Cake Decorating Workshops and Classes

Discover the art of buttercream piping in this hands-on workshop, designed for enthusiastic home bakers looking to level up their skills and professionals wanting to refine their technique.

Victoria will explain how to make the perfect cupcakes complete with recipes for your convenience. You’ll then be guided through a range of piping techniques – versatile skills you can use time and again – before putting them into practice with plenty of decorating time.

Across the session you’ll decorate 14 cupcakes that will be arranged into two stunning cupcake bouquets. You’ll also learn how to construct and gift-wrap your bouquet, ready to present as a stylish edible gift.

Flowers you’ll create include:

• Rose
• Hydrangea
• Sunflower
• Chrysanthemum
• Daisy

You’ll leave with two beautifully finished large cupcake bouquets – please bring a sturdy bag or box for transport.

What’s included:

• Tea, coffee and refreshments throughout the day
• All ingredients, equipment and gift-wrap
• Your decorated cupcakes to take home (please bring suitable containers)
• Full workshop notes emailed after the class
• Best of all, we take care of the washing up!

Skill Level: Suitable for all abilities.

Create one of the most sought-after cake designs of recent years in this hands-on decorating workshop with Victoria. Inspired by the elegant vintage heart cakes seen across social media and celebrations everywhere, you’ll learn the art of transforming a simple cake into a beautifully piped showpiece.

Working with a pre-baked layered cake, Victoria will guide you through shaping, filling and finishing your cake before introducing you to the decorative over-piping techniques that define the classic Lambeth style. From delicate shells and swags to intricate borders and flourishes, you’ll discover how layers of piping can create a stunning vintage effect.

With expert guidance throughout, you’ll have the opportunity to personalise your design with your choice of colours and decorative details, creating a cake that’s completely unique to you.

Skills you will learn:

• How to shape and prepare a layered cake into the classic vintage heart design.
• Filling, crumb-coating and covering a cake with buttercream.
• Achieving a smooth, professional finish ready for decorating.
• Traditional Lambeth-style piping techniques, including shells, borders, swags and over-piping.
• How to build depth and texture using multiple piping styles.
• Colouring buttercream and creating a design that reflects your own style.
• Tips and techniques for achieving neat, consistent piping at home.

You’ll leave with a beautifully decorated vintage heart cake to take home, so please bring a sturdy cake box or carrier.

What’s included:

• Tea, coffee and refreshments throughout the workshop.
• All ingredients, equipment and decorating materials provided.
• Your finished vintage heart cake to take home.
• Best of all, we take care of the washing up!

Whether you’re new to cake decorating or looking to develop your piping skills, this workshop is the perfect way to learn the techniques behind this timeless and elegant cake trend.

Designed for enthusiastic home bakers looking to level up their skills, as well as professionals wanting to refine their technique, this hands-on workshop will teach you how to create beautifully decorated cupcakes and transform them into stunning edible bouquets.

Victoria will guide you through everything you need to know to make the perfect cupcakes, with recipes provided for you to take home and enjoy again and again. You’ll then learn a range of versatile piping techniques, from creating delicate petals to beautifully defined flowers, before putting your new skills into practice during plenty of decorating time.

Across the session, you’ll decorate 14 cupcakes and arrange them into two spectacular cupcake bouquets. You’ll also learn how to construct and gift-wrap your bouquets, making them the perfect stylish and thoughtful edible gift.

Flowers you’ll create

• Rose
• Hydrangea
• Sunflower
• Chrysanthemum
• Daisy

At the end of the workshop, you’ll take home two beautifully finished large cupcake bouquets – Please bring a sturdy bag or box to safely transport your creations home.

What’s included:

• Tea, coffee and refreshments throughout the day
• All ingredients, equipment and gift-wrap
• Your decorated cupcakes to take home (please bring suitable containers)
• Full workshop notes emailed after the class
• Best of all, we take care of the washing up!

