The INDEX magazine september 2011
INDEX special feature The sweetest tutorials
OK, SO YOU’RE a fully-fledged Yummy Mummy but somehow the current near-obsession with beautifully decorated cupcakes has passed you by, and your home-baking skills are letting. Fear not! Why not learn from a former Sainsbury’s magazine Food Editor, Natalie Seldon, who runs a decadent-but-informative Estella Cupcake masterclass from her Sevenoaks home, and with just six participants at each one, you’re guaranteed personal attention (as well as champagne, a food-related goodie bag, recipes and, of course, plenty of cake). Diana Henry of The Telegraph has described Natalie’s cakes as, “…the most satisfying cupcakes a girl could wish for” – quite a recommendation! The 2.5-hour class is suitable for beginners and costs £55. See
www.estellacupcakes.com, or call 07770 306832 for further details. For other cupcake classes, try Bella’s Cupcake Masterclass (two hours, £35; next date Sept 14, with additional dates throughout the autumn) at The Stag Community Arts Centre, also in Sevenoaks – see
www.stagsevenoaks.co.uk for details, or Pretty Witty Cakes on 07976 327278 in Crowborough. And for cupcake-decorating-specifically for children
(as well as loads of other cookery classes for kids): try Cookies Kitchen, tel 07748715644
www.cookieskitchen.co.uk. More interested in chocolate? Try Temper Temper in Southborough for fun – and delicious – chocolate- making courses for both adults and children, 01892 538 758,
www.tempertemperchocolate.co.uk.
Using your hands Other courses:
Earlier this year, we featured the renowned Lighthouse Bakery School in Bodiam, which offers all sorts of bread-related courses – see
www.lighthousebakery.co.uk for details. Get lost (and find yourself again) on an orienteering course – we’ll be featuring this in detail in a forthcoming Index issue, but for a taster of what you can do, see
www.saxons-oc.org. And if you want to sharpen up your sailing skills, see our sports page for details of Competent Crew courses. Feel there’s a novel or screenplay in you just waiting to get out? Local author Linda James
www.writingunderwater.co.uk offers writing courses both at home and abroad.
IF YOU’D LIKE TO PRODUCE your very own piece of furniture, a small wooden box – even a chess set, Peter Quin is the man to see. His Furniture School, based on the beautiful Scotney Castle estate, offers hands-on teaching that focuses on practical furniture projects suited to the student’s level of competence and confidence. Day courses start at £75, with short courses
of five days from Monday to Friday costing £360. Call 01892 891555 or see
www.furniturecraftschool.co.uk
You’ll need quite a few years’ training before you’re up to producing something as beautiful as this – but let the Roccapina chair by Ian Spencer & Cairn Young of Yard Sale Project (
www.yardsaleproject.co. uk) inspire you!
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