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Part Time Cake Decorating & Sugarcraft-Beginner

Course Code

HOSP001A.FC

Start Date

14/01/2027

End Date

25/03/2027

Location

Broxbourne Campus

Study Mode

Part Time

This beginner’s course is designed to introduce you to the art of cake decoration and sugar craft, following trends and styles. During this ten week course, your tutor will guide you through every stage of your learning through demonstrations, information sheets, discussion and 1-1 guidance. Within the planned, two-hour sessions, you will be taught a range of skills to enable you to produce cakes and sugar decorations with confidence. You will need to bring your own ingredients and equipment to the class and a list will be provided on enrolment.

How to book

Bookings for our short courses and workshops can be made via our online payment portal at HRC Online Shop/Part Time.

Please click here to be taken directly to the course product page on our online shop.

Please add the course to your cart before making payment via your online shop account, ensuring you fully complete the checkout process.

If you have not used our payment portal before, please click here and select “Register for an Account”. You will only need to register for an account once.

For further details regarding the booking process, please see the FURTHER INFORMATION section below.

What will I be doing?

You will be working with a wide range of mediums including buttercream, fondant iciing, royal icing, modelling paste, petail paste, marzipan, sponge cakes and fruit cakes. You will also learn how to create sugar models, sugar flowers, decorate cupcakes, piping and covering cakes with both buttercream and fondant icing, leading up to the festive season and decorating a Christmas cake. A full list of the planned lessons is available on request.

How will I be assessed?

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What do I need to bring?

Ingredients to class You will need to bring your own ingredients and equipment to the class as these are not included and need to be purchased separately. The tutor will supply you with an equipment list on enrolment. Great consideration has been made, regarding extra costs when planning the course and costs have been kept to a minimum. Please email the tutor Lisa Braxton-Jones if you have any questions at lbraxton-jones@hrc.ac.uk

Entry Requirements

This course is suitable for anybody with an interest in cake decorating and sugar craft at beginner level. There are no entry requirements.

Fee information

£150.00 for the 10-week block.

Added Extras

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What can I do next?

Students can progress onto the Cake Decorating and Sugarcraft Improvers course in January. This course is for people with some experience of cake decoration, who want to develop their skills further and improve on their previous learning. The Improvers course includes wired flowers, novelty cakes, piped buttercream flowers, modelling, and ganache.

Further information

How to enrol

To enrol on any of our part time courses please contact our Information Centre on 01992 411411.

For further information please contact info at info@hrc.ac.uk

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Cake Decorating & Sugar Craft (Evening)

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