Annabelle Jane Cake School

Gorgeous flowers from Saturday's Signature rose course. Some of these flowers were made by complete beginners! Check out our website for other sugar flower courses https://confectionperfection.co.uk/course s…

We now have super cute baby packs of beau sugarpaste in all the beautiful colours. As well as 1kg and 500g packs we now have mini 250g packs 😊

Learn everything that you need to know about baking at our Master Class taught by highly experienced tutors.
Join us for a day in the kitchen, learning the secrets to baking cakes that are a winner every time. Using the finest ingredients you will bake three of our most popular flavours for celebration and wedding cakes, using our very own tried and tested recipes. You will also make cupcakes.
You’ll start by baking a rich fruit cake. Following on, you’ll bake a vanilla madei...ra cake that is light and moist, yet firm enough to withstand icing and decorating.
While your rich chocolate cake is baking, we conclude your day with a demonstration on troubleshooting techniques explaining why things go wrong, how to avoid the pitfalls and how to rescue the mishaps.
This is a very comprehensive baking course designed by Annabelle, the founder of Confection Perfection Ltd. Annabelle is a genius in the kitchen and will share her extensive experience, top tips and secrets for success.
We provide the ingredients for the three cakes and the cupcakes; all you need are people waiting at home to help you eat the cakes.
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This is the course to get some professional skills that will turn well decorated cakes into creations that really have the wow factor.
During the day you’ll learn the art of making perfect royal icing, shell piping, pearl beads, lines, dots, run outs and a host of other skills, including how to pipe writing with a neat and professional finish.
Your cupcakes will become mini works of art, you’ll become more creative with your celebration cakes and if you embark on a wedding c...ake, your hesitation will just melt away; we give you the confidence and the skills that will bring more enjoyment to your baking.
We provide everything you need, just bring your enthusiasm and a steady hand.
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Learn numerous different piping styles using a wide selection of nozzles, learn how to create a cupcake bouquet and go home with a bouquet and a box of cupcakes.
This course is packed full of techniques and ideas to produce a wide range of finishes for your cupcakes. The focus of this course is entirely on decoration - We will bake you a batch of delicious cupcakes ready for you to decorate, you will use several different nozzles to pipe buttercream and frosting to create 13... floral designs.
You will learn differnt colouring techniques and you will have the opportunity to colour your frosting/ buttercream to suit your desired colour scheme.
We will show you how to create a cupcake bouquet using a selection of the designs you have created. Your remaining cupcakes you will take home in a box.
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Designed for children to enjoy a cake decorating experience with help from Mum (or Dad, Granny etc) under the guidance of one of our expert tutors.
We’ll bake each child a batch of cupcakes and provide all the icings and equipment. We will show you step by step how to transform your cupcakes into a range of themed edible delights. The children will use professional cake decorating modelling tools and there is plenty of scope for older/ more able children to do more whilst ensuring the younger ones create delightful cupcakes too.
We provide everything you need – just bring an apron. The perfect holiday activity, have 2 hours of creative fun and then take your cupcakes home to enjoy with the rest of the family.

These beautiful flowers are a real head turner – they are showy and very 'in vogue'. Learn to make these gorgeous wired flowers step by step.
Out of all the flower displays – these attract the most attention, by far. If you want to wow, amaze and astound – these are the flowers to do it. Peonies are in the midst of a real comeback and they now one of the most popular wedding flowers. Although these flowers are a bit more tricky than some others to make we will show you step by step.

Create a dragon from Rice Krispie treat, then complete the design with modelling paste and air brush colours.
You will begin the day by making Rice Krispie Treat and then shape this into your dragon. Moving on you will then make wings, cover your dragon in modelling chocolate, followed by modelling paste and make decorative details. Complete your dragon by airbrushing colour and using edible paints.

