Key Facts

Cake Decorating - Sugar Flowers

Make and arrange some wired sugar flowers and foliage for a beautiful cake decoration. You will learn how to: make, choose and use flower pastes; choose and use basic tools and equipment for flowers; use flower cutters and templates; make and wire a seasonal focal sugar flower; make and wire foliage; use dusts and glazes, tape and arrange a small spray for a cake topper.

A materials charge of £5 for this course.

  • Course Content


    Learn all the essentials and more

    How to: Choose and use flower paste Choose and use correct tools and equipment Colour your flowers realistically using dusts and gels Make wired petals Make flower centres using stamens or cotton Make wired and veined leaves Assemble flowers and foliage for beautiful cake decorations

    Flowers you may sample: clematis, alstroemeria (Peruvian lily) rose, orchid, filler blossom and hydrangea petals