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Queen of Hearts by Carla Puig

Friday 6th November (09.00 – 17.30) AND Saturday 7th November (09.00 – 13.00)

This intensive one-and-a-half-day class focuses on sculpting a realistic adult female face working with modelling chocolate. Students will create a 25 cm tall piece built on a dummy structure, combining technical precision with artistic sensitivity.

At the beginning of the class, each student will receive a detailed dossier along with reference images. Using these materials, the instructor will introduce the fundamentals of facial proportions, providing essential guidelines to understand and construct a realistic female face.

The class then moves on to a fully guided, step-by-step sculpting process. The instructor demonstrates each stage before students replicate it, ensuring a clear and structured learning experience. Throughout the class, continuous individual support is provided, allowing students to receive corrections, guidance, and personalized feedback at any time if requested.

Progressively, each student develops their own sculpture, gaining confidence and control over modelling chocolate, learning how to apply, refine, and smooth the material to achieve lifelike features.

Once the sculpting is complete, the instructor will explain how to create the decorative elements using fondant and wafer paper, adding character and refinement to the final piece. The class concludes with a demonstration and guided practice of edible painting techniques, bringing the sculpture to life through colour and refined detailing.

By the end of the class, each student will have created their own sculpture, having worked step by step through the process while acquiring a comprehensive set of techniques that can be applied to their own artistic and professional projects.

Price: £430.00

Carla was born and still lives in Girona, Spain. Carla won Best in Show 2016 at Cake International and Sculptor of the Year 2025 at the Cake and Bake International Awards, and since then has taught workshops annually for the show including the spring escape weekend this year. Carla recently completed her art degree specialising in “sculpture techniques”. Being well known for her incredibly realistic facial sculptures, Carla’s love of teaching has taken her all over the world and gained the adoration of many in the cake industry. Carla spends her spare time with her 2 dogs and her husband, usually in that order!

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Piped Buttercream Floral Cake Design with Neetha Syam, Buttercream Petals

Saturday 7th November (09.00 – 17.30)

In this full day class you will learn to make our Signature Buttercream recipe that is delicious (won the taste category at Cake International and Salon Culinaire), not overly sweet, stable, and glossy for flower piping.

Plus other skills and techniques learnt will include –

✅ Colouring techniques & Preparing multi-tone piping bags for Realistic flowers

✅ Pipe a variety of flowers – David Austin Roses, Garden Roses, Rose Buds, Chrysanthemums, Begonia (ruffled flowers), Hydrangeas (filler flowers), and leaves

✅ Covering and Smoothing a real cake

✅ Arrange the flowers on a two-tiered cake (One tier real cake & One tier dummy)
 
✅ Learn how to adapt these buttercream floral piping techniques to suit different occasions – pastel flowers, bold & vibrant colours, muted analogue palettes, and more (Ideas will be covered in class)

✅ All materials provided. You can take your beautiful creation home.

✅ Buttercream Petals Masterclass Certificate provided in your name

✅ After class support from Neetha – Recipe booklets & Course notes provided. Also, You can ask any questions or doubts following class by contacting Neetha Syam via email (neetha@buttercreampetals.com)

Price: £290.00

Neetha Syam is the founder of ‘Buttercream Petals – Cake Art School’. She specialises in buttercream and chocolate cream floral art, including intricate flower piping & palette knife painting. She is the author of ‘Buttercream Petals’ book, published by Search Press UK.
Neetha is a multi award-winning cake artist,  Best in Class in the Tasted category at Cake International (2017) and Salon Culinaire (2019). In 2025, she was honoured with the title of ‘Buttercream Artist of the Year’ at the Incredible India Cake Magazine Awards (IICMA) held in Delhi. The same year, she was also a Finalist for ‘Flower Artist of the Year’ at Cake International UK.
Through her online school (www.buttercreampetals.com), Neetha shares her art with students from around the world.