All about buttercream- from splitting & filling to a perfect coating and lots of piping techniques.
The day will begin by learning how to professionally layer, fill and crumb coat your cake. Moving on you will learn how to coat your cake in buttercream to achieve a smooth, even finish and also how to use patterned side scrapers to create on trend designs.
You will learn a variety of piping techniques to decorate your main cake and also to create complimentary piped designs on 4 cupcakes.

Designed for children to enjoy a cake decorating experience with help from Mum (or Dad, Granny etc) under the guidance of one of our expert tutors.
We’ll bake each child a batch of cupcakes and provide all the icings and equipment. We will show you step by step how to transform your cupcakes into a range of themed edible delights. The children will use professional cake decorating modelling tools and there is plenty of scope for older/ more able children to do more whilst ensuring the younger ones create delightful cupcakes too.
We provide everything you need – just bring an apron. The perfect holiday activity, have 2 hours of creative fun and then take your cupcakes home to enjoy with the rest of the family.

Brand new course just added to website. Buttercream piping day (as requested :) ) Saturday 2nd March https://confectionperfection.co.uk/…/co urse/buttercream-pip…

Gorgeous chocolate cakes made by students on our 4 week Chocolate course. The course includes baking the cake, ganache, tempering chocolate, using transfer sheets and making roses & decorations from chocolate modelling paste. The teaching room smelt absolutely divine! https://confectionperfection.co.uk/…/4- week-chocolate-course

Would you like to have fun learning how to model a delightful little teddy bear complete with picnic blanket and food?
You will learn the basic principles and skills of successful modelling, using novelty effects and colour. Let your imagination run wild and use the skills you learn to experiment and create your own works of art for any celebration, or just for fun.
Tutorial: what is modelling paste, why you‘d choose it and a variety of ways to make it.
... How to: - work with modelling paste – our top tips and golden rules - use a size guide - create a blanket - model a teddy bear and a selection of picnic food - use a selection of modelling tools to best effect to enhance your modelled creations
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Master the art of piping with Russian nozzles, piping flowers with individual petals and the rose swirl - then assemble into a pretty bouquet.
Cupcake bouquets are very 'on trend' and the perfect gift. With step by step expert tuition in a friendly environment be amazed at what you can create.
The focus of this course is entirely on decoration. We will bake you a batch of delicious cupcakes ready for you to decorate - you will use different nozzles to pipe buttercream and frosting to create 3 floral designs. You will learn different colouring techniques and we will show you how to create a cupcake bouquet using the designs you have created.

