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£25
£25
On-Demand course
3 hours 28 minutes
All levels
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!
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!
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 |
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