Key Facts

  • Starting
    3 Jun 2026
    Location
    Tooting
    Start Time
    10:30
    End Time
    13:00
    Duration
    4 Weeks
    Study Mode
    Part Time Day
    Days
    Wednesday
    Start Date
    3 Jun 2026
    Level
    Short Course
    Code
    TCRX585FC

    Fees

    19+ Fee
    £ 100

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Cake Decorating - Sugar Flowers

Cake Decorating - Sugar Flowers

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Bring your cake designs to life with the timeless beauty of hand-crafted sugar flowers. In this inspiring short course, you'll learn to create elegant, wired sugar flowers and foliage—perfect for decorating special occasion cakes with a professional touch.

Guided step by step, you'll explore how to work with flower paste, use essential tools and cutters, and shape and wire a seasonal focal flower along with complementary leaves and greenery. You'll also learn expert techniques for colouring with edible dusts and glazes, and how to tape and arrange your creations into a delicate floral spray ready to top a cake.

This course is ideal for beginners and improvers alike, whether you're decorating for a celebration, developing a new hobby, or expanding your cake decorating skills.

A small materials charge of £5 applies.

  • Entry Requirements


    No prior experience required

  • Course Content


    Learn all the essentials and more

    How to:

    • Choosing and using flower paste
    • Selecting the correct tools and equipment
    • Colouring flowers with edible dusts and gels
    • Making wired petals and flower centres (using stamens or cotton)
    • Creating wired and veined leaves
    • Assembling flowers and foliage for cake decoration

    Sample flowers may include: clematis, alstroemeria (Peruvian lily), rose, orchid, filler blossoms, and hydrangea petals

  • Progression Next Steps


    Progression on to the Cake Decorating - Modern Techniques or other short cake decorating courses

  • Course Structure


    The teacher will contact you with what ingredients to bring to class before the first session.

  • Assessment Details


    Your tutor will give you regular feedback during lessons and there will be opportunities to share ideas with the class. You'll also have individual targets set, to ensure you are challenged to work at an appropriate level for you.