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A House of Cake

5.0(103)·From £30.00 - £160.00·2h

Wellington in Somerset provides the charming backdrop for A House of Cake, where chef Lesley Retallack brings over 35 years of culinary expertise to an established cake shop and café that doubles as a teaching academy. Her City & Guilds qualifications and quarter-century of further education experience create a solid foundation for hands-on learning in this working bakery environment. The school specialises in Cake Decorating, Cupcakes, and Pizza & Focaccia classes, with sessions designed for complete beginners through to those seeking to refine existing skills. The range spans from children's birthday parties that combine cupcake decorating with mocktail making to sophisticated adult masterclasses in luxury cake techniques. One-to-one tuition is available alongside group sessions, and the venue offers private hire for special occasions. The Luxury Cupcake Class teaches advanced techniques including stencilling, embossing, and edible painting, culminating in 12 decorated cupcakes arranged in your chosen colour scheme. The signature Chocolate Drip Cake workshop guides students through constructing tall multi-layered cakes, creating watercolour buttercream effects, and applying professional chocolate drips with metallic splatter details. For those focused on piping skills, the Cupcake Flowers and Swirls Class covers rose swirl technique, petal piping, and sugar paste floral toppers finished with pearls and lustre dusts. The more relaxed Mocktails and Pizza making session combines beverage preparation with dough work over three hours. All classes include ingredients, equipment, aprons, and refreshments throughout, with most students taking home their creations plus recipe cards. The school suits beginners seeking gentle introduction to cake decorating as much as experienced bakers wanting contemporary techniques in a supportive café setting.

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