Beginner Courses
Choose from our range of certificate courses which offer technical skills in cake baking, cake covering using buttercream, ganache, sugarpaste / fondant, character modelling, tempering and making chocolates, buttercream and royal icing piping skills, sugar flowers using gum paste / sugar flower paste and wedding cake design...
JUNE, 2019
The Wilton Method® - Course 1 - Building Buttercream Skills
22/06/2019 (Saturday) : 09:00 to 17:00 :Waiting List/Alternative Date(s) Available
| Skill Level: | All Levels |
| Tutor: | Hannah Collison |
Learn how to decorate cakes and sweet treats with basic buttercream techniques and six simple to pipe flowers that transform ordinary cakes and cupcakes into extraordinary results.
PRICE: £160.00
Introduction to Wired Sugar Flowers - Roses (Tues Eves - 4 hours)
25/06/2019 (Tuesday) to 02/07/2019 : 19:30 to 21:30 :2 Spaces Available
| Skill Level: | All Levels |
| Tutor: | Hannah Collison |
This short 'all inclusive' course held over two Tuesday Evenings is perfect if you are a complete beginner or are self taught, fairly new to the craft and just want to learn the basics when making wired sugar flowers.
PRICE: £60.00
Introduction to Sponge Cake Covering & Character Modelling Skills
30/06/2019 (Sunday) : 10:00 to 16:00 :2 Spaces Available
| Skill Level: | All Levels |
| Tutor: | Hannah Collison |
On this workshop you will learn and practice the art of splitting, filling, crumb coating using buttercream & covering sponge cakes with sugarpaste, to a perfect, professional standard. You will also learn the essential beginner skills required when modelling characters.
PRICE: £95.00
JULY, 2019
NEW - Introduction to Piping with Buttercream - 2 hours (Tues Eve)
09/07/2019 (Tuesday) : 19:30 to 21:30 :Waiting List/Alternative Date(s) Available
| Skill Level: | Beginner |
| Tutor: | Hannah Collison |
An introduction to piping skills using buttercream.
Join this fun, 2 hour evening workshop and learn how to pipe a selection of designs onto cupcakes using just a few piping tips and multi coloured buttercream.
PRICE: £45.00
NEW - Covering Tall / Double Barrel Cakes - Ganache & Sugarpaste
14/07/2019 (Sunday) : 09:30 to 16:30 :3 Spaces Available
| Skill Level: | Some Experience Covering Cakes |
| Tutor: | Hannah Collison |
A one day technical workshop focused solely on the skill of covering tall /double barrel (7inch +) multi-layered sponge cakes with ganache and sugarpaste/fondant to achieve a sharp edge.
PRICE: £110.00
Introduction to Sponge Cake Covering (Tuesday Evening - 2 hours)
16/07/2019 (Tuesday) : 19:30 to 21:30 :Waiting List/Alternative Date(s) Available
| Skill Level: | Beginner |
| Tutor: | Hannah Collison |
On this short evening workshop you will learn and practice the basic skills of splitting, filling, crumb coating using buttercream & covering sponge cakes with sugarpaste, to a perfect, professional standard.
PRICE: £45.00
The Wilton Method® - Course 2 - Royal Icing (Flowers and Cake Design)
19/07/2019 (Friday) : 09:00 to 17:00 :Waiting List/Alternative Date(s) Available
| Skill Level: | All Levels |
| Tutor: | Hannah Collison |
Learn how to create professional-looking flowers and designs using royal icing. You will develop core skills to make many varieties of flowers such as Rosebuds, Pansy flowers, Lilies and The Wilton Rose.
PRICE: £160.00
NEW - Farm Animals - Modelling with Sugarpaste
23/07/2019 (Tuesday) : 19:15 to 21:45 :1 Space Available
| Skill Level: | All Levels |
| Tutor: | Hannah Collison |
Join this fun 'all inclusive' 2 1/2 hour character modelling workshop with Hannah Collison.
Learn how to make these 'oh so cute' farm animal characters in sugar.
PRICE: £45.00
PME Diploma Course - Fondant/Sugarpaste - 4 Day Intensive - 25 hours
27/07/2019 (Saturday) to 30/07/2019 : 10:00 to 17:00 :2 Spaces Available
| Skill Level: | Beginner |
| Tutor: | Hannah Collison |
The PME Sugarpaste Skills Diploma is an Internationally recognised Certificate course packed full of everything you need to know about working with sugarpaste to professionally cover cakes make cake decorations.
PRICE: £380.00
AUGUST, 2019
Introduction to Sponge Cake Covering & Character Modelling Skills
10/08/2019 (Saturday) : 10:00 to 16:00 :5 Spaces Available
| Skill Level: | All Levels |
| Tutor: | Hannah Collison |
On this workshop you will learn and practice the art of splitting, filling, crumb coating using buttercream & covering sponge cakes with sugarpaste, to a perfect, professional standard. You will also learn the essential beginner skills required when modelling characters.
