Mr Eddie Spence MBE

For my birthday I was given a cake decorating course at Peggy Porschen Acadamy (http://www.peggyporschenacademy.com/), where the renowned master of royal icing, Mr Eddie Spence MBE, was to teach royal icing techniques.

I have never really worked with royal icing before - and my few previous attempts at piping straight lines or butterflies have produced noting but shaky and sad looking results!

Also, Mr Eddie Spence makes the most spectacular, intricate and delicate neo-classical/Wedgewood-type designs - so not my style :-) Consequently, I really wasn't expecting much to be gained from the course - except the utter pleasure of spending a long weekend in London with Johan. I was wrong!

Mr Eddie Spence is a kind old man with a great sense of humour. But most importantly, he is a superb tutor - enthusiastic, positive, kind and very patient. And he makes piping artful creations fun (though it is hard and difficult), and he installs a feeling in his pupils that piping is the most important thing in the world.

I had the best day at Peggy Porschen Acadamy - and now, I shall go into the kitchen to pipe a sea full of fishes and sea horses!

P.S: this is Mr Eddie Spence MBE