The Community Kitchen
113 Queens RoadExperienced baker Sally Dellar, of Crumbs & Doilies and the popular Cupcake Jemma Youtube Channel, reveals advanced techniques for piping and cake decorating to help you create a show-stopping vintage style cake.
Vintage cake piping is characterized by its ornate, intricate, and layered buttercream designs. Sally will guide you though the process to make your own unique design by:
This class requires some previous experience in piping and cake decorating and therefore not suitable to complete beginners
Please note this is a decorating class only. All sponges and icings/toppings will be provided for you and we will provide a pre-baked sponge so you can focus on getting creative.
Dietary information: The bakes in this class include gluten, eggs and dairy. For any other allergies or dietary requirements, please contact us to discuss before booking.
"Good balance between doing and demonstrating." "Enjoyed the relaxed atmosphere, great event" "Feel more confident, will try more styles of decorating."
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About your chef
Sally began her baking career at the esteemed London bakery Crumbs & Doilies 15 years ago, creating delicious treats that gained huge acclaim through their online presence. Sally has also been a fixture on the company’s hugely successful YouTube channel Cupcake Jemma, where she creates fool-proof recipe videos every week with her 2 co-hosts. For the last 2 years Sally has been teaching baking and cake decorating classes to the public and loves nothing more than bringing people together in a safe and inclusive environment to share her experience and help others to learn new skills.
Sat, Feb 28, 2026 1:00 pm - 5:00 pm
The Community Kitchen
113 Queens Road
The Brighton & Hove Food Partnership's Community Kitchen is a cookery school where everyone can cook, learn new skills and enjoy food with others. We want everyone to experience the benefits of cooking and eating together. By paying for a cookery class, you help other people to attend cookery activities, regardless of finance, confidence or ability, and to make lasting changes to their lives.
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