cake decorating courses

MrsJam

Lara, thanks so much for all that info, it's all very helpful.

Lara

MrsJam wrote:

Lara, thanks so much for all that info, it's all very helpful.

No problem - glad it helped .

meerustar

http://www.slattery.co.uk/courses_2.cfm

There are some courses here based in Whitefield on Bury New Rd. They look quite good and Slatterys does have a great reputation.

Maybe someone will have a look for you and tell you if the prices are the usual for this type of thing.

HTH

Lara

Oh wow! Those courses look good especially the wedding cake one. Not good for a chocoholic :cool: .

wiggly

I decorate cakes its great and I love it very much

start with the sugarcraft guild as others have mentioned, its a very fine skill to decorate cakes and you'll quickly work out if you want to carry on

your local college will also offer city and guilds courses in decorating but its just not something you can cram into a one week course

Lara

wiggly wrote:

your local college will also offer city and guilds courses in decorating but its just not something you can cram into a one week course

Totally agree. Mine was 2 years, one full day a week for decorating side and 1/2 day a week for art & design side. Now that part I never got to "real" grips with until nearing the very end and all of a sudden the penny dropped. Surprising how you can look at something now and see a completely different pattern from it:D .

claffys

When you are up and running can I have a job :rotfl:

I love cake decorating and would love to do it for a living :T I have been looking for a course too (I am in Manchester too) but not sure I want my own buisness though I'd rather work for someone :T

http://photos.yahoo.com/eclaffys

click on cakes to see some I have made over the years (lol you can see how rubbish some of the very first ones are)

MrsTinks

Wow they're pretty good!!!

You could teach me to make cakes that for sure!!!

MrsJam

Hi Claffys, once I'm up and running I'll definetly be looking for staff.

leni

I started in 2005 on the ABC Cake Dec course at college, currently on my second year

I've hinted to my partner for the Slatterys chocolate cake course for my birthday (yum yum) but ofcourse its for the benefit of my business.

The ABC courses cost around £200 for a year long evening course. City College Manchester offer the course.... http://www.ccm.ac.uk/courses/ccm_gateway_detail.asp?NavID=368&scode=HC08&cor=&alt=on&CDTKey=3085

Bolton community college also have allot of other cake courses... http://www.bolton-community-college.ac.uk/courses/catering.php