Claire Clark MBE to cook a cake in your own home

Claire Clark is widely regarded as one of the finest pastry chefs in the world. Her heart was set on a career in music but a last minute, fluke decision took her into the pastry world and she enrolled on a two-year City & Guilds catering course at Aylesbury College in Buckinghamshire. This led to her first role at the age of 17 as a grill commis at the Randolph Hotel in Oxford where she later switched to pastry. Her next big move was to the Ritz in London, a job that proved to be a ‘baptism of fire.’ She has held many prestigious roles in London restaurants including head pastry chef at Conran’s Bluebird and at Claridges.

Her extensive background knowledge of banqueting came from running the pastry department at the then-largest conference and banqueting hotel in Europe, the London Hilton Metropole Hotel. She opened the famous Wolseley restaurant with Head Chef Chris Galvin, and also did a three year stint as senior pastry lecturer at the Cordon Bleu culinary institute. She has won many accolades for her work. In both 1999 and 2005 Claire was awarded the title of “Best Pastry Chef” by the well-regarded industry publication, Restaurant Magazine. She has the distinction of becoming the only female recipient of the prestigious Meilleur Ouvrier de la Grand-Bretagne (Best Craft Worker of Britain) award. In recognition of her commitment to her craft, Claire was awarded an MBE in the Queen’s Birthday honours list of July 2011.

Claire will come to your home and teach you how to bake a cake of your choice. She will liaise with the winner to arrange a date and discuss cake options and will bring all the ingredients needed on the day. Experience to last approx. 4 hours Within M25, preferably London

Prize Expires 1st November 2025