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...
NOVEMBER, 2019
NEW - Santa Getting Ready For Christmas - One Day Workshop
23/11/2019 (Saturday) : 10:00 to 17:00 :Waiting List/Alternative Date(s) Available
| Skill Level: | Some Experience Modelling Characters |
| Tutor: | Hannah Collison |
Join this fun one day 'all inclusive' workshop with Hannah Collison and learn how to make Santa checking off all the presents for the children. Perfect for those who would like to develop their character modelling skills in sugar.
PRICE: £125.00
NEW - Introduction to Piping with Buttercream - 2 hours (Tues Eve)
26/11/2019 (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
DECEMBER, 2019
Introduction to Sponge Cake Covering (Evening - 2 hours)
03/12/2019 (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
NEW - Christmas Wreath Making Workshop
11/12/2019 (Wednesday) : 19:30 to 21:30 :2 Spaces Available
| Skill Level: | All Welcome |
| Tutor: | Hannah Collison |
Join this fun, festive evening and make your own Christmas Door Wreath.
Bring foliage from your garden (only if you have some), your secateurs and we will provide everything else that you need including decorations, hot mince pies & mulled wine.
All profits from this workshop will be donated to this year's chosen charities Alzheimer's Research UK & Cystic Fibrosis Trust.
PRICE: £40.00
JANUARY, 2020
NEW - Unwired Peony, Dahlia & David Austin Rose in sugar
11/01/2020 (Saturday) : 10:00 to 17:00 :2 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
Beginners to Cake Decorating (Tuesday Evenings) 5 Week Course
14/01/2020 (Tuesday) to 11/02/2020 : 19:30 to 21:30 :3 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
Introduction to Character Modelling (Tues Eve) - 2 hours
14/01/2020 (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
The Wilton Method® - Course 1 - Building Buttercream Skills
18/01/2020 (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: £165.00
Introduction to Wired Sugar Flowers - Roses (Tues Eves - 4 hours)
21/01/2020 (Tuesday) to 28/01/2020 : 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
FEBRUARY, 2020
The Wilton Method® - Course 2 - Royal Icing (Flowers and Cake Design)
01/02/2020 (Saturday) : 09:00 to 17:00 :2 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: £165.00
NEW - Introduction to Piping with Buttercream - 2 hours (Tues Eve)
04/02/2020 (Tuesday) : 19:30 to 21:30 :2 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
PME Diploma Course - Fondant/Sugarpaste - 4 Day Intensive - 25 hours
07/02/2020 (Friday) to 10/02/2020 : 10:00 to 17:00 :3 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: £385.00
Introduction to Sponge Cake Covering (Evening - 2 hours)
11/02/2020 (Tuesday) : 19:30 to 21:30 :2 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
NEW - Royal Iced Decorated Biscuits - Runouts / Colour Flow
22/02/2020 (Saturday) : 10:00 to 16:30 :3 Spaces Available
| Skill Level: | Some Piping Experience |
| Tutor: | Hannah Collison |
Join this fabulous 'all inclusive' one day workshop and enhance your piping skills by learning how to create these beautiful decorated biscuits / cookies using royal icing. You will take home your own selection for all to enjoy.
PRICE: £125.00
Beginners to Cake Decorating (Tuesday Evenings) 5 Week Course
25/02/2020 (Tuesday) to 24/03/2020 : 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
Introduction to Character Modelling (Tues Eve) - 2 hours
25/02/2020 (Tuesday) : 19:30 to 21:30 :2 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
MARCH, 2020
Introduction to Wired Sugar Flowers - Roses (Tues Eves - 4 hours)
03/03/2020 (Tuesday) to 10/03/2020 : 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
NEW - Fault Line Cake With Buttercream Piped Flowers
07/03/2020 (Saturday) : 10:00 to 17:00 :2 Spaces Available
| Skill Level: | Some Buttercream Piping Experience |
| Tutor: | Hannah Collison |
Join this 'all inclusive' technical workshop and learn how to create this on trend 'Fault Line Cake' effect working with real cakes and buttercream.
Practice buttercream piping techniques and create your own a selection of beautiful hand piped Pansies, Primroses and foliage to finish your cake creation..
