Etoile Bakery Cake School

Etoile Bakery Cake School stands out for its comprehensive online video courses that recreate the experience of learning directly from Holly in the Etoile Bakery Kitchen in London. This specialist cake decorating school focuses exclusively on wedding cakes and celebration cake design, delivering professional techniques through detailed digital tutorials accessible from home.

The school offers a carefully structured pathway from complete beginner to advanced decorator. New bakers start with the Introduction to Baking course, covering ingredient science, equipment use, and classic cake recipes, before progressing to the Cake Decorating Foundation Course. This foundational programme teaches essential skills including torting and filling cakes, creating perfect fondant coverage, ganaching techniques, and achieving sharp edges with marble effects.

More experienced decorators can master specific wedding cake designs through specialist courses. The Semi Naked Wedding Cake course demonstrates achieving the fashionable semi-naked finish whilst working with different coloured base cakes, covering everything from dowelling multi-tier structures to ribbon application and fresh flower arrangement. The Tumbling Rose Wedding Cake tutorial focuses on creating elegant cascading rose designs, whilst the Floating Girl and Balloon Cake course teaches the construction of lightweight balloon decorations and fondant figure modelling. The Rainbow Mane Unicorn Cake tutorial covers creating spectacular rainbow toppers and detailed unicorn features without specialist equipment.

Each course includes step-by-step video demonstrations, ingredient lists, and recipes, with lifetime access allowing students to revisit lessons repeatedly. Classes from £35 accommodate various budgets, with gift vouchers available and options for corporate bookings and children's classes.

The school suits decorators seeking professional wedding cake techniques and signature celebration designs through flexible online learning.

Reviews

Location

103 Elspeth Rd, London SW11 1DP

A few things we think are worth having if you want to keep baking at home.

Equipment

Digital Kitchen Scale (0.1g)

Accurate to 0.1g, rechargeable, and under £15. Every baker should own one.

~£13View on Amazon

Equipment

Matfer Bourgeat Exopat Mat

Professional silicone mat. Essential for macarons and laminated doughs.

~£25View on Amazon

Book

The Cake Decorating Bible - Juliet Sear

Step-by-step techniques for frosting, fondant, and tiered cakes. The go-to guide after your first decorating class.

~£20View on Amazon

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