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ROYAL ICING:
FLOWER MAKING AND FIGURINE PIPING
CU-5000

Course Description:

Ever wonder how the professionals make those "real-looking" flowers on all the cakes you see in the store and at weddings. Well, we unveil the best-kept secrets of this art form and immerse you in the world of royal icing. In addition to making the beautiful flowers, you can learn to create party favors, animals, and other shapes using royal icing. So, come and learn the tips and tricks to making the perfect flowers from the ever-popular rose to the beautiful violet - the results of this course are bound to impress your family and friends.

Topics:

  • How to Use the Lily Nail Set
  • Basic Royal Icing
  • Beginner and Advanced Roses
  • Lily (basic), Lily of the Valley
  • Bachelor Buttons
  • Daisy, Primrose, Chrysanthemum
  • Apple Blossom, Forget-Me-Not
  • Pansy, Violet, Poinsettia
  • Morning Glory, Poppy
  • Petunia, Orchid, Carnation
  • Daffodils, Sweetpea
  • The Art of Figurine Making (animals, party favors and other shapes)

Duration: 12 hours (broken into 4, 3-hour sessions)

Prerequisites: CU-1000, Introduction to Cake Decorating - Basic Techniques and Designs

Note: If you have prior cake decorating experience or have attended another basic cake decorating class, please notify us and we can discuss possible enrollment in this course without meeting the specified prerequisite.

Price: $120 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 - Introduction to the Flower Making Tools (Lily Nail Set)
Lesson 2 - Learn How to Properly Make Royal Icing
Lesson 3 - Proper Storage of Royal Icing and Flowers (Before and After Dried)
Lesson 4 - What are Parchment Squares?
Lesson 5 - Making Roses and Rose Buds in Various Sizes
Lesson 6 - Apple Blossoms, Primroses, Pansies, Daises
Interactive Assignment - Let's Practice Those Flowers…

Day 2:
Lesson 7 - Review All Flowers From Day 1
Lesson 8 - Learn To Use the Lily Nail Set
Lesson 9 - What is an Aluminum Foil Square?
Lesson 10 - Violets, Daffodils, Sweetpeas, Lilies, Forget-Me-Nots, Lilies of the Valley, Poinsettias
Interactive Assignment - Let's Practice Those Flowers…

Day 3:
Lesson 11 - Review All Flowers From Day 2
Lesson 12 - Morning Glories, Orchids, Bachelor Buttons
Lesson 13 - Chrysanthemums, Marigolds, Carnation, Petunia, Poppy
Lesson 14 - Flower Arranging and the Rule for Floral Spreads
Lesson 15 - Learn to Make Lattice
Interactive Assignment - Let's Practice Those Flowers…

Day 4:
Lesson 16 - Review All Flowers From Day 3
Lesson 17 -The Art of Figurine Making (animals, party favors and other shapes)
Interactive Assignment - Let's Make Some Figurines…

 

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