Join us for this special 'back to basics' course over 4 consecutive weeks. Whether you're new to baking or want to brush up on the essentials, this is a must!
Back to Basics is exactly that, over 4 consecutive weeks – we take you right back to the beginning and teach you, step-by-step, the best and easiest ways to achieve delicious, professional looking cakes. Whether you’ve never attempted to bake or are a more experienced baker and decorator looking for the definitive appro...ach to decorating, this course is for you.
Over the four sessions you will bake, marzipan and ice a square fruit cake to achieve a smooth professional finish. Following on you will learn a variety of decorating and modelling techniques to give you skills that can be easily translated into hundreds of decorative variations.
Back to Basics is the perfect place to start your Cake School journey; it will give you base skills that you can develop further with our other courses, including the diplomas and master classes.
We provide everything you need, just bring your apron and the desire to create wonderful cakes.
4 Thursday evenings, 7pm - 9.30pm each week: 14/3, 21/3, 28/3, 4/4
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This is the perfect course to learn how to achieve a smooth professional finish on your icing and on-trend decorative techniques.
Learn how to:
• split and fill your cake with jam and buttercream ... • apply a crumb coat • professionally cover your cake with sugar paste icing • use smoothers to best effect to achieve a sharp edge to your cake • do crimping • create a range of decorative techniques (you can then choose how you'd like to decorate your cake) • attach ribbon to a celebration cake • create an edible bow • store & transport your cake
Tutorials include how to use colour to best effect, different types of icing and their best uses.
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Learn the essential skills to bake and decorate delicious and beautiful cupcakes. You will love this course if you want to learn the fun art of cupcake decorating in a relaxed way, at your own pace.
Over the course of 4 weeks we will take you from novice to confident in a variety of styles, giving you a bank of skills on which to build.
Throughout the four week course, learn to bake vanilla and double chocolate cupcakes as well as key cupcake decorating skills such as how to... make the perfect frosting and buttercream, and confident piping - including piped swirls, the rose swirl, and novelty piping.
You will work with a selection of professional icings - sugar paste, modelling paste and flower paste as well as specialist equipment including cutters, moulds and modelling tools.
We provide everything you need – and each week you will take home a box of cupcakes to enjoy!
Fun filled and overflowing with new knowledge and inspiration to take home.
4 lessons, Friday 10am-12.30pm each week: 1/3, 8/3, 15/3, 22/3
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Create four beautifully decorated cupcakes using a variety of different techniques.
We bake cupcakes for you. You will be taught step by step how to create four different dome cupcakes. The techniques learnt may easily be adapted to create other designs and students will receive a full set of notes.
Working with sugarpaste, modelling paste and flower paste, learn cutter techniques and how to:... - use a variety of professional modelling tools - use textured mats - use the Cupid rose cutter - create layered designs - create cupcake domes - pipe a bulb of frosting/ buttercream (this sits underneath the dome)- store your decorations and cupcakes
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Love this shop. Staff are very welcoming and helpful, nothing is too much trouble. Have been on several courses and workshops and enjoyed them all, learning lots of new skills and ideas from a team of very talented people. Can't wait to do another!

I went to my first course at Confection Perfection earlier this year and loved it. I have now done a number of courses and have more booked. I have just completed the Back to Basics which was such good fun and so informative. I have found all of the staff and tutors that I have come in contact with very knowledgable and extremely helpful. I'm so pleased I signed up for my first course when I did. My only regret is that I didn't find Confection Perfection sooner.

I went on a cake course here on Saturday and it was just fantastic. Annabelle was so welcoming, there was plenty of coffee and cake and I learnt so much valuable information.

Annabelle couldn't have been more patient and knowledgable.

I cannot wait to book onto some more courses!

Thank yoi so much Annabelle and all involved :)

I started with a cupcake decorating course as a Christmas gift from my husband, loved it so much that I then did a 6 week back to basics course. Never thought I'd be able to do the techniques, but with Annabelle's fun explanations and tuition I produced a cake that not only tasted fantastic but look pretty good. I can highly recommend the courses and the amazing shop which is just like Aladdins cave!!

Looking forward to my next course - chocolate!!

Thanks Annabelle for making learning such fun �

I started out on my first course just over a year ago at CP knowing absolutely nothing about making professional cakes - now I am just about to complete my PME Masters certificate and starting up my own business from home! Can't thank them enough for all they've taught me and answering my endless questions! Definitely the place to start your cake journey, no matter what your skill level there is a course for you :)

I love this place, excellent courses, amazing tutors and a shop packed full of everything you could ever need for cakes, even things you didn't know you needed! When I'm stuck for ideas the staff in the shop help out, giving me ideas and advice to make the perfect cake. The courses are set at a good speed and the tutors explain every step so clearly that your cake ends up perfect everytime.

I love cake school, cake club and Annabelle! The classes are really easy to follow, in the last year I've gone from ok cakes to great cakes, and everyone is really friendly and supportive. Be warned you will need a bigger house for all your cake stuff!

I joined Annabelle Jane Cake Club/school when I retired. I have always loved cooking and making cakes so it seemed ideal for me. I have been on lots of courses and have learned so much. All of the courses have been great fun, and it has been so nice to meet and talk to people with the same love of baking. Everyone is so friendly and helpful. Annabelle is a special person and a wonderful teacher who gives you the confidence to achieve what seems impossible. It was the best decision I ever made to join the Cake School, it gives me so much pleasure.

