I was overwhelmed at a confectionery masterclass at Bread Ahead Bakery in Borough Market last week.

Give the gift of baking! Time spent together creating memories (and delicious treats!) is the most precious gift of all.

Super-chuffed to have spent the evening in conversation with Dame Prue Leith celebrating the launch her new cookery book, ‘Life’s Too Short to Stuff a Mushroom’ on Friday evening.

I am very proud to be spending an evening in conversation with Dame Prue Leith! We will chat about the ups and downs of Dame Prue’s career, her recent TV roles and her new cookery book, ‘Life’s Too Short to Stuff a Mushroom.’

It was a fabulous late summer’s day and the Food and Drink Theatre was bigger and better than ever this year.

I am very proud to be spending an evening in conversation with Dame Prue Leith! TICKETS NOW AVAILABLE!

You’re never too young to start baking! Here is STAR BAKER Isaac from a recent ‘Delectable Doughnuts’ baking class who, together with his mum Abbi, spent a creative evening with me making delicious doughnuts.

A glorious afternoon at the fabulously well-attended Brailes Show last weekend. It was a honour to be invited to present a baking demo.

All-new Italian Baking coming this autumn/winter! These delicious Roman breakfast treats have been requested by my customers again and again

We had a fabulous afternoon in the grounds of Lord Cadbury’s beautiful Manor House.

I’ll be presenting “How to Make the Perfect Macaron” in the Marquee at 3:45pm. Hope to see you there!

Online Pastry School is so excited to present their wonderful June guest presenter… Susie Whitfield

The cameras were out in the new workshop this week for some new PR photos to promote some summer events. First up I will be running a ‘Making the Perfect Macaron’ demo at our local Shutford fete

We kicked off classes on Saturday with an Italian Baking class for friends Mary and Beth. The new space is very convivial and works perfectly for baking and chatting.

Busy getting ready for the launch of the new baking workshop in Shutford, Oxfordshire with classes beginning there on Saturday, 20 April!

Then look no further! Congratulations to bride-to-be, Charlotte, joined by friends Naomi, Sinead, and Vicki for her Italian Baking hen party experience.

Lots of inspiration for creating V2 of my Italian Baking class (definitely including maritozzi!).

The best gift is time spent together. Make your mum feel extra special this Mother’s Day with a baking experience, or voucher, from The Cotswolds Baking Workshop.

A fun photo from Saturday’s bespoke Bagels & Brownies private class. A great morning of baking and chatting with two sets of mums and daughters kicking off half-term week.

Exciting times ahead for the Cotswolds Baking Workshop! Work on the new premises in Shutford, Oxfordshire (just a few minutes away from our current location!) has commenced. Watch this space!

After years of watching Hugh Fearnley Whittingstall and River Cottage HQ on tv, I thoroughly enjoyed an inspirational day of generous hospitality and cooking.

Looking forward to a busy weekend of classes starting with Italian Baking tomorrow. We’ll be making ciabatta, moreish amaretti biscuits, and indulgent cannoli with fresh ricotta filling.

Happy New Year! Are you craving a sweet escape? Book a baking class! Winter is a great a time to up your baking game and learn a new skill.

It’s Christmas Cookie Time! I’m busy baking Christmas cookies this week to give as gifts to friends and family. This is a tradition of many years;

Eating & drinking our way to Christmas! Sharing photos from a much needed long weekend in Berlin.

Looking for a fun (and delicious!) activity to do with your friends and family? Come for a bespoke baking party.

Here I am up to my elbows in caramelised white chocolate perfecting a stunning white chocolate and blackberry entremet taught by Pastry Chef Lucie Bennett.

Natas Heaven in Lisbon! Wow – what a day – finally got to meet Chef Joao Batahla at his family bakery Pastelaria Batahla to learn his top tips for making authentic Portuguese pastel de nata.

The sun finally made a glorious appearance and we had a fabulous late summer’s day for the show. The Food and Drink Theatre was bigger and better this year with a fantastic line up of local chefs and producers.

