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Cake Decorating

Turn a domed home bake into a clean, sharp-edged cake you would pay for

12 lessons4 modules10h 0m durationbeginner level

Instructor: StretchLearn Faculty

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 Filling3 lessons
Module 2: Buttercream: Mixing and Smoothing3 lessons
  • Buttercream types and consistency🔒50m
  • The crumb coat and chill🔒45m
  • Smoothing to flat tops and sharp edges🔒55m
Module 3: Fondant: Covering a Cake Cleanly3 lessons
  • Preparing the cake and the fondant🔒50m
  • Rolling, lifting, and smoothing the cover🔒55m
  • Fondant finishing and troubleshooting🔒50m
Module 4: Piping and Simple Sugar Flowers3 lessons
  • Piping bag control and the core tips🔒50m
  • Borders, rosettes, and writing🔒50m
  • A buttercream rose and a gum-paste blossom🔒55m
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