretty fabulous too...it was lovely to see some new faces alongside some members that have been with us since day one...here's to the next year and more amazing tasting cakes!
Update 03/07/2012
South Lancashire
When
Sunday 19th August1st 2012 from 1pm to 3pm
Cake Theme
'HAPPY BIRTHDAY!'
Its our birthday this month and we are one year old!
In that time our little cake club has gone from strength to strength, we have welcomed new members and managed to hang on to some old (but good) one's for most of the year too. We've made lots of new friends and enjoyed the company of fellow bakers. We have visited some lovely venues and met some wonderful hosts, and drank quite a few cups of tea and coffee.
We have also managed to bake and eat our way through 140 plus cakes, created from some amazing recipes and baked by our members in their own kitchens. If you have been to our cake club before in the last year we would love you to come back for our birthday event, if you've never managed to join us, now is your chance and we'd love to have you on board!
We are proud of our cake club and what we have achieved in the last year...so please come and celebrate with us...AND...bake us a birthday cake!
The cake can be anything you like (candles are optional).
Venue
We are really lucky to be able to have this event at a coffee shop in south west Lancashire that serves amazing snacks.
Its an accessible venue...fairly close to the M6.
Expect some good quality beverages.
There is no charge for this event so please support our hosts' generosity with the purchase of beverages.
Book a place
If you/and a non-baking guest -only one guest per baker, want to attend this event, please send an email to: southlancscakeclub@gmail.com
Please allow 24 hrs for email confirmation of your booking.
Your place/places are not guaranteed until you receive this email.
Remember
Each cake must be large enough to slice into around 8 – 12 good slices.
Sorry, but NO Cupcakes, Muffins, Brownies, Pies or Tarts. This is all about Cake
Home-bakers and professional bakers can join in. It’s not a competition, just a lot of fun.
Take a look at the home page to see what fun has been had around the rest of the UK with the Clandestine Cake Club.
Update 01/07/2012Our seventh Clandestine Cake Club South Lancashire event was held tonight in a wine bar and italian restaurant in Leyland called Davinci. At this event we had a total of fourteen cakes made by home bakers, Sue, Jane, Linzi, Kate, Margaret, Kate Cro, Jacki, Kathyrn, Louise, Lynne and Sarah, Janet, Rebecca and Carla from nearby areas.
Our theme was 'Get fruity' and we certainly had a range of fruit laden cakes that fitted this theme...I was impressed by how many people had been brave enough to come up with their own recipes for they cakes...while of interest other recipes came from 'women's weekly'. 'the telegraph' 'farmhouse cookbook' 'good housekeeping' 'fiona cairns' and even a magazine that was 20 years old.
The rose and raspberry cake made by Lynne and Sarah (mum and daughter) had a lovely story attached to it on the label, which read..."this cake comes from a recipe from Good Food magazine June 2002 (!) to celebrate the Queens Golden Jubilee. It was first bakes to celebrate Sarah's 10th birthday which was celebrated with friends at the Forest of Dean, the cake travelling 150 miles from Formby where we lived. It has been baked on many occasions since and my younger daughter Kathryn used the recipe as a basis for her GCSE Food Technology. This, however is the first one adorned with rose petals". What a lovely story to go with such a lovely cake (the cake stand it came on was a talking point too!)
We also had an amazing range of different shaped and flavoured cakes from a strawberry jelly bunt cake, a mango cake, a dutch apple cake, an apricot cake, lemon, lime, blackberry,cherry and orange flavoured cakes, a berry roulade and two strawberry cakes.
The cakes were truly amazing they do seem to get better and better with each event we have.
Our hosts looked after our every need, and supplied us with teas, coffees, wine, soft drinks etc (we had our own space in the downstairs area at Davinci for the evening).
Thanks to everyone who came along and here's to the next South Lancashire Clandestine Cake Club which will be our FIRST BIRTHDAY PARTY and will be held on 19th August 2012!
