What you'll learn Build and frost square or rectangular cakes smooth with sharp edges. Create re-usable surfaces to practice decorating techniques. Learn how to pipe and use a brush to create buttercream embroidery. Discover how to transfer templates to buttercream cakes. Learn how to paint with buttercream and color gels. Create natural scenes by understanding how to build layers. Pipe small, medium, and large buttercream flowers. Pipe leaves, stems, and filler plant material such as berries and buds. Achieve deep and rich icing colors with Swiss Meringue Buttercream. Build unique cake shapes to creatively display buttercream floral arrangements. Requirements This an intermediate level course which requires an understanding of basic cake decorating skills such as frosting a cake, simple piping, and baking cakes. A list of equipment and resources is included with the course. Plain, baked cakes in your choice of flavor. Size requirements are included in the course. If you are a beginner, I recommend completing my introduction to cake decorating course before enrolling in this one. This course demonstrates techniques with Swiss Meringue Buttercream. Recipe included in the course. Who this course is for: Students who have mastered basic decorating concepts and wish to build on those. Cake decorators looking to learn new skills. Business owners searching for new looks and skills to add to their offerings. Cake decorating career seekers wanting to build their portfolio. Intermediate level decorators. This is not a beginner level course. Introduction- Welcome! Introduction- Welcome! 00:02:00 Preparation 00:30:00 Practice Surfaces 00:04:00 Building Rectangular or Square Cakes Building 00:06:00 Crumb Coat 00:03:00 Frosting Smooth 00:10:00 Brush Embroidery Cake Practice 00:05:00 Pattern Design 00:03:00 Transfer the Design 00:04:00 Piping on the Cake 00:06:00 Finishing Touches 00:05:00 Wildflower Cake Misty Watercolor 00:06:00 Green Meadow 00:05:00 Painting Trees 00:05:00 Adding Luster 00:03:00 Painting Flowers 00:06:00 Piping Stems 00:02:00 Piping the Wildflowers 00:04:00 Piping Little Leaves 00:03:00 Piping the Crown 00:03:00 Finishing Touches 00:04:00 Piped Flowers Piped Flower Design 00:05:00 Tools for Piped Flowers 00:03:00 The Rose 00:06:00 Peony Buds 00:03:00 The Dahlia 00:09:00 The English Rose 00:04:00 Piped Leaves 00:05:00 Piped Flower Cake Building the Cake 00:05:00 Placing Flowers 00:07:00 Trailing Stems 00:02:00 Berry Clusters 00:03:00 Adding the Leaves 00:04:00 Final Touches 00:04:00 Conclusion Thank You! 00:02:00 Resources 00:01:00
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What you'll learn Make Swiss Meringue Buttercream from scratch. Create custom cake boards to match any cake. Level, torte, fill, crumb coat, and smooth finish buttercream cakes. Work with gel colors and color dusts. Prepare piping bags. Pipe rosettes and ruffles. Create cake designs with a metal cake spatula. Painting on buttercream. Applying watercolor and ombre color techniques. Build a stable two-tiered cake great for any occasion! Requirements No prior cake decorating experience required. Basic cake decorating supplies and equipment will be needed. A list of resources is included in the course. Plain baked cakes of student's choice in size and flavor. You can take my other course if you are new to baking as well! Who this course is for: Students who are comfortable baking cakes as this course only covers decorating. Complete beginners who are looking into hobby decorating or want to start a career. Cake decorating career seekers who need to build up their buttercream skills. Bakery business owners looking to expand menus or help train staff. Introduction- Get Started! Welcome! 00:02:00 Swiss Meringue Buttercream Method 00:08:00 Custom Cake Boards 00:18:00 Frosting a Cake Smooth Trimming Cakes 00:08:00 Layering Cakes 00:04:00 Crumb Coat 00:05:00 Applying the Second Coat 00:08:00 Frosting the Cake Smooth 00:10:00 Spatula Techniques Technique 1-Zigzags 00:06:00 Technique 2- Straight Lines 00:06:00 Technique 3- Pinwheel 00:04:00 Technique 4- Circles 00:04:00 Color Getting Started with Color 00:06:00 Watercolor Technique-Preparation 00:06:00 Watercolor Technique- Method 00:08:00 Transfer the Watercolor Cake 00:04:00 Ombre Technique-Preparation 00:03:00 Ombre Technique-Method 00:09:00 Transfer the Ombre Cake 00:04:00 Piping Piping Bags 00:04:00 Filling a Piping Bag 00:03:00 Rosettes-Practice 00:05:00 Rosettes-Piping on a Cake 00:06:00 Ruffles Ruffles-Practice 00:05:00 Ruffles-Transfer a Design 00:06:00 Ruffles- Transfer the Cake 00:01:00 Ruffles- Piping on a Cake 00:06:00 Floral Ruffles- Practice 00:03:00 Floral Ruffles- Planning 00:04:00 Floral Ruffles- Piping the Sides 00:04:00 Floral Ruffles- Piping the Top 00:05:00 Painting Prepare your Paints 00:05:00 Painting a Cake 00:06:00 Painting with Luster 00:03:00 Stacking Fundamentals and Equipment 00:03:00 Green Ruffle Cake Stacking 00:02:00 Green Ruffles-Finishing Touches 00:03:00 Orange Floral Ruffle Cake Stacking 00:07:00 Floral Ruffles-Finishing Touches 00:02:00 Conclusion Thank You! 00:01:00 Resources 00:01:00