culinary-arts
Cake Decorating
Turn a domed home bake into a clean, sharp-edged cake you would pay for
12 lessons4 modules10h 0m durationbeginner level
About this course
This course teaches the working sequence professional decorators actually use, not random frosting-slapping. You will level and torte with a serrated knife or leveller, fill with a piped dam so the filling cannot ooze, crumb-coat and chill, then smooth Swiss meringue or American buttercream to a flat top and square edges using a bench scraper and turntable; cover a cake in fondant without tears or elephant skin; load and control a piping bag to pipe stars, shells, rosettes, and a leaf; and build a simple rose and a five-petal blossom. By the end you can plan and complete a clean two-tier-ready single cake and understand why each step in the order matters.
Curriculum
Module 1: Foundations: Tools, Levelling, and Filling
- The starter kit that actually mattersPreview
- Levelling and torting layers flat🔒
- Filling, dams, and stacking square🔒
Module 2: Buttercream: Mixing and Smoothing
- Buttercream types and consistency🔒
- The crumb coat and chill🔒
- Smoothing to flat tops and sharp edges🔒
Module 3: Fondant: Covering a Cake Cleanly
- Preparing the cake and the fondant🔒
- Rolling, lifting, and smoothing the cover🔒
- Fondant finishing and troubleshooting🔒
Module 4: Piping and Simple Sugar Flowers
- Piping bag control and the core tips🔒
- Borders, rosettes, and writing🔒
- A buttercream rose and a gum-paste blossom🔒
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