PRICE: £95.00
NEW - Tiered Cakes, Bird House & Blossoms - 2 Days
31/08/2019 (Saturday) to 01/09/2019 : 09:30 to 17:00 :3 Spaces Available
| Skill Level: | All Levels |
| Tutor: | Hannah Collison |
A NEW 'on trend', all inclusive certificate course that is packed full of skills used all the time in cake decorating. It will include sponge cake & faux cake covering, working with sugarpaste including how to achieve sharp edges, stacking, making wired sugar flower blossoms & foliage, colouring & assembling, cocoa butter painting, making and working with royal icing & pastillage..
PRICE: £230.00
SEPTEMBER, 2019
Beginners to Cake Decorating (Tuesday Evenings) 5 Week Course
10/09/2019 (Tuesday) to 15/10/2019 : 19:30 to 21:30 :2 Spaces Available
| Skill Level: | All Levels |
| Tutor: | Hannah Collison |
This short certificate course is perfect if you are a complete beginner or are self taught, fairly new to the craft and just want to learn the basics.
PRICE: £180.00
Introduction to Character Modelling (Tues Eve)
10/09/2019 (Tuesday) : 19:30 to 21:30 :3 Spaces Available
| Skill Level: | Beginner |
| Tutor: | Hannah Collison |
Join this fun, 'all inclusive' 2 hour (Tuesday Evening) workshop and learn the basics when modelling characters using sugarpaste.
PRICE: £45.00
PME Diploma Course - Fondant/Sugarpaste - 4 Day Intensive - 25 hours
13/09/2019 (Friday) to 16/09/2019 : 10:00 to 17:00 :4 Spaces Available
| Skill Level: | Beginner |
| Tutor: | Hannah Collison |
The PME Sugarpaste Skills Diploma is an Internationally recognised Certificate course packed full of everything you need to know about working with sugarpaste to professionally cover cakes make cake decorations.
PRICE: £380.00
Introduction to Wired Sugar Flowers - Roses (Tues Eves - 4 hours)
17/09/2019 (Tuesday) to 24/09/2019 : 19:30 to 21:30 :3 Spaces Available
| Skill Level: | All Levels |
| Tutor: | Hannah Collison |
This short 'all inclusive' course held over two Tuesday Evenings is perfect if you are a complete beginner or are self taught, fairly new to the craft and just want to learn the basics when making wired sugar flowers.
PRICE: £60.00
OCTOBER, 2019
NEW - Introduction to Piping with Buttercream - 2 hours (Tues Eve)
01/10/2019 (Tuesday) : 19:30 to 21:30 :3 Spaces Available
| Skill Level: | Beginner |
| Tutor: | Hannah Collison |
An introduction to piping skills using buttercream.
Join this fun, 2 hour evening workshop and learn how to pipe a selection of designs onto cupcakes using just a few piping tips and multi coloured buttercream.
PRICE: £45.00
Introduction to Sponge Cake Covering (Tuesday Evening - 2 hours)
15/10/2019 (Tuesday) : 19:30 to 21:30 :3 Spaces Available
| Skill Level: | Beginner |
| Tutor: | Hannah Collison |
On this short evening workshop you will learn and practice the basic skills of splitting, filling, crumb coating using buttercream & covering sponge cakes with sugarpaste, to a perfect, professional standard.
PRICE: £45.00
Introduction to Sponge Cake Covering & Character Modelling Skills
19/10/2019 (Saturday) : 10:00 to 16:00 :5 Spaces Available
| Skill Level: | All Levels |
| Tutor: | Hannah Collison |
On this workshop you will learn and practice the art of splitting, filling, crumb coating using buttercream & covering sponge cakes with sugarpaste, to a perfect, professional standard. You will also learn the essential beginner skills required when modelling characters.
PRICE: £95.00
NEW - Covering Tall / Double Barrel Cakes - Ganache & Sugarpaste
26/10/2019 (Saturday) : 09:30 to 16:30 :4 Spaces Available
| Skill Level: | Some Experience Covering Cakes |
| Tutor: | Hannah Collison |
A one day technical workshop focused solely on the skill of covering tall /double barrel (7inch +) multi-layered sponge cakes with ganache and sugarpaste/fondant to achieve a sharp edge.
PRICE: £110.00
NEW - Chocolate Drip Cake, Ombre Effect & Buttercream Piped Flowers
27/10/2019 (Sunday) : 10:00 to 17:00 :4 Spaces Available
| Skill Level: | All Levels |
| Tutor: | Hannah Collison |
Drip effect cakes are all the rage!
Take your skills one step further.. Join this 'all inclusive' workshop working on a real cake and learn how to achieve a smooth ombre effect buttercream coating with a sharp edge finish and belgian chocolate ganache drip.
Practice buttercream piping techniques and create your own a selection of beautiful hand piped flowers to finish off your cake creation..
