Social media is awash with beautifully piped cakes and cupcakes, but it can be tricky to know where to start if you’ve never had a go at piping before.

With so many styles and types of piping tips available, you may be wondering how they all work, what they all do and how you can use them to create different effects on your cakes.

In this face-to-face cake decorating class, you will learn:

– How to make a simple ‘American Buttercream’ that can be flavoured in all sorts of different ways.

– How to colour your buttercreams using gel food colourings.

– How to create multi-tonal buttercream effects and finishes.

– How to use different piping tips to create different effects.

– How to use your buttercream to pipe both on cupcakes and larger cakes.

During the class you will receive a handy instruction pack, including all of the recipes you will need to continue practising with piping at home and, of course, you will get to take the cakes you decorate during the class home as well! Whether you choose to share them with anyone is up to you…

 

The class will be held at my dedicated Cooking, Baking and Cake Decorating Academy in the picturesque town of Fareham, Hampshire, conveniently located between Southampton and Portsmouth. Limited parking is available on site however, this will be offered on a first come first served basis.

You will be able to ask questions throughout the class, so you may wish to bring a notepad and pen with you to take notes.

Confirmation of your order will be emailed to you. Once you have paid for the class, keep an eye on your inbox and don’t forget to check those pesky junk folders!

View the Terms and Conditions for face-to-face classes here.

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Mr Baker’s Cake School is located in the Kiln Acre Business Centre in the town of Fareham, close to the M27 motorway. If driving to your class, exit at junction 11 towards Fareham Central. At the roundabout, take the exit onto the A27 towards Fareham before bearing left towards Portchester, Wickham and Fareham Town Centre. At the Delme Roundabout, take the 4th exit onto Wallington Way before crossing the roundabout (first exit) outside Sainsbury’s. At the Wickham Road Roundabout, take the 3rd exit onto Wickham Road and the Kiln Acre Business Centre will be on your left in around 500yds.

If travelling by train, alight at Fareham Train Station. You can find walking directions at this link (https://goo.gl/maps/Lu2wrSsGCTGd2wBn8) or you may wish to take advantage of the taxi rank at the station. The address for the taxi driver is Kiln Acre Business Centre, Wickham Road PO16 7JS.

If travelling by bus, more information can be found at this link (https://www.firstbus.co.uk/).