Demonstration Theatres

There will be two Demonstration Theatres hosting some of the greatest international and UK sugarcrafting, cake decorating and baking talents demonstrating their inspirational skills. Demonstrators include:

• Paul Bradford Sugarcraft showcasing his Chocolate Wrap
• Confection Perfection demonstrating her ‘shopaholic cupcakes’
• Stephanie Weightman sharing her inspirational cake decorating and painting techniques.

Book your Demonstrations

The following Demonstration Tickets for Cake International can be booked online. You will need a show ticket to Cake International to be able to take part in the Demonstrations. Scroll down to see the full list available but please make sure, when booking, that demonstrations do not clash with each other. Demonstrations last 45 minutes and it is important to arrive at the correct Demonstration Theatre 10 minutes before the start.

Tickets for the demonstrations are no longer unavailable to book in advance, please visit the demonstration area at the show to check availability and to purchase any remaining tickets.

Friday
Time	Demonstration Theatre A	Demonstration Theatre B
10.30 - 11.15	Sugar Models for Party and Novelty Designs Ann Pickard Sponsored by Ann Pickard Sugarcraft From her range of books and DVD's, Ann will show you how to make lots of 3/D animals for all your party cakes, together with ideas for 2D novelty cupcakes. A whole range of quick and easy ideas to create, perfect for adults and children to make.	Creative chocolate decorations for weddings and celebrations Tracey Mann Sponsored by Tracey's Cakes Tracey will be demonstrating how to make quick and easy beautiful chocolate roses with her new 'ivory' coloured chocolate paste suitable for any summer celebration. She will also show how to successfully melt chocolate, create beautiful lollipops with transfer sheets, use chocolate moulds and paint details onto your chocolate creations.
11.45 - 12.30	Cake Painting with a 'WOW' factor Stephanie Weightman Sponsored by Cake Crafting Join award winning designer, Stephanie Weightman, to see how you can achieve eye catching results with her decorative painting. This easy to learn technique will definitely leave you with the 'wow' factor to decorate your own cakes.	Making and airbrushing a life size shoe Cassie Brown Sponsored by Cassie Brown Cassie will show you how to make her incredibly popular life sized sugar shoe.  Then combining the Cassie Browns Cakecraft airbrush {CD30} some hints and tips on airbrushing she will colour the shoe using the airbrush and add the finishing touches.
13.00 - 13.45	Crying Baby Debbie Brown Sponsored by Debbie Brown Cakes Debbie Brown will show how to model one of her popular crying babies featured in 'Debbie Brown's Baby Cakes'. Watch her model from scratch perfectly formed legs and feet with cute baby dimples and see fun and realistic facial expressions.	SugarVeil® Icing Michele Hester Sponsored by International Guest Michele, creator of SugarVeil shows how to easily create show-stopping results using the wide range of SugarVeil's capabilities: intricate edible lace, or sculpted monograms traced 'off the cake' that peel and flexibly bend to position. Spread SugarVeil onto finely-detailed lace moulds, pipe, smooth into paper-thin layers, or comb into lines that, when 'set', create professional looking decorations in ways previously considered impossible.
14.30 - 15.15	The BBQ chef Carol Deacon Sponsored by Carol Deacon Summer Holiday Cake from Carol's latest book 'Holiday Cakes & Cupcakes'. The BBQ chef sits on the side of the cake hugging an armful of hot dogs. Suitable for any level of cake decorator the demonstration covers making faces, working with sugarpaste and making your characters sit up and take notice!	The Flower Fairy Tal Tsafrir Sponsored by International Guest Our international guest demonstrator from Israel, Tal will show you an easy way to create beautiful flowers with a fairy topper in her own unique style. Using "Tal Tsafrir's silicon moulds" the figure modelling has never been easier and is such fun to create! Tal was the winner of our first live cake decorator of the year.
15.45 - 16.30	Shopaholic Cupcakes Annabelle Jane Sponsored by Confection Perfection The nation's love affair with cupcakes and bite sized treats just keeps growing. See Annabelle transform the humble cupcake into a gorgeous stiletto shoe, sassy handbag, girly dress and a very ladylike hat. This fun demonstration is real cake couture and you will see many different and innovative skills.	Making Profit from Cake Decorating (Talk) David Brice Sponsored by Paul Bradford Sugarcraft School Don't know what to charge? Where do you start? How does VAT and tax work? What about marketing? All these questions will be answered and many more. With a wealth of experience David guarantees that you will learn a lot here to help you and your business.
Saturday
Time	Demonstration Theatre A	Demonstration Theatre B
10.30 - 11.15	A Wired Fully Open Rose Hannah Collison Sponsored by Inspired Creations Hannah will demonstrate the creation of a fully open coloured rose together with a bud and leaves, then show you how to wire them into a corsage to decorate the top of a celebration cake. Following the show there will be a free tutorial available by email from Hannah's website.	Creative chocolate decorations for weddings and celebrations Tracey Mann Sponsored by Tracey's Cakes Tracey will be demonstrating how to make quick and easy beautiful chocolate roses with her new 'ivory' coloured chocolate paste suitable for any summer celebration. She will also show how to successfully melt chocolate, create beautiful lollipops with transfer sheets, use chocolate moulds and paint details onto your chocolate creations
11.45 - 12.30	Wobbly Fairy Georgie Godbold Sponsored by Edable Art Georgie's quirky, 'wobbly' sugar crafted figures are packed with character and fun. Georgie is a talented international demonstrator and is the creator of her 'wobbly family'. She has won many gold awards in competitions for her skills. Her undoubted flair for modelling, together with her original, imaginative and amusing designs, gives her work that instant appeal which delights all ages.	Crying Baby Debbie Brown Sponsored by Debbie Brown Cakes Debbie Brown will show how to model one of her popular crying babies featured in 'Debbie Brown's Baby Cakes'. Watch her model from scratch perfectly formed legs and feet with cute baby dimples and see fun and realistic facial expressions.
13.00 - 13.45	Making Profit from Cake Decorating (Talk) David Brice Sponsored by Paul Bradford Sugarcraft School Don't know what to charge? Where do you start? How does VAT and tax work? What about marketing? All these questions will be answered and many more. With a wealth of experience David guarantees that you will learn a lot here to help you and your business.	SugarVeil® Icing Michele Hester Sponsored by International Guest Michele, creator of SugarVeil shows how to easily create show-stopping results using the wide range of SugarVeil's capabilities: intricate edible lace, or sculpted monograms traced 'off the cake' that peel and flexibly bend to position. Spread SugarVeil onto finely-detailed lace moulds, pipe, smooth into paper-thin layers, or comb into lines that, when 'set', create professional looking decorations in ways previously considered impossible.
14.30 - 15.15	Sugar Models for Party and Novelty Designs Ann Pickard Sponsored by Ann Pickard Sugarcraft From her range of books and DVD's, Ann will show you how to make lots of 3/D animals for all your party cakes, together with ideas for 2/d novelty cupcakes. A whole range of quick and easy ideas to create, perfect for adults and children to make.	Chocolate Wrap Cake Paul Bradford Sponsored by Paul Bradford Sugarcraft School Making this Chocolate Wrap cake in 45 minutes is no mean feat, but Paul will bring it together to demonstrate how to achieve the WOW factor in a short period of time. His skill is making cakes that are commercially viable. Visit Paul on his stand at the show and learn more about his sugarcraft school in Scotland.
15.45 - 16.30	Ballerina Carina Costa Sponsored by EntertrainingLDA Carina is going to model a ballerina from her recent book 'Sweet Dreams' a book of cakes for children that provides you with all the tips and techniques needed to make some very creative cakes.	Fabulous shoes, Handbags and Hats! Stephen Benison Sponsored by Sugar Artistry Ltd Give your cakes the 'Fab' factor! Stephen will show you how to create fabulous shoes, matching handbags and stylish fabulous hats, all made from sugar and ideal for that special celebration cake. If you like to be creative this is a demonstration you must not miss!
Sunday
Time	Demonstration Theatre A	Demonstration Theatre B
10.30 - 11.15	Tiny Leopard skin Shoes and matching Vanity Case Frances McNaughton Sponsored by Frankly Sweet Frances will be demonstrating from two of her recent 'Twenty to Make' books - Mini Sugar Shoes and Mini Sugar Bags published by Search Press. The shoes and bags are made from simple round, square and oval shapes along with the tiny shoe cutter from Frankly Sweet.	Chocolate Wrap Cake Paul Bradford Sponsored by Paul Bradford Sugarcraft School Making this Chocolate Wrap cake in 45 minutes is no mean feat, but Paul will bring it together to demonstrate how to achieve the WOW factor in a short period of time. His skill is making cakes that are commercially viable. Visit Paul on his stand at the show and learn more about his sugarcraft school in Scotland.
11.45 - 12.30	The Flower Fairy Tal Tsafrir Sponsored by International Guest Our international guest demonstrator from Israel, Tal will show you an easy way to create beautiful flowers with a fairy topper in her own unique style. Using "Tal Tsafrir's silicon moulds" the figure modelling has never been easier and is such fun to create! Tal was the winner of our first live cake decorator of the year.	New Textured Rolling Pins Raul Ospina Garcia Sponsored by CI Roscar EU- Sugar and Hobbies International demonstrator Raul Ospina Garcia of Colombia in South America has developed different textured rolling pins in a range of sizes. He will show how to use these for decorative techniques that are practical and easy for everyone associated with the art of decorating.
13.00 - 13.45	Crying Baby Debbie Brown Sponsored by Debbie Brown Cakes Debbie Brown will show how to model one of her popular crying babies featured in 'Debbie Brown's Baby Cakes'. Watch her model from scratch perfectly formed legs and feet with cute baby dimples and see fun and realistic facial expressions.	SugarVeil® Icing Michele Hester Sponsored by International Guest Michele, creator of SugarVeil shows how to easily create show-stopping results using the wide range of SugarVeil's capabilities: intricate edible lace, or sculpted monograms traced 'off the cake' that peel and flexibly bend to position. Spread SugarVeil onto finely-detailed lace moulds, pipe, smooth into paper-thin layers, or comb into lines that, when 'set', create professional looking decorations in ways previously considered impossible.
14.30 - 15.15	Cake Painting with a 'WOW' factor Stephanie Weightman Sponsored by Cake Crafting Join award winning designer, Stephanie Weightman, to see how you can achieve eye catching results with her decorative painting. This easy to learn technique will definitely leave you with the "wow" factor to decorate your cakes.	Filler Flowers and Foliage Alyson Reynolds Sponsored by Alyson Reynolds - author Working in cold porcelain, Alyson will be demonstrating several techniques on how to create filler flowers and foliage to compliment a display. Having published 2 books on cold porcelain and sugar flowers Alyson will be in the authors area where she will be delighted to share her experience with you. These techniques can also be applied to sugar flowers.

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