One of the newest and most popular designs now are the scrolls, lily of the valley, and cormelli lace. How many times have you started on one side to realize when you meet back together your design has changed? Kathy has found a way to eliminate this and make every design perfect! She will also include quilting and tailored swags. Let her show you how to make your cakes look perfect but with a lot less stress.
Supplies
Required
Supplies needed by student - An 8 round dummy secured on a board or ¼ sheet board, box for your project, tips 2, 4, 13, 18, decorating bags and spatula.
Provided
Teacher will provide icing, tools to use in class, ¼ sheet boards, handouts and certificates.
Students will learn to pipe tulips, daisies, fuschias, carnations, peonies, and more as time permits. Learn to pipe flowers directly on the cake or pipe them on a skewer and add directly to the cake.
Supplies
Required
9 x 13 practice board, tips# 102 or 103, 104, 124, 352 or cut leaf, parchment paper triangles, decorating bag with coupler, spatula, small pair of scissors, damp cloth, pen or pencil.
Learn to pipe sunflowers, Iris, water lily, stalk flowers, hibiscus and more as time permits. Learn to pipe flowers directly on the cake or pipe them on a skewer and add directly to the cake.
Supplies
Required
9 x 13 practice board, tips# 102 or 103, 104, 124 or 127, 3 or 4, 352 or cut leaf, parchment paper triangles, decorating bag with coupler, spatula, small pair of scissors, damp cloth, pen or pencil.
Learn to pipe figures for several holidays throughout the year. Figures will include; bunnies holding baskets for Easter; ghosts and pumpkins, witches, and mummies for Halloween; turkeys for Thanksgiving; sledding snowman and a wreath with a Christmas mouse for Christmas. More as time permits.
Supplies
Required
Tips# 32, 16, 233, any round tips from 1's up to 10 (or can be cut), small pair of scissors, practice board, spatula, parchment paper, couplers (2), damp cloth, pen or pencil.
Students will learn how to cover a cake with rolled buttercream, how to pipe with it, molding, crimping, embossing, and much more.
Supplies
Required
Small wooden or plastic roller, plastic practice board or plastic place mat, #104 tip, rose nail or wooden skewer stick, scissors, dry paper towels, damp Handi-Wipes, small trash bag, and 5 parchment bags.
Students will create adorable hand-molded marzipan-style figures (we'll use rolled buttercream in class). These cute figures can be used as a decoration on a cake or alone as a display/dessert.
Supplies
Required
1 grease-proof covered 1/4 sheet board, piping gel (1/2 cup), small decorating bag (for piping gel), #2 tip, small spatula, assorted paste colors, corsage pin, #000 art brush, small scissors, set of 5 modeling tools (available from instructor for $5.00), dry paper towels, damp Handi-Wipes, small trash bag, and 8-inch or larger box for finished pieces.
Provided
Rolled buttercream
Available
Modeling tools - $5
MW-102
Back to Basics - for Baking, Frosting, Borders, and Roses
Students will learn how to easily smooth frost a cake, how to create level cakes, how to improve basic borders, and how to create beautiful roses.
Supplies
Required
Practice board, 1 greaseproof-covered 1/4 sheet board for designs after practice, decorating bags, small spatulas, 1 recipe buttercream icing (approx. 6 cups), two 2-cup containers, pink paste food color, scissors, flower nail, dry paper towels, damp Handi-Wipes, small trash bag, box for finished boards (1/4 sheet), and tips #104, #18, and #88 (or L88*). *L88 available from instructor.
Students learn a variety of attractive top, bottom, and side borders for wedding cakes and sheet
cakes.
Supplies
Required
Practice board, 2 greaseproof-covered 1/4 sheet boards for borders after practice, decorating bags, small spatulas, 1 recipe buttercream icing (approx. 6 cups), two 2-cup containers, pink paste food color, scissors, dry paper towels, damp Handi-Wipes, small trash bag, boxes (1/4 sheet) for finished boards, and tips assorted round, two #16, two #18, two #104, #102, #67, #88 (or L88*), and #199. *L88 available from instructor.
Learn to decorate an attractive, miniature sculpture using ice cream cones as the internal support. Cone figures are ideal for holidays and special occasions.
Supplies
Required
Two greaseproof-covered 6" round cake boards, assorted round tips, assorted paste food colors, decorating bags, small spatulas, 1 recipe buttercream icing (approx. 6 cups), 5 small containers for mixing icing colors, dry paper towels, damp Handi-Wipes, small trash bag, scissors, boxes for finished pieces (two 6-inch).
Learn how to make beautiful, lifelike buttercream flowers that do not need to be dried. These flowers are made either directly on the cake or on a skewer and then placed directly on the cake. Students will learn how to make an orchid, violets, pansies and more as time permits.
Supplies
Required
Five #104 tips, practice board, 2 greaseproof-covered 1/4 sheet cake boards for flowers after practice, decorating bags, 1 recipe firm buttercream icing (approx. 6 cups), assorted paste food colors, 5 containers for icing colors, small spatulas, dry paper towels, damp Handi-Wipes, small trash bag, two 1/4 sheet boxes to take projects home if desired, and scissors.
Learn how to create cute 3-D, cartoon-style figures. Students will complete a bride and groom design in class. This style of decorating was the most popular and profitable when I worked in bakeries (even more profitable than wedding cakes.)
Supplies
Required
Two greaseproof-covered 1/4 sheet cake boards, assorted round tips, assorted paste food colors, decorating bags, small spatulas, 1 recipe medium-consistency buttercream icing (approx. 6 cups), 5
small containers for mixing icing colors, scissors, dry paper towels, damp Handi-Wipes, small trash bag, boxes for finished piece (1/4 sheet), palette knife or small angled spatula, brushes (minimum 3/4" flat & #5 round) (best 3/4" flat, 1/2" flat, #5 round, #2 round*) * This set of 4 brushes plus palette knife available from instructor for $30.00
Roland is world renowned for his figure piping - let him show you how to create adorable piped figures that can be used for children s cakes, adult s cakes, and all-occasion cakes.
Supplies
Required
Assorted round tips (be sure to bring #1 & #2 and larger rounds), 2 greaseproof-covered 1/4 sheet cake boards, decorating bags, small spatulas, assorted paste food colors, 5 containers for mixing icing colors, 1 recipe buttercream icing (approx. 6 cups), dry paper towels, damp Handi-Wipes, small trash bag, boxes for finished boards (1/4 sheet), and scissors.