Many thanks to Davinci wine bar and restaurant for letting us have our event there and their hospitality.
Here is a montage of cakes, the people who made them and guests from the night.
Here is a montage of cakes, the people who made them and guests from the night.
Update 24/05/2012
FINALLY!After weeks of searching we have a venue for our next cake club...*cheers*
Clandestine Cake Club
South Lancashire
When
Sunday 1st July 2012 from 5pm to 7pm
Cake Theme
'Get fruity!'
Its summer (at last!) and time to get fruity with your baking...the Lancashire market stalls are groaning with a bounty of fruity temptations, so lets get using lovely fresh produce.
This theme may inspire you to bake with fresh summer fruits, fruit jams, preserves (these 'could' be home made!), dried fruits or fruit purees.
Alternately you may prefer to go wild and decorate your cake with a lovely fruitilicious theme.
Venue
We are really lucky to be able to have this event at a new wine bar that also serves amazing food in its new restaurant.
Its an accessible venue...close to the M6.
Its an accessible venue...close to the M6.
Expect some good quality beverages, including alcoholic ones.
There is no charge for this event so please support our hosts' generosity with the purchase of beverages.
Book a place
If you/and a non-baking guest -only one guest per baker, want to attend this event, please send an email to: southlancscakeclub@gmail.com
Please allow 24 hrs for email confirmation of your booking.
Your place/places are not guaranteed until you receive this email.
Remember
Each cake must be large enough to slice into around 8 – 12 good slices.
Sorry, but NO Cupcakes, Muffins, Brownies, Pies or Tarts. This is all about Cake
Home-bakers and professional bakers can join in. It’s not a competition, just a lot of fun.
Take a look at the home page to see what fun has been had around the rest of the UK with the Clandestine Cake Club.
Don’t forget to have a mosey on over at the disclaimer page before you book
Update 01/05/2012
Our sixth Clandestine Cake Club South Lancashire event was held tonight in a restaurant in Little Scotland, Blackrod, (which is near Bolton) called Suzanna's. At this event we had a total of eleven cakes made by home bakers, Sue, Jane, Linzi, Kate, Margaret, Kate Cro, Rachel, Jacki, Liz, Sarah and Carla from nearby areas.
Our theme was 'An English country garden' and we certainly had a range of inspired cakes that fitted this theme...with ingredients including rose, raspberry, lavender, chocolate, courgette, honey, vanilla and lemon.
We also had an amazing range of different shaped cakes from a honeycomb with bees buzzing around it, a beautiful butterfly, a round bunt and a cake made to look like an allotment! The cakes were truly amazing tonight and everyone pulled the stops out with their baking and cake decorating prowess.
Our hosts looked after our every need, and supplied us with teas, coffees, wine, soft drinks etc we all loved the venue (we had the run of the restaurant at Suzanna's for the night) and we all took copies of the new menus from Suzanna's home with us to study.
Thanks to everyone who came along and here's to the next South Lancashire Clandestine Cake Club which we hope will be in late June!
Many thanks to Suzanna's for letting us have our event there and they hospitality.
Here is a montage of cakes, the popel who made them and guests from the night.
Update 24/03/2012
Our fifth Clandestine Cake Club South Lancashire event was held on a most gorgeous warm sunny Spring Saturday afternoon in a Deli in Horwich called THYME DELI.
This event saw a total of eleven amazing cakes made by home bakers, Sue, Linzi, Denise, Carla, Fiona, Kate, (Kate's mum) Margaret, Kate (Cro), Yvonne, Liz and Rachel, from nearby areas and from other locations quite a distance across Lancashire.
We had some lovely guests come along too.
We chatted, we mingled, drank a range of teas and coffee supplied by THYME and we shared a lot of cake, foodie and local knowledge and generally we had a really lovely afternoon getting to know new home baking friends and their guests better.
