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beginners masterclass

Our Flagship Class

Join us for our ultimate four-day masterclass. A joyful, hands-on experience that will equip you with an incredible range of baking and decorating skills.

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Whether you’re completely new to cake decorating or already have some experience and want to take things further, this relaxed and supportive course will give you the confidence and techniques to create stunning cakes, cupcakes, and cookies that look truly professional.

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Over four days, you’ll learn how to bake, fill, and decorate tiered cakes, pipe beautiful buttercream swirls, handcraft a statement sugar flower, and design a full dessert table you’ll be proud to show off.

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With small class sizes (maximum of 8 students), there’s plenty of individual guidance, time to ask questions, and a lovely atmosphere where everyone gets to know each other. Many of our masterclass students keep in touch long after the course ends — it’s a week filled with creativity, laughter, and new friendships as much as it is with cake.

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All equipment and ingredients are provided, and you’ll take home your gorgeous creations — plus detailed notes and recipes to keep learning at home.

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UPCOMING CLASSES

What you will learn

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Tiered Cakes

  • Bake light, even sponges in two sizes

  • Scale recipes for different tins

  • Make American buttercream and chocolate ganache

  • Split, fill, and layer your cakes neatly

  • Crumb coat and cover with ganache

  • Cover in sugarpaste and achieve clean edges

  • Stack and transport tiered cakes securely

  • Colour sugarpaste and apply lustres

  • Cover boards and finish with ribbons

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Sugar Flowers

  • Make a beautiful wired sugar flower

  • Add realistic details and finishes

  • Attach it safely to your finished cake

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Cupcakes

  • Bake fluffy vanilla cupcakes

  • Make Swiss meringue buttercream

  • Pipe elegant buttercream swirls

  • Handcraft small sugar roses and blossoms

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Decorated Sugar Cookies

  • Bake delicious vanilla cookies

  • Decorate with fondant and marbling techniques

  • Use edible gold and silver leaf

  • Personalise with stamps, sugar blossoms and detailing​

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…and plenty more tips, troubleshooting advice, and decorating tricks along the way.

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By the end of the four days, you’ll have a complete dessert table to take home — and the confidence to keep creating beautiful cakes long after the class ends.

 

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Image by Ana Tavares

kind words

“Another lovely, informative day at The Cake College! Beautiful setting, all equipment provided and knowledgable tutors willing to answer any and all cake queries! Couldn’t recommend enough”

Gemma, Berkshire

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