wedding cake

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Wedding Cake Class

Whether you are thinking of starting a business or just making a cake for a gift, this class will give you a thorough grounding in the essentials skills and principles of making a beautiful one-tier wedding cake.

This is perhaps the most requested class of them all - how to make a wedding cake! A wedding cake can be as complicated or as simple as you like, but once you get the basics correct, the complicated bits will take care of themselves. Learn to cover a cake in fondant and how to make wired flowers. You will work on real cakes, so you will learn all the little technical details you need to master in your own home to get a flawless result. You will see a demonstration of covering a cake with fondant and then you will apply these skills to a cake that will have been freshly baked for you. We prepare the cakes fresh for you, ready for you to level and cover with fondant – no dummies or fakes allowed in our class! Take home your own beautiful creation and an abundance of tips and pointers.

Whilst the baking is not covered in the class, we are more than happy to answer any questions you may have about our methods and recipe. This class focuses on one tier, but we are more than happy to discuss how to add further tiers.

We have found that a lot of our students come to the class with a specific colour scheme in mind; we are more than happy to assist in planning and design.

This class focuses on achieving an elegant finish on cakes, but is suitable for all skill levels. Your day will consist of:

Wired Flowers and Sprays

* Preparing florist paste for making wired flowers and sprays

* Working with food colours to create beautiful (yet edible) colour palettes and schemes

* Making gorgeous life-like flowers using our unique and simple techniques

* Working with glitter and lustre dust to achieve elegant effects

* Gaining confidence with using a variety of cutters and tools to make a wide range of sugar flowers

* Learning how to master simple and effective techniques to make your flowers 'pop' and stand out from the crowd

Preparing the Cake

* You will learn how to confidently level a cake in order to create a completely flat and even surface

* Working with buttercream, you will learn how to apply a crumb coat to the cake and the reasons why we do this

* We will also divulge all the tricks and tips that we have found indispensable when preparing wedding cakes

Icing the Cake

* Working with fondant, we will show you how to prepare the paste and explain our methods

* You will ice the cake board and gain confidence in working with the materials

* You will then ice the cake and learn how to manipulate and secure the fondant correctly

Finishing the Cake

* A vital element to the class, we will teach you how to arrange and fix your flowers and sprays to the cake and divulge the secrets of wedding cake construction

* We will then teach you the rules of choosing the right ribbon, to complete your look and complement your design

This class is suitable for all levels. We do not expect you to have any experience with the materials that we use and we expect mistakes to happen – it is often the best way to learn! Our instructors will be on hand to help you with any problems you may encounter along the way, so fear not! You will go home with a beautiful cake. We keep this class to six students, so that with two instructors we can be sure that you are receiving all the support and assistance that you require.

You will go home with ...

* A stunning wedding cake

* The ability to take your skills and create a wealth of different designs, with the potential for setting up a business or pursuing a new hobby

* Confidence in working with florist paste, fondant, colours and our essential equipment

* An appreciation of basic cake design principles and colour coordination

* An answer to pretty much any cake question you can throw at us!

All ingredients and equipment for the day are provided, you do not need to bring anything with you! Should you wish to buy any equipment used during the class, there will be a small selection available to purchase.

Booking Conditions

Please double check the date that you wish to make the booking as there will be no refunds for cancellations. In the unlikely event that we cancel a class, a full refund will be offered.

Prices All prices include VAT (17.5%) Weekdays: £190, Weekends: £230 Time: 10:30am - 4:00pm

Location Greenwich, London, SE10. For further details, please email hello@faircake.co.uk or call 0752 880 1718