ABCD Professional Diploma Course
„This is a must attend course for any cake maker who is looking to build a successful BUSINESS“
Ribana Cristescu
CEO of Academy of Baking and Cake Decorating
I WILL BE YOUR GUIDE
TO SUCCESS
SAVE MONEY
GAIN TIME
MAKE PROFIT
INTO A PROFITABLE BUSINESS
Topics Covered During the Course
Business
One full day of online training to cover all essentials of starting a food business, from applying for a licence, getting your certificates, opening the necessary accounts, sorting out your required equipment, getting your recipes and suppliers, and clarifying your price list. By the end of the day, you will have an established menu and price list based on your circumstances. You will have unlimited access to an online form so that you will be able to calculate the cost of any dessert you will add to your menu in future.
Baking
One full day dedicated to baking. You'll learn how to bake five different types of sponges and two types of cookies, macarons, and meringues; make cupcakes and prepare fillings needed to set a 3 tier cake, a single-tier barrel cake, and a block cake to be used later for stacking and carving, and then decorate. All recipes will be available as an ebook, including the final product and portion price calculation.
Sugarflowers
Two days of intensive tuition on making wired sugar flowers( roses, peonies, lilies, foliage, filler flowers, embellishments).We will also create a bunch of fantasy flowers out of wafer paper and gelatine. The flowers will be set on a floral arrangement to complete the 3 tier real wedding cake, which we will complete in class on the last day.
Patisserie
Patisserie training. During one day, you will learn some patisserie basics. How to make entremets ( one large size 7" and four mono portions), prepare, use glaze, and make edible moss. Decorate them with chocolate decorations made in class ( curls, truffles, moulded shapes and bars of small chocolates). We will cook and make a few essential Isomalt decorations( a sail. one flower, one bulb)
Piping
Piping training. Two full days will be dedicated to piping. On the first day, we will focus on royal icing piping and decorating a 3-tier dummy cake using stencilling, brush embroidery, and piped flowers. We will decorate a set of 4 royal iced cookies( baked during the baking class). The second day will be focused on working with buttercream and chocolate ganache. We will decorate the single-tier barrel cake made during the baking training. We will apply chocolate drips, make chocolate sails, and use the palette painting technique to decorate the cake and pipe to decorate the cupcakes. Those will be set as a floral display bouquet.
Sugarpaste
Sugarpaste( fondant) training. For a full day, we will focus on covering a 2 tier dummy cake with fondant. Then we will make decorations and use them to turn the covered dummy cake into three different projects. It will look like a birthday cake for a kid, then for him and her. You will get the chance to work out the costs involved in each project, you will receive the templates to use in future, and you will take the photos to start building your portfolio.
Figurine Modelling
Modelling training. A full day will be allocated to figurine modelling. We will make a baby, a female and male figure and two pet figurines.
Sculpted cake
Sculpted cake training During a full day, we will focus on shaping the block cake we set during the baking class. There will be ten designs to choose from. The winning project will be the most voted by the students of the course. We will start by carving the sponge and preparing the supports and decorative elements needed. We will continue covering the cake and the finishing touches required to complete the project. Each project will include at least a small piece made out of rice krispies and marshmallow mix.
Dessert table
Wedding dessert table training day. We will stack and cover the three-tiered cake prepared during the baking course on this day. We will paint on the cake and then set up the floral display made during the sugar flowers course and set up a dessert table to decorate six cupcakes, six decorated cookies, six biscuits( artisan style cookies), six cake pops, six macarons, six glazed desserts and six desserts in cups ( we will use the elements we have prepared at the starting of the course)
Portfoliu
Portfolio-building training. This last section of the course will take place online one week after completing the in-class training. Throughout the course, you will be allowed to take photos of your work and also be shown how to upload them and make them look great using Canva. You will use a template we provided to insert the photos and prices ( which you will learn how to work out by yourself). You will have to send over your photos and prices so that we can create an E-catalogue( E-magazine) with your logo containing the image and prices of the products. That will be your forever and help you promote and sell your products to your customers.
Group of 3 students (12 Days: 10 in-class + 2 online)
£ 2,999
Exclusive 1-to-1 (14 Days: 10 in-class + 4 online)
£ 5,998
ABCD Professional Diploma Course
Intensive Cake Business Start-Up Course – Now Open for Enrollment
If you’re ready to build a profitable cake business from home, this intensive course is designed to get you up and running in just 30 days.
We’ll guide you step by step through everything you need to know — from mastering cake skills to setting up your food business legally and professionally.
Course Structure
- 12 days of training in total
- 2 days online (live training): Business foundations & portfolio building
- 10 days in-class: Hands-on cake decorating and practical tuition
What’s Included
- Access to video recordings of all projects (to watch at any time after completing the course)
- Full set of recipes used during the course
- Price calculation tool for your cakes and desserts
- All ingredients, tools, and materials provided
- Wi-Fi access during training
- Buffet lunch, coffee, tea, fruit, snacks, and water provided daily
- Free on-site parking
- All cakes and products you create can be taken home
Class Details
- Online sessions: 9:00 am – 6:00 pm (with 1-hour lunch break)
- In-class sessions: 8:00 am – 6:00 pm (with 30-minute lunch + two 15-minute breaks)
- Small group learning: Maximum of 3 students per class
Group of 3 students (12 Days: 10 in-class + 2 online)
£ 2,999
Exclusive 1-to-1 (14 Days: 10 in-class + 4 online)
£ 5,998
VIP OFFER
Exclusive 1-to-1 Fast-Track: 2 Extra Online Implementation Days
Upgrade to the private 1-to-1 option for direct, hands-on digital implementation tailored specifically to your food business. Over these two dedicated days, we build your complete local and online sales infrastructure side by side so you are fully prepared to take orders from day one.
Day 13: Brand Identity, Website & Payment Setup
- Brand Logo: Design and finalise your official business logo.
- 5-Page Custom Website: Build and configure the essential 5 pages needed for your brand (Home, About, Menu/Services, Gallery/Portfolio, and Sales Page).
- Direct Payment Setup: Integrate secure payment gateways (e.g., PayPal/Stripe) to process local and online transactions smoothly.
Day 14: Multi-Platform Selling, CRM, Local Orders & Logistics
- CRM & Social Media Integration: Connect your customer relationship management system and link your business social media channels.
- Advertising & Marketing Schedule: Build an organised advertising plan to target local celebratory orders and drive online traffic.
- Product Catalogue: Upload your first 5 core products with optimised descriptions, portion details, and pricing.
- Platform Selling Accounts: Set up and configure external marketplace channels across Etsy, Amazon, and eBay.
- Packaging Solutions: Identify and source the exact food-safe, transit-tested packaging required for postal delivery and local presentation.
- Complete Order Fulfilment & Logistics: Master the order-handling workflow from start to finish—including booking couriers, managing delivery logistics for postal bakes, and organising scheduled local customer collections.
(Requirements: A laptop or desktop computer and a stable internet connection. All systems are set up collaboratively step by step so you can independently maintain, update, and grow your sales channels.)
Bonus for Diploma Students
If you are currently booked on, or have completed, any of our professional diploma courses (PME or Wilton), you’ll receive a 20% discount when enrolling in this intensive business course.
