CLASSES
LEARN NEW SKILLS , HAVE FUN
CLASSES FOR ASPIRING CAKE ARTISTS & BAKERS
For beginners and those with some experience, classes at Sweet Unique are informative and fun!


Cake Classes - Summer 2025
Take a break from the chaos of life and focus entirely on a thoroughly enjoyable creative cake making experience. From an Introduction to Cake Decorating, Decorating Cookies or creating an elaborate Sculpted Food Cake, there is something for you, whatever your skill level. You will be amazed and rewarded by what you can do!
Classes are held at the shop and all materials are provided. You just need to bring your creativity and get ready to learn.
Thursday 19th June 6-9pm
Introduction to Cake Decorating - Mini Class £75
This class goes back to the basics and will cover everything from baking tasty cakes, making buttercream and learning how to properly fill and stack cakes. We will look at covering cakes using fondant and buttercream and you will learn about the extensive tools and techniques available. We will also look at piping, modelling and working with different edible materials. Through demonstration and hands on experience you will gain an insight in to the methods and techniques for creating professional looking cakes. This class is suitable for beginners or for those who have some knowledge and experience in cake decoration but would like to expand their skills. You will go home with a whole new set of cake decorating skills.
In this class you will:
- Gain a solid understanding of the basics in creating a celebration cake 
- Learn about colour and how to colour fondant and royal icing 
- Understand how to professionally cut, fill and cover a cake 
- Use smoothing tools to create a professional finish on a sugar paste (fondant) covered cake 
- Practise using royal icing to pipe on a cake including writing 
- Create sugar flowers and blossom using special tools and methods 
- Have an expert on hand to ask any questions you might have 
Friday 27th June 10-11am
Kids Cookie Decorating £20
This is a fun filled class for children. Get creative and enjoy some precious time together making lovely cookies!
- Create cookies using fondant (these will already be baked in various shapes) 
- Use cutters to make decorations 
- Add detail using sprinkles and cutters 
- Take home your decorated cookies 
Saturday 28th June 2-4pm
Model Making – Jelly Cat Teddy £65
In this class you will:
- Create an edible sugar Jelly Cat style Teddy using modelling paste 
- Learn how to shape and work with modelling paste 
- Use various modelling tools for a professional finish 
- Understand how to colour modelling paste 
- Add detail to create stunning effects 
- Take home your sugar model to keep! 
Saturday 5th July 2-4pm
Biscuit Decorating – Mini Summer BBQ £55
In this class you will:
- Use fondant to cover your biscuits (the biscuits will already be baked) 
- Colour modelling paste to create realistic colours for various foods 
- Learn how to sculpt and model miniature food items 
- Understand how to choose a colour scheme 
- Incorporate painting techniques using edible colours 
- Use various specials tools to create the desired effect 
- Take home your decorated biscuits 
Thursday evenings during the summer. Dates TBC
Cupcake Decorating £35
In this class you will:
- Learn how to pipe on a cupcake using buttercream with various nozzles (cupcakes will already be baked) 
- Learn about colouring buttercream 
- Create sugar flowers and blossom using special tools 
- Finish your cupcakes with sprinkles to enhance the design 
- Take home a box of 6 decorated cupcakes 
Please note: Full payment must be made at the time of class booking.
Sweet Unique 7 Rodney Street EDINBURGH EH7 4EN
0131 629 5450
Tues 10am - 5pm Wed 10am - 4pm Thurs 10am - 5pm Friday 10am - 5pm Sat 10am - 2pm Sun-Mon Closed
