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Cupcakes 101 - All materials for this class will be provided
1 1/2 hours
Have you ever wondered how to make buttercream from scratch? Or, what are the right tools to achieve beautiful swirls on cupcakes? Then this class is for you! Learn tricks and tips for baking and decorating professional style cupcakes. Over the duration of this class you will be introduced to:
1. Tips on how to bake properly portioned bakery style cupcakes
2. How to make decorators buttercream from scratch, including a recipe
3. How to use 4 basic decorators cupcake tips to achieve professional results
4. Learning 6 different cupcake designs including coloring techniques

All participants will leave with 6 cupcakes and a frosting bag with tips. 

                   

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Cake Decorating Series

This series will require individuals to purchase specific 
tools before hand. Cake tools will not be provided by the instructor. Class fee will cover buttercream, 8 inch vanilla cake and cake board.

Course #1 Buttercream Basics
2 hours
Learn how to bake a cake and frost it with bakery quality buttercream. Do you want to achieve that smooth professional finish? This course will show you tips and tricks for achieving that look. The objectives of this course are:

1. Creating the perfect buttercream from scratch for decorating
2. How to fill and crumb coat an 8 inch cake
3. How to frost a cake with a smooth finish
4. Filling bakery bags to create elegant and neat borders with basic decorating tip

Course #2 - Birthday Cakes and More
2 hours

Do you want to learn how to create a show stopping birthday cake? In this course we will further explore decorating tips and buttercream methods. It is recommended that you take course #1 prior to this course to understand the basics of buttercream. The objectives of this course are:

1. How to prepare buttercream and bakery bags for optimum decorating
2. How to use a basic collection of decorating tips to achieve professional results
3. How to design the perfect birthday cake utilizing different buttercream methods
4. Designing and decorating a birthday/theme cake from start to finish

     


    

                    



Tools for Courses #1 Buttercream Basics & #2 Birthday Cakes and More

Available for purchase through this Amazon Idea List CLICK HERE 
Amazon’s prices do change daily, so the prices listed are estimates.
If you choose to purchase your items at a local craft store please try to find products closest to the ones listed below:

Beginning Buttercream Decorating Set
Includes 10 disposable piping bags, Round tips 5,8,12, Star tips 1M, 18, 12, Petal Tips
104, 124, 21, Leaf tip 352, and speciality grass tip 233.
$ 13.00 on Amazon

Wilton Trim 'n Turn ULTRA Cake Turntable Rotating Cake Stand, 307-301
$13.00 on Amazon
-ANY Cake Decorating Turn Table that has at least a 12 inch platform will do. You do
not need one that is raised like the example shown.

Wilton 411-1989 Coupler Set, Set of 4
$6 on Amazon
Fits all decorating bags and standard tips

Wilton 409-7712 Angled Spatula, 9”
$5 on Amazon
Any offset spatula will do. Please make sure it is angled and at least 9 inches long.

Item to bring in from home:
-a box or container to carry your cake home in (cake base is 10 inches in diameter)
- a sturdy pint sized glass

* Adjustments and discounts will be applied during checkout if applicable. *

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