Course Details

Course Overview

During Term 2 (10 weeks) January - April 2025 you will learn how to:
Work with Wafer paper - Decorating a cake with Wafer paper; Making a butterfly and a spring blossoms out of wafer paper;
Make a beautiful Stargaser lily for decorating cakes – work with Flower paste
Little girl cake topper – work with modelling paste;
Mother’s day theme cake;
Spring / Easter / Woodland theme cake
You will need to purchase equipment and ingredients through this course to complete the topics. Each week I will tell you what you will need for the following week. I will post the full terms topics and equipment needed in the classroom at the start of term, so that you will know what to buy.

For more information contact Adult Learning by telephone: 02920 872030 or by emailing adultlearningquery@cardiff.gov.uk

Additional Costs

What should I bring to the first lesson?

Apron; Table protecting cover/silicon mat; Wafer paper; Cocoa butter (NOT Coconut butter);
Small scissors; 2Painting flat brushes; 1 thin brush; Pale pink dust colour; Blue colour; lilac and range of dust pastel colours (to paint a butterfly); Cake box or other box for transporting your decorations or cakes

Apron, tea towel, Thin rolling pin/ cell stick; Flower grove board; Dresden instrument; Cutting wheal; scissors; Metal ball; Wire cutter scissors or pliers; Florist wires white #20’; #24; #26’ #28; florist Nail tape-green & white; Flower /Gum paste (Saracino Pasta Bouquet); Modelling paste (Saracino white & skin colours); Wafer paper – no more than 10 sheets; Cocoa butter
Colours – gel – green; pink; brown; red; yellow;
Dust colours – pink – few shades; light blue / lilac; green (leaf; moss; forest); yellow; red; orange
Corn starch for dusting your board; Trex; Sponge for drying petals & figures;
Box for transporting your petals.
Petal paste/Gumpaste (I use Saracino Pasta Bouquet, as it is damp resistant, but you can use paste of your choice).

Eligibility:

Those who are not currently in education, training or employment and are in receipt of state benefits or support (excluding state retirement pension). those aged 50 plus who are not in full-time employment.

- To allow us to provide equal opportunities for all eligible learners, please refrain from enrolling on more that three Learning For Work courses at this time. -

Learner Note

This course is designed for adults with an experience of mental health issues.

This course is designed for adults with a learning difficulty.

Start Date

07/01/2025

End Date

18/03/2025

Start Time

13:00

End Time

15:00

Hours Per Week

2.00

Number Of Weeks

Location

Llanrumney Hall

Tutor

Zlatina Lewis

Cost of course - (discounts may be available)

£142.00

Can Apply

Unit Category

LFL

Topic Topic Code

FOOD

Location Code

LAH

Term

24/25T2

This course is online only

Back Enrol

Online classes will be delivered using Microsoft Teams and/or Google Classrooms. You will need to set up a google account with a Gmail address so you can access Google Classrooms

Set up gmail account by clicking here

Need help?

Call the Advice line on 02920 871071 and ask for Digital Support or;

Email at adultlearningcardiff@cardiff.gov.uk or;

Visit our digital support page by clicking here

Cake Decorating for Improvers: Term 2