Cake Decorating Classes from our premier cake school
Established in 2007, Fair Cake is a premier cake school in the UK, hosting cake decorating classes and baking classes for amateur and professional bakers from our beautiful workshop in Brighton, East Sussex. Classes taught at the cake school offer the highest quality teaching and many students travel from abroad to attend.
Our cake school offers a variety of one day cake decorating classes such as our popular buttercream flowers cake class and our chocolate ganache workshop. Our two day pastry classes transport you to the streets of Paris to learn all about Choux pastry under expert guidance. And our five day workshops offer a fully immersive experience on a variety of subjects to really hone in and develop your skills when it comes to baking and decorating. Five day workshops include our cake baking and decorating courses, our vegan baking course and our wedding cake course. We also host a range of online cake decorating courses.
Fair Cake Shop offers a carefully curated selection of tools and equipment to accompany our classes and enhance your baking experience.
Browse our selection of cake decorating classes from the options below, and if you have any questions, please get in touch.
£900.00
A brand new wedding cake class that is set to teach you all the skills you need to make a show-stopping contemporary wedding cake! Learn all the techniques that go into making modern wedding cakes at our gorgeous cake school. Location: Brighton, East Sussex
£250.00
This is our most popular class at the cake school to date! Not only will you learn how to pipe delicate buttercream flowers in this class, but you will also learn how to cover a cake in delicious Swiss Meringue Buttercream. This is a very different way of decorating cakes, perfect for you if you do not like to use fondant or flower paste. Location: Brighton, East Sussex
£900.00
Have you ever been curious about what goes into making vegan meringues? Or how to make the ideal gluten-free sponge that's also delicious? Our vegan baking classes are a perfect introduction to gluten-free and vegan cake decorating and baking. If you've ever been unsure of how to construct the ultimate "free-from" sponge or meringues, then this is the class for you. Location: Brighton, East Sussex
£250.00
This is our first ever macaron class! Not only will you learn how to pipe delicate shells of macarons in this class, you will also learn how to make flavoured ganache based fillings. All you ever needed to know about macarons will be covered in this class. Location: Brighton, East Sussex
£200.00
Spend the day with us in our cake school and learn how to make Swiss Meringue Buttercream and create this stunning chocolate ganache drip cake, perfect for a special occasion. Location: Brighton, East Sussex
£275.00
Create this stunning two tier cake, perfect for a special occasion in just one day! Come along to our One Day Ganache Masterclass! Location: Brighton, East Sussex
£200.00
Come and join us for a day of decorating cookies and cupcakes. Come alone, or bring a group of friends along. It's the perfect way to spend the day, and take home boxes of treats. Location: Brighton, East Sussex
£900.00
If you have never baked before but you are interested in professional baking classes then this is the perfect class for you! Our Cake Baking and Decorating class is the perfect introduction to baking and learning how to decorate cakes professionally. If you have ever oohed and aahed over professionally iced cakes, cupcakes and cookies and wondered just how and why they tick all the right boxes of appearance and taste, then this is the class for you. Location: Brighton, East Sussex
£175.00
Come learn how to decorate a cake using vintage piping tecnhiques, and create stunning cakes ideal for any celebration.
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Meet Uma
Behind the delicious creations and top-notch instruction at Fair Cake stands Uma Blacher, a lifelong baking enthusiast turned expert teacher. After competing at the Miss India pageant and building a successful career in fashion and television, Uma followed her true passion to London in 2004. Her hobby of baking and decorating cakes for friends soon blossomed into a bustling business serving clients across Sussex.
In 2019, Uma seized the opportunity to take over Fair Cake, one of London’s premier cake baking and decorating schools. Despite the challenges of the pandemic, she has led Fair Cake to continued growth and innovation. Uma is driven by the goal that every student leaves equipped with the skills and knowledge to start their own baking journey, whether for personal enjoyment or professional pursuits.
Uma has expanded Fair Cake’s offerings with new classes like Baking and Decorating Fundamentals, Contemporary Wedding Cakes, and Modern Wedding Cakes. Recognising the importance of inclusive baking, Uma has also developed an array of vegan and gluten-free classes.
Under Uma’s leadership and vision, Fair Cake is becoming the premier destination for aspiring bakers. Her passion for baking and commitment to sharing her expertise is helping home cooks and professionals alike discover the joy of creating special occasion cakes.
Cake Decorating Supplies
£8.99
Our 7inch ganache plates make it effortless to produce a ganache finish on any cake, it's a must-have for cake artists and baking perfectionists - especially whilst hexagons and geometric themes are bang on trend!
£7.50
The edible mix will, without a doubt, make your cakes stand out from the crowd with the eye-catching multi-colour combination with cute metallic pearls, triangle, confetti stars and jimmies. It's the ideal choice of mix to sprinkle on top of birthday cakes, party cupcakes, baby showers, christenings and so much more.
£2.99
Pack of 10 cake dowels. eeZee Dowels are the thickest and strongest dowel available on the market, making it easier than ever to support your cake tiers, yet super easy to cut!
£2.39
It's not all about the cake! Finish your cake masterpieces off perfectly by presenting them on one of our fabulous 10 inch masonite boards.
Why choose Fair Cake?
- We offer unique cake decorating courses not available at other schools.
- We have an excellent long standing reputation that brings in new students through word-of-mouth recommendations.
- Our courses are highly professional, teaching techniques that allow students to create beautifully decorated, bakery-quality cakes.
- Students leave our courses with professional-level decorating skills and gorgeous, impressive cakes.
- Our talented instructor is an industry expert who provides hands-on guidance and shares years of cake decorating knowledge.
- Small class sizes allow for individualised attention and support for students at all skill levels.
Experience our cake school
Our cake school is aimed at both beginners and professionals, so whether you are attending with friends as a fun day out or want to hone your skills to begin a cake-baking business, we are the perfect solution to help you to develop your baking expertise. If you are looking for pastry classes, vegan cake decorating or cake baking and decorating classes, you will find them all in our cake school.
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