{ F1 } 1 Tier Round

Duration: 1 Day

This class is the perfect introduction into the wonderful world of cake decorating with ganache and fondant. You will take your first steps to creating a truly professional finish for your cakes. You will learn to: 

• Cut a cake into 3 even layers
• Ganache your cake and cover a cake board with fondant
• Cover your cake with fondant, smooth it and achieve sharp edges
• Colour your fondant using paste colours
• Create smooth balls from fondant
• Cut out fondant shapes and apply them to your cake
• Attach fondant shapes to wires
• Apply ribbon to your cake board

{ F2 } 1 Tier Square

Duration: 1 Day

The challenging square...how do people get their squares so sharp and edgy? Once you have mastered the ganaching and covering of the square shape, you will turn your cake into a lovely present with a “whimsical” bow and striking stripes. You will learn to:

• Cut a cake into 3 even layers
• Ganache your cake and cover a square cake board with fondant
• Cover your cake with fondant, smooth it and achieve sharp edges
• Colour your fondant using paste colours
• Create a beautiful bow
• Lustre a cake
• Apply ribbon to your cake board

{ F3 } 2 Tier Extended Round

Duration: 2 Days

Two tiered cakes...scary if you don't how. We will teach you how to ganache and cover your cakes, followed by a step by step demonstration of how to stack them so that they don't collapse. This elegant design is taught over a 2 day period. You will learn to:

• Cut & Ganache your cakes
• Cover your cakes with fondant using paste colours
• Create magnolias using sugar flower paste
• Work with Extended Tiers
• Stack a two tiered cake
• Create a ribbon out fondant
• Note you must be able to ganache/cover to F1/F2 standard

{ I1 } 4 Tier DIY Design

Duration: 2 Days

This is your chance to design your own cake! In this class you will design a four tier cake using styrofoam tiers. It has separators for added height and you choose the height of each of your tiers.

You will learn to:

• Moulds
• Shimmering
• Stencilling
• Basic Piping
• Flower making

{ I2 } Cube

Duration: 2 Days

The cube: an unusual and challenging shape. We will guide you through the different steps required to achieve a funky looking cake.

You will learn:

• How to cut, set up & ganache the cube shape
• The support structure required
• How to cover your cake without having a melt-down
• To make flowers and leaves
• The fabulous world of stenciling

{ I3 } Whimsical Ball

Duration: 2 Days

This one is unique and not taught anywhere else but Whimsical Cakehouse. It's a DIY Design Sculpted Ball.

You will learn:

• Design considerations for this shape
• To carve and sculpt a ball shape
• To cover a ball
• To achieve your ball design outcomes

{ A1 } Extended Cube

Duration: 2 Days

Whilst the extended cube is a truly modern shape, it lends itself to a variety of designs. From the traditional to the very funky and out there. This is a cake to have some fun with!

You will learn:

• Shape & ganache the extended cube shape
• Set up your cake using a centre pole and dowels
• Create the illusion that your cake is 'floating'
• Cover your cake with fondant

{ A2 } Whimsical Springtime

Duration: 2 Days

Whimsical Springtime...it's upside down! This versatile cake shape can be used for many different occasions depending on your imagination. We will let you loose on this one...you design it!

You will learn:

• Cut. shape & ganache your cake shape
• The set up techniques required for this design using centre poles and dowels for support
• Basic piping skills
• Ribbon work
• Note: Flowers are supplied

{ A3 } Whimsical Madhatter (3 Tier)

Duration: 3 Days

It’s our turn to have some fun and put Whimsical’s twist on this shape! We will be learning the 3 Tier over 4 days (2 Tier/2 Days). It is a DIY Design that will allow you to push your skills to the absolute limit under the guidance of Whimsical's Course Director, Linda Harden.

You will learn:

• Advanced shaping & carving
• Advanced design & construction
• Support structure required
• Ganaching & covering
• Flowers

[NF1] Batmobile

Duration: 1 Day

Trina has created this stunning interpretation of the 1989 Batmobile. Stunning, sleek and svelte, this design is suitable for all levels from beginner upwards. Students will learn the basics of carving and scupting cake.

Students will learn:

• Cake Carving & Sculpting
• Ganaching & Covering a sculpted cake
• Painting & Detailing

{NF3} Stylish Stiletto

Duration: 1/2 Day

"A pair of shoes can change your life. Just ask Cinderalla". We will show you how to:

• Use the supplied template to create your heel
• Create the structure required to support the shoe
• Cover a  styro "shoe box"

Students will take away one stiletto heel and shoe box.

{NI1} Sirens Song

Duration: 2 Days

Dive in to the wonderful world of modelling chocolate with this cheeky Trina Thomson mermaid design. Using a combination of fondant and chocolate modelling paste, this two day workshop will explore the use of different mediums and focus on achieving stunning facial features and fabulous textures. You will take home a carved cake with modelling chocolate mermaid figurine.

Learning Outcomes:

• Learnto make modelling chocolate from scratch.
• Learn to model facial features, hair and body forms .
• Colour and shade modelling chocolate.
• Carving cake layers
• Working with moulds and modelling tools.
• Lustre dusting and airbrushing
• Create textures and finishes with simple tools.

{NI3} T-riffic T-Rex

Duration: 1 Day

In this one day workshop you will learn how to create a 2 Dimensional T Rex cake with 3D elements.You will learn:

• Carving, shaping and layering cake to create dimension.
• Using templates for accuracy.
• Airbrushing and painting techniques.
• Using texture moulds designed and custom made especially for this class.
• Creating textures with simple tools.
• Using fondant relief methods to build up form and dimension

{ NA1 } Puss In Boots

Duration: 3 Days

Join us in this dynamic Trina Thomson class where you will learn the fundamentals of carving and constructing a 3D form out of cake with added styro supports.

