My name’s Lloyd and I have a confession… I’ve got a major sweet tooth that just won’t quit! And I know I say problem but honestly, its not something that I feel the need to change. Chocolate is my kryptonite but in the absence of chocolate, I’ll take anything else that’s available!
You might remember when we went to explore the stunning little villages in the Cotswolds (and staying at the impressively stately Wood Norton Hotel. Well on one of the nights there, we stumbled (after a glorious dinner) for cocktails at the bar where we bumped into Lisa. Lisa’s a Londoner who owns and runs Madeline’s Cake Boutique, a sugary heaven located in one of London’s loveliest neighbourhoods.
We got talking about cakes, cookies and travel (but mostly about cakes and cookies) and Lisa invited, nay challenged, us to come round to hers for a masterclass in cookie decorating! Never one to shy away from a challenge (or a chance to work my way through lots of cookies), I accepted and eagerly looked forward to seeing what she had in store!
Just before we visited, we’d been travelling for weeks on end with very little time in London and on this weekend, the sun was shining and we couldn’t have picked a better day to do this! Granted we were indoors doing this but everything is better in London when the sun’s shining! Plus its not often we get to spend time in London (and doing regular ‘London things’) so we were grateful for the opportunity!
As soon as we arrived, I instantly became transfixed by the fluffy cakes and other delicious fragrances coming from the kitchen which I was only too eager to help explore even further!
Oh and this is where to find Madeleine’s by the way…
Address: 397 Upper Richmond Road West
East Sheen
London SW14 7NX
Phone: 020 8878 6194
Email: info@madeleinescakes.com
Website: www.madeleinescakes.com
After a little look around the boutique, with some obligatory taste testing ;-), we headed straight into the working kitchens of the boutique itself to get started on creating what I anticipated would be proclaimed the greatest masterpiece in cooking decoration!
All together, we were a class of 6 equally eager cookie monsters (Georgia came with) as we started learning all about how to become experts at making the perfect cookies.
Random aside – I’ve never really done cooking or baking classes. I enjoy food so much (as you can probably tell from my photos) and so I…
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