But what a lot of people may not realize is that you don’t have to have a degree from an expensive culinary school in order to create beautiful and sophisticated cakes, anymore than you have to attend art school in Paris to be able to create beautiful paintings.

Learning how to create cakes like the pros is absolutely within your reach. And with this course, you’ll be well on your way to wowing friends and relatives at birthday parties, weddings, and every cake-eating event in between.

What You’ll Learn:

This course has been specifically designed for those hoping to learn how to create beautiful and sophisticated cake designs that tantalize the taste buds and the eyes. We’ll guide you through the tools all formidable cake designers have at their disposal, and the steps for using those tools as a means of artistic expression. Each module will walk you through the varying choices that exist for you in cake design, as well as the techniques that will set your cakes apart and lead to a finished product that looks almost too good to eat.

Who This Course is For:

• Anyone with an interest in cake design
• Any parent hoping to wow their children with unique and exciting birthday cakes
• Any person seeking a new artistic outlet
• Any baker looking to take their cakes to that next level.

  Module 1 : Getting Started

  • Evaluating the Occasion
  • Determining Size
  • Choosing a Design
  • Gathering Supplies
  • Cutting Pieces

  Module 2 : Icing

  • Making Buttercream
  • Piping
  • Star or Petal Tips
  • Patterned Designs
  • Icing vs. Fondant

  Module 3 : Making Fondant

  • What You Need
  • Creating the Fondant
  • Getting Your Texture Right
  • Getting the Color Right
  • How Important is Taste?

  Module 4 : Decorating with Fondant

  • The Basics
  • Simple Designs
  • Complex Patterns
  • The Hand Painted Technique
  • Embellishments

  Module 5 : Putting it All Together

  • Stacking Cakes
  • Adding Design Elements
  • Transportation
  • Presentation
  • Serving