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Cake decorating simple celebration cakes
Course Summary
Code: ONLD3005SA
Starting: Saturday 06 May 2023
Duration: 2 sessions over 2 week(s)
Time: 14:00
Location: Online Delivery
Cost: £20.00
Description
Lets get you started with the skills and techniques to produce the perfect fondant covered celebration cake, without any rips, bulges or elephant skin.
Aims of the course
Let’s get you started with the skills and techniques to produce the perfect fondant covered celebration cake, without any rips, bulges or elephant skin. Gain confidence and skills, be creative decorating your family and friends cakes.
Aims of the Course:
- To Cover Cake with Fondant Icing
- To Decorate with Simple Designs which look very Effective
- Get Hints and Tips in cake decorating
What you will learn on this course
- How to use Fondant Icing
- How to crimp and inlay
- How to decorate creatively
Learning Outcomes:
- To Gain Confidence in Covering a Cake and Decorating
- To know the different decorating equipment
- To know where to source ingredients and equipment
Course level
- Beginners
- Self-Taught
- Anyone who would like to brush up on their Cake Decorating Skills
Suitability and entry requirements
No Entry Requirements
How you will learn on the course
This course will be held on Zoom. You can join by clicking on the link within the joining instructions. Once you have joined, please turn on your camera.
Learn Ealing has an E-Safety Policy and Procedure which can be requested at any time for further information.
How you will learn in this course:
- Tutor Demonstration
- Practical Activity
- Questions and Answers
Assessment method
- Tutor will check outcome of skill learnt by looking on screen at completion of learner’s practical task
- Learners can ask questions throughout the session
- Pictures of learners work should be taken
How much additional time do you need?
Yes, 1 hour of independent study, you will be sent information by your tutor.
Resources, materials & additional costs?
- You will need to buy ingredients. The list of ingredients and equipment will be sent to you beforehand
- You may have to purchase some equipment however most equipment including bowls, heart and star cutters etc you may already have at home.
- Tutor tries to keep the cost to a minimum.
Resources and materials
- Bowl
- Rolling pin (can be wooden or polyethylene)
- Any star, heart cutters
- Mat to roll fondant out on(can use home worksurface)
- Other equipment will be sent in an advance list before course starts
Next steps
Next steps:
- Cake Decorating Course
- Cake Baking Course
- Cupcake Bouquet Course
- Cake Baking Workshops
For Learn Ealing’s offer, please go online: www.learnealing.org.uk
Your Tutor
Ruby Buffong has been decorating cakes for 38 years and has been teaching cake decorating for 13 years. She has extensive knowledge of cake decorating and baking. She is a professional tutor and dedicated to ensuring students learn the art of cake Baking and Cake Decorating. Many of her students go on to have small cake businesses. She has won various certificates in cake decorating competitions which include Gold, Silver, Bronze, Certificate of Merit, Highly Commended and Commended. She is a member of The British Sugarcraft Guild and a Cake Demonstrator for the Guild
Time and duration
Start Date: 06 May 2023
Start Time: 14:00
Day: Saturday Afternoon
First Lesson Duration: 03:00
Total Weeks: 2
Location
Online Delivery
Zoom or Google Classroom
LONDON
ZZ99 9ZZ