Cake Decorating and Patisserie Masterclass (SOLD OUT)

This is a cake decorating masterclass which aims to inspire and educate you and take your cake making to another level with award winning cake maker and patisserie chef Charlotte Marrifield.

Join Charlotte Marrifield, celebrated patisserie chef and  cake maker to the stars, on this full day "hands on" cake decorating masterclass learning some of the essential techniques of the art of contemporary cake decorating and patisserie work.

Charlotte is renowned within the patisserie world and is the owner of boutique patisserie Sugar Therapy and the Harrogate Cake Company. She also supplies her award winning patisserie and cakes to foodie emporium Fodder in Harrogate and Waitrose and she has received 23 Great Taste Awards to date for her work.
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Charlotte has designed many stunning wedding and celebration cakes including an amazing Swarovski crystal skull wedding cake, which saw her dubbed the ‘Damien Hirst of the dessert world’. 


Alongside Charlotte, you will work on three stacked sponge cakes to give you the height needed to create a spectacular "on trend" celebration drip cake, which you can take home at the end of the day to impress family and friends!


This course will introduce you to patisserie and cake decorating skills and is suitable for both beginners and accomplished cake decorators. Ideal whether you are wanting to make cakes at home as a hobby or you are considering turning your hobby into a cake decorating business.

The patisserie and cake decorating skills learned on this day will include how to:

• file and stack cakes
• use off set palette knives
• crumb coat your cakes
• use buttercream masking
• make mirror glaze coating
• temper chocolate to make decorative chocolate shards and a host of chocolate decorations such as scrolls, ruffles and galaxy plaques
• use chocolate modelling paste to make fabulous abstract white chocolate roses
• create metallic gold drizzle
• hand paint your cake
• use edible gold in your cake creation
• include fresh summer fruits in your cake design

At the end of the course Charlotte will have guided you through the whole design and cake decorating process helping you individually along the way and ensuring you have the essential cake decorating skills and have gained the confidence to recreate contemporary celebration cakes at home.


Come along and be amazed at what you can create!


Course time: 10.00 - 4.00


This course includes all refreshments, lunch and handouts.