Mini hot air balloon

Make Rice Krispie Treat to model the balloon, ice a mini cake for the basket, decorate and add a cute bear - lots of skills to learn

Upcoming Start Dates

The course will begin by learning about Rice Krispie Treat.  You will make your own and then shape it into a balloon.  Whilst this sets you will decorate a mini cake in rustic basketweave and use a mould to create the bear.  The balloon is decorated in sugarpaste (fondant) before assembling  your beautiful creation.

You will learn

  • How to make Rice Krispie treat (RKT)
  • Tutorial - RKT, how and when to use it, storage, trouble-shooting
  • How to use the rustic basketweave mould
  • How to cover a mini cake in basketweave
  • How to use a sugar gun
  • How to use moulds
  • How to use a textured rolling pin
Annabelle Annabelle
Annabelle

Director

Annabelle established Confection Perfection (now re-branded as Annabelle Jane Cake School) in 1996 from her kitchen table; bought her first retail premises in 2000 and is now settled in a delightful setting in Bearsted, just outside Maidstone.  Annabelle has extensive cake decorating experience and is highly creative and artistic. Annabelle is an accredited tutor for the PME Diplomas in Sugar craft and also designs and delivers a wide range of other highly successful cake baking and decorating classes. Annabelle has a huge vision for our Cake School and ensures that the strong reputation we have earned continues to grow lead by her consistently high standards.

Everything is included - the cake, ingredients, icings, use of equipment, a box with dummy to take it home in.  Students receive a set of course notes (you ae welcome to take photos to supplement your notes) and a 10% discount in the shop on items used during the course.

We provide tea, coffee, drinking water and cake.  You may like to bring an apron.

Wow! What an amazing course with a huge amount of different techniques and skills. Amazingly patient tutor, filled with humor too.

— , 24th August 2023

The course was great, full on and lots of learning in a short space of time. Thoroughly enjoyed the evening - lots of fun and learning. Annabelle was patient and friendly with lots of advice and tips. Maybe a little more time would be good. Cake School comment - thank you Lisa. Regards the time - I have noted this for the next course.

— , 24th August 2023