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Pink floral cupcakes

Working in Cake - Wired Sugar Flowers

Funding area Vocational
MAI/151688/Q/PF
Location:
Oakwood House, Maidstone
Start date:
18/09/2025
End date:
27/11/2025
Level:
Entry Level
Time:
13:15 - 15:15
Duration:
10 sessions
Course hours:
Course hours

Course hours are the total number of hours you'll spend being taught by your tutor. Self study time is not included within the course hours.

20 hours
Day of week:
THU
Tutor:
Lyn Pankhurst
Price: £204.00 Concessions
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Who can join this course

Creativity is an essential aspect of human expression and plays a crucial role in fostering well-being and a sense of purpose.
The ambition of the Kent Adult Education Creative curriculum is to engage the community through an energetic and diverse programme offer planned to meet the varied needs and interests of Kent’s communities, thereby ensuring high quality learning is delivered across the county in dedicated adult education centres, online and in neighbourhood settings.
Creative courses aim to build confidence through learning, allowing students to express themselves, think critically, and collaborate with their peers. By empowering our students to become confident, imaginative, and adaptable learners, we aim to develop students' curiosity, resilience, and adaptability, preparing them for future challenges, opportunities, and personal development.

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Is this course for me

Would you like to develop your sugar flower making skills further? In this course you will learn to make a wired floral spray. We will make a selection of leaves for example: Ivy, Eucalyptus and Rose. Flowers to be included will be Roses, Hydrangeas and filler flowers. Each week we will make a new flower/leaf, which will be coloured and dusted to give a realistic finish. Final week; wiring all components into a spray.

PLEASE NOTE: There is written coursework to accompany the making of this spray, which is part of the course, please let the tutor know if you require support.

Course aims

By the end of the course you should be able to:

* Show how to colour and roll out paste finely and evenly
* Demonstrate how to make 3 different wired petals and leaves and assemble a multi layered flower
* Demonstrate how to colour and dust flowers/foliage to give a lifelike appearance
* Critically evaluate your choice of materials, tools and techniques through a group or individual processes
* Critically evaluate your choice of materials, tools and techniques through a group or individual processes

Non teaching dates

This course is scheduled to not be running on the following dates:

  • Thursday, 23 October 2025

Additional Information

From 1st August 2024, the Department for Education (DfE) require that learners attending this course must identify their primary purpose for learning. This course is not available for learners whose main aim is to learn a hobby, or for leisure/pleasure.

To get the most out of your course we recommend you attend at least 85% of your sessions. If you do have a pre-arranged commitments booked during term time, please let the tutor know in advance so that we can help you catch up on missed sessions and ensure that you still achieve the course outcome.

Getting to your course

Find us

Oakwood House
Oakwood Park
Maidstone
Kent
ME16 8AE

If you require any information about this location then please call 03000 41 22 22 and quote the Course Code MAI/151688/Q/PF.