You will learn:

• Sculpting a 3D Character out of cake
• Shaping internal supports
• Covering complex shapes with fondant
• Blending & merging fondant to disguise seams
• Using your modelling to to create embossed details
• Techniques from the film industry to take your cake from great to amazing
• Use of templates

{SCC} Spring Cupcake Collection

Duration: 2 1/2 hrs

The gorgeous "Spring Collection" is suitable for beginners as well as those that are more experienced.

The class is very "hands-on" and gives the students the opportunity to experience many of the techniques taught first hand. You will learn:

• Stenciling
• Blossom work with balling tools
• Shimmering
• Piping
• Impression work

{MCC} Marie-Antoinette Collection

Duration: 2hrs

Suitable for decorators of all levels, the class will cover a number of intricate techniques. Each student will take 6 cupcakes home with them.

You will learn to:

• Prepare & ganache your cupcakes
• Cover with a thin layer of fondant
• Use silicon moulds. Impression techniques
• Paint using gold lustre
• Pipe effectively using several methods

{ DCC } Designer Cupcakes

Duration: 1 Day

Join us for a full day to learn the techniques and artistry of our Linda Harden designed Cup Cake Class. As well as taking away 20 of your own cupcakes, you will learn:

• How to prepare a cupcake (ganache & cover)
• Simple figurine making
• Flowers & Stenciling
• Painting & Piping & Cutouts
• Mixing Colours
• To construct a cupcake stand

{ HCC } Half Day Cupcakse

Duration: Half Day

Join us for a full day to learn the techniques and artistry of our Linda Harden designed Cup Cake Class. As well as taking away 20 of your own cupcakes, you will learn:

• How to prepare a cupcake (ganache & cover)
• Simple figurine making & Mixing Colours
• Flowers & Stenciling, Painting & Piping & Cutouts

{ SFL } Flowers

Duration: 2 Days

Whimsical's Flower Course is suitable for all experience levels. We aim to take the fear factor away from creating realistic flowers by taking you, step-by-step, through the process of designing and creating various different types of flower. Our course encourages the creation of 'Fantasy Flowers' with a twist as well as showing you how to create botanically correct structures. This includes:

• Magnolias
• Peonies
• Roses

{ BFLF } Big Flower Little Flower

Duration: 2 Days

Create a range of gorgeous flowers, varying in size from the petite Cherry Blossom to the impressive Dahlia.  This class is suitable for all levels of student. Flowers covered include:

• Dahlia & Bud
• David Austin Rose & Standard Rose
• Ranunculus & Pulled Flowers
• Cherry Blossoms & Generic Blossoms

{ DAH } David Austin Rose

Duration: Half Day

David Austin was named "Great Rosarian of the World" in 2010.

He hails from England and he introduced his first rose in 1963. Since then his roses have become the most successful group of new roses in the 20th century.

Known for their gorgeousness, we couldn't help but recreate them in sugar.

{ DAH } Dahlia

Duration: Half Day

Discovered in 1525, this grand dame of the flower world has been around for a very long time. It made its way from Mexico, where it is the national flower, to Europe and the rest of the world.

Dahlias are brightly coloured, displaying most hues with the exception of blue. You will learn how to create this gorgeous flower as well as its delightful bud.

{ TF1 } Geisha Girl

Duration: 1 Day

A beginner level, Trina Thomson designed class to take you on your first steps to creating stunning figurines.

You will learn to:

• Design & Plan your figurines
• Cover al ball shape with fondant for a smooth finish
• Create simple gorgeous facial features
• Dress and adorning the figurine
• Use petal dusts for enhancing features and adding those special touches
• Master Tricks & tips for applying hair and simple hairstyles

{ TF3 } Lil' Strawberry Girl

Duration: 2 Days

A Trina Thomson designed figurine class to teach you the advanced techniques required to creating stunning, realistic figurines.

You will learn:

• Shape and colour a more realistic style figurine with modeling paste.
• Learn simple tips to bring character and life to your figures.
• Learn techniques to create fabric effects.
• An introduction to basic anatomy and facial structure and ways to achieve correct figure proportions.
• Gorgeous decorative details to add individual touches to a finished piece.

{ TF2 } Pin-up Girl

Duration: 1 Day

An intermediate level, Trina Thomson designed class to teach you the techniques required to creating stunning figurines. You will learn to:

• Design & Plan your figurines
• Cover a ball shape with fondant for a smooth finish
• Carve a bodice shape that can be applied to many figures
• Zhape gorgeous legs and feet, arms and handsCreating facial features
• Apply and styling a funky 50's hairstyle and mini bow
• Use petal dusts to create subtle make-up effects
• Dress & detailing clothes & footwear
• Master basic tricks to create figures that look in proportion and anatomically correct

{ PP1 } Foundation Piping

Duration: Half Day

This is our Foundation Level Piping class and designed to provide a solid knowledge of the fundamentals of piping technique. The class is taught so as to truly learn and re-inforce the techniques learnt by providing plenty of practice on every step.

You will learn:

• Make royal icing :: Piping bags
• Dots/quilting :: Lines/lattice
• Snail trail :: Outlining/Flooding
• Writing :: Drop piping :: Simple flowers
• Using star tube : Shell, S scroll, C scroll, Rosettes, Rope
• Other tubes-grass, leaf

{ PP2 } Advanced Piping

Duration: Half Day

Building upon the skills learnt in Foundation Piping 1, this class will teach you some of the more advanced aspects of piping technique.

 You will learn:

• Vertical piping :: Cornelli
• Drop piping :: Filigree
• Extension work :: Embroidery/Brush
• Outline/flooding :: Lace piping
• Using other tubes for: basket weave, frills, flowers