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Learn New Skills

  • Scheduled weekend workshops
  • Intensive one-to-one tuition
  • Workshops organised by your group, school. college etc
    (from £40.00 per person)

All workshops are designed for beginners to advanced students using sugarpaste, modeling paste and marzipan.

The scheduled weekend workshops are held in Ashford, Middlesex, only 10 minutes from
Heathrow Airport, 16 miles from central London. (see below for details)

Should you require overnight accommodation, the Staines Travel Lodge, Runnymede Hotel and Thames Lodge Hotel
are all only a 10 minute drive.

 

 

 

Each student will have quality attention as the workshops are small, between 3-7 persons. Covering cake sculpture and modeling, these workshops are for the beginner through to advanced students who wish to brush up their skills.

If you prefer, intensive one-to-one tuition can be arranged on a mutually convenient date for
£300.00 per day, 10 am-4pm.

These workshops will cover any subject, including cake sculpture, modeling, piping, sugar flowers, etc., and can be shared with a friend, or even two. Please Email to enquire.

Unless otherwise stated, there are some requirements for certain workshops. After booking details are usually sent 2-3 weeks prior to the workshop. These requirements are usually a cake or cake dummy, buttercream if using cake, a cake board, suitable box and around 2kg of sugarpaste. If you have any concerns about baking or supplying any requirements then I can arrange them for you, just let me know when confirming attendance.

Please also bring along you own lunch, but snacks, homemade cakes and cookies are provided, along with tea, coffee, mineral water and juice.

My books on novelty cakes/modeling can be purchased on the day, but if you already have them, you can bring them along for personalisation or signature if you wish.

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Before sending a booking form please contact me via Email to confirm there are still places available on your chosen course.

Debbie also teaches classes internationally:



Please click on the above for more information


Former students that attended 6 or more workshops during 2009 may discount each workshop booked for 2010 by 20%.

January 23 or 24 – One day workshop - Sculpt from cake the famous character Pingu, learning how to shave and sculpt successfully and cover an unusual shape with sugarpaste, from ‘Children’s Character Cakes’.
£100.00


March 13/14 – Two day workshop – Make the wonderful Rainbow Magic Castle with its tall towers and pretty rainbow, and make as many of the rainbow fairies as time permits, from ‘Children’s Character Cakes’.
£200.00

March 20 – One day workshop – Students will make the figure model of Ganesh ready for a cake top.
£100.00

April 10/11 – One day workshop – Model the cutest figure of Bob the Builder with Pilchard the Cat. If time permits we will also make the fun paint pot mini cakes, from
‘Children’s Character Cakes’.
£100.00

April 24/25 – Two day workshop – Students will sculpt the sunken pirate ship with its treasure of gold and jewels, from
‘Enchanting Magical Cakes’.
£200.00

May 29 or 30 – One day workshop – Learn to cover a cake successfully and use as a base for the pretty modelled figure of Angelina Ballerina dancing in the stars and clouds, from
‘Children’s Character Cakes’.
£100.00

July 10/11 –Two day workshop- Students will sculpt from cake the ever popular Thomas the Tank Engine, complete with railway track. This cake can be adapted into a basic train shape suitable for many other designs, from
‘Children’s Character Cakes’.
£200.00

July 24 or 25 – One day workshop – Make a simplified castle from cake dummies and model the wonderful fire dragon from ‘Enchanting Magical Cakes’.
£100.00

August 7 or 8 – One day workshop – Students will model a beetle car with a bride & groom, suitable for use as a cake top.
£100.00

October 16 or 17 – One day workshop – Make this pretty Sugar Plum Fairy cake sculpture with her detailed and finely painted face.
£100.00

October 30 or 31 – One day workshop – Make this great cake sculpture wizard at his table of spells ready for the Halloween celebrations.
£100.00

November 13 or 14 – One day workshop – Make these gorgeous cupcake princesses, practice your royal icing piping skills piping beautiful swirls and patterns on their dresses.
£100.00

November 27 or 28 - One day workshop – Students will make from either cake or cake dummy a pretty sprite fairy waterfall. Learn fine figure modelling with realistic limbs and fantasy inspired detailed faces.
£100.00

December 4 or 5 – One day workshop – Model this cute family of mice dancing around a Christmas tree and use as a pretty cake top for your Christmas cake.
£100.00

Please note that a deposit of £25.00 is required for each workshop booked.
(No deposit is required for 1-2-1 Workshops)


Email me here for workshop enquiries

2010 International Workshops
Contact debra.brown@btinternet.com for details:
 
FEBRUARY 2010: Seattle
MARCH 2010: The Netherlands
MAY 2010: Rio, Sao Paulo, Recife, Curitiba
JUNE 2010: Melbourne, Sydney, Auckland and Brisbane
SEPTEMBER 2010: Houston
OCTOBER 2010: KL Malaysia & Mexico
NOVEMBER 2010: Portugal