This is an ALL-INCLUSIVE in-class course designed for those students who are looking to improve their existing piping skills.
We will pipe with royal icing, buttercream and chocolate and complete the following projects
- one 3 tiered cake decorated with royal icing
- one cake coated and decorated with buttercream
- one cake coated and decorated with ganache
- 4 cookies decorated with royal icing
- 6 cupcakes piped with buttercream
Students will learn how to prepare royal icing ,buttercream and ganache / mousse how to store, colour, and get the right consistency for creating various piped decorations.
Time will be dedicated to practising piping and learning how to :
-pipe scroll borders, flowers, creating run-out decorations, collars & extension work, string work, borders, brush embroidery, lace designs, run-out motifs
-flood and decorate on cookies
-pipe flowers on cupcakes
-price piped cakes
-Pack, transport & deliver the cakes, costs involved, pricing guidelines, assembly & presentation at the venue.
During the course, we will practically:
- Coat and decorate a 3 tiered cake ( 2 dummies one rich fruit cake)
- Coat and decorate a cake with buttercream.
- coat and decorate a cake with ganache
- flood and decorate four cookies with royal icing using different styles of piping
- decorate six cupcakes with a floral theme
All you need for the course is going to be provided.
Easy techniques can be used to decorate cakes suitable for any occasion. From a very basically decorated cake for a family