Our baking and cake decorating classes - FAQ

It depends on the class, most classes are for a maximum of 6 or 8 people.

Most of our classes are suitable for complete beginners, so if you've never made buttercream or picked up a palette knife before then don't worry! If a class is ideally suited to students with a little more experience, then it will say so in the class description.

You can see full details of all our classes here,(www.thecakecollege.com/classes) they are divided in to categories. Please click on the category you are interested in and then each individual class page to find the full description of what the class will cover. We cover most cake decorating skills/techniques, but if you don't see a class that covers what you'd like to learn, please contact us (www.thecakecollege.com/contact)to discuss.

The only thing you need to bring is your lunch if you are coming for a full day's class. Everything else is provided for you, including all drinks, equipment, ingredients, boxes to take your cakes/bakes home in, and an apron.

For any class where we provide the cakes ready to decorate, we can accommodate most dietary requirements with a little bit of notice, including gluten free/vegan. For any class where students bake the cake(s), we can provide gluten free or dairy free ingredients, but are unfortunately unable to accommodate vegan/egg free baking. Please note that the classroom isn't gluten or dairy free, there will be cross contamination as we use regular flour and dairy products for the majority of students. All of our classes are vegetarian. Please contact us (www.thecakecollege.com/contact)in advance of booking if you wish to book with any dietary requirement so that we can check the date for you and confirm that it will be possible.

They vary in price, between £75 and £595, depending on the class content and duration. The price includes all your supplies, equipment, use of an apron and drinks throughout the day. You can see the price for each class on the relevant page. Occasionally, we will offer reduced class spaces at the last minute, and these are always advertised on our Facebook (www.facebook.com/thecakecollege)or Instagram (www.instagram.com/thecakecollege)pages.

Yes, absolutely. All of our classes can be paid for in instalments, please contact us (www.thecakecollege.com/contact)to arrange this.

Yes, we have off street parking for a class full of cars.

Yes, if a class is fully booked we do run a waiting list and occasionally a place will become available due to a cancellation. Please either sign up via the 'Join Waitlist' button on the website (you must be signed in to do this) or contact us (www.thecakecollege.com/contact)to be added manually.

Yes, we have a 7.4kw tethered type 2 charger, suitable for most electric vehicles.

Yes, we have a ramp for those in wheelchairs to access the building, and an accessible toilet as well with a wider door, handrails and emergency pull cord. We can also arrange for parking as close to the entrance door as possible, please contact us (www.thecakecollege.com/contact)ahead of your class if you require this so we can reserve you the space. Please be aware that we do have gravel between the car parking area and the door, and that our worktops unfortunately cannot be lowered.

No. Most of our classes you will bake your cake(s), but some of our classes are more focused on the decorating side of things, and for this we provide ready made cakes due to timing. We also have some specific decorating technique classes that do not include a cake at all. Each class description will tell you if you will be baking or not as part of the class.

Only very occasionally I’m afraid. We spent 10 years working every weekend but recently decided that more time with our own school age children was needed, so we now just run classes during the week. We also try not to schedule classes during school holidays for the same reason.

We cannot provide one on one tuition, but can occasionally provide private classes for groups (minimum 6 people), please contact us (www.thecakecollege.com/contact)to enquire about this.

We'd recommend a minimum age of 10 for our classes. It's really up to parents to decide if their child would be happy decorating cakes for a whole day - after all, you know them best! Our cupcake classes (www.thecakecollege.com/cupcake-classes)are a good place to start, and we'll often have teenagers on those classes. If you have another class in mind for your child/teen, please contact us before booking to check it will be suitable. All of our staff are DBS checked.

Occasionally we do. If you would like to be considered for any roles we may have available in the future, please contact us (www.thecakecollege.com/contact)with your CV and we can keep your details on file.

You can see our T's and C's o(https://www.thecakecollege.com/terms-and-conditions)n the bottom of each page of the website, they are also shown during the checkout process.