Cooking in the Kitchen (Gingerbread Cake)

About Us

• Step back in time and experience the home of the late R.S. McLaughlin, Canadian auto baron and founder of General Motors of Canada. Inspired by early 20th century Beaux-Arts design, this 15,000 square foot, 55-room mansion was built between 1915 and 1917. The art, architecture, gardens, landscaping and original furnishings are all faithfully preserved in this National Historic Site.

We Offer

• And I had but one penny in the world. Thou shouldst have it to buy gingerbread.”
• Our most popular, most requested Cooking in the Kitchen workshop has two nights dedicated to it in 2023.
• Join our Curator, and culinary historian, as we explore the world of gingerbread, its association with winter and the Christmas season, everyone making their own gingerbread cake.
• Participants will leave with their own prepared gingerbread cake mixture, to bake at home.
• Participants must be aged 12+. Chaperones must purchase a workshop spot to attend.
• Please alert Parkwood to allergies at time of booking. The Parkwood facility is not a nut free kitchen.

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