Celebrate the best of local food, farming, and family fun at The Moreton Show. I’ll be presenting in the Cookery Demo Marquee at 2pm

I am continuing my theme of sharing a bake from a favourite baking book. Today’s is 100 Cookies by Sarah Kieffer and I made her delicious Neapolitan Cookies.

Sharing some fun photos from Saturday’s bespoke afternoon tea baking class celebrating Catherine’s birthday.

🎪Roll up! Roll up! The circus is in town! Magical evening at Cotswolds own Giffords Circus this week.

💕🎶Come on Barbie, let’s eat cupcakes! 🎶 Celebrating the premiere of Barbie the Movie with shimmery pink cupcakes! 💕

Thrilled to have a mention in The Observer Magazine last Sunday in their feature on Cotswolds food destinations!

If you’re learning patisserie then there’s only one place to go-Paris!* (*Actually there are two places to learn patisserie – you can also come to me!)

Summertime Family Baking Fun! Don’t miss out on the action – book a summer family baking session today.

Fabulous to meet chef, author, and presenter Clodagh McKenna at the Daylesford Summer Solstice Supper last night. Feasting on delicious produce, we enjoyed a glorious summer evening in beautiful surroundings.

Congratulations to bride-to-be Beth, joined friends and family to celebrate with a bridal shower baking party.

Doughnut you know you want one! Glazed doughnut recipe testing this week for a bespoke birthday baking party on Thursday. How yummy do these look!?

Learn to create show-stopping eclairs, delicate chouxquettes, and pretty profiteroles in this fun and busy class.

Friends from the US, Canada, and France descended on the Cotswolds this week to enjoy a day of tradition British baking (and a week of hiking!).

British Baking Classics! Lucy, George, Molly, and Hope from Washington DC joined me from today for their ‘British Baking Experience’.

I was delighted to host Pauline along with her family and friends for a birthday baking party last weekend.

🎶There Ain’t Nothin’ Like a Dame…BRILLIANT evening meeting and listening to stories from Dame Prue Leith

Hi I’m Susie, in early 2021, having taught freelance baking and been a primary school teacher, I launched The Cotswolds Baking Workshop.

Another superb day of baking camaraderie The Bertinet Kitchen in Bath learning to make some classic Italian Easter treats.

Happy International Women’s Day! Today I am championing some “foodie women stars” who have inspired me on my baking journey.

Here are some of my favourite baking books that I turn to again and again for inspiration and recipes.

Last week I welcomed three generations of bakers into the kitchen for some half-term baking fun. Did you know that you can book a private bespoke baking class at a time and date to suit you?

My Valentine weekend bakers enjoyed a delicious & creative afternoon making and decorating macaron cakes, meringue kisses, passion fruit friands, and chocolate truffles.

I can hardly believe that it has been two years since I put on my branded apron, posted for the first time (ever!) on social media, and started teaching classes.

Cheering up dreary January with some gooey cinnamon rolls — some days it just has to be done. The smell alone was worth the effort!

Great team-building evening of baking, bubbles, and fun last week for this local business.

New Year, New You, New Skills! Make 2023 the year you take your baking to the next level!

We kicked off the festive season with a weekend break in beautiful Bruges visiting the stunning confectionery emporium Aux Merveilleux de Fred.

It’s officially Mince Pie Season and the baking festivities have started. Classes and private baking experiences are filling up fast!

A wonderful afternoon baking a host of yummy treats with mum and daughter Carol and Abi during their bespoke gluten-free class.

It has been busy in the kitchen this week baking up tasty half-term treats in my classes— including these delectable toffee pumpkin spice doughnuts!

Three generations of bakers joined me recently for an afternoon baking birthday party.

Enjoying some healthy baking this week with private chef Kieron at the Wearemayu Wellness Retreat in Norfolk.

It was great to be back at The Moreton Show over the weekend giving a Macaron MasterClass!

SAVE THE DATE and join me at The Moreton Show on Saturday, 3 September! Celebrate the best of local food, farming, and family fun at The Moreton Show.