PRICE: £125.00
NOVEMBER, 2019
Introduction to Character Modelling (Tues Eve)
05/11/2019 (Tuesday) : 19:30 to 21:30 :3 Spaces Available
| Skill Level: | Beginner |
| Tutor: | Hannah Collison |
Join this fun, 'all inclusive' 2 hour (Tuesday Evening) workshop and learn the basics when modelling characters using sugarpaste.
PRICE: £45.00
Beginners to Cake Decorating (Tuesday Evenings) 5 Week Course
05/11/2019 (Tuesday) to 03/12/2019 : 19:30 to 21:30 :4 Spaces Available
| Skill Level: | All Levels |
| Tutor: | Hannah Collison |
This short certificate course is perfect if you are a complete beginner or are self taught, fairly new to the craft and just want to learn the basics.
PRICE: £185.00
The Wilton Method® - Course 1 - Building Buttercream Skills
09/11/2019 (Saturday) : 09:00 to 17:00 :2 Spaces Available
| Skill Level: | All Levels |
| Tutor: | Hannah Collison |
Learn how to decorate cakes and sweet treats with basic buttercream techniques and six simple to pipe flowers that transform ordinary cakes and cupcakes into extraordinary results.
PRICE: £160.00
The Wilton Method® - Course 2 - Royal Icing (Flowers and Cake Design)
10/11/2019 (Sunday) : 09:00 to 17:00 :3 Spaces Available
| Skill Level: | All Levels |
| Tutor: | Hannah Collison |
Learn how to create professional-looking flowers and designs using royal icing. You will develop core skills to make many varieties of flowers such as Rosebuds, Pansy flowers, Lilies and The Wilton Rose.
PRICE: £160.00
Introduction to Wired Sugar Flowers - Roses (Tues Eves - 4 hours)
12/11/2019 (Tuesday) to 19/11/2019 : 19:30 to 21:30 :4 Spaces Available
| Skill Level: | All Levels |
| Tutor: | Hannah Collison |
This short 'all inclusive' course held over two Tuesday Evenings is perfect if you are a complete beginner or are self taught, fairly new to the craft and just want to learn the basics when making wired sugar flowers.
PRICE: £60.00
NEW - Unwired Peony, Dahlia & David Austin Rose in sugar
16/11/2019 (Saturday) : 10:00 to 17:00 :4 Spaces Available
| Skill Level: | All Levels |
| Tutor: | Hannah Collison |
On this one day course, you will learn how to make some beautiful signature sugar flowers, a frilly peony, the popular David Austin rose, and a delicate dahlia.
An all inclusive one day workshop providing you with the perfect design for a wedding cake. Suitable for both beginners and those with experience of making sugar flowers.
PRICE: £125.00
NEW - Introduction to Piping with Buttercream - 2 hours (Tues Eve)
26/11/2019 (Tuesday) : 19:30 to 21:30 :3 Spaces Available
| Skill Level: | Beginner |
| Tutor: | Hannah Collison |
An introduction to piping skills using buttercream.
Join this fun, 2 hour evening workshop and learn how to pipe a selection of designs onto cupcakes using just a few piping tips and multi coloured buttercream.
PRICE: £45.00
DECEMBER, 2019
Introduction to Sponge Cake Covering (Tuesday Evening - 2 hours)
03/12/2019 (Tuesday) : 19:30 to 21:30 :3 Spaces Available
| Skill Level: | Beginner |
| Tutor: | Hannah Collison |
On this short evening workshop you will learn and practice the basic skills of splitting, filling, crumb coating using buttercream & covering sponge cakes with sugarpaste, to a perfect, professional standard.
PRICE: £45.00
JANUARY, 2020
Introduction to Sponge Cake Covering & Character Modelling Skills
11/01/2020 (Saturday) : 10:00 to 16:00 :5 Spaces Available
| Skill Level: | All Levels |
| Tutor: | Hannah Collison |
On this workshop you will learn and practice the art of splitting, filling, crumb coating using buttercream & covering sponge cakes with sugarpaste, to a perfect, professional standard. You will also learn the essential beginner skills required when modelling characters.
PRICE: £95.00
FEBRUARY, 2020
PME Diploma Course - Fondant/Sugarpaste - 4 Day Intensive - 25 hours
07/02/2020 (Friday) to 10/02/2020 : 10:00 to 17:00 :6 Spaces Available
| Skill Level: | Beginner |
| Tutor: | Hannah Collison |
The PME Sugarpaste Skills Diploma is an Internationally recognised Certificate course packed full of everything you need to know about working with sugarpaste to professionally cover cakes make cake decorations.
PRICE: £380.00
MARCH, 2020
PME Diploma Course - Fondant/Sugarpaste - 4 Day Intensive - 25 hours
28/03/2020 (Saturday) to 31/03/2020 : 10:00 to 17:00 :6 Spaces Available
| Skill Level: | Beginner |
| Tutor: | Hannah Collison |
The PME Sugarpaste Skills Diploma is an Internationally recognised Certificate course packed full of everything you need to know about working with sugarpaste to professionally cover cakes make cake decorations.
PRICE: £380.00