This course teaches participants how to prepare several different types of cakes from different methods of mixing and how to decorate them using buttercream icings and other finishes.
Students will also learn how to prepare all types of piped borders and flowers. Through repetition and practice the student will build their skills and develop confidence. Icing cakes, pressure control piping and learning food colour applications are a few of the key elements to compliment butter cream use.
Course Highlights
Topics covered in Course 1 include:
- Hygiene, Safety, and sanitation
- Tools and equipmentused in Cake baking and decorating
- Scaling ingredients
- Fundamentals of cake Baking
- Different Methods of Cake making
- Buttercream Icing
- Using Decorating Bags and Couplers
- Pressure Control Piping,
- Basic Cake Borders- shells, star flowers, reverses hells, fleur-de-lis, garlands and rope
- Icing a smooth Cake
- Leveling & Torting the Cake
- Using the Star Tip
- Basic Floral Piping Skills Drop Flower, Rosette, rose bud, half rose, full blown roses, leaves
- Dimensional Decorating/ Royal icing designs
- Filling and Icing a Cupcake
- Guidelines for Decorating your Cake
Course Schedule
Theory
Fundamentals of Baking
- Tools and Equipment
- Scaling of ingredients
- Sanitation
Methods of Cake Baking
- Functions of ingredients (flour, fat, liquids, eggs, Rising agents)
- Rubbing
- Melted Fat
- Whisking
- Creaming
Practical
Cakes by Rubbing-in method
Melted Fat
- Hot water chocolate Cake
- Banana Bread
Whisking Method
- Swiss Roll
- Orange Chiffon Cake
Creaming Method
- Vanilla Cake/ plain Cake
- Red velvet Cake
- Lemon Pound Cake
Decorating (Theory/ demonstration/ Practical)
Techniques:
- Buttercream Basics
- Preparing and covering cake drums
- Leveling and Torting a cake
- Icing a smooth cake
- Combing cakes
- simple borders- shell, star, rosette, rope
- Filling piping bags
Decorating
- Techniques in action - buttercream Icing
- Design and decorating birthday cakes
- Broder-Shell Border
- Writing
Decorating cupcakes
- Techniques:
- Swirls
- Rosette
- Themed cupcakes buttercream and fondant
Display Cake
Students will design and make a celebration cake of their choice to demonstrate different techniques learnt in the class.
