Taste of summer - handbag cake with wired strawberries, flowers & leaves

Learn how to create this elegant, fashion-inspired cake - featuring a textured handbag design, wired strawberries, blossoms and leaves.
In this step-by-step course, you’ll discover professional techniques for sculpting, covering, and decorating a statement cake that’s perfect for birthdays, bridal showers, and special celebrations.
Designed for both beginners and more experienced decorators, this class will guide you through every stage—from achieving sharp edges and realistic handbag structure to crafting lifelike wired fruits, leaves, and finishing touches.
You’ll also learn composition, colour balance, and presentation tips to give your cakes a polished, luxury look.
You really will be amazed at just how many different techniques are packed into one cake! Everything is taught step by step so whether you are a complete beginner or a more experienced decorator this class will work for you.
Learn how to:
- ice a cake board
- add ribbon and a bow to your board
- fill and crumb coat your cake
- create the rustic wicker/ basketweave design (using a mould)
- ice your bag including the gorgeous seams!
- create a textured leather effect in icing
- add stitch details
- make the handles and attach
- make wired leaves, berries and flowers using cutters, veiners and moulds
- use dust colours to best effect
- glaze your leaves and berries
- emboss a message
- flood the message with lustre
Plus:
- professional styling and final presentation
- transportation, storage and keeping times
Includes tutorial: cake carving, with top tips and golden rules (your cake will be prepared in advance for you enabling you to concentrate on the decorative details).
Bring charm, creativity, and summer sweetness to your cake designs with this stunning centrepiece project.
The cake will serve 4-6.