Our theme was 'Spring' and we certainly had a range of inspired cakes...with ingredients including lemons, limes, rhubarb, raspberries, blueberries, chocolate, carrots, and nuts!
The cake decorations were brilliant, with flowers and butterflies and even included a lamb (with grass) and a hand knitted carrot!
Which I think is a first for any cake clandestine cake club in the country.
Thanks to everyone who came along and to Amanda at THYME DELI and her staff who looked after us so well.
We all agreed this was a lovely location and we enjoyed our visit, if you are a home baker this is such a heavenly place to browse and pick up baking equipment or lovely foodie inspired gifts and nick nacks for your kitchen or home.
Here is a montage of the fantastic cakes and bakers/guests.
I hope I have done this lovely location justice, as its just so pretty there.
The cakes...and the knitted carrot!
The location - a fab place to browse for food, foodie gifts, baking paraphernalia and things for your home!
Update 23/03/2012Clandestine Cake Club
South Lancashire
When
Tuesday 1st May 2012 from 7pm to 9pm
Cake Theme
'In an English Country Garden...'
'In an English Country Garden'...may inspire you to bake with the flavours of scented flowers, or use fresh fruits, or vegetables, or anything inspiring from your garden.
Alternately you may prefer to decorate your cake with a lovely garden theme.
Venue
We are really lucky to be able to have this event at a restaurant that serves amazing food in a lovely venue.
Expect some good quality beverages, including alcoholic ones.
There is no charge for this event so please support our hosts' generosity with the purchase of beverages.
Book a place
If you/and a non-baking guest -only one guest per baker, want to attend this event, please send an email to: southlancscakeclub@gmail.com
Please allow 24 hrs for email confirmation of your booking.
Your place/places are not guaranteed until you receive this email.
Remember
Each cake must be large enough to slice into around 8 – 12 good slices.
Sorry, but NO Cupcakes, Muffins, Brownies, Pies or Tarts. This is all about Cake
Home-bakers and professional bakers can join in. It’s not a competition, just a lot of fun.
Take a look at the home page to see what fun has been had around the rest of the UK with the Clandestine Cake Club.
Don’t forget to have a mosey on over at the disclaimer page before you book
Clandestine Cake Club
South Lancashire
When
Saturday 24th March 2012 from 3.30pm to 5.30pm
Cake Theme
'Its Spring!'
'Its Spring!' because the day after our cake club the clocks go forward so Spring is well and truly upon us.
This theme may inspire flavours of nature, flower or fauna or inspire you to forage the Spring hedgerows, or decorate your cake in a Spring like fashion.
This theme may inspire flavours of nature, flower or fauna or inspire you to forage the Spring hedgerows, or decorate your cake in a Spring like fashion.
Venue
A Delicatessen and coffee shop in a small town on the edge of the West Peninne Moors. The location sells food, kitchen items and lovely coffee and fine teas.
There is no charge for this event so please support our hosts' generosity with the purchase of beverages.
There is no charge for this event so please support our hosts' generosity with the purchase of beverages.
Book a place
If you/and a non-baking guest -only
one guest per baker, want to attend this event, click above OR please send an
email to:
southlancscakeclub@gmail.com
Please allow 24 hrs for email
confirmation of your booking. Your place/places are not guaranteed
until you receive this email.
Remember
Each cake must be large enough to
slice into around 8 – 12 good slices.
Sorry, but NO Cupcakes, Muffins,
Brownies, Pies or Tarts. This is all about Cake
Home-bakers and professional bakers
can join in. It’s not a competition, just a lot of fun.
Take a look at the home page to see
what fun has been had around the rest of the UK with the
Clandestine Cake Club.
Don’t forget to have a mosey on over
at the disclaimer page before you book.
Update 05/02/2012
We had some lovely guests too.
We chatted we shared
Our theme was 'Full of Beans' and we certainly had a range of inspired cakes...with ingredients including cocoa beans, jelly beans, cannelloni beans, coffee beans...you name the bean we had it!
