Swiss meringue buttercream cake course with individually piped flowers

Learn how to make Swiss meringue buttercream, use SMB to fill and cover your cake & pipe a range of flowers in SMB to decorate it.

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What an amazing day!  You will learn how to make (and colour) Swiss Meringue Buttercream (SMB) and then how to split, fill and cover your cake.  Learn how to create on trend colour patching.  Moving on learn a range of flowers, all piped from SMB on a flower nail which you will use to adorn your cake.  Jam packed with skills this is a fabulous day and you go home with a beautiful and yummy cake.

  • Tutorial, what is Swiss meringue buttercream
  • Demonstration - how to make SMB, how to add colour, how to store
  • How to split, fill and crumb coat your cake
  • How to use ganache plates and how to ice your cake in SMB
  • How to create patch colour
  • How to pipe hydrangeas
  • How to pipe carnations
  • How to pipe chrysanthemums - open and closed versions
  • How to pipe leaves
  • How to assemble your flower crescent
  • Tutorial - how to store your cake
  • Tutorial - how to transport your cake

Everything is included, the cake, buttercream, use of equipment, materials and a box to take home your cake.

You may like to bring an apron.

We provide tea, coffee and cake. 

Most people choose to bring a packed lunch but there is a deli a short walk from us if you prefer.

Attendees receive a set of course notes and a 10% discount in the shop on items used throughout the day.

Great fun! What I expected and more! Tutor excellent as always!

— , 7th October 2023

Superb course. Excellent tutor, very informative. Tutoring good even for beginners like me.

— , 7th October 2023

Learnt so much. Good company and fun. Course more than expected. Excellent tutor.

— , 7th October 2023

A good way to spend time away from the kids. Very good tutor. Gain skills and have fun. Thank you.

— , 7th October 2023

What I expected and more. Lots of little things that make flower craft easy to understand. Thank you.

— , 22nd April 2023

Tutor excellent - as usual, Annabelle is very patient & helpful. Course more than I expected.

— , 22nd April 2023

This is a really lovely course and seeing the cake take shape as you start adding the flowers has been really satisfying. Linda is great. Friendly and so patient and helpful. She explains things so clearly and is so knowledgeable. I have thoroughly enjoyed my day.

— , 11th June 2022

I learnt so many new piping skills that I wasn't expecting to. Linda was fabulous - friendly, welcoming, patient, knowledgeable and always on hand with advice. Easy to follow step by step tuition. Lots to go home and practice,

— , 11th June 2022

Amazing course, thoroughly recommend to anyone, particularly those who may wish to practise piping skills, piping flowers or discovering SMB. Fantastic tutor! Able to break instructions down to assist specific issues, as well as offer general advice. Very helpful.

— , 11th June 2022

A fantastic day learning yet more skills with a group of like minded ladies + Keith. A day full of fun, laughter & learning. So many skills learnt in one day. Linda full of knowledge, friendly and helpful, nothing was too much trouble. 5 star.

— , 22nd April 2022

Absolutely brilliant course as all the others I have done. Tutor very helpful & patient. Thank you.

— , 22nd April 2022

Informative & friendly atmosphere. The tutor & all the course participants all share knowledge. Very good.

— , 22nd April 2022

Amazing day, full of information & guidance of how to use SMB, great to be able to learn the nail with lots of flower variation. More than I expected, didn't realise how different SMB is to normal buttercream. Awesome.

— , 22nd April 2022

I wasn't totally sure what to expect but I'm very pleased with the amount I have learnt throughout the day. Knowledgeable tutor, guiding to help correct errors. Sympathetic and friendly. I felt included despite being the only male in the group. Lovely day. 5 stars for you. 3 for me. I need more practice!

— , 22nd April 2022

Tutor was Fab U Lous!!! Course more than I expected. Looking forward to coming again. Have faith in yourselves - you can do it!!

— , 9th October 2021

Such a brilliant cake school! Super course - learnt alot! Really knowledgeable tutor, fab - as always & great tips! Really strict health & safety - really happy!

— , 5th September 2020

Great class to learn to make a 4 layer buttercream cake and decorate with flowers - great for a birthday cake for friends/family - despite not knowing anything about baking/icing. Annabelle & Linda were patient and great. Really good and happy to answer any questions even if it wasn't directly related. And everything right to ensure we all felt safe.

— , 5th September 2020

Very fun + fulfilling day! Amazing tutor! Very good at explaining what to do. Health & safety considered. Felt very safe.

— , 5th September 2020

Very full course. Good pace. Excellent tutor.

— , 5th September 2020

What a great day, you learn so much. A lovely friendly atmosphere and you can learn at your own pace. Linda & Annabelle are very good, knowledgeable and a perfect team. I'll be back:)

— , 5th September 2020

I have thoroughly enjoyed the course. The tutor was excellent and I won't hesitate to come back again.

— , 11th July 2020

A brilliant course and Linda is lovely. I've learnt so many new techniques and skills. Really liked that we were shown the ganache plate technique.

— , 11th July 2020

Very friendly & learnt lots. Great fun. Excellent tutor.

— , 11th July 2020

A great course. A very nice and excellent tutor. I learnt a lot. Thank you.v

— , 19th October 2019

For a hot day, we still managed fab looking cakes thanks to Lindas help, hints & directions. Great templates + fab instructions.

— , 21st July 2019

Brilliant tutor great course would recommend to everyone.

— , 6th July 2019

Amazing course with amazing results - would definitely recommend. Extremely good tutor.

— , 19th July 2006

Fab day. Excellent course. Learnt lots. Brilliant tutor very knowledgeable. Next course already booked.

— , 19th July 2006

More than expected. Very informative. Learned lots of piping skills. Very good tutor.

— , 19th July 2006