CHOCOLATE TECHNIQUES

This 1/2 day hands on workshop is perfect for those who have an interest in learning the many techniques of decorating cakes with chocolate. The workshop includes covering cakes, making chocolate panels, wraps, chards, spikes, truffles, curling and dipping. Included in the workshop fee are ingredients to make 2 chocolate cakes, participants are required to make these cakes and bring to the workshop.  Each participant will go home with their beautifully decorated 2 tier masterpiece cake. Cost $100, all inclusive. Maximum participants 6.

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Saturday 11 May 9.30am – 1.30pm

MOTHERS’ DAY CAKE

This  2 1/2  hour course will teach you the skills to successfully ice and decorate a gorgeous cake just perfect for Mothers’ Day or any other special occasion.  Cover your mud cake with  chocolate fondant ready to roll icing then decorate with stunning chocolate leather rose spray and patterned drapes. Cost $20 plus materials. Maximum participants 9.

Next Available Workshop

Friday 10 May 10am – 12noon

CUPCAKES

Good for ideas and tips if you have a birthday coming up or a special occasion where you need to bring a plate. This 3 hour class is a mix of demonstration and hands on with simple techniques for making and decorating cupcakes. Aimed at the novice, using buttercream, fondant and chocoalte you will learn a range of piping skills and easy, effective decorating ideas.  Cost $55, all inclusive.  Maximum participants 12.

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Wednesday 17 April 10am – 1pm

Saturday 20 April 10am – 1pm – filling fast

ANIMAL CHARACTER CUPCAKES

More wonderful ideas for cupcakes. Learn how to make cute animal character cupcakes using roll out fondant.  Make 6 different themes. Cost $30 plus materials. Maximum participants 10.

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Thursday 4 April 9.30am – 11.30pm
Thursday 11 April 10am – 12noon

EASTER CHARACTER CUPCAKES

More wonderful ideas for cupcakes. Learn how to make cute Easter themed character cupcakes using roll out fondant.  Make 6 different themes. Cost $30 plus materials. Maximum participants 10.

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Friday 22 March 2013 10am – 12noon
Tuesday 26 March 2013 1pm – 3pm

BEGINNERS FLOWER CLASSES

These classes will be held over 3 weeks with each session running for 2 hours.  You will make fabulous life like roses, sweetpea and jasmine all arranged in a beautiful spray suitable for the top of a celebration cake such as wedding, engagement, 21st,  anniversary and special birthday.  Learn techniques using cutters and also hand moulded flowers and leaves.  The class will also include a few little pieces suitable for cupcakes.  Cost $55 plus materials.  Maximum partipants 10.

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Thursday 27 February – Thursday 14 March  2013 10am – 12noon

LIVING CARD – another flower workshop good for beginners

This workshop will be held over 3 weeks with each session running for 2 hours.  You will make a wonderful floral arrangement framed in a fondant  card. Filled with gorgeous tiny carnations and daisies you will love this project, suitable for the top of a celebration cake or even as a lovely keepsake.  Cost $55 plus materials.  Maximum partipants 10.

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Friday 19 April – Friday 3 May 2013 10am – 12noon

WILTON’S CAKE DECORATING COURSE 1 -Discover Cake Decorating

We are very excited to now offer the new Wilton’s Cake Decorating Course 1. Learn the Wilton method of cake decorating covering, working with buttercream, borders, icing flowers and the Ribbon Rose, writing, drop flowers, stars and shells, figure piping, character cakes, pattern transfers and more. The course runs over 4 weeks.

Cost $180, included in this cost is 8 hours tuition – 4 weeks x 2 hours, a Wilton Course 1 Kit and a Wilton student lesson plan booklet, some other materials will need to be supplied by participants. Maximum partipants 10.

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Thursday 30 May, 6, 13, 20 June 10am – 12noon
Thursday 30 May, 6, 13, 20 June 6pm – 8pm

WILTON’S CAKE DECORATING COURSE 2 – Flowers and Borders

Build on the skills you learned in Course 1 with this wonderful 4 week course. Master elegant new borders featuring rosettes, reverse shells and rope designs. Give your cakes incredible dimension with the addition on Colour Flow decorations.  Create lovely new flowers like rosebuds, lilies, daisies, daffodils, mums and more. Use these flowers in a grand finale, an impressive basket cake using the interwoven basketweave technique.

Next Available Workshops

Wednesday 1 May – Wednesday 22 May 10am – 12noon

Wednesday 1 May – Wednesday 22 May 6pm – 8pm

WILTON’S CAKE DECORATING COURSE  – Fondant and Gum Paste

For those who are eager to learn more wonderful Wilton skills. In this 4 week course you’ll explore an incredible array of richly detailed flowers, borders and accents using these dough like icings.  Begin by creating the perfect smooth surface to show off your decorations, as you cover a cake and base board with fondant. Learn the secrets of handling, cutting and tinting fondant and gum paste. Add beautiful textured effects such as punched strips and appliques. And create the perfect finishing touch to your cakes as you craft many breathtaking blossoms, including a multi-layer fantasy flower.

Cost $180, included in this cost is 8 hours tuition – 4 weeks x 2 hours, a Wilton Course Kit and a Wilton student lesson plan booklet, some other materials will need to be supplied by participants. Maximum partipants 10.