PRICE: £140.00
PME Diploma Course - Fondant/Sugarpaste - 4 Day Intensive - 25 hours
28/03/2020 (Saturday) to 31/03/2020 : 10:00 to 17:00 :1 Space 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: £385.00
APRIL, 2020
NEW - Chocolate Drip Cake, Striped Effect & Buttercream Piped Flowers
18/04/2020 (Saturday) : 10:00 to 17:00 :4 Spaces Available
| Skill Level: | Some Buttercream Piping Experience |
| 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
Beginners to Cake Decorating (Tuesday Evenings) 5 Week Course
21/04/2020 (Tuesday) to 19/05/2020 : 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
Introduction to Character Modelling (Tues Eve) - 2 hours
21/04/2020 (Tuesday) : 19:30 to 21:30 :2 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
Introduction to Wired Sugar Flowers - Roses (Tues Eves - 4 hours)
28/04/2020 (Tuesday) to 05/05/2020 : 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
MAY, 2020
Introduction to Sponge Cake Covering & Character Modelling Skills
02/05/2020 (Saturday) : 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: £98.00
NEW - Fault Line Cake With Buttercream Piped Flowers
09/05/2020 (Saturday) : 10:00 to 17:00 :5 Spaces Available
| Skill Level: | Some Buttercream Piping Experience |
| Tutor: | Hannah Collison |
Join this 'all inclusive' technical workshop and learn how to create this on trend 'Fault Line Cake' effect working with real cakes and buttercream.
Practice buttercream piping techniques and create your own a selection of beautiful hand piped Pansies, Primroses and foliage to finish your cake creation..
PRICE: £140.00
The Wilton Method® - Course 1 - Building Buttercream Skills
16/05/2020 (Saturday) : 09:00 to 17:00 :4 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: £165.00
JUNE, 2020
Beginners to Cake Decorating (Tuesday Evenings) 5 Week Course
16/06/2020 (Tuesday) to 14/07/2020 : 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
Introduction to Character Modelling (Tues Eve) - 2 hours
16/06/2020 (Tuesday) : 19:30 to 21:30 :2 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
The Wilton Method® - Course 2 - Royal Icing (Flowers and Cake Design)
20/06/2020 (Saturday) : 09:00 to 17:00 :4 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: £165.00
Introduction to Wired Sugar Flowers - Roses (Tues Eves - 4 hours)
23/06/2020 (Tuesday) to 30/06/2020 : 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
JULY, 2020
Introduction to Sponge Cake Covering & Character Modelling Skills
04/07/2020 (Saturday) : 10:00 to 16:00 :4 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: £98.00
PME Diploma Course - Fondant/Sugarpaste - 4 Day Intensive - 25 hours
25/07/2020 (Saturday) to 28/07/2020 : 10:00 to 17:00 :1 Space 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: £385.00
SEPTEMBER, 2020
Beginners to Cake Decorating (Tuesday Evenings) 5 Week Course
08/09/2020 (Tuesday) to 06/10/2020 : 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
Introduction to Character Modelling (Tues Eve) - 2 hours
08/09/2020 (Tuesday) : 19:30 to 21:30 :2 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
Introduction to Wired Sugar Flowers - Roses (Tues Eves - 4 hours)
15/09/2020 (Tuesday) to 22/09/2020 : 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
19/09/2020 (Saturday) : 10:00 to 16:00 :4 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: £98.00
PME Diploma Course - Fondant/Sugarpaste - 4 Day Intensive - 25 hours
25/09/2020 (Friday) to 28/09/2020 : 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: £385.00
OCTOBER, 2020
The Wilton Method® - Course 1 - Building Buttercream Skills
03/10/2020 (Saturday) : 09:00 to 17:00 :4 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: £165.00
NOVEMBER, 2020
Beginners to Cake Decorating (Tuesday Evenings) 5 Week Course
03/11/2020 (Tuesday) to 05/12/2020 : 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
Introduction to Character Modelling (Tues Eve) - 2 hours
03/11/2020 (Tuesday) : 19:30 to 21:30 :2 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
The Wilton Method® - Course 2 - Royal Icing (Flowers and Cake Design)
07/11/2020 (Saturday) : 09:00 to 17:00 :4 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: £165.00
Introduction to Wired Sugar Flowers - Roses (Tues Eves - 4 hours)
10/11/2020 (Tuesday) to 17/11/2020 : 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