DECEMBER

Tuesday 1st
to
Thursday 3rd

3 DAYS

Textured Christmas Collar Cake: Advanced Royal Icing
If you are already familiar with using royal icing, then this course will take you a step further to create an impressive collar for a Christmas cake.
You will start with a sugarpasted cake, and will then go on make a half collar for the side edge, using textured royal icing and pressure piping techniques.
Paddi will also show you how to do run-outs, brush embroidery and iced flowers including poinsettias, Christmas roses, leaves, grapes and vines.
The design will be incorporated onto the cake side and board for an impressive final result.

ZS091202-PC

ADVANCED

Paddi Clark

£320

DECEMBER

Friday 4th

1 DAY

Celebration Miniature Cakes
Individual miniature cakes are a popular choice for many occasions – children’s parties, birthdays, dinner parties and weddings to name but a few.
On the course we will cover ideas and designs that will incorporate many different skills including sugarpaste techniques, piped flowers, modelling, moulds and many more.
Impress your guests with these delightful miniature cakes.

ZS091204-SG

FOUNDATION FOCUS

Susan Griffiths

£99

DECEMBER

Sunday 6h
to
Monday 7th

2 DAYS

Mini showpieces course
Lean how to make an amazing showpieces with your tutor Mark Tilling Squires Kitchen’s Master Chocolatier and UK Chocolate Master 2006-2009. He will teach you all you need to know about chocolate and the different techniques from using transfer sheets, moulds, to moulding chocolate and spraying with different cocoa butter colours.

ADVANCED

Mark Tilling

£250

DECEMBER

Wednesday 9th

1 DAY

Cookie Decoration
Pretty decorated and shaped cookies make a fabulous and fashionable alternative to traditional gifts and wedding favours and are sure to be enjoyed by your guests.
Learn a variety of creative styles and techniques to impress every time!

ZS091209-SG

FOUNDATION FOCUS

Susan Griffiths

£99

DECEMBER

Thursday 10th

1 DAY

Christmas Cupcakes             
Learn how to make the perfect cupcake with tutor Mark Tilling, the UK Chocolate Master 2006-2009.
This course will cover many different skills including mixes, frostings, moulding, piping, using different colours and powders, decorations and different designs.
You will make chocolate cupcakes decorated using stars and sparkles and fruit flavoured cupcakes decorated with candy canes and Christmas flowers.
Mark’s teaching style is relaxed and fun, and you will go home with the knowledge and skills to make your very own cupcakes for Christmas which would make great gifts for friends or family.

ZS091210-MT

FOUNDATION FOCUS

Mark Tilling

£99

DECEMBER

Saturday 12th
to
Sunday 13th

Christmas Chocolate for Beginners      
Join Mark Tilling, the UK’s Chocolate Master 2006- 2009, on one of our new and very exciting courses.
Learn how to make beautiful chocolate decorations for Christmas that could be given as gifts, or just kept for yourself!
Mark will give you a brief history of chocolate and about the transition from bean to bar.
You will then get to work piping chocolate designs (such as 3D Christmas trees and stars), moulding snowmen and trees in Cocoform, piping chocolate into shapes using moulds and using transfer sheets to create amazing chocolate decorations.
Mark will also show you how to make chocolate Christmas baubles, chocolate cups, chocolate bars, frozen decorations and garnishes for chocolate desserts.
Mark’s teaching style is relaxed and fun, and you will go home with the knowledge and skills to make your very own chocolate creations for Christmas.

ZS091212-MT

FOUNDATION FOCUS

Mark Tilling

£185

DECEMBER

Tuesday 15th

1 DAY

(a repeat of the course on 10th December)

Christmas Cupcakes
Learn how to make the perfect cupcake with tutor Mark Tilling, the UK Chocolate Master 2006-2009.
This course will cover many different skills including mixes, frostings, moulding, piping, using different colours and powders, decorations and different designs.
You will make chocolate cupcakes decorated using stars and sparkles and fruit flavoured cupcakes decorated with candy canes and Christmas flowers.
Mark’s teaching style is relaxed and fun, and you will go home with the knowledge and skills to make your very own cupcakes for Christmas, that would make great gifts for friends or family.

ZS091215-MT

FOUNDATION FOCUS

Mark Tilling

£99

DECEMBER

Wednesday 16th
to
Thursday 17th

2 DAYS

Ice Crystal Miniature Cakes & Christmas Bauble Cookies
Come and join Peggy on her new course this Christmas based on ideas from her new book Cake Chic.
Ice Crystal Miniature Cakes are inspired by Victorian tree ornaments; these ornate cakes are timelessly elegant and will add a touch of magic to your Christmas or winter –themed table. Learn how to make edible tree decorations in the form of baubles that are both elegant and sophisticated placed on your Christmas tree.

ZS091216-PP

FOUNDATION FOCUS

Peggy Porschen

£290