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ADVANCED CAKE DECORATING
CU-3000
Course Description:
The third course in our series explores the art of
cake decorating from a professional perspective. The techniques learned
in this section can help you to create the perfect "bakery-style" presentation
in a very short amount of time for any holiday or occasion. It reviews
the basic techniques for creating doll and 3-dimensional cakes while exploring
the world of "imagination" in creating your own shaped cakes (how to create
and cut them perfectly). So bring your creative skills to class…
Topics:
- Review 3 Dimensional Cake Decorating Tools & Techniques
- Presenting the Perfect Doll Cake
- How to Design a Custom Cake Shape
- Building/Construction a Custom Cake
- 3-Layer Cake with Swags and "Teardrop Designs"
- Special Occasion - Holiday Cake Ideas & Techniques
- Introduction to the Wedding Cake
Duration: 15 hours
(broken into 5, 3-hour sessions)
Prerequisites: CU-2000,
Intermediate Cake Decorating
Price: $150 per person**
**Supplies are not included - the attendee will be
required to purchase and bring certain specified materials (a list is
distributed during the registration process) including all cake layers
and icings (recipes will be provided).
Certificate: At the
end of each course offering, each student will receive a Certificate of
Completion.
Course Outline:
Day 1:
Lesson 1 - Review 1 and 2 Layer Swags
Lesson 2 - Learn the Art of a 3 Layer Swag
Lesson 3 - Things You Never Knew About Shells and Ruffles (Outline, Scale
and More Complex Borders)
Interactive Assignment - Let's Practice Those Swags, Shells and Ruffles…
Day 2:
Lesson 4 - Review Various Borders and "Cakeside" Designs
Lesson 5 - Review Leaf Tip Ruffles and Rose Tip Bows
Lesson 6 - How to Layer Borders Without Them Falling Down…
Lesson 7 - The "Tear-drop" and Other "Cakeside" Designs
Lesson 8 - How It All Comes Together at the Edges
Interactive Assignment - Sides, Sides and More Sides to Practice…
Day 3:
Lesson 9 - Presenting the Perfect Doll Cake
Interactive Assignment: Building a Beautiful Doll Cake…
Day 4:
Lesson 10 - How to Design/Customize, Cut, and Build Your Own Cakes
Lesson 11 - Learn the Techniques of Stacking and Tearing Cakes
Lesson 12 - Holiday/Special Occasion Cake Ideas
Interactive Assignment - Custom Cakes Here We Go…
Day 5:
Lesson 13 - Introduction to Wedding Cake Basics
Lesson 14 - How to Properly Stack a Wedding Cake (before a disaster occurs)
Lesson 15 - Other Wedding Cake Helpful Hints
Interactive Assignment - Your First Wedding Cake…
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