Rustic wicker bag cake with autumnal leaves, flowers and berries

Ice a cake to look like a wicker bag, make autumnal leaves, flowers and berries from icing - so many skills in this one (and lots of fun too!)

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Learn an incredible array of skills whilst making this gorgeous rustic wicker bag cake with autumnal eaves, flowers and berries. You really will be amazed at just how many different techniques are packed into one cake! Everything is taught step by step so whether you are a complete beginner or a more experienced decorator this class will work for you.

You will learn

How to marble icing
How to ice a cake board
How to add ribbon and a bow to your board
Tutorial - cake carving, top tips and golden rules
How to fill and crumb coat your cake
How to create the rustic wicker design (using a mould)
How to ice your bag including the gorgeous seams!
How to create a textured leather effect in icing
How to add stitch details
How to make the handles and attach
How to make an array of autumnal leaves, berries and flowers using cutters, veiners and moulds
How to use dust colours to best effect
How to glaze your leaves, berries and flowers
How to emboss a message
How to flood the message with lustre
Transporation, storage and keeping times

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 provided for you - the cake, the jam, the buttercream, icings, the colours, a board and a box to take your cake home. All the equipment is provided for you and you also receive a set of course notes.

We provide tea, coffee, drinking water and cake. You may like to bring a packed lunch or there is a local deli in walking distance.

You may like to bring an apron (please don't buy one - we have spares!)

Free parking

I cannot over stress what an enjoyable course this is. I achieved a lovely cake with skills I will use again. Course content much better than I expected. Annabelle is excellent, patient, amusing and so knowledgeable. A fun day.

— Teri, 8th November 2025

Another wonderful course and as always learnt many new skills. Brilliant tutor. Course content more than expected. Delighted I came today. All the cakes look spectacular and beautiful!

— Gill, 8th November 2025

The best course I have done so far. Excellent tutor - supportive, knowledgeable. Great fun, leant loads.

— Lynn, 8th November 2025

I always learn something new and have been coming to Annabelle's for 10 years.

— , 8th November 2025

One of the best courses I've done - learnt a lot. Course content what I expected and more. A lovely enjoyable day.