The Cake School by Lissielou

Classes at The Cake School by Lissielou are priced from £90, with all ingredients and equipment provided plus aprons and presentation boxes to safely transport your finished cakes home. Based at Henleaze Farm Barn in Faringdon, this school operates from a working farm setting with a first-floor studio, offering both in-person and online classes taught by industry-leading bakers including their in-house instructor from ChellBells Cakes.

The curriculum spans beginner-friendly introductions through to intermediate wedding cake techniques. Single-day classes cover Buttercream foundations like achieving sharp edges and chocolate drip techniques in their five-hour Buttercream Drip Cake session, where you take home a decorated 5-inch vanilla cake feeding 12-16 people. The Piped Swiss Meringue Buttercream Flower Cake Class teaches realistic floral piping with lifelike petal textures, whilst the Meringue Waterfall class combines Italian meringues with blowtorch techniques for elegant chocolate ruffles and chocolate-dipped strawberries.

More intensive offerings include the two-day Floral Dreams Wedding Class, where intermediate bakers learn to stack and dowel two-tier cakes, work with ganache for smooth professional finishes, apply stenciling and gold foil, and safely prepare fresh floral decorations. You leave with a wedding cake serving 35-40 people. The Ombré Dreams class focuses on creating towering 9-inch cakes using stable crème pâtissière, raspberry curd, and Swiss meringue buttercream with meringue crowns.

Family sessions include the Party Poppet Cake class, where adults and children aged 6-18 collaborate on character-style celebration cakes inspired by Jelly Cat designs, learning fondant work and cloud pillow piping techniques. The school accommodates corporate events, date nights, and private hire, making it suitable for bakers seeking both technical advancement and social baking experiences.

Reviews

Location

Cake School by LissieLou Henleaze Farm Barn, Fernham Rd, Longcot, Faringdon SN7 7PR, Wiltshire

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

Equipment

Ateco Turntable

Solid stainless steel turntable. The foundation of cake decorating.

~£40View on Amazon

Equipment

Wenburg Cake Decorating Kit

Turntable, spatula, and piping tips - everything for your first decorated cake.

~£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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