SHORT COURSES
A course to enable you to develop skills and confidence in basic cake decorating techniques required for making a range of celebration and party cakes.
You will learn how to:
– Make and use icings
– Pipe basic shells and scrolls
– Model simple top decorations
– Make flowers using sugar paste and cutters
– Pipe flowers using royal icing
– Create basic novelty designs using sugar paste with food colours and textures
Cake Decorating & Sugarcraft – Intermediate
Level: Beginners
Tutor: Dianne Maitland
Course dates: 22nd September to 20th October 2026
Length of course: 5 weeks
Day/Times: Tuesday evenings, 6.00 to 8.30pm
Venue: Hereford Campus, Folly Lane, Hereford, HR1 1LS
Cost: Tuition £55 + additional costs £10 = £65
Materials Required
For the first session, you will need:
· Notebook, pen
· Apron
At later sessions during the course, you will need the following, however the tutor will advise you further:
· Modelling paste to create sugar flowers
· A cake topper
· Buttercream to decorate cupcakes using different methods of piping
Please note that these materials are purchased at your own expense
Extra costs: A few more items may need to be purchased during the course
No experience necessary
