Classes
Want to hone your baking skills and learn some really achievable decorating tricks and techniques you can use again and again?
Sign up for one of our small intimate courses where you will learn new skills, meet other cake lovers and have a chance to ask Lily, Megan or one of our super skilled team all your baking questions.
All classes include delicious snacks, complementary Mirabeau sparkling rose and recipes for you to use at home.
Megan
Megan studied Hospitality and Catering at Canterbury College, then embarked on a dazzling pastry career that included Oblix at The Shard, two years on the opening team of Dominique Ansel Bakery, the Shangri-La and The Kimpton Fitzroy Hotels. More recently she has worked alongside Lily as head baker at Lily Vanilli, combining her impeccable pastry skills and 10 years of experience with her endless creative flair to create the most beautiful cakes and pastries. She is a queen of piping!
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Self-taught, Lily has been described as one of Britain’s best-loved artisan bakers and the Queen of Cakes. Since 2008 she has built an industry-leading brand with a pioneering approach to baking and running a food business.
She is the author of three best selling recipe books, co-founder of the industry-leading YBF Awards (now in its 10th year) and founder of the viral fundraising campaign #BakeForSyria.
She recently opened a second store in Tbilisi, Georgia and in 2018 launched an afternoon tea concept in Nanjing, China.
Together, Lily and Megan have made cakes for Vivienne Westwood, Claude Bosi, Gizzie Erskine, Shrimps, Laura Jackson, Jamie Oliver, Vogue, Browns, John Torode, Skepta, Kate Spade, Fka Twigs, Lily Allen, Poppy Delavigne, Adwoa Aboah, Alexa Chung, Matches Fashion, Baileys, Billingtons, Rixo, Benefit, Instagram, Google , Ru Paul’s drag Race,
“Guiding me through this is my baking guru, Lily Vanilli. Before the lockdown, I had taken a cake decorating class at her East London studio, which I highly recommend for anyone looking to learn how to evenly stack and ice a cake.”
https://www.vogue.co.uk/arts-and-lifestyle/article/the-vogue-edit-29-march-2020
Rosie Vogel, Vogue
https://www.stylist.co.uk/travel/events/things-to-do-in-london-2021/498274
Stylist
“One of the most sought-after artisan bakers of her generation”
Stylist
The Queen of baked goods
ES Magazine
“Lily Vanilli’s flights of fantasy have us grabbing our aprons”
British Vogue
Bed of roses cake + intro to piping | £150
Cherry Cake! Intro to Piping & Smooth Icing | £150 | Sold out
Shell Cake Decorating Class | £150 – SOLD OUT
2 tier gold splattered cake with flowers – stacking, dowelling, icing and decorating | £250 | Sold out
Cake Decorating class – Stack, Ice and Decorate | £150 – Sold out
Book us for your event
Whether you’re planning an office team building exercise, hen party, childrens party or any sort of get together we can make it happen. Either at the bakery, or in a venue we organise to suit your needs, just email us orders@lilyvanilli.com and we can create something bespoke for you.
