SMOOTH & SHARP EDGES

FRIDAY 11th January 2019 | 9.30-5pm

Skill level: BEGINNER

£165 per person/ 4 people maximum

The best cakes are created from solid foundations, applying sound knowledge to the basic skills. Learn the secrets of achieving super sharp edges with fondant; time permitting, we will add sugar ruffles, gold leaf and small blossoms.

You will learn how to:

• Split, fill and ganache a 6″ sponge cake, giving a level and firm foundation to your cake
• Ice your cake using luxury fondant sugar paste to achieve the super sharp edges
• Add a small row of sugar ruffles*
• Apply touches of gold leaf to your cake*
• Make small blossom flowers*

(*) Time permitting only

LIFELIKE SUGAR ROSES

MONDAY 4th February 2019 | 9.30-5pm

SOLD OUT!!

£180 per person/ 4 people maximum

Learn Mama Cakes’ techniques to create 2 varieties of beautiful modern style roses: “The Classic Rose” and “The David Austin Rose”, with leaves and filler flowers. Practise colouring your florist paste to produce romantic tones, veining and petal forming to create a natural look.

You will learn how to:

• Select the right tools for each step
• Work with colourful pastes to make lifelike sugar roses, leaves and filler flowers
• Add texture to petals and leaves
• Master colour dust to add natural shading, depth and dimension to sugar flowers
• Learn how to tape your flowers

STYLISH CUPCAKES

WEDNESDAY 9th January 2019 | 10-5pm

Skill level: BEGINNER 

£155 per person/ 4 people maximum

Learn how to create stylish cupcake designs using sugar paste, florist paste and royal icing and the best bit – you get to take home the cakes you make in the class!
(Cupcakes will be pre-made for the class so that you can concentrate on learning the decorating techniques).

You will learn how to:

• Cut out and fill your cupcakes
• Make dome shaped toppers
• Use Mesh Stencil
• Pipe little beads
• Colour and work with florist paste
• Create sugar roses and leaves along with filler flowers

BISCUIT DECORATING

TUESDAY 8th January 2019 | 10-5pm

Skill level: BEGINNERS

£155 per person/ 4 people maximum

Expand your skills using a variety of techniques to create beautiful inspirational biscuits. Decorate your little treats with brush embroidery, floral accents, watercolour painting and more!

You will learn how to:

• Pipe dots with royal icing
• Pipe a shell shape border
• Pipe a floral detail consistently
• Use brush embroidery technique
• Produce wet-on-wet decorating to create perfect watercolour designs

(Biscuits will be pre-made so that you can concentrate on learning the art of decorating them).

CAKE PRICING SKILLS

MONDAY 21st January 2019 | 10-4pm

Skill Level: Expert

£150 per person/ 4 people maximum

You have developed your cake baking and decorating skills for a long time and you feel ready to share your talent with the world… Learn the key to succeed with your cake business: pricing your works of art accordingly.

You will learn how to:

• Identify your market, your competitors and define which products you will offer
• Produce a cost breakdown of running your business; the overheads, baking ingredients and extras; set a minimum base price
• Work out cake portion sizes; practise costing false cakes and define your hourly rate
• Calculate delivery costs
• Transport your cake safely

ONE TO ONE

ALL YEAR ROUND

Skill level: ALL LEVELS

Half Day £275/ Full Day £400

If you want to gain knowledge and skills on a specific topic then private sessions may be right for you. One to one classes will ensure that you focus on learning and developing expertise in your chosen area.

Mama Cakes’ extensive experience can help you to:

• Achieve the cake professional look
• Master sugar flowers
• Produce marble effect
• Make edible gold and silver leaf
• Create sugar ruffles
• Work with wafer paper
• Use watercolour on icing
• Make bespoke sequins
• Master decorating techniques