Skills Explained/Defined
Basic Cake Decorating (and beyond)
Learn how to level, tort, fill, and ice cakes, as well as how to pipe basic decorations using a pastry bag. Once you have mastered the basic skills, learn how to make different kinds of flowers, basket weave, basic string work, and more.
Basics of Cake Pops
Learn several ways of making cake pops and decorating them for that wow factor. Also learn how to wrap and/or display them and how to keep them on the sticks.
Basics of Fondant
Fondant is a nice way to decorate cakes to get smooth, clean lines. Learn how to work with fondant to cover a cake and be taught basic decorations using fondant.
Basic of Royal Icing
Royal icing is a great way to make decorations for your cakes ahead of time. Learn how to work with this special icing that gets hard. Items made can be stored until needed. It is also used in construction of edible goodies such as gingerbread houses.
Gum Paste 101
Learn how to make basic flowers and decorations with gum paste, a sugar dough that hardens to a ceramic-like finish.
Candy Clay
Learn how to make and work with candy clay. Candy clay can be used to cover a cake, make flowers and leaves, mold decorations, cover cake pops, form modeling figures, and create bows, ropes, braids, ruffles, etc. for borders and much more.
Pattern Transfer
Learn the art of transferring a picture or logo to the top of your cake. This type of cake decorating is great for themed and promotional parties.
Multi-tiered Cakes
Learn techniques that will advance you to the next level in creating cakes for any occasion. We will discuss everything from the cake itself to final display when dealing with multiple tiers and cakes. Learn how to put in dowels to stabilize different-sized layers.
Designer Pie Crusts
Learn the basics of pie crust making. Whether you make your own or use premade crusts, you will enjoy learning these easy tricks to create your own designer crusts for your holiday pies or special pie occasions!
Frozen Transfers with Buttercream
Learn how to create a buttercream “plaque” to place on your cake. This method is a big timesaver and allows accurate representation of logos, mascots, and characters that can personalize your cake.
Piping Buttercream Flowers
Flowers are probably the most common decoration used in decorating cakes of any kind. Learn how to pipe many types of flowers using buttercream.
Geode Cake Decorating
Learn how to create a realistic-looking, edible geode in the side of a cake. You will then be able to make similar geodes in cake pops or on cookies and cupcakes.
Toppers & Sprays
Learn how to make beautiful realistic looking flowers from gum paste and wire them for impact. Also learn how to use Russian tips to make beautiful flowers to top cupcakes and more.
Candy Making
Learn how to make molded and dipped candy — as well recipes for the fillings!
Crafty Items
Learn to make classic sugar eggs or Christmas ornaments with miniature scenes inside and beautiful royal icing on the outside. They can be saved from year to year and used as seasonal decorations.
