Key Facts
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Starting
15 Jan 2026- Location
- Tooting
- Start Time
- 10:30
- End Time
- 13:00
- Duration
- 10 Weeks
- Study Mode
- Part Time Day
- Days
- Thursday
- Start Date
- 15 Jan 2026
- Level
- Short Course
- Code
- TABX234TL
Fees
- 19+ Fee
- £ 112.50
Cake Decorating: Modern Techniques for Self-Employment: Developing Skills
Discover how to create beautiful, modern cake designs that stand out and impress. This engaging course is perfect for beginners and developing decorators who want to build confidence, explore new techniques, and take their cake-making to the next level. Whether you're decorating for friends and family or thinking about starting a small business, you'll enjoy a supportive, hands-on environment that encourages creativity and skill development.
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Entry Requirements
Some prior experience such as completing 'Cake Decorating: Mastering the Basics' is useful. -
Course Content
You may sample skills such as:-- Airbrushing
- Floral work using edible paper and florist paste
- Buttercream piped illusion cake, tall cakes and piped bento gift boxes
- Watercolour, textures, silhouettes, balls, edible sails
- Novelty sugar paste and modelling
- Chocolate ganache, drips and favours *Royal icing and piping such as decorated iced sugar gift cookies
You will supply your own materials and baked cakes for this course and will be advised before the start of the course what to bring for the first session.
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Progression Next Steps
Progression on to other short cake decorating courses in ACL -
Additional Information
The teacher will contact you with what to bring to class before the first session.Course times: 10:30 - 13:00
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Course Structure
Each weekly session includes tutor demonstrations, guided practice, and opportunities to develop your own cake designs. You'll bring your own materials and bakes to each class, allowing you to build skills through hands-on learning and personalised feedback. -
Assessment Details
Observation and feedback from the teacher
