The London Cake Academy beginners cake decorating

Beginner’s Cake Decorating

Are you looking to get back to basics?

This five-class course is designed for beginners or those who want to get the basics right and elevate their baking/decorating skills to the next level. This course is perfect for bakers and cake makers of all levels, as it can be a way to learn new skills or refresh older ones. It’s fun and informative, and you will discover loads in this cake-decorating course!

You will take home everything you make in class, and learn how to box it up safely for transporting home to share with all your family and friends.

    • 1500 £
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  • Class 1 – Sugar Flower Basics and Baking

This class will teach you how to bake a vanilla sponge cake and the basics of how to make sugar flowers, you will make filler foliage and flowers, and choose a statement flower for your cake design.

  • Class 2 – Introduction to Buttercream and Ganache Basics

Today you will learn the three most valuable icing recipes using butter and ganache that we use in cake decorating today. You will also learn about filling and torting your cake to the first stage ready for enrobing

  • Class 3  – Sugarpaste and Basic Character Modelling

In this lesson, you will learn how to work with Sugarpaste, cover both your cake tier and a dummy tier, use the sugarpaste for the best finish, and turn it into modeling paste to make your own models for your cake design (if time allows or desired).

  • Class 4 – Royal Icing Basics

Today, you will learn to make royal icing and piping bags. Using the piping techniques from our buttercream session, as well as stenciling and refined piping for royal icing, you will enhance your cake design skills to elevated levels.

  • Class 5 – Stacking and Finishing Touches

This class is for combining all the previous days lessons and assembling your cakes, together with any of your design elements i.e.: models or flowers, and learning the principles of stacking tiered cakes.

This course has been designed for the novice to excel in cake decorating from beginner to intermediate cake decorator.

Please Note:

  • You will need to bring your packed lunch unless it is a full-day class i.e., 9am to 5pm
  • Teas, coffee, and biscuits will be provided.
  • The skills learned during your visit with us are intended for you to use within your own business and under no circumstances should these classes be replicated and taught to your own students.
  • You will receive your class recipes by email after joining the newsletter mailing list.
  • Videos are strictly prohibited during this class.
  • 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 party as we are unable to offer a refund for the cancellation of parties or classes.
  • 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

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