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Wednesday 6 March – Wednesday 27 March 2013 10am – 12noon
Wednesday 6 March – Wednesday 27 March 2013 6pm – 8pm

ADVANCED FLOWER CLASSES No 1.

Due to the success of beginners’ flowers we are now running an advanced class for those that want to learn more.  These classes will be held over 3 weeks with each session running for 2 hours.  You will make beautiful Sugar Art Orchids and Liliums, the most popular flowers for the special occasion cake or wedding cake.  Cost $55 plus materials.  Maximum partipants 10.

Next Available Workshop dates released later 2013

ADVANCED FLOWER CLASSES No 2

We are now running another advanced class in flowers for those who have attended the beginners and advanced 1 courses. These classes will introduce the Classic Arum Lily and the ever popular Azalea.   The class will be held over 3 weeks with each session running for 2 hours.  Cost $55 plus materials.  Maximum partipants 10.

Next Available Workshop dates released later 2013

ADVANCED FLOWER CLASSES No 3.

These classes will be held over 3 weeks with each session running for 2 hours.  You will make beautiful Sugar Art Magnolia and Cherry Blossom.  Beginners Flowers is a pre-requisite for this class.  Cost $55 plus materials. Maximum partipants 10.

Next Available Workshop dates released later 2013

NEW ADVANCED FLOWER CLASS – Country Flowers

This class will make poppies, wheat, lavender and daisies.  The classes will be held over 3 weeks with each session running for 2 hours. Cost $55 plus materials.  Maximum partipants 10.

Next Available Workshop dates announced later 2013

NEW ADVANCED FLOWER CLASS – Spring Flowers

These classes will be held over 3 weeks with each session running for 2 hours. Cost $55 plus materials.  Maximum partipants 10.

Next Available Workshop date released later 2013

 

SUGARCRAFT MODELLING

Bride and Groom
A 4 hour workshop spread over 2 mornings.   Have a bit of fun creating a cartoon character bride and groom. Great for cake toppers for kitchen teas, hen’s parties and every other fun celebration for the special couple. The skills you learn will easily be adapted to create other figures at home for a range of occasions. Cost $40 plus materials.  Maximum partipants 9.

Next Available Workshops announced later 2013

MODERN FRUIT CAKE

This 3 week, 6 hours course will teach you the skills to successfully ice and decorate a celebration fruit cake.  Cover your cake with almond and fondant ready to roll icing then decorate with beautiful modern designs. Cost $55 plus materials. Maximum participants 8.

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More dates released later 2013

TRADITIONAL CHRISTMAS CAKE

This 3 week, 6 hour course will teach you the skills to successfully ice and decorate a Christmas cake (or any celebration cake).  Cover a Christmas cake with almond and fondant ready to roll icing then decorate with beautiful sugar art Christmas roses, holly and pine cones.  Cost $55 plus materials.

Next Available Workshops released later 2013

CHRISTMAS CHARACTER CUPCAKES

More wonderful ideas for cupcakes.  Learn how to make cute Christmas character cupcakes using roll out fondant. Make 6 different themes. Cost $35 plus materials. Maximum participants 10.

Next Available Workshops announced later 2013

PLEASE NOTE: We are unable to accommodate babies or children at our workshops. 

Our cake decorating supplies cater for the novice cake maker right through to the professional.

We can help you with ideas and stock a wonderful range of decorations for CUPCAKES. Popular items we have available are

Icings

• ready to roll – white, almond, chocolate, white chocolate, red, green
• buttercream
• vegetable shortening

Sugars

• pure icing
• icing mixture
• snow sugar
• hail sugar
• brown sugar

Cake Mixes

All of our cake mixes come with recipe sheets
chocolate mud, white mud, chocolate, basic butter cake, sponge and cupcake mix

Piping Equipment

• Piping tubes – range of sizes
• Cloth piping bags
• Disposable piping bags

Oils and Flavours

• Essences
  Pure Vanilla, Vanilla bean paste, Clear vanilla, Clear Butter
• Flavouring oils for chocolates
  hazelnut, strawberry, orange, kahlua, raspberry, peppermint, lemon
• fillings for chocolates
  raspberry, orange, strawberry, kahlua, coffee, banana, pineapple, lime

Sprinkles and Glitter

The easiest way to give your cakes the wow factor! Easy to use, economical and guaranteed great results.

• Edible glitter
  multi coloured, pink, purple, clear, green, blue, red, green, gold, silver, orange, disco hologram (really fine sparkling silver), gold hologram
• sprinkles
  hearts, flowers, sequins, dinosaurs, fish, shamrocks, bats, bears, racing cars, poker suits, stars, butterflies, bunny faces, gingerbread men
• sanding sugars
  multi coloured, pink, pastel pink, purple, blue, opal, orange, red, gold, green, black, pale green, dark green
• non-pareils – single colours
  lavender, red, blue, pink, white, black

Sugar Cachous

• silver, gold, pink, blue, green, red, multi coloured
• chocolate filled silver hearts, chocolate pebbles

Icing Flowers

medium, small and baby in a range of lovely colours, perfect for cup cakes

Icing Butterflies

Fairies

we have the most gorgeous range of fairies at very reasonable prices