The Academy Of Baking & Pastry Arts

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The Certificate In Cake Arts

 

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Cake Arts and Design Class

Are you new to baking and decorating? Do you want to learn how to make professional cakes and amazing baked goods? Learn all the skills needed to bake to a professional standard, here at our state-of-the-art cake school. At the end of our seven day Cake Arts and Design class you will know how to bake mouth-watering cakes, cupcakes and cookies , with the design techniques of a professional. Classes are ONLY on Saturdays! Cake Arts and Design Class!

 

Techniques covered in the Cake Arts and Design class

  • Two sponge cake techniques for creating the perfect base for your designs.
  • How to make sugar flower, using dusting and veining to achieve a realistic effect
  • How to make Swiss Meringue Buttercream
  • How to mount and crumb coat a tall naked cake , complete with decorating with buttercream flowers
  • Making and decorating a drip cake using melted chocolate
  • How to use make and decorate professionally with a smooth chocolate ganache for elegant creations and finishes
  • How to decorate professionally with fondant
  • How to make and bake perfect cupcakes every time
  • How to create beautiful fondant cupcake toppers for elegant events
  • How to pipe and swirl with cupcake tops with buttercream frosting, to create a perfect, elegant finish
  • How to make and bake sugar cookies, an cover with fondant to create party favors and gift box ideas
  • How to cover a dummy cake to create professional finishes for display.
  • How to dowel a two-tiered cake and arrange this on an iced board for that perfect finish
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Skills covered in this Cake Arts and Design Course

  • Baking a decadent chocolate cake
  • Baking a vanilla and lemon cake
  • Baking vanilla cupcakes
  • Baking sugar cookies
  • Baking chocolate cheesecake cupcakes
  • Baking a 5 layer chocolate cake
  • Layering large cakes – perfect for wedding cakes
  • Masking with buttercream and ganache – two very different skills
  • Covering cake with ganache
  • Learning to crumb coat and frost for a smooth outer finish
  • Learning to crumb coat and frost for a naked cake
  • Piping buttercream onto cupcakes
  • Covering cookies with fondant
  • Making buttercream flowers
  • Making sugar flowers
  • Mounting a two tier cake

 

What you will take home

  • 1 two-tiered cake covered in fondant and decorated with sugar flowers
  • 1 Naked tall celebration cake covered in Swiss meringue buttercream
  • 1 5 layer chocolate cake covered and decorated with chocolate ganache
  • 6 cupcakes decorated with piped buttercream roses and covered in fondant and decorated
  • 6 cookies covered in fondant and decorated

 

All ingredients and equipment, including transport boxes, for your cake course are provided. All the recipes will be provided, You do not need to bring anything with you other than a notepad and pen. Our professional cake baking and decorating classes are ideally suited for beginners as we will cover the basics of baking. The teacher will ensure that you work at a pace suitable for you.

Two monthly payments of $4250


 
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Please note that registration is not complete until payment is received. Payments can be made online or by visiting the Academy.