Beautiful, elegant, bespoke wedding cakes, hand baked and decorated with love and care, using the finest ingredients, covering Cheshire, Derbyshire, Manchester, Lancashire, Merseyside and beyond.
How We Bake
At the heart of every creation is a delicious, handmade cake, lovingly made in our kitchen, using the finest ingredients – locally produced free range eggs, premium flours, Sicilian lemons, Madagascan vanilla, raspberry conserve and decadent chocolate ganache. Our cakes have 4 layers of sponge, and are triple layered with a filling of flavoursome buttercream, curd, conserve or ganaches. To achieve clean lines and super sharp edges, our cakes are covered in a layer of chocolate ganache and then iced with the finest Massa Ticino fondant.
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Jake and Victoria
Kayleigh and David
Emma and Tom
Classes
We offer cake decorating classes for all abilities under the personal supervision of Linda. There is a maximum of 6 students at any class so you are assured of individual attention with lots of opportunity to ask questions. Classes are friendly and informal. We’ll put the kettle on and provide everything you need for the class. All you need to bring is enthusiasm.
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Cake Foundations – Ganache and Sharp Edges – 20th May 2023
£85.00Do you want to learn how to get those perfect sharp edges and flawless finish on your cakes? This full day class will give you the foundations to be able to decorate beautiful cakes. It’s a hands on class where Linda will teach you how to prepare, ganache and cover a real cake to achieve a professional finish.
You will learn how to:
- Make chocolate ganache using the correct ratios
- Level, fill and ganache a 6” sponge cake
- Cover the cake with sugarpaste to achieve a smooth professional finish and the much sought after sharp edges
- Cover and crimp a cake drum and mount the cake on the drum
- Apply ribbon
- Lots of hints and tips
- If there is time we’ll also add some simple decoration to the cake.
- Finally you will take home your beautifully cake to impress your friends and family.
The class includes everything you will need, including apron, equipment and materials and a box to take your cake home in.
A light lunch is provided and refreshments are available throughout the day.Suitable for beginners or more experienced cakemakers wishing to improve their skills.
The class will have a maximum of 4 students to ensure lots of individual attention and plenty of opportunity to ask questions.
9.30 am to 4.30 pm
Saturday 20th May 2023
Cost: £170
Payment: £85 deposit and then final balance of £85, for which you will be invoiced on 20th April. Full payment must be made prior to the class. If you wish to pay in full at time of booking, please contact us.
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Classic Rose Tutorial
£30.00Signature Classic Rose Tutorial
Learn how to make my beautiful signature sugar rose and foliage.
The tutorial is broken down into step by step, easy to follow videos, so you can work at your own pace and rewatch whenever you like. The tutorial is suitable for all abilities, whether you are a complete novice or a more experienced cake designer wanting to take your sugar flowers to another level.
You will learn:
- the tools and materials you’ll need
- how to work with flowerpaste to create delicate and realistic petals and leaves
- how to securely wire the rose
- how to use flower and leaf veiners
- how to use edible dusts to create a natural effect
- how to tape and assemble the rose and leaves
This is a pre-recorded video tutorial. You can watch any time and have lifetime access. After purchase you will receive an email order acknowledgement with a link to the tutorial and PDF file.
If you do not receive the link, please check your junk or spam folder.
The tutorial is taught in English and is suitable for all abilities.
PLEASE NOTE: This tutorial is unfortunately not available to EU residents, due to the changes in VAT regulations post Brexit.
This tutorial is for personal use and not for re teaching purposes.
The tutorial is taught in English and is suitable for all abilities.
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Crackled Wood Tutorial
£35.00Learn how to make my popular signature crackled wood effect. I will teach you step by step, in 4 easy to follow videos.
You will learn how to:
– create the crackled effect using paste.
– use edible dusts to enhance the effect
– adapt the technique to create different colours
– apply the wood panels to a cake
– make a rustic cracked wood heartYou can watch any time and have lifetime access. A link will be sent after purchase.
You also get a PDF to download with details of tools and materials.