I have only been on a few courses so far but I have learnt so much. The staff have so much time for every single customer and are always there day or (very late) night. There is nothing to even slightly complain about and have recommended it to all my friends. So one massive THANK YOU to you all. Xxx

I have done various courses with the team from Confection Perfection and they are all very knowledgeable and make the courses fun and informative. They are always on hand in store or on the other end of the phone to give advice and help. Cannot recommend them enough. X

I have completed a few courses at Confection Perfection and can not recommend them highly enough. The tutors are very professional, the staff in the shop are always helpful and welcoming and Annabelle is delightful! If anyone is thinking about starting on the road to cake then your first place to go is Confection Perfection.

I have been using confection perfection for all my cakey needs since it first opened its doors. I started off as a cake baker with no decorating skills and have now this evening just finished my 1st tiered cake order. I couldn't of done half the things that I have done without the help of all the staff at the shop. They are always ready to help and offer all manor of advice with a big happy smile on their face. Their skills and knowledge are faultless and classes are joy to do too.

Just try a little course to start and you too will be hooked. X

I have been a customer of Confection Perfection for 5 years now and they have always been helpful and nothing is ever too much trouble for them. Annabelle is a very talented cake baker, decorator and teacher of all things cakey. Her staff are also wonderful, helpful and willing to assist with any questions asked. I use the CP recipes for all my cakes and my customers have always said how tasty they are, especially the rich chocolate, red velvet and lemon cake. If there was a 6th star then I would most certainly choose this as they always go above and beyond for their customers :-)

I don't know what I would do without confection perfection, I am a hobby cake baker and nothing is too much trouble, the staff are friendly and some of the most helpful people I know. I have done a few courses and everybody is really patient and help each other. I can't thank confection perfection enough for resurrecting my cake hobby and giving me even more enthusiasm for such a brilliant past time.

I am so lucky to have Annabelle Jane on my doorstep. She not only has a fantastic supply of everything cake she is always so friendly and willing to share her knowledge. Not only with beginners but also with professionals like myself.

Got involved with cake baking and decorating fairly recently and was looking for somewhere to get tuition and supplies. Quite by accident found Confection Perfection and am so glad I did. Staff are really friendly, knowledgeable, patient and very helpful giving advice and guidance on all the various products they stock. There are many training courses on offer, I have completed four courses to date, which has really improved my baking and decorating skills. These courses were carried out in the superb training facility in the shop by friendly staff in a relaxed fun atmosphere. Personally I find everyone there so helpful that it is a pleasure to go into the shop just to browse and ask questions there is no pressure to buy at all. If like me you are a novice at cake baking and decorating then I would certainly recommend Confection Perfection to help you improve your skills.

Did my first Module Royal Icing & Piping Diploma Course with Annabelle Jane, and I must say she is a breath of fresh air and one of the best teachers I have had the privilege to learn from. She makes you feel confident that you can do this, you can be the boss of your runouts and string work, her teaching style puts your nerves at ease. Very professional, personal, one to one tutor and takes the time out to show you the correct way in doing things, looking forward to doing all of my Diploma courses with her.

Cake club is my most favourite thing. Like minded people hanging out and talking about cake. Annabelles ‘sweet’ ideas are mind blowing. Fun, interesting and full of fairy dust and magic!

Annabelle and all the tutors are very good and know what they are talking about, i joined cake club last October, and i never regretted a thing. i use to use packet mix but now i can make cakes that look as good as they taste!!!! the courses i did was back to basics, where i learnt soooooooo many things i had no idea about, totally blow my mind! baking master class which is must do! mini hand bag course which i could bring a friend along for free with my cake club membership, and she had a blast! i have also done the wedding cake course! with out the guidance of all the tutors i think i would still be making average cake but now, the possibilities are endless!!!! all staff are kind and friendly, and know me by name, and so very helpful, and if you make suggestions Annabelle is more than willing to listen. If they dont have what you want it is easily ordered

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