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Hunkington House Kitchen
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Shrewsbury's historic market town setting provides the backdrop for Hunkington House Kitchen, where award-winning wedding cake designer Caroline Bailey brings her expertise to home bakers across the UK through engaging online classes. Based in Shropshire, this virtual baking school specialises in teaching fundamental skills that produce genuinely impressive results from your own kitchen.
The curriculum centres on three core areas that form the foundation of serious home baking. The sourdough programme teaches Caroline's same-day method, covering everything from creating and maintaining an active starter to the final bake, with particular emphasis on avoiding wasteful discard routines. Students receive a jar of starter posted before class and join live Zoom sessions where they can drop in and out throughout the day as their dough develops.
The macaron masterclass breaks down these notoriously temperamental French treats into manageable steps, covering shell piping techniques, buttercream preparation, and flavour adaptations in a relaxed interactive format. For those drawn to celebration baking, the cake decorating class walks through creating a professional three-layer Victoria sponge, teaching crumb coating methods, smooth buttercream finishes with scrapers, and piping techniques using various nozzles.
All classes come with comprehensive support materials - pre-recorded tutorials, ingredient lists, and detailed recipes provided after each session. The online format maintains an encouraging, personal touch with steady pacing that accommodates different skill levels. This approach suits confident beginners ready to tackle more ambitious projects and experienced bakers seeking to refine specific techniques.
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Hunkington House, Walford Heath, Shrewsbury SY4 2HT, Shropshire
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Three of the eight things I use for sourdough in my own kitchen. I own every one of them, and the photos are mine.
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