Cake Decorating – Modelling with Fondant and Sugar Paste
Selwyn Community Education

Selwyn Community Education

Cake Decorating – Modelling with Fondant and Sugar Paste

Learn to work with sugar paste and modelling fondant to create basic animals, flowers, and figurines for your cakes.

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203-245 Kohimarama Road, Kohimarama, Auckland, 1071  –  View on map

Sat, 4 Jul 2026
9:00 am – 12:00 pm

$68.00

EN

Age 16+

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Learn to work with sugar paste and modelling fondant to create basic animals, flowers, and figurines for your cakes.

Learn to work with fondant and sugar paste to create decorative flowers, animals, figurines, and novelty cake toppers for special occasions.

Led by chef Tim Gasson, this hands-on workshop focuses on modelling techniques using fondant and sugar paste. Participants will learn how to shape and decorate a variety of designs, from simple flowers and animals to decorative figurines suitable for children's birthday cakes and celebration cakes.

Whether you're interested in creating fondant roses, novelty cake decorations, or playful cake toppers, this workshop provides a practical introduction to sugar modelling techniques.

Who should attend?
This stand-alone workshop is suitable for anyone interested in learning how to model decorative fondant and sugar paste elements for cakes. Previous attendance at a cake decorating course is not required, although some experience working with fondant may be helpful.

What to bring

  • Small metal or glass bowl
  • 2 tea towels
  • Glad wrap
  • Paper towels
  • An apron
  • Any cake decorating equipment you already own, such as piping bags, nozzles, palette knives, crimpers, pastry brushes or fine paint brushes
  • A container to take home your creations

All ingredients, including fondant, sugar paste and colourings, will be provided.

Prerequisites
No prior cake decorating course is required. Some experience rolling fondant may be beneficial.

Information and logo sourced from the Selwyn Community Education website.

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