Free Christmas Cake Baking and Decorating Workshop

News - 8 November 2022

Have you thought about taking 2022's Christmas cake to the next level? Join Learning & Skills at Hummersknott Academy for a fun and exciting workshop to learn how to bake, cover and decorate your own Christmas cake.

It is suitable for beginners and no previous experience is required. All you need to do is bring materials and ingredients, a list of which will  be issued to you ahead of the workshop.

Week 1

You will learn how to line a cake tin, prepare ingredients and bake a traditional fruit cake which you will take home and feed with spirit of your choice. You will then be introduced into the complex and delicious world of sugar craft, creating flowers, bows and various Christmas decorations from modelling paste.

Week 2

You will be taken step by step through how to cover your cake in marzipan and smooth fondant sugar paste and preparing a cake drum to present your masterpiece. The workshop will finish by creating an entirely edible wreath of holly, white sugar roses, candy canes and foliage to adorn your creation.

Cake Baking and Decorating Workshop - Flyer

Due to the number of workstations available, places are limited to 9 and are offered on a first come, first serve basis.

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