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CLASSES FOR ASPIRING CAKE ARTISTS & BAKERS

For beginners and those with some experience, classes at Sweet Unique are informative and fun!

Cake Classes - Autumn 2024

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.

Sunday 17th November 12-4pm

Fondant Celebration Cake £95

In this class you will:

• Cut, level and fill a sponge cake with buttercream (cakes will already be baked)

• Cover and crumbcoat your cake with buttercream

• Cover your cake with sugarpaste (fondant) to achieve a smooth finish

• Colour modelling paste

• Create simple sugar flowers

• Use additional techniques such as piping to create a professional looking cake

• Take home your beautifully decorated cake

Tuesday 26th November - 6-8pm

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

Saturday 30th November 10am-4pm

Introduction to Cake Decorating £150

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. If you're serious about cake decorating this is the class for you! 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 how to create a new cake design

• Learn about colour and how to colour fondant, buttercream and royal icing

• Understand how to professionally cut, fill and cover a cake in various mediums

• Use smoothing tools to create a professional finish on a sugar paste (fondant) covered cake

• Covering a cake board

• Practise using royal icing to pipe on a cake including writing

• Create sugar flowers and blossom using special tools and methods

• Use various tools and techniques to create sugar work

• Apply sugar flowers to a cake

• Look at how to stack and dowel a tiered cake

• Know how to transport cakes safely

• Have an expert on hand to ask any questions you might have

Tuesday 3rd December 4-5pm

Child with adult Festive Cookie Decorating £20

This is a fun filled class for young children. Get creative and enjoy some precious time together making lovely festive cookies!

• Create festive cookies using fondant (these will already be baked in seasonal shapes)

• Use cutters to make festive shapes

• Add detail using sprinkles

• Take home your decorated cookies

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Tuesday 3rd December 6-8pm

Biscuit Decorating – Mini Festive Food £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 festive foods

• Learn how to sculpt and model miniature Festive 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

Tuesday 10th December 6-8pm

Model Making – Cute animals £75

In this class you will:

• Create 2 edible cartoon/cute sugar animal models 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 models to keep or use on a cake at home

Saturday 15th December 12-4pm

White Chocolate Festive Drip Cake £95

In this class you will:

• Cut, level and fill a sponge cake with buttercream (cakes will already be baked)

• Cover and coat your cake with buttercream for a smooth finish

• Create a professional chocolate drip

• learn about making and using chocolate ganache

• Create festive decorations to decorate your cake using modelling paste

• Pipe buttercream swirls on your cake

• Use sprinkles to enhance and complete your cake

• Take home your beautifully decorated Festive cake

Please note: Full payment must be made at the time of class booking.