-by Anne Finlay-Stewart

What could be better than a professionally trained baker in the house? MarJenny's Cakes and More are offering March-break baking classes for your 7 to 11 year old. Bread, pastry, cookies, cakes – Marg McMillan and her husband Ernie will share all their secrets of baking from scratch in the kitchen of their bakery on 9th Street East.

Marg and Ernie were asked to open their kitchen for Hillcrest School electives over the past few weeks, and the experience gave them the idea to offer the lessons to children over the March break.
The classes run Monday to Friday during the school holiday, from 9 until 2:30 each day, and the whole cost is only $75 for the week. Children only need to bring an apron, a hairnet, and their own rolling pin.

Enrolment is limited, and advance sign-up is required. For safety, children with food allergies cannot be accommodated.

MarJenny's has been in its downtown location for a year now, settling in to supply the neighbourhood with squares, bread, cupcakes, cinnamon buns, scones and tarts – with new specialities each week. Their uniquely personal cakes and cupcakes- from the Attack logo to the Godfather to puppies- have been the centrepiece of celebrations and fundraisers across the region.