Cupcake Decoration-Mansfield Woodhouse Library-Adult Learning

Mansfield Woodhouse Library, Mansfield

Key details

Date -
Sessions Tuesdays: 6pm - 8pm
No. sessions 4
Venue Mansfield Woodhouse Library, Mansfield
For ages 19+
Group size 5 - 15
Cost FREE - £24

About this course

A great course for learning how to make sugar fondant cake toppers for cupcakes and be introduced to basic piping techniques to create your own designs. 


What will be covered on the course?  

During the course we will cover: 

  • Equipment needed to decorate cupcakes 
  • How to make cupcakes and the best cases to use 
  • Experiment with a range of cutters and plungers 
  • Designing your own cake toppers 
  • Packaging and costing cupcakes to sell 


What will learners achieve by the end of the course?  

  • By the end of the course your will be able to: 
  • Design and produce a cake toppers using fondant 
  • Make and pipe butter cream decorations 
  • Produce a box of decorated cupcakes 


What skills or knowledge do learners already need to have to attend the course? 

  • This is a great course for beginners who want to develop their skills or a hobby baker looking for new ideas. 

Please bring a packet of white fondant icing, a small nonstick board, rolling pin and a packet of readymade fairy cakes to each session.  Buttercream will be covered week 2.  Cutters and plungers will be available to use.  

Booking your place and fee information

If you are in receipt of certain benefits you will be offered the course for free, however if you have a financial barrier which may prevent you from enrolling on the course  please visit our webpage for further information  https://www.inspireculture.org.uk/skills-learning/funding-your-courses/

To secure your place on the course BOTH the following must be done:

  • Complete the EVENTBRITE BOOKING.
  • Complete our INSPIRE ONLINE ENROLMENT FORM for each person attending the course.

You should be redirected to the Inspire Online Enrolment Form after completing the Eventbrite booking.  If you are not redirected, please use the link supplied in the Eventbrite booking confirmation email.

To book and enrol on one of our courses, you must have been living in England and have been resident in the UK for the past 3 years.

Some exceptions may apply if you are living in England with evidence of the right to remain and are from an EEU/EEAU country (completion of a questionnaire will be required).

As we no longer receive funding for our ESFA-funded courses for learners living in the devolved areas listed below, full cost fees would apply to these courses if you live in these areas:

  • Barnsley, Doncaster, Rotherham and Sheffield 
  • Cambridgeshire and Peterborough
  • Greater London
  • Greater Manchester
  • Liverpool City Region
  • Newcastle Upon Tyne, North Tyneside and Northumberland
  • Tees Valley
  • West of England
  • West Midlands
  • West Yorkshire

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