Certificate in Cake Decorating – Module 2 Sugar Flowers (CAS) (9 week class)

CAS is our new cake decorating certificate, designed especially for the beginner. Please note this Diploma is all about Cake Decoration and Sugarcraft, it does not include baking and students would be expected to bake their own bases required for lesson. Students wishing to be taught baking would need to enquire about specialist 1.2.1 tuition. Due to the interest we have received from students wanting to learn the foundations of cake decorating but without the expensive formal qualification, our head of school, senior lecturer, international judge and cake artist Lynda Gilbey, winner of ‘best college’ consecutively at Cake International, has written four modules covering all areas associated within the world of cake decorating and sugarcraft. You can be assured to receive excellent tuition to the highest standard. Lynda has been a senior tutor within the college network for over 25 years, teaching accredited qualifications including City and Guilds, UCLI, CENTRA and ABC AWARDS. Her knowledge and highly qualified background have enabled her to write tutorials for leading Cake Decorating and Sugarcraft magazines opening up her expertise’s to many more than the numerous students who have had the privilege to be taught by her over the past 30 years. This is the Second of the four modules which we are offering at a very competitive price.The art of making sugar flowers can be expensive as many cutters and tools are required, however once purchased and if looked after they are a valued addition to your cake decorating kit. We have covered the basic of all flower making and have chosen classic flowers which will be used on wedding cakes and celebration cakes regularly.

The Flowers produced in these lessons will not be botanically correct but pleasing to the eye. The art of making botanically correct Sugar Flowers can take many hours and are not commercially viable for today’s cake designs, therefore our approach is to make a flower simply, still ensuring a professional finish but requiring less labour time. Producing a beautiful artistic finish and costed at a more realistic figure ensures more commissions. Each lesson I will be demonstrating and explaining a wide variety of techniques however this course hopes to develop your skills to personalise your own designs.

Creating sugar Flowers captures the imagination of most cake decorators and with so many to choose from it can be difficult to know which one to try first The Flowers selected for this module have been carefully chosen so they meet the needs of most cake decorators and can be adapted to a variety of specimens which can then be perfected by beginners, enthusiasts, professionals and hobbyists alike

Course content included

This is our 2nd Module and covers the art of sugar Flower making over a 9-week course (26+hours), consisting of roughly 2.5 hours per class.  Students will be encouraged to practise at home to achieve final grades in pass, credit or distinction level. For those of you who wish to apply for our payment plan (£150 deposit and weekly instalments over course duration) please email us. This lesson will be reduced to a maximum of 4 students. Please note that presentation of final piece and award ceremony will take place on time and date agreed by all students after course completion

Course contents

• Making and colouring Florist/petal paste
• floral plaques
• the principles of wired and unwired flowers
• basic techniques inc softening and shaping petals
• Mexican hat techniques and fantasy flowers
• creating wired arangements
• taping, glazing and colouring techniques
• gerbera and Sunflower
• daisy
• Dahlia
• stephanotis
• pulled and fantasy flowers
• orchids
• lillies
• Lilly of the valley and filler flowers
• blossom and berries
• traditional roses
• sweetpeas
• freesias
• carnations
• honeysuckle
• poinsettia
• plus more

This course can be paid in full or by our payment plan.  Email for information

Location

This course is held in our new teaching facility The Studio. Free Car parking is available very nearby. We are situated within yards of the local bus station and taxi rank, with only a five-minute walk to Atherstone train station (with an hourly service seven-days-a-week to most locations including London and Crewe). Based in the heart of the Midlands Atherstone is on the main A5 national route and close to the M42 motorway, allowing easy access to Birmingham Airport. The Studio offers an informal relaxed atmosphere and as we only cater for small numbers, it ensures you will get a very close and personal teaching experience. Places are limited so book today to avoid disappointment! Don’t delay and miss out on this wonderful opportunity to attend a class with an award-winning college (Winner of best college two-years consecutively at Cake International).

At our school of excellence, we focus on providing quality run courses taught by our head of school, Lynda Gilbey, experienced and highly qualified tutor, approved by Knightsbridge PME and a Senior Salon Culinaire, Lead NISE and Judge for Cake International. At the CakeArt Studio you can be sure of an excellent service in a professional environment. Our class only caters for a maximum of eight students, ensuring you get individual attention in intimate friendly surroundings.

Requirements

To keep costs to a minimum no materials will be provided. The use of some basic equipment will be available to use during lesson, however due to Covid 19 this will be very limited and students will be required to sterilise them before and after use. You will be expected to use a lot of your own equipment to enable us to keep the weekly fees low. A full schedule and list of requirements will be forwarded on enrolment. You will need an apron, plus items listed within the schedule. Please note due to Covid19 restrictions you will be expected to bring along antibacterial wipes to clean down your working area and sharing of equipment will not be allowed unless previously stressed and the wearing of gloves if necessary. Please see our new terms and conditions related to Covid 19

Course Dates/Times

Week 1  29/06/2023 @ 6pm~8:30pm

Week 2 06/07/2023 @ 6pm~8:30pm

Week 3  13/07/2023 @ 6pm~8:30pm

Week 4  20/07/2023 @ 6pm~8:30pm

Week 5  27/07/2023 @ 6pm~8:30pm

Week 6 03/08/2023 @ 6pm~8:30pm

Week 7 10/08/2023 @ 6pm~8:30pm

Week 8 17/08/2023 @ 6pm~8:30pm

Week 9 September @ 6pm~8:30pm

Presentation date to be decided during course Please check class dates incase times have changed before booking

New Covid format

Hi, Thank you for your patience!

 Due to current guidelines, a few changes have been made to ensure a fully ‘Covid Secure’ environment for all learners and staff.

Please visit our Coronavirus Update page for up to date information on our new guidelines at https://www.thecakeartstudio.co.uk/coronavirus prior to your new course starting date.

We also want to make you aware of a new self-declaration form which needs to be filled out and submitted no later or earlier than 48 hours prior to your course starting. This is extremely important and your course place depends on us receiving this information in a timely manner. If for any reason you do not submit this form in time you will lose your course place and any entitlement to a refund.

Please fill out the form here: https://www.thecakeartstudio.co.uk/self-declaration. Please be aware that if you answer any questions with a negative reply, we will request that a Covid test is taken and to be entitled to a complimentary class or transfer a positive test result must be forwarded covering the scheduled date of the lesson missed

We look forward to welcoming you back to The Studio very soon!

If you need any further help or guidance please contact us at [email protected] and we will provide as much support as possible. As you can imagine, this is a very busy time for us, so there might be a slight delay in receiving a reply.

Many thanks,

The CakeArt Studio

PAYMENT PLAN

Please note a 10% discount can be applied to any student wishing to pay in full 4 weeks before commencement date unless we have a special offer on. We also offer a payment scheme of 8 weekly payments of £40 payable each week of the course with a £240 deposit to confirm booking 4 weeks before start date. If you wish further details on our payment plan or want to apply please email us at [email protected]