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Peony Garden with Beata Tomasiewicz

Friday 6th November (09.00 – 17.30)

Wafer  & Cake Paper Artistry   –   Peony  Garden

Including the new method for wafer paper modelling DRY BLOSSOMS method

The description of techniques:

– methods of wafer coloration 

– painting on wafer paper 

-creating  various textures with wafer paper and cake paper

a) cake paper thulle

b) floral 3 – dimensional applique

-Wafer Paper Flowers Art- DRY BLOSSOMS method: during the class students will learn:
– which wafer paper is proper for flowers modeling 
– how to operate with floral accessories
– how to work with wafer paper to create naturally looking petals and leaves
– how to prepare natural looking stamens
– how to fix the wafer paper and cake paper decoration to cakes
– the flowers created: two types of peonies, naturally looking foliage
– how to plan the arrangement of decorations on the cake to look elegant and eye-catching
– how to store, deliver wafer paper cakes

Price: £290.00

Beata discovered her passion for sugarcrafting a few years ago.  Since then she has been exploring and perfecting the techniques of working with edible paper which has become her favourite material to decorate cakes.

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PlicaBlooms™ Ranunculus with Petya Shmarova

Saturday 7th November (09.00 – 13.00)

Join Petya Shmarova for a 4-hour hands-on wafer paper class and discover the magic of PlicaBlooms™, her semi-dry method for shaping wafer paper with control, texture, and realism.

In this class, you will create a full Ranunculus flower and learn how to build soft, layered form with a structured approach, without moulds or heavy tools.

During the session, you will explore semi-dry wafer paper preparation, structured flower building, petal shaping and layering, texture without moulds, realistic flower construction, colouring, and the creation of centres and stamens entirely from wafer paper.

The class is designed to be creative, practical, and relaxing, while giving students a beautiful finished flower to take home.

Participants will receive:

• all materials provided in class

Participants will take home: one finished Ranunculus flower, templates, English step-by-step notes

Course duration: 4 hours

Language: English

Material: Wafer paper

Price: £145.00

Petya Shmarova is a multi award-winning artist, international teacher and demonstrator. Petya has written for many magazines including Cakes & Sugarcraft and Cake Decoration & Sugarcraft. Petya is an accredited tutor for Patchwork Cutters and Knightsbridge PME.

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SiccaBlooms™ Dahlia with Petya Shmarova

Saturday 7th November (13.30 – 17.30)

Join Petya Shmarova for a 4-hour hands-on wafer paper class and discover SiccaBlooms™, her original dry wafer paper system built around a simple conditioning setup, thoughtful preparation, and a more refined way of building flowers.

In this class, you will create a full Dahlia flower and learn a less stressful, more approachable way to work with wafer paper, with cleaner shaping, elegant dimension, and beautiful botanical character.

During the session, you will explore dry wafer paper preparation, petal shaping and layering, colouring, flower building, and realistic wafer paper construction. Petya will also show you a very effective way to create beautiful veining and texture without silicone veiners.

The class is designed to be creative, practical, and relaxing, while giving students a beautiful finished flower to take home.

All materials are provided in class. 

Participants will leave with one finished Dahlia flower, templates, and English step-by-step notes.

Course duration: 4 hours

Language: English

Material: Wafer paper

Price: £145.00

Petya Shmarova is a multi award-winning artist, international teacher and demonstrator. Petya has written for many magazines including Cakes & Sugarcraft and Cake Decoration & Sugarcraft. Petya is an accredited tutor for Patchwork Cutters and Knightsbridge PME.

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Burger Cake with Diya Pal of Diyacakesit

Friday 6th November (09.00 – 17.30)

This full-day course focuses on creating a hyper-realistic smash cheeseburger cake using real cake (or a dummy if preferred).

Students will learn how to transform cake into a strikingly lifelike burger through a structured, step-by-step process.

At the beginning of the class, each student will receive a detailed dossier including materials used, recipes where applicable, and reference images to support the learning process.