The weather was grim in parts of the UK today, but not in sunny Leyland, where not a snowflake could be seen and the sun was shining brightly. The poor weather stopped a number of people getting to us today but we still had a good time and it was lovely to welcome some new members who we hope will come to our next event in March.
Thanks to everyone who came along and to Nikki, Lynne, Kat and Lynne (Hill) who wanted to join us but was unable to we hope to see you at another event.
Many thanks to Bean Drinking for letting us have our event there, we can vouch for their lovely coffee.
Here is a montage of cakes and guests.
Ooooowww...
Our youngest member, came as a guest, she didn't bake a cake.
Update 14/01/2012Clandestine Cake Club
South Lancashire
When
Sunday 5th February 2012 from 2pm to 4pm
Cake Theme
'Full of Beans'
'Full of Beans' may inspire those flavours we all know and love in
cakes...vanilla, chocolate, coffee....or possibly some less well known
textures and tastes.
Or
perhaps....with Winter nearly behind us, it will simply occasion a cake
that puts a Spring in your step? A nod to the energising healthkick or a
something indulgent and
exciting, you can make this theme your own.
Venue
A a popular espresso bar in Leyland's town centre. Expect
some good quality beverages from knowledgeable staff, specialising in
coffee. There is no charge for this event so please support our hosts'
generosity with the purchase of beverages.
Book a place
If you/and a non-baking guest -only
one guest per baker, want to attend this event, click above OR please send an
email to:
southlancscakeclub@gmail.com
Please allow 24 hrs for email
confirmation of your booking. Your place/places are not guaranteed
until you receive this email.
Remember
Each cake must be large enough to
slice into around 8 – 12 good slices.
Sorry, but NO Cupcakes, Muffins,
Brownies, Pies or Tarts. This is all about Cake
Home-bakers and professional bakers
can join in. It’s not a competition, just a lot of fun.
Take a look at the home page to see
what fun has been had around the rest of the UK with the
Clandestine Cake Club.
Don’t forget to have a mosey on over
at the disclaimer page before you book
Update 01/12/2011
Our third Clandestine Cake Club South Lancashire event was held tonight in a Gastro Pub in Euxton in Lancashire called The Railway. This event saw a total of eight cakes made by home bakers, Sue, Jane, Linzi, Helen, Jo, Lynne, Alex and Carla from nearby areas.
We had one guest Pauline, a friend of Lynne's who makes the most wonderful cakes as a hobby.
We chatted we shared
Our theme was 'Secret Santa' (bring any cake but it is a secret) and we certainly had a range of Christmas inspired cakes...with ingredients including Bailey's, cherry, cherry brandy, orange, coconut, coffee, marzipan, cinnamon, lemon, lemoncello, white chocolate all the way to vanilla madeira sponge (not all in the same cake!).
Amazingly as no one knew what cake other bakers we only had two cakes that were similar, the snowmen cakes. And no one brought a Christmas cake! But we had recipes from Germany and Holland to inspire us.
The thing I liked most about tonight's cake club was that it was 'action packed'; we had a get to know you session, a quiz, and a secret santa gift swap and it made it more fun than ever, that along with some fabulous tasting cakes in a lovely warm setting on a cold winters night made it a night to remember.
Thanks to everyone who came along and to Denise, who wanted to join us but was unable to we hope to see you in January 2012. Many thanks to The Railway at Euxton for letting us have our event there.
Here is a montage of cakes and guests in all their splendor.
Merry Christmas and Happy New Year!
Update 20/10/2011
Clandestine Cake Club
South Lancashire
When
Thursday 1st December 2011 from 7pm to 9pm
Cake Theme
'Secret Santa'
Bake and bring any cake you like but don't tell anyone what it is until you turn up with it on the 1st December...
It may be a cake that reflects the upcoming festivities if you are feeling an early Christmas vibe or more of a bah humbug affair if you are not!
Will the result be that South Lancashire cake clubbers are over faced with several yule type logs..or not...