The tutorial is taught in English and is suitable for all abilities.
PLEASE NOTE: This tutorial is not available to EU residents, due to the changes in VAT regulations post Brexit.
This tutorial is for personal use and not for re teaching purposes.
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Wafer Paper Flowers Class – 9th September 2023
£100.00Learn how to make beautiful wafer paper flowers, with guest tutor Sian Forward-Martin of That Little Cake Place.
What will I learn?
You will learn Sian’s signature techniques and personal tips on how to create beautiful, realistic wafer paper flowers. You will learn:
- which liquid to use to condition your wafer paper
- how to condition and shape your wafer paper to create realistic looking petals
- the tools and equipment used by Sian and where to get them from
- how to make centres and stamens out of wafer paper
You will make a fluffy peony, cosmos, anemone and foliage.
Techniques taught in this class can be applied to other flowers.
The class is suitable for all abilities.
The class will have a maximum of 6 students, which ensures lots of individual attention and plenty of opportunity to ask questions.
The class includes everything you will need, including apron, equipment and materials and a box to take home your flowers.
A light lunch is included and refreshments are available throughout the day.Saturday 9th September 2023
9.30 am to 5 pm
Cost: £240 (including VAT)
Payment: £100 deposit is required to secure a place at the class. You will be invoiced for the remaining balance of £140, one month before the class date. Full payment to have been made prior to the course.
The class is held in our lovely studio in Whaley Bridge in the beautiful Derbyshire Peak district. We are 2 minutes from Whaley Bridge railway station and 45 minutes from Manchester Airport. There’s lot of accommodation available locally, should you wish to stay overnight or combine with a short break in the Peak District. We are happy to provide advice on accommodation and transfers.
*Please note that classes are non-refundable. Please see Terms and Conditions for our Cancellation Policy https://www.buttercup-cakes.net/ts-cs/
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Wedding Cake Masterclass 7th-8th June 2023
£450.00Create a beautiful 3 tier wedding cake with textured stone effect, sugar flowers and foliage at this intensive 2 day class.
You will work with dummy cakes and learn how to:
- Create a textured stone effect
- Cover a square and a round tier and learn how to enhance the stone effect with edible dusts and stencilling.
- Create a moulded monogram and apply to a pre-covered dummy cake.
- Make 2 beautiful wired heirloom roses, rose leaves, ivy and twigs. Dust, tape and assemble the flowers and learn how to arrange them on the cake.
- Learn about dowelling and stacking.
- Lots of professional tips for working with wedding cakes, including delivery and set-up.
- Finally you will take home your beautifully decorated cake to impress your clients and use as a display cake.
The class will have a maximum of 4 students, which ensures lots of individual attention and plenty of opportunity to ask questions. This is an intensive class and some previous experience of cake decorating/sugarcraft is helpful.
The class includes everything you will need, including apron, equipment and materials and a box to take your cake home in.
A light lunch is included and refreshments are available throughout the day.Wednesday 7th and Thursday 8th June 2023
9.30 am to 5.30 pm each day.
Cost: £450
Payment: Full payment to have been made prior to the course.
The class is held in our lovely studio in Whaley Bridge in the beautiful Derbyshire Peak district. We are 2 minutes from Whaley Bridge railway station and 45 minutes from Manchester Airport. There’s lot of accommodation available locally, should you wish to stay overnight or combine with a short break in the Peak District. We are happy to provide advice on accommodation and transfers.
*Please note that classes are non-refundable. Please see Terms and Conditions for our Cancellation Policy.
Brownies
Send love with Brownies
For people who are unable to visit our studio, we can now post our delicious handmade Brownies anywhere in the UK, with beautiful gift wrapping and a personalised message.
Choose from a variety of brownies
Flavours currently available are: salted caramel, chocolate orange, chocolate raspberry, mars bar, snickers, cookies and cream and traditional walnut. Look out for our limited edition flavours too!
Flavours currently available are: salted caramel, chocolate orange, chocolate raspberry, mars bar, snickers, cookies and cream and traditional walnut. Look out for our limited edition flavours too!