MAY

Saturday 1st

1 DAY

Flowers for Beginners
This course is ideal if you are looking to learn the basic techniques for making beautiful sugar flowers, including assembly, taping and wiring skills.

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FOUNDATION CORE

6 Credit points towards Squires Kitchen’s Master Certificate

Ann Skipp

£99

MAY

Monday 3rd
to
Tuesday 4th

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

MAY

Wednesday 5th
to
Friday 7th

3 DAYS

Professional Wedding Cake Course
Whether you make cakes professionally or for friends and family, this course will guide you through all aspects of making a wedding cake from the initial design through to the final assembly.
Paddi will work with you to design your own individual tiered sugarpasted cake of your choice with a colour coordinated wired spray of Calla Lilies, jasmine and foliage.
You will learn a variety of techniques to decorate the top and sides of the cake, with skills that include appliqué, piping, embroidery, and moulds.
This course will give you the confidence to create your very own wedding cakes.
Some previous experience in cake decorating would be an advantage. Early booking is advisable.

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FOCUS COURSE

Students should be confident covering a cake with sugarpaste

Paddi Clark

£375

MAY

Saturday 8th

1 DAY

Novelty Character Modelling                           
Novelty characters are very popular on celebration cakes, and whether you are making cakes for your friends and family or running your own cake decorating business, novelty modelling is an invaluable skill to have.
Author and novelty modelling expert Jan will teach you the secrets of modelling and the basic skills and techniques needed to create amazing novelty people and animals.

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FOUNDATION CORE

6 Credit points towards Squires Kitchen’s Master Certificate

Jan Clement-May

£99

MAY

Monday 10Th to
Saturday 15th

6 DAYS

Professional Intensive Week of Cake Decorating
A fast-track, intensive and professional six-day course designed to cover the key skills in sugarcraft.
Over these six days, you will undertake in-depth theory and practical work, learning about marzipan, royal icing, sugarpaste, sugar flowers and pastillage.
On completion of the course, you will have a very good understanding of the craft and the confidence to further your sugarcraft abilities, whether it is for personal or professional purposes.
This course is informative, fun and rewarding.
All students attending will achieve their SK FOUNDATION MASTER CERTIFICATE.
Module 1 – Monday: Marzipan
Module 2 – Tuesday: Royal Icing
Module 3 – Wednesday: Royal Icing
Module 4 – Thursday: Pastillage
Module 5 – Friday: Sugarpaste
Module 6 – Saturday: Sugar Flowers

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FOUNDATION CORE

Students will complete Squires Kitchen’s Master Certificate

Paddi Clark

£650

MAY

Monday 17th

1 DAY

Summer Chocolate for Beginners with Mark Tilling
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 wedding cakes, celebration cakes, cupcakes and desserts.
Mark will give you a brief history of chocolate and the transition from bean to bar.
You will then learn how to temper chocolate, pipe chocolate designs and how to use transfer sheets to create amazing chocolate decorations.
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.

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FOUNDATION FOCUS

Mark Tilling

£150

MAY

Tuesday 18th
to
Wednesday 19th

2 DAYS

Sugarpaste for Beginners
An essential course for those looking to learn the key skills for covering cakes to achieve a professional finish.
Bring a 6” round fruit cake and Paddi will teach you how to cover it with marzipan and sugarpaste, decorate it with a fabric-effect drape and bows, and use moulds to make decorations such as simple unwired flowers.
You will leave this course with the confidence and ability to create simple and impressive cakes.   

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FOUNDATION CORE

12 Credit points towards Squires Kitchen’s Master Certificate

Paddi Clark

£185

MAY

Thursday 20th to
Friday 21st

2 DAYS

Fabulous Flowers
This class will show you how to create a beautiful and colourful display perfect for the top of a celebration cake.
Paddi will show you how to make Foxgloves, Scabious, Solomon Seal and Hosta foliage. You will also learn the correct use of tools and techniques for making sugar flowers using Sugar Florist Paste, and skills including wiring, taping and assembly.
This course is designed for those with some flower making experience.

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FOCUS COURSE

For students with some flower-making experience

Paddi Clark

£185

MAY

Saturday 22nd to
Sunday 23rd

2 DAYS

Advanced Flowers with Alan Dunn
If you already have experience in making sugar flowers, then this course will be ideal for you. Join Alan to learn more advanced techniques in making sugar flowers and take away new ideas for fantastic floral designs.
This course is a great chance to learn how to make highly realistic sugar flowers with a world leading sugarcraft designer, author, teacher and demonstrator, flowers TBC.
This class is always very popular, so we advise early booking to avoid disappointment.  

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ADVANCED

Alan Dunn

£290

MAY

Monday 24th
to  
Tuesday 25th

2 DAYS

Moulded Chocolates and Truffles
Your tutor Mark Tilling Squires Kitchen’s Master Chocolatier and UK Chocolate Master 2006-2009 will teach you how to make the most tasty chocolates and truffles.
The course will include how to temper chocolate in two different ways, how to make butter and cream ganaches, marzipan, caramels and lots more. You will learn how to use chocolate moulds, how to dip chocolates and roll truffles. Learn how to decorate using cocoa butter colours and different piping techniques. Throughout the course, the  finest chocolates and ingredients from around the world will be used. Take home all that you make and recipes with all your new skills.

ADVANCED

Mark Tilling

£250

MAY

Monday 24th
To
Friday 28th

5 DAYS

5-Day School with Guest Tutors
This exciting and challenging course is a great chance to learn essential cake decorating and sugarcraft skills with a variety of our talented tutors.
Over the five days, you will learn about flower making, modelling, royal icing, sugarpaste and chocolate. This course offers a unique opportunity to work with five different experts each with their own specialist skill and style.
On completion of the course, you will have a very good understanding of the craft and the confidence to further your sugarcraft abilities, whether it is for personal or professional purposes.
Early booking on this popular course is advised to avoid disappointment.
Monday:                Flowers: Alan Dunn
Tuesday:                Royal Icing: Eddie Spence
Wednesday:          Sugarpaste: Paddi Clark
Thursday:               Modelling: Jan Clement-May
Friday:                    Chocolate: Mark Tilling

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FOUNDATION FOCUS

Guest Tutors

£545

MAY

Saturday 29th

1 DAY

Wedding Cupcakes with Mark Tilling
Join Mark Tilling, the UK’s Chocolate Master 2006- 2009, for this new and exciting wedding cupcake course.
Mark will help you develop your cupcake skills with contemporary ideas to create fantastic cakes for a wedding or for any celebration.
Mark will give you a brief history of chocolate and the transition from bean to bar.
This course covers various topics such as:

• Cupcake mixes
• Frosting
• Moulding
• Piping
• Using different colours and powders
• Cupcake decorations

You will also examine the different stands that can be used to display your cupcakes and will then discuss and make different types of cupcake such as carrot, chocolate brownie, sticky toffee pudding, lemon, fresh fruit glazed cupcakes and chocolate cupcakes with moulded chocolate roses.
Mark’s teaching style is relaxed and fun, and you will go home with the knowledge and skills to make your very own Wedding Cupcakes.

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FOUNDATION FOCUS

Mark Tilling

£99