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Tried, tested, and made with love. From the winners of Cake International’s top baking award comes a course filled with joy, flavour, and fool-proof recipes — each one designed to taste amazing, stack beautifully, and bring back the simple pleasure of baking something wonderful just in time for Christmas.
The Esper Lane XMAS Baking Course
Where every recipe is tried, tested, and made with heart
If you’ve ever wished you could bake cakes that taste as good as they look, you’re in the right place.
We’re Suzanne Esper and Laura Lane, the duo behind Esper Lane Bake School — and we’re so proud to share that we’ve just won our first major baking award at Cake International, the biggest cake show in the world. It’s a huge milestone for us, and a wonderful reminder that passion, care, and consistency really do shine through.
With over 30 years of combined experience in baking, teaching, and creating, we’ve poured everything we know into this course — so you can bake with confidence, explore new flavour combinations, and know that every recipe you follow has been tested, refined, and loved by us.
Each sponge, curd, buttercream, and ganache is designed to taste incredible, hold its structure beautifully, and be perfectly suited for stacked cakes too. In addition to this we show you how to make a whole variety of Christmas sweet treats that are great for gifting.
What’s inside
You’ll get everything you need to master delicious, reliable, professional-standard cakes at home:
30+ tried-and-tested cake recipes with mouth-watering variations.
20+ video tutorials showing you how to make jams, curds, buttercreams, and ganaches from scratch.
Flavour pairing masterclasses with over 20 videos guiding you to create your own dreamy combinations.
Lifetime access to every video, recipe PDF, and all future updates.
Private Facebook group for support, encouragement, and shared success stories.
Exclusive student discounts on tools and products we genuinely love and use ourselves.
Your free bonus (worth £50)
You’ll also receive our Digital Cake Calculator, the tool we use to scale recipes up or down with ease. It includes:
a recipe converter (round to square, 4"–14")
a cost calculator
a portion calculator
and the ability to scale from 4-layer to 6-layer cakes, perfect for double barrels.
Your baking journey, for life
Think of this course as your go-to baking companion — a place to return to whenever inspiration strikes, or when you simply want to bake something beautiful and dependable.
And because baking is always better shared, you’ll be welcomed into our warm, supportive online community — a space to connect, ask questions, and celebrate your wins (big and small) together.
With our award-winning recipes, expert guidance, and a whole lot of love, you’ll soon be creating cakes that not only look incredible but taste unforgettable too.
Suzanne & Laura x
Course FAQ
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RECIPES -50+ Festive-inspired recipes to wow and delight!
Sponge Cakes
Toffee Apple and Cinnamon Cake
Dark Cherry Cake
Cardamom Pear Cake
Cherry Bakewell Cake
Pistachio Almond Spiced Plum Cake
Orange and Cranberry Cake
Roasted Hazelnut Fudge Delight Cake
Roasted Hazelnut and Raspberry
Espresso Fig and Walnut Cake
Biscoff All the Way
Festive Fruit Cakes
Esper Lane Drunken Nutty Chocolate Fruit Cake
Esper Lane Festive Fruit Cake
Esper Lane Tropical Fruit Cake
Sweet Treats and More
Orange Butter Cookie Sticks
Pistachio and Lemon Cookie Sticks
Chocolate Hazelnut Cookie Sticks
NY Stuffed Chocolate Rocher Cookies
Scottish Shortbread
White chocolate Fudge
Dark Chocolate Fudge
Cinnamon and Plum Scones
Chocolate Cranberry and Orange Scone
White Chocolate and Raspberry Scone
No-tella Choc spread
Florentines
Mincemeat
Mincemeat Cake Filling
Mini Mince Pie Tartlets
Please note: alcohol or nuts can be substituted in these recipes. Suzanne and Laura will provide details.
Read on to find out what recipes are included. 99% come with a video step-by-step plus a PDF. A very small number of recipes are provided as a PDF only.
We will also show you how to use all the fillings and cakes together in our combination videos, so you're never stuck for an idea.
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Jams
Scottish Raspberry and Whisky Jam
Cranberry and Orange jam
Raspberry and Chambord Jam
Scottish Blackberry and Whisky Jam
Cherry Amaretto Jam
Fig and Honey Jam
Winter Spiced Plum Jam
Curds
Brambly Apple Curd
Lemon and White Chocolate Curd
Chocolate Orange Curd
Cranberry and Orange Curd
Christmas Eggnog Curd
Mulled Wine and Berry Curd
Syrups
Scottish Blackberry and Whisky Syrup
Raspberry and Chambord Syrup
Winter Spiced Plum Syrup
Caramels
Salted Caramel
Winter Spiced Plum Caramel
Chocolate Orange Caramel
Eggnog Caramel
Raspberry Chambord Caramel
Raspberry Whisky Caramel
Baileys Caramel
Toffee Apple Caramel
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Legal Disclaimer
Please read these terms in full before purchasing our course.
By continuing to make a purchase, you will be deemed to accept the terms in full without variation.
The materials that accompany this course are provided for general information purposes only and do not constitute legal or other professional advice on any subject matter.
Suzanne Esper Limited and Love Laura Lane do not guarantee outcomes or results of any kind. We will not be liable for any losses or damages arising from your use of our course, and we restrict liability as far as permitted by law.
The course comprises pre-recorded videos, PDF training guides and support within a Facebook group.
We are sharing the recipes that we use and that we have had great results with.
We do not hold any professional baking qualifications as such, but rather draw from our own personal baking experience.
You are welcome to use these recipes and print copies of the PDFs for your personal use. Please do not share logins or recipes with anyone else.
Anyone in breach of this may be removed from the site entirely and we reserve the right to restrict future purchases by you.
This course is designed for individuals who enjoy baking and would like to try out new flavour combinations. Whether you make cakes as a hobby or as a professional cake maker, you must ensure that you comply with your local health and safety and food hygiene regulations.
The details of such regulations will vary from country to country, and the details are not covered within this course.
We will not be held responsible for any actions you take after watching our baking videos. In the same way we would not be responsible for you cutting your finger with a knife.
Please be aware that some recipes contain ingredients that may not be available in your local region. We will make suggestions of alternative ingredients when asked.
The recipes covered may contain allergens, you are entirely responsible for ensuring the health and safety of you and those who consume your products.
Some recipes contain ingredients with a shorter shelf life. We make you aware of these and the risks in the videos and highlight them in the video or comments section of each video, again for general information and not professional advice. It’s your responsibility for the health, safety, and well-being of yourself and those you serve your cakes to. Again, we will not be liable for any losses or damages arising from your use of our course, and we restrict liability as far as permitted by law.
Results are highly likely to vary due to a number of factors, including ingredients, overall kitchen temperature, experience, ability and skill.
All of our classes and the supporting videos are created for general information purposes only.
Due to the instant and digital nature of this course, we do not offer refunds if you change your mind. If you have any questions about the course, please get in touch prior to purchasing.
All sales are final.
Start Today
☆
Start Today ☆
CHRISTMAS BAKING collection
Tried, tested, and made with love. From the winners of Cake International’s top baking award comes a course filled with joy, flavour, and fool-proof recipes — each one designed to taste amazing, stack beautifully, and bring back the simple pleasure of baking something wonderful just in time for Christmas.
