Cake Decorators &/or Decorating Schools

You can make plain cakes more attractive and appealing by using sugar arts, icing, and other edible decorative elements.

Cake decorators will specialise in custom, hand-crafted cakes for all occasions from wedding cakes to birthday cakes. Cake decorators will be able to assist with the choice of a cake type and design, and will be able to advise what sized cake is required for the number of people to be served. Cake decorators will have a gallery of designs for you to choose from, or they will be able to use your own original design or decorating idea.

Cake decorating schools will offer cake decorating classes and workshops teaching a variety of simple to more difficult cake decorating skills. A beginner’s class may teach how to make buttercream and iced novelty cakes and cupcakes. A moderate skill class may teach how to mask and ice a two-tier cake with ready to roll icing or how to cut out flowers and decorate cupcakes with butter icing. More advanced classes will teach how to ice a cake using the smooth rolled icing or how to ice and decorate an elaborate birthday or Christmas cake.

Cake decorators will require a deposit at time of ordering with the remainder usually payable on delivery. Cake decorating schools will generally require payment at time of booking and will supply all equipment and materials.