The all-new Italian baking class was a fun success on Sunday afternoon. The busy bakers left laden with ciabatta, chewy amaretti biscuits, and decadent cannoli filled with fresh ricotta fillings.

Mum and daughter Maricela and Katherine (all the way from California!) celebrated their summer trip to the U.K. with a bit of baking.

I always strive to learn from the absolute best in the business so it is a real treat be baking bread with Richard Bertinet all this week!

Corporate colleagues from around the world joined together for a Platinum Jubilee Zoom baking celebration with me last week.

I will be live on Instagram on Wednesday, 25 May at 12:30pm talking all things baking with Charlotte from Social Marmalade.

Bake these beauties with me in an afternoon of celebration baking in preparation for the Platinum Jubilee.

Congratulations to bride-to-be, Sabina, joined by mum, mum-in-law to be, and friends celebrating with a baking party.

Junior baker Caroline along with sisters Lydia, and Amelia absolutely nailed their macarons in a private baking class with me this week.

And fun we had with Kendal, Chelsea, Danielle, and Charlotte making delicious fresh doughnuts filled with rhubarb jam and custard!

Read the latest article about Susie and The Cotswolds Baking Workshop as featured in the award-winning lifestyle platform, Muddy Stilettos.

Save the date! DON’T MISS The Cotswolds Baking Workshop on BBC’s Escape to the Country on Tuesday, 8 March at 3pm or later on BBC iPlayer.

Wonderful meeting some of my Zoom bakers IN REAL LIFE this week. Heike, Angelina, Dawn, and Jenny joined me ‘in-person’ for a fun morning of Portuguese pastel de natas making.

Valentine’s Day is just around the corner! Here are Hannah and Danny celebrating early with a couples’ baking class making delicious plant-based chocolate treats.

I always strive to learn from the absolute best in the business so it was a real treat to bake with Richard Bertinet

I can hardly believe that it has been a year since I put on my branded apron, posted for the first time (ever!)

I’m continuing my theme of sharing a bake from a favourite baking or cookbook. Today’s is ‘100 Cookies’ by Sarah Kieffer…

It’s been heartening to hear from former bakers inspired to bake something I’ve taught them. Keep those photos coming!

It’s been a busy few weeks with classes and baking parties! I was delighted to receive this email from a private class with three generations of bakers.

Very excited to be featured in the beautiful Luxury Cotswold Retreats magazine! This beautifully produced magazine is the definitive guide to food, shopping, and things to do in the Cotswolds.

Remember, remember…to make a firecrackin’ Bonfire Night dessert! Loving my Bonfire Night brownie cake alight with caramel shard ‘flames’ made from a recipe from ‘delicious’ magazine.

This week I was invited to be a guest on BBC CWR radio. Last night I had a fun interview with presenter Brody Swain about launching my business during the pandemic and my top tips for getting ready for Christmas.

JOIN ME FOR A LIVE BAKE-ALONG this Saturday, 16 October at 10am with Marc Elliott from GBBO!

Be sure to catch me live at lunchtime today on Cotswolds Radio on Tony Dale’s Business Forum 12:30!

The sun finally made a glorious appearance and we had a fabulous day for Moreton Show. There was a great representation of local producers who shared their knowledge and treated us to the very best of local food and drink in the Cookery Demo Marquee.

Be sure to get your tickets online at www.moretonshow.co.uk and come see us in The Cotswolds Baking Workshop Cookery Demo Marquee! We have a great line up of demos, tastings, and opportunities to meet local producers all day.

I have had a busy week organising the Cookery Demo Marquee for Moreton in Marsh show taking place on Saturday, 4 September. We have an action-packed foodie day featuring some of the best food and drink in the area planned.

I love to champion our brilliant local Cotswolds producers and today is no exception; yesterday I called on Cacklebean Eggs, near Stow-on-the Wold, spending a delightful hour with Paddy, Steph, and Sybil.

