Description:
An intensive, fully comprehensive start to finish experience – this is only class you will need to hit the ground running in the world of occasion cake making. The course is specifically designed with beginners in mind and your experienced tutors, Eloïse and her colleagues, will impart upon you her secrets to successful cake making, giving you the ability and confidence to take home baking to the next level.
Under Eloïse’s close guidance, you will receive all the help you need to create a stunning tiered cake with a professional finish. Eloïse has over ten years experience, teaching people from all over the world and has a wealth of baking tricks to share with you. You will start the day by baking your sponge cakes from scratch, and follow up making perfect consistency icings and exquisite decorations with which to decorate it.
Everything will be fully demonstrated in an easy to follow step-by-step format and you will be surprised at what you can achieve. You will leave the class with a cake to be proud of, recipe sheet packs and handy guide notes, as well as the confidence to create more beautiful cake projects at home.
All ingredients and equipment are provided for your use on the class, as well packaging to take your cake home in. Just bring yourself and your love of cakes.
Course Content
- Baking your own sponges from scratch
- Foolproof recipes for never-fail cakes
- Troubleshooting Q&A session
- How to design a cake
- Creating a professional presentation board
- Icing a dummy cake (a must for all tiered cakes!)
- How to make perfect buttercream
- Colouring and flavourings of your choice
- Introduction to sugarcraft tools & techniques
- Making beautiful floral decorations
- Crafting exquisite decorative lace
- How to properly prep a for flawless decorating
- Icing your cake with fondant for a perfect sharp finish
- Applying decorations and decorative details to your cakes
- Finishing with your choice of ribbons
- Stacking, storage and transportation advice
Course Location
This course is held either at our shop in Chelmsford or in the stunning purpose built kitchens at Braxted Park, near Witham, in Essex. Enjoy the private grounds and tranquillity of this unique learning environment. If you are travelling by train the nearest station to Braxted Park is Witham. Please click here for driving directions.
Course Price
£145 person which includes everything you need for the day including packaging to take your cakes home in.
Course Times
10am to 4pm (NOTE Braxted Park course attendees will need to bring a packed lunch but Chelmsford shop classes are given a break for lunch with plenty of places to eat nearby.
Car Parking
There is free car parking on the estate at Braxted Park. In Chelmsford there are a number of public car parks within a minute of our shop, when you book you will receive a confirmation email with details on these.
What’s Included?
The course price includes all baking ingredients, materials, recipe and icing handouts to take home, all sugarcraft tools, equipment, refreshments and of course your beautifully baked and decorated cake all boxed up to take home.
Please note loyalty discounts are not available on this class and shop products are only available to buy at our Chelmsford location.
**PLEASE NOTE** Our online booking & payments system is via PayPal but you do not need a PayPal account to pay – PayPal is also a secure payments system for most credit or debit cards. If you have problems with the booking system, please call the shop to book your course on 01245 283986 or email.
