
What You'll Learn
By the end of the class, you will:
- Understand how to bake Genoise sponge cake
- Know how to structure and compose a multi-component dessert that includes cake, pastry cream, jam and marzipan
- Be able to craft roses for garnish from marzipan or fondant
About This Class
The Swedish Princess Cake (Prinsesstårta) has it all. Layers of Genoise sponge cake are soaked in raspberry liqueur, filled with fresh raspberry jam, pastry cream, topped with a dome of perfectly whipped cream and then covered in pale green marzipan. The cake is garnished with a handmade marzipan rose, piped chocolate and a border of piped whipped cream. You will learn to perfectly compose this show-stopping European cake!
Menu
Every student will leave with a completed princess cake.
Details
- Wine included
- Light meal served in class
- Ages 18+
FAQ
All students must show proof of vaccine before entering school and will be required to wear a mask unless eating/drinking.
We understand and respect that lifestyle decisions during Covid are an individual choice. If you test positive for Covid while the class is in session, you will be asked to send a friend in your place until you have a negative test. Classes will not be rescheduled, credited or cancelled. Once the class session starts the class is non-refundable. This was our policy pre-Covid and continues to be our policy today. We hope you find this policy acceptable and understand that this policy is required for a small school like SFCS to operate and open our kitchens for great food experiences.
The average duration of our current cooking classes is 4 hours, which is predominately hands-on work. You will be standing for the majority of class, cooking at your work station as your instructor demonstrates techniques and walks around providing individual feedback. Most of the time you’ll be working with a partner or small group on a few different recipes.
Doors will open 10 minutes prior to class starting and we will begin promptly on time. Students will be asked to queue up outside the door of the school to have their vaccine cards checked the first week of class (these will only need to be checked once).
Please arrive at the school with your own mask on. New, disposable masks are available should you need to replace yours while in class.
Wear comfortable clothes and close-toed shoes (remember, you’ll be on your feet cooking). The kitchens at SFCS are fully equipped with everything else you need, including clean aprons.
You will sit down with your classmates to eat what you’ve all prepared, along with some wine. We do suggest you have a small snack before class as dinner does happen towards the end of each session.
Wear casual clothing you can easily move around in, and comfortable close-toed shoes. Long hair must be pulled back and masks are required while in the building.
Cancellation Policy
Jeremiah Duarte Bills

Sacramento native Jeremiah Duarte Bills comes from a dessert-obsessed family. He was a quarter-finalist on ABC’s The Great American Baking Show and after co-founded the baking podcast Flour Hour. Currently he is writing a cookbook dedicated to the desserts of Portugal.