You will have to see?
Optional: If you want to bring along a Secret Santa baking related gift (£5 value max) to exchange with another person for a random draw on the night.
It may be a cake that reflects the upcoming festivities if you are feeling an early Christmas vibe or more of a bah humbug affair if you are not!
Will the result be that South Lancashire cake clubbers are over faced with several yule type logs..or not...
You will have to see?
Optional: If you want to bring along a Secret Santa baking related gift (£5 value max) to exchange with another person for a random draw on the night.
Venue
A gastro pub renowned for good food located in South Lancashire.
A range of alcoholic and non alcoholic hot and cold drinks can be purchased from the venue on the night.
Book a place
If you/and a non-baking guest -only
one guest per baker, want to attend this event, click above OR please send an
email to:
southlancscakeclub@gmail.com
Please allow 24 hrs for email
confirmation of your booking. Your place/places are not guaranteed
until you receive this email.
Remember
Each cake must be large enough to
slice into around 8 – 12 good slices.
Sorry, but NO Cupcakes, Muffins,
Brownies, Pies or Tarts. This is all about Cake
Home-bakers and professional bakers
can join in. It’s not a competition, just a lot of fun.
Take a look at the home page to see
what fun has been had around the rest of the UK with the
Clandestine Cake Club.
Don’t forget to have a mosey on over
at the disclaimer page before you book
Update 19/10/2011
Our second Clandestine Cake Club South Lancashire event was held tonight in a local coffee shop in Chorley town centre. This event saw a total of nine cakes made by home bakers, Sue, Jane, Linzi, Jenn, Denise, Joanne, Kate, Jo and Wendy from nearby areas.
We also had out first male guest, Joannes partner Colin, hooray!!
We chatted we shared cake, foodie and local knowledge and even talked about the Great British Bake Off, is the next winner from this cake club, who knows?
Our theme was 'De Ja Vu' (name of the coffee shop) and we certainly had a range of memory evoking cakes...with ingredients ranging from apple, cherry, coffee, carrot, walnut, chocolate orange and date and banana all the way to chocolate mint and maple (thankfully not all in the same cake!).
Here is a montage of cakes and guests in all their splendor.
The thing I liked most about tonight's cake club was that some people had either made a cake for the first time/tried a recipe for the first time, or had not baked in a while and decided to join in.
The cakes were all different lovely flavours and textures and really fabulous!
Thanks to everyone who came along and to Yasmin and Helen and Sarah, who wanted to join in but were unable to come along tonight, we hope to see you next time.
Update 15/09/2011
Clandestine Cake Club
South Lancashire
When
Wednesday 19th October 2011 from 6pm to 8pm
Cake Theme
'Deja Vu'
'Deja Vu' is a french term
that broadly means 'already seen' referring to thinking you
have previously had the same experience.
The "previous" experience is most frequently attributed to a dream, although in some cases there is a firm sense that the experience has genuinely happened in the past.
Bake and bring any cake that reminds you of the past...
It may be a cake you enjoyed as a child or younger adult...a cake that reminds you of a special occasion?
It might be a memory evoking cake recipe handed down through your family for generations?
The "previous" experience is most frequently attributed to a dream, although in some cases there is a firm sense that the experience has genuinely happened in the past.
Bake and bring any cake that reminds you of the past...
It may be a cake you enjoyed as a child or younger adult...a cake that reminds you of a special occasion?
It might be a memory evoking cake recipe handed down through your family for generations?
Venue
A new independent coffee shop
in a South Lancashire market town.
There will be a nominal charge
for the event of £2.50 each, to cover staff costs, the coffee
shop is very kindly staying open late for us and we’d like
everyone to buy teas and coffees or a drink on the night to
also support them.
Book a place
If you/and a non-baking guest -only
one guest per baker, want to attend this event, please send an
email with a description of the cake you will make, so we can
avoid everyone bringing the same cake. Please send your email to:
southlancscakeclub@gmail.com
Please allow 24 hrs for email
confirmation of your booking. Your place/places are not guaranteed
until you receive this email.
