This flexible, truly international decorating medium allows both the beginner and intermediate student to quickly and easily cover cakes to give a flawless professional look and finish.
Penningtons sugar paste and modelling courses also guide students through the methods and techniques required to produce fun character models and delicate decorations that will surely impress all your friends and family.

Upcoming Classes

Dates: 13/06/2022 - 18/07/2022
Times: 10:00 am - 12:30 pm
Sorry! This course is fully booked
This is a six week modelling and cake covering course. The theme for this course is a fun ‘Hot Tub theme’ ladies having fun and drinking Prosecco in a cake shaped as a hot tub. The teaching focuses on modelling figures, with character features plus many more decorative techniques in sugar paste to complete this project.
Skills covered during the six weeks will be crumb coating in buttercream, cake covering using sugar paste, 3D character modelling and decorative techniques using modelling paste.
The project is on 8″ round fruit cake depth 4″ approx (required week 2) or a dummy cake can be an option if preferred, available from the school for £7.00.
A 6″ round x 5″ deep sponge cake will be provided for this course.

Dates: 13/06/2022 - 11/07/2022
Times: 6:30 pm - 9:30 pm
Sorry! This course is fully booked

Dates: 16/06/2022 - 21/07/2022
Times: 6:30 pm - 9:00 pm
Sorry! This course is fully booked
This is a six week modelling and cake covering course. The theme for this course is a fun ‘Hot Tub theme’ ladies having fun and drinking Prosecco in a cake shaped as a hot tub. The teaching focuses on modelling figures, with character features plus many more decorative techniques in sugar paste to complete this project.
Skills covered during the six weeks will be crumb coating in buttercream, cake covering using sugar paste, 3D character modelling and decorative techniques using modelling paste.
The project is on 8″ round fruit cake depth 4″ approx (required week 2) or a dummy cake can be an option if preferred, available from the school for £7.00.
A 6″ round x 5″ deep sponge cake will be provided for this course.

£155.00
Dates: 05/09/2022 - 10/10/2022
Times: 10:00 am - 12:30 pm
Spaces available: 9
This is a six week modelling and cake covering course. The theme for this course is a cute toadstool house with a family of mice. The house will be shaped from cake and rice krispie. The teaching focuses on modelling figures, with character features plus many more decorative techniques in sugar paste to complete this project.
Skills covered during the six weeks will be crumb coating in buttercream, cake covering using sugar paste, making a rice krispie modelling mix, 3D character modelling and decorative techniques using modelling paste.
The project is on 6″ round sponge cake depth 5″ approx or a students own fruit cake (required week 2) or a dummy cake can be an option if preferred, available from the school.
A 6″ round x 5″ deep sponge cake will be provided for this course. Cake Picture Project to follow Shortly.

£155.00
Dates: 08/09/2022 - 13/10/2022
Times: 6:30 pm - 9:00 pm
Spaces available: 10
This is a six week modelling and cake covering course. The theme for this course is a cute toadstool house with a family of mice. The house will be shaped from cake and rice krispy. The teaching focuses on modelling figures, with character features plus many more decorative techniques in sugar paste to complete this project.
Skills covered during the six weeks will be crumb coating in buttercream, cake covering using sugar paste, making a rice krispy modelling mix, 3D character modelling and decorative techniques using modelling paste.
The project is on 6″ round sponge cake depth 5″ approx or a students own fruit cake (required week 2) or a dummy cake can be an option if preferred, available from the school.
A 6″ round x 5″ deep sponge cake will be provided for this course. Cake Picture Project to follow Shortly.

£145.00
Dates: 19/09/2022 - 03/10/2022
Times: 6:30 pm - 9:00 pm
Spaces available: 12
This is a 3 week mini course to give an introduction to a ‘bit of everything’ !
During the 3 week course you will be taught how to make the on trend ‘Ganache Icing’ and learn to crumb coat on a provided 6″ sponge cake. Cover the sponge cake in the icing called sugar paste and create a professional flawless finish. You will also be taught some basic royal ice piping and an introduction to direct writing. The cake will be decorated with piping and unwired sugar Roses, which you will also learn how to make on this course.
This is the perfect course for someone who wants to trial cake decorating or simply brush up on their basic cake decorating skills.
All materials and equipment are provided in the cost of this course.