Learn the essential skills of professional cake decorating in this hands-on workshop with Victoria. From preparing your cake to adding the finishing touches, you’ll be guided through each stage to create a beautifully decorated cake that’s uniquely yours.

You’ll learn how to stack, dowel, level, fill and crumb-coat a pre-made cake, before creating a smooth, professional buttercream finish. Victoria will also demonstrate techniques for achieving clean, sharp edges and the perfect drip. With expert guidance throughout, you’ll have plenty of opportunity to experiment and add your own creative flair to your design.

Skills you will learn:

• Stack, dowel and prepare a pre-made cake for decorating.
• Apply buttercream for a smooth, professional finish.
• Create clean, sharp edges and a polished finish.
• Create the perfect drip.
• Master buttercream piping techniques, including swirls and decorative shapes.
• Choose your favourite techniques and bring them together to create your own unique cake design.

You’ll leave the workshop with a beautifully finished cake to take home. Please bring a sturdy bag or cake box for safe transport.

What’s included:

• Tea, coffee and refreshments throughout the day
• All ingredients, equipment and gift-wrap
• Your decorated cake to take home (please bring suitable containers)
• Full workshop notes emailed after the class
• Best of all, we take care of the washing up!

Discover the art of chocolate making in this fun and hands-on Easter workshop!

You’ll begin with a detailed demonstration of how to temper chocolate, giving you the skills and confidence to practise at home. You’ll then put your knowledge into action using pre-tempered Belgian chocolate to create your very own Free-Standing Belgian Chocolate Inclusion Egg.

Your beautiful chocolate egg will be filled with delicious treats that you’ll make yourself, including hand-rolled Belgian chocolate truffles and hand-piped chocolates. To finish, your creation will be beautifully presented in cellophane wrap, ribbon and a gift tag—ready to give as a special Easter gift (or enjoy yourself!).

What You’ll Learn & Create

• Free-Standing Belgian Chocolate Inclusion Egg
• Hand-rolled Belgian chocolate truffles, finished with spun white chocolate
• Hand-piped chocolate creations
• The essential techniques for tempering chocolate, which you can recreate at home

Come along, get creative and celebrate Easter with plenty of chocolate!

What’s Included:

• Tea/Coffee or soft drinks on arrival, all ingredients you need including cellophane to present your egg.
• We have basic containers; however, we recommend you bring your own study ones.
• The added bonus is the washing up is all done for you!

Create one of the most sought-after cake designs of recent years in this hands-on decorating workshop with Victoria. Inspired by the elegant vintage heart cakes seen across social media and celebrations everywhere, you’ll learn the art of transforming a simple cake into a beautifully piped showpiece.

Working with a pre-baked layered cake, Victoria will guide you through shaping, filling and finishing your cake before introducing you to the decorative over-piping techniques that define the classic Lambeth style. From delicate shells and swags to intricate borders and flourishes, you’ll discover how layers of piping can create a stunning vintage effect.

With expert guidance throughout, you’ll have the opportunity to personalise your design with your choice of colours and decorative details, creating a cake that’s completely unique to you.

Skills you will learn:

• How to shape and prepare a layered cake into the classic vintage heart design.
• Filling, crumb-coating and covering a cake with buttercream.
• Achieving a smooth, professional finish ready for decorating.
• Traditional Lambeth-style piping techniques, including shells, borders, swags and over-piping.
• How to build depth and texture using multiple piping styles.
• Colouring buttercream and creating a design that reflects your own style.
• Tips and techniques for achieving neat, consistent piping at home.

You’ll leave with a beautifully decorated vintage heart cake to take home, so please bring a sturdy cake box or carrier.

What’s included:

• Tea, coffee and refreshments throughout the workshop.
• All ingredients, equipment and decorating materials provided.
• Your finished vintage heart cake to take home.
• Best of all, we take care of the washing up!

Whether you’re new to cake decorating or looking to develop your piping skills, this workshop is the perfect way to learn the techniques behind this timeless and elegant cake trend.