Wedding Cake Design & Decorating Course in North West London
Is this class right for you?
If you’ve ever wanted to design and make a beautiful wedding cake but weren’t sure where to start, this course is for you. Whether you’re a beginner or a home baker looking to upskill, you’ll gain the confidence, skills, and know-how to create a three-tier wedding cake that looks professional and feels achievable.
This class is perfect if you:
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Want to learn to design cakes from client briefs
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Want hands-on experience with sugar flowers, ganache, and buttercream
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Dream of creating cakes you can be proud of — either for yourself or for paying clients
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You are not a complete beginner but would like some help to upskill your designs
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You know how to bake, but want to decorate a cake from start to finish
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Prefer a hands-on, small group learning environment
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Would like clear, practical guidance you can confidently repeat at home
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Want to leave with a finished cake you’ve made yourself
Everything you need on the day is provided — just bring your lunch, your enthusiasm, and be prepared to feel rather proud of what you create.
✔ Small group • ✔ All tools included • ✔ Take your cake home
Create Stunning Wedding Cakes in 5 weeks — No Experience Needed!
This Baking and Decorating Wedding Cake design course takes place at our London-based Academy Srudio and is easily accessable from across Greater London, including North, South, East and West London.
Learn to design, bake, ganache, cover, and decorate your very own 3-tier wedding cake. From mood boards to sugar flowers, this hands-on masterclass gives you the skills, confidence, and pro techniques to wow yourself or your clients.
Why you’ll love it:
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Hands-on practice with real and dummy tiers
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Sugar flowers, wafer paper sails, buttercream, and ganache mastered
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Small group guidance so you never feel lost
Turn your cake dreams into reality — spaces are limited!
What You’ll learn
Over five days, you’ll cover everything from initial design to finished cake:
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Analysing mood boards and creating your own cake sketches
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Planning cakes based on a brief from customer personas
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Baking, filling, and ganaching real and dummy tiers
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Covering cakes in smooth buttercream or fondant
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Creating and using sugar flowers for decoration
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Stacking, structural supports, and safe cake transport
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Professional tips for handling client enquiries and design decisions
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How to design a wedding cake using client briefs and mood boards
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Understanding wedding cake styles, trends, and client briefs
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Baking, filling, and ganaching a professional-quality cake tier
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Covering cake tiers smoothly in sugar paste
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Working with dummy tiers for display cakes
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Sugar flower making and floral composition
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Tier stacking, finishing details, and presentation
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Wedding cake planning, logistics, and best practice
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How to bake perfect a vanilla sponge suitable for decorating every time
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How to torte cakes into multiple layers for professional results
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How to crumb coat your cakes for a clean finish
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How to acheive sharp edges and precise decorating techniques
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Freedom to create your own design with tutor guidance
- How to safely box and transport finished cakes
- Confidence to recreate your cake at home and design new ones
By the end of the course, you’ll be able to confidently design and assemble a 3-tier wedding cake with professional finishes.
This complete design, bake and decorate course covers all the core skills you need to create show-stopping wedding cakes with complete confidence
Whats Included
- Use of baking and decorating tools & equipment required during the class
- Ingredients and materials required for your cake (specific additional design elements not included)
- Expert Step by Step Hands On Tuition from an experienced baking tutor throughout the class
- Three design briefs from pretend couples to inspire your creations
- Guidance through ganache, buttercream, and sugar flower techniques
- Difficult client role-play to build confidence
- Plenty of opportunities to ask questions during the class
- Full recipes and an instruction pack to take home
- A cake box and guidance on safe transport
- Your decorated cake to take home
- Tea, coffee, and buiscuits provided during the session
- Support and tips for baking at home
- small class size of maximum 8 participants for personal attention
- convienient North West London location near Brent Cross, Staples Corner, A406 and M1
What you need to bring
Your Wedding Cake Design and Decorating course provides everything you need to make and cover your cake, Students have found it usefull to bring:
- A bag, large enough for a 12″ box
- Your creativity (and maybe a notebook for rough sketches!)
- Comfortable clothing you don’t mind getting a little messy
- Optional: your favourite apron and tools (we provide the basics)
- A note pad and pen for those gems of info you will want to remember
- a packed lunch
Who is the class for
This Wedding Cake Design and Decorating class is ideal for:
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Beginners who want to upskill
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Hobby bakers looking to improve techniques
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Home-based bakers wanting to offer wedding cakes professionally
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Beginners with a passion for cake design
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No previous experience with sugar flowers or ganache required — just enthusiasm and a willingness to learn!
Class Format & Practical Details
- Duration: Approximately 30 hours (timing may vary depending on group pace)
- over five weeks on Wednesdays, starting Feb 25 th to March 25 th
- Mix of demonstrations, hands-on practice, and guided exercises
- Real and dummy tiers used so everyone finishes with a professional-looking cake
- Class size: Small groups of up to 8 participants for personalised instructuction
Please note: Videos are stricktly prohibited during the class to protect course content.
By the end of the class, you’ll have a beautifully decorated cake- plus the skills and confidence to recreate it again and again. You’ll take home everything you make, whether you choose to enjoy it yourself or share it with family and friends is up to you.
The skills taught during this class are intended for personal or business use only and may not be replicated or taught to others.
What past students say
“I had never baked before — now I can make a cake from scratch!”
“I am a hobby baker — now I feel professional”
How to find us:
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Our address is:
Unit 232, Oxgate House, Oxgate Lane, London NW2 7HU
Full access details and how to find Unit 232 will be sent in your booking confirmation email.
If you are looking for childrens cooking or cupcake decorating parties, then we have them too, just follow the links to check them out.
Please Note:
- Please be aware that once the full payment has been settled, we are unable to refund so please check your travel arrangements and ensure enough contingency time before committing to a class.
- Please make sure you double-check your availability before booking your childrens party as we are unable to offer a refund for the cancellations unless significant notice is given.
- In the unlikely event that a class is canceled by TLC Academy, a rescheduled date will be offered or a full refund will be given.
- Please check Full Terms and Conditions before booking