Remember
Each cake must be large enough to
slice into around 8 – 12 good slices.
Sorry, but NO Cupcakes, Muffins,
Brownies, Pies or Tarts. This is all about Cake
Home-bakers and professional bakers
can join in. It’s not a competition, just a lot of fun.
Take a look at the home page to see
what fun has been had around the rest of the UK with the
Clandestine Cake Club.
Don’t forget to have a mosey on over
at the disclaimer page before you book
Update 10/08/2011
Our first Clandestine Cake Club South Lancashire event was held tonight in a local community centre in Adlington. The first event saw a total of six cakes made by home bakers, Sue, Jane, Clare, Linzi and Wendy from nearby areas.
We chatted we shared cake, foodie and local knowledge and even broached the topics of hen keeping and wine tasting!
Our theme was 'When fantasy meets reality' and we certainly had a range of cakes...with ingredients ranging from banana, ginger and beetroot all the way to whiskey, Bailey's and rose (thankfully not all in the same cake!).
Here are the cakes in all their splendor.
It was a lovely way to spend a very wet overcast evening in such warm sunny company.
Thanks to everyone that came to our first event, bakers and guests, and to those that could not make it we hope to see you some other time?
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You can find the recipe for the Victoria sponge with cardamom, rose cream and rhubarb I made here and click on this Canadian tea loaf recipe for another cake.
You can read more accounts of this and other events like this, and find other recipes by reading Jane and Linzi's blogs and on the Clandestine Cake Club site.
Happy baking!
Update 01/08/2011
Clandestine Cake Club South Lancashire is mentioned in the Chorley Citizen...and the Lancashire Telegraph.
Update 26/07/2011
Here we are today talking about the Clandestine Cake Club South Lancashire event with John Gillmore on BBC Radio Lancashire, the station kindly invited us into the studio with cake and to talk about the event.
Update 24/07/2011
We will be talking about cake and the Clandestine Cake Club in South Lancashire with John Gillmore on BBC radio Lancashire on Tuesday 26th July 2001, between 2 and 4pm.
NEW! Clandestine Cake Club
South Lancashire
When
Wednesday 10th August 2011 from 6pm to 8pm
Cake Theme
'When fantasy meets reality'
This could be the cake you go to bed dreaming about, the recipe you've lusted after or drooled over for months; OR the reality of the one you wake up to!
Let your imagination run wild and bake your ultimate fantasy cake OR bake your easiest, tried and trusted cake recipe that never ever fails you.
Let your imagination run wild and bake your ultimate fantasy cake OR bake your easiest, tried and trusted cake recipe that never ever fails you.
Venue
A community based location in South Lancashire, think Chorley/Leyland and you're not far away.
Tea/coffee/squash will be provided by the hosts Susan and Jane, however a nominal charge of £3 per person on the day towards the hire of the venue will be required.
Book a place
If you/and a non-baking guest -only one guest per baker, want to attend this event, please send an email with a description of the cake you will make, so we can avoid everyone bringing the same cake. Please send your email to: southlancscakeclub(at)gmail(dot)com
Please allow 24 hrs for email confirmation of your booking. Your place/places are not guaranteed until you receive this email.
Remember
Each cake must be large enough to slice into around 8 – 12 good slices.
Sorry, but NO Cupcakes, Muffins, Brownies, Pies or Tarts. This is all about Cake
Home-bakers and professional bakers can join in. It’s not a competition, just a lot of fun.
Take a look at the Clandestine Cake Club home page to see what fun has been had around the rest of the UK with other Clandestine Cake Clubs.
Take a look at the Clandestine Cake Club home page to see what fun has been had around the rest of the UK with other Clandestine Cake Clubs.
Don’t forget to have a mosey on over at the CCC disclaimer page before you book
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