Cake Decorating: Modern Techniques for Self-Employment: Developing Skills

About this course

The course explores contemporary cake decoration across airbrushing, edible floral work, buttercream designs, watercolour effects, textures, silhouettes, edible sails and novelty sugar-paste modelling. It also covers chocolate ganache, drips, favours, royal icing and piped decorated cookies. Teaching combines tutor demonstrations with guided practice and opportunities to develop individual cake designs. The teacher observes learners’ work and provides feedback as techniques are applied.

What you'll learn

• Apply airbrushing and watercolour effects to cake designs
• Create edible flowers using edible paper and florist paste
• Use buttercream piping for illusion cakes, tall cakes and bento gift boxes
• Shape novelty designs with sugar paste and modelling techniques
• Produce decorative finishes using ganache, drips, royal icing and piping

Is this course right for you?

The course is aimed at beginners and developing cake decorators, and is listed as suitable for all levels. Previous experience, such as completing a basic cake decorating course, is useful but is not stated as a requirement. Learners work on their own cake designs with guided practice and feedback.

• Useful for learners who have already completed basic cake decorating study
• Relevant to decorating cakes for friends and family or considering a small cake business

Before you go

• Learners must provide their own materials and baked cakes.
• The teacher will advise learners what to bring before the first session.