Southern Sweets: The Pound Cake Baking Class June 9, 2011

Pound cakes are simple and delicious, from the morning Meyer Lemon Cake to the decadent after-dinner Chocolate Pound Cake. We’ll start with a classic pound cake recipe and build on it to make a decadent menu of unforgettable creations! This class is a perfect introduction to baking.

-Classic Pound Cake
-Molasses Marble Pound Cake
-Chocolate Pound Cake with Shiny Chocolate Glaze
-Vanilla Bean Cake with Candied Orange Syrup
-Meyer Lemon Pound Cake

Our Southern Sweets classes are the delicious creation of Hadley Hughes, Gourmandise's sweet new Chef Instructor. Hadley hails from sunny Atlanta, where she honed her baking skills and developed a decadent arsenal of recipes.

This class will take place at:
The Gourmandise School of Sweets and Savories
The Market at Santa Monica Place
395 Santa Monica Place
Santa Monica, CA 90401

Our classes are held in commercial kitchens, so please arrive on time in comfortable attire and close-toed shoes. No cell phones in class, please. Please note that we do not offer refunds but honor a 48-hour cancellation policy in order to reschedule your reservation.

For a complete schedule of cooking, baking and pastry classes in Los Angeles offered by The Gourmandise School, please visit:
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About Us:
The Gourmandise School offers daytime, evening and weekend cooking classes in a hands-on setting with small class sizes. Our instructors teach classic techniques with locally sourced ingredients to make an adventurous chef out of anyone! Gourmandise offers Professional Cooking and Baking Series, individual classes and private rooms for special events.

The Gourmandise School was born in the early '80s when a little Parisian girl discovered the wonders of sweets. As she grew up, Pastry Chef Clemence Gossett, honed her pastry skills at her family's auberge in Provence. Hadley Hughes, a sweet native of Atlanta, joined the school in 2010. Her southern charm and gluten-free recipes round out a delicious menu of courses. The Gourmandise School offers cooking classes, private lessons, Professional Baking Series for Baking, Pastry, Chocolate and Confections and Corporate and Team-building Events.

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