I love to champion our brilliant local Cotswolds producers and today is no exception; yesterday I called on Cacklebean Eggs, near Stow-on-the Wold, spending a delightful hour with Paddy, Steph, and Sybil.

A fascinating visit to my favourite artisan, family-run flour mill, Matthews Cotswold Flour.

It’s been great teaching face-to-face again after months on Zoom. On Saturday we had a fun afternoon of baking, making cheese scones, nutty blondie bars, scotch quail eggs, and sausage rolls with spicy ketchup. Yum!

It was an exciting week with the BBC here filming my business and chatting with me for their popular, long-running relocation programme!

Sharing some absolutely delicious Portuguese custard tarts that I baked over the weekend. Homemade puff pastry is filled with a lemon and cinnamon flavoured custard, pressed into specially shaped tins, and baked in a hot oven.

A bit of French baking today as I develop some new Autumn classes. This Strawberry Paris Brest is made with choux pastry, filled with strawberry mousseline, jam, fresh strawberries, and topped with a dusting of icing sugar. Yum!

The hedgerows are bursting with elderflower at this time of year. Time to get foraging…. Here are my top tips for collecting elderflower heads, ready for making a refreshing summer cordial.

I had a busy weekend of baking parties! We baked the strawberry version of these gorgeous little cakes along with quail egg scotch eggs, and Italian breads.

It’s great to be teaching in-person classes again. A busy but fun weekend teaching two private baking classes, a savoury picnic food class on Saturday and a Parisian-style Macaron class on Sunday. Fortunately the weather was cooperative too so participants were able to enjoy their picnic treats outside!

I was thrilled to be featured this week in an article about women who turned their passions into new businesses during lockdown.

Very excited to have my Strawberry Streusel Cake recipe featured today by Matthews Cotswold Flour!

Read the latest article about Susie and The Cotswolds Baking Workshop as featured in the award-winning lifestyle platform, Muddy Stilettos.

Inspiration for this beautiful bread came from King Arthur Baking. I used our wonderful local Matthew’s Flour to make the four layers of dough filled with cinnamon sugar.

A fusion of the best of British and American baking! Laminated scone dough is layered with buttery cinnamon sugar before baking and topping with an orange glaze.

‘Family Baking Fun’ treats from our Zoom class yesterday making a trio of teatime bakes, all made using superb local Cotswold Flour.

Looking for the perfect Mother’s Day gift? Treat mum to a gift voucher for a future in-person baking class at The Cotswolds Baking Workshop when indoor meet-ups resume.

A series of four masterclasses have been added to the online class schedule.  Perfect your sweet and savoury scones; learn the secrets of a light Victoria sponge & indulge in an easy Irish soda bread, shortbread, and lemon curd.

Read the latest article about Susie and The Cotswolds Baking Workshop as featured in the award-winning lifestyle platform, Muddy Stilettos.

This lovely article was written by Hayley Green who recently attended a Zoom baking lesson with Susie which was organised by The American Womens Club (AWC) of London.

A trio of Valentine’s Day treats from online baking with the AWC London yesterday. We had a productive afternoon of baking and connecting virtually. Gluten-free amaretti biscuits, passion fruit curd, and salted caramel brownie bites

Three generations came together to bake and celebrate over the weekend. On the baking menu was a giant sausage roll with homemade spicy ketchup and vanilla madeleines with a citrus glaze.

Perfecting the ‘snap’ in my Florentines ready for Valentine’s Day. Grab your sweetie and book onto one of our fun Valentine’s Day baking classes and learn to make these and other loveable treats.

These gorgeous mini lemon cakes really were as delicious as they look! They disappeared quickly, the perfect pick-me-up with a cup of coffee. Soon to appear in a special 30th birthday private baking class.

With Christmas baking out of the way, I am enjoying getting ready for Valentine’s Day! See the selection of online classes to get baking with your sweetie!

I’m very excited to be launching my new baking business and connecting with you. You can look forward to lots of baking inspiration, recipes, and short videos.