Autumn basket cake with mini modelled hedgehog







Upcoming Start Dates
We will bake a mini cake for you which you will decorate as a basket, make blackberries & autumn leaves from icing and model a mini hedgehog - super cute & lots of skills.
- Tutorial - different types of icings and how to choose them
- How to prepare your mini cake
- How to use a basketweave mould to create texture
- How to use a sugar gun
- How to make a cake basket
- How to pipe a rose swirl
- How to make a moulded bow
- How to make blackberries - use a mould, add colour, glaze
- How to make autumn leaves - choice of paste, cutters, veiners, dust colours and glaze
- How to ice a board
- How to model a charming little hedgehog
- Storage & transportation of your cake

Annabelle
Director
Annabelle established Confection Perfection (now re-branded as Annabelle Jane Cake School) in 1996 from her kitchen table; bought her first retail premises in 2000 and is now settled in a delightful setting in Bearsted, just outside Maidstone. Annabelle has extensive cake decorating experience and is highly creative and artistic. Annabelle is an accredited tutor for the PME Diplomas in Sugar craft and also designs and delivers a wide range of other highly successful cake baking and decorating classes. Annabelle has a huge vision for our Cake School and ensures that the strong reputation we have earned continues to grow lead by her consistently high standards.
Everything is included including mini cake,frosting, icings, use of equipment. A box to take your cake home in is also provided. Students recieve a set of notes and also a 10% discount in the shop (on items used on the course).
You may like to bring an apron.
We provide tea, coffee, drinking water and cake.
Lovely evening, lots of skills learnt and very cute basket + hedgehog. Course more than I expected. Tutor amazing as always.
— Susie Hunter, 10th October 2024
Very calming experience. Good for any level of baking experience. Excellent tutor, great techniques of explaining each step.
— Monika, 10th October 2024
Annabelle is so knowledgeable and patient. Such a joy to be taught new skills by her. This course what I expected. 5 stars.
— Tina Roberts, 10th October 2024
If you love to bake and would like to learn more skills, this is the place to come! The tutors are so friendly and make you feel at ease, they answer all questions to help you progress. You learn lots of skills in a friendly, warm environment. I can't wait to do more!
— Keeley Roberts, 10th October 2024
A lovely evening with excellent tuition. A fun course with achievable outcome.
— Teri Barham, 10th October 2024
Really enjoyed knowing how to make this sweet hedgehog which can be utilised for a multitude of creations.
— Delenda James, 9th October 2020
A very cute course with a very cute hedgehog. Very patient tutor & lots of help.
— Chris Vaughan, 9th October 2020
Excellent course thoroughly enjoyed.
— Daphne Tallett, 9th October 2020
Brilliant little course! Excellent tutor.
— Nicola Paine, 9th October 2020
Thoroughly enjoyed this cute course. 5*+++. Tutor 10/10 - very helpful, always made sure we understood. Can't wait to do more.
— Su Lowe, 9th October 2020
5 star course.
— Donna Burgess, 6th October 2020
Amazing fun, gets you in the Autumn mood!
— Susie Jones, 6th October 2020
Overall really fun experience, lovey tutor and a very friendly atmosphere. Detailed and even more than I expected.
— Iyana, 6th October 2020
A lovely cake with many different skills to learn/ practice. Annabelle, always very patient, clear instructions and happy to answer any questions. Highly recommend.
— Amy, 6th October 2020