74 | December 2017 http://www.cakedecorationmagazine.co.ukCAKE AND BAKE SHOW
SEE OUR FAVOURITE CAKE BOY,
ERIC LANLARD AT THE
CAKE & BAKE SHOW.
Master patissier to the stars, Eric will demonstrate his delicious baking and
decorating tips at this years shows to help us home bakers achieve incredible
results. Here he shares a delicious autumn favourite to get us started...Eric, you have been an
ambassador for The Cake & Bake
Show from the start - what makes
it such a popular destination for
home cakers and bakers?
It’s the highlight in the baking
calendar for any amateur or
professional baker. As well as being
able to see your favourite chefs
on stage or to get upclose and
personal with them in the more
intimate setting of the classroom,
every year an array of suppliers
with the lasted ingredients,
equipment and gadgets.
The competition and cake
showcase on their own are worth a
visit, so much talent and inspiration
is on display year after year...What is your favourite element of
the show?
Personally I love the main stage as it
is a opportunity to show my fun side
and demonstrate some great recipes
in a more relaxed atmosphere - when
you have a crowd watching you,
you become a bit of a showman.
I love to pass on tricks of the trade in
the classroom too.Will you be demonstrating
this year?
On the main stage I will be doing
an apple and sticky pecan cake and
a hot ginger bread souffl é... in the
classroom I will be demonstrating
my Middle East take on the classic
Gateau opera – it’s packed with
fantastic techniques and top tips.Whose demos are you keen
to watch?
Everybody! One of the great things
about the Cake & Bake Show iscatching up with friends and chefs.
We are all too busy to meet during
the year and being under the
same roof for three days is a great
opportunity to socialise together.Are you judging the cake
competition this year?
I haven’t been asked yet so watch
this space but I would love to
obviously...I know your editor,
Leeanne is.We must ask, what's it like
teaching patisserie at sea?
Your P&O cookery club
looks fabulous...
I am very lucky to work with
P&O Cruises. The cookery club is
probably the best cookery/baking
school I have seen even on land and
it defi nitely has the best view ever.
When on board I teach and host
dinner at the chefs table. OnboardBritannia we have a Patisserie
call Market Café and a signature
Afternoon Tea now served on all of
the large ships.Where else can fans of your much
coveted cake style, learn with
you Eric?
I run regular classes at my own
Patisserie Cake Boy in Battersea,
South West London, all classes
are run by me and attract a mix of
beginner to more expert bakers.
It is a lovely day out starting with
breakfast going through the day
with a cooked lunch with fi ne
wines. There is only eight students
per class, they get fully booked
very fast.results. Here he shares a delicious autumn favourite to get us started...
WE WILL BE
THERE,
WILL YOU?
COME SAY
HELLO AT
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