The class is fully guided, with the instructor demonstrating each stage before students replicate it, ensuring a clear and supportive experience throughout. Students will begin by sculpting, filling and crumb coating a real cake into the shape of a burger.

The instructor will then guide students through creating and texturing each element, including the bun, grilled patty, melted cheese, and achieving a realistic organic sheen. Students will also learn how to create realistic garnishes such as pickles, translucent sautéed onions and lettuce.

The class will cover painting techniques to bring depth and realism to the burger, particularly the meat and surface textures. Throughout the session, the instructor will share tips and time-saving hacks to achieve a highly realistic finish.
By the end of the class, each student will have completed their own hyper-realistic burger cake to take home, along with a range of transferable techniques that can be applied to other realistic cake designs.

Price: £290.00

Diya Pal is a UK-based cake artist renowned for her hyper-realistic creations that blur the line between cake and reality. She has built a global audience through her viral cake-cut videos and lifelike food illusions, becoming known for transforming everyday objects into striking edible art.
Her work was awarded Gold at Cake International for her intricate Indian platter cake, further cementing her reputation for precision and realism. Diya has also showcased her work on BBC Breakfast, where she cut one of her signature viral burger cakes live on air, captivating viewers with disbelief and amazement. She will be teaching this popular hyper-realistic burger cake for the first time at Cake International.
Specialising in sculpted cakes using modelling chocolate, Diya is known for her refined textures, attention to detail, and visually captivating finishes. Her work has led to collaborations with global brands including Disney and Nike, using cake as a powerful form of visual storytelling.
Diya shares her techniques through workshops and online content, focusing on simplifying complex methods into achievable steps. When she’s not creating, she enjoys travelling and spending time with her family.

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Ouch I’m Stuck with Marta Torres

Saturday 7th November (09.00 – 17.30)

During this full day workshop with cookie expert Marta, students will create this festive and fun design with many transferable skills taught.

Skills students will be taught include –

Understanding the design
Studying the design and sequencing the application of royal icing
Choosing the correct icing consistencies
Concepts for creating a 3D effect
Anatomy and perspective
Built-in eyes
Protuberant nose
Eyelids
Dimensional eyebrows
Beard and hair textures
Creating dimension and movement through clothing
Fabric and fur effects
Snow effects
Rustic tiles
Shading with edible powders
Hand-painted details
Metallic gold accents

…plus many more techniques, tips, and insights to achieve a truly dimensional 3D cookie

Price: £290.00

Marta Torres is an award-winning sugar artist from Portugal and the creative force behind The Cookie Lab by Marta Torres and Marta Torres – Royal Icing Cookie Art. She is internationally recognized for her highly detailed cookie designs, specializing in dimensional piping with royal icing.

Originally from a background in banking and consulting, Marta discovered her passion in 2013 and is entirely self-taught. Within just six months, she entered—and won—her first competition, launching her career.

Today, she teaches her signature techniques worldwide, having trained over 2,000 students across 34 countries, as well as more than 1,500 online. She is also an official judge at prestigious competitions such as Cake International (UK), and a frequent guest judge at international events.

Her achievements include Winner – Cookie Artist 2025 (USA), Winner – Cookie Artist of the Year 2023 (UK), and Winner – Artist of the Year 2020 (Italy),  Winner – Most Inspiring Royal Icing Artist2016 (Hong Kong) with multiple international finalist titles from 2025 through 2014.

Marta has further developed her skills through studies at the Culinary Institute of America (USA) and other institutions in the USA and Japan.

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Eucharis Lily and African Hyaline Gladioli with Alan Dunn

Sunday 8th November (09.00 – 15.00)

In this workshop with floral master Alan, students will learn how to

• create realistic sugar flowers 
• painting with edible dusts 
• analysis of how to achieve realistic leaves and foliage 
• tips and techniques from Alan Dunn

Price: £228.00

Alan Dunn is a renowned sugarcraft floral expert known for his simply stunning flowers and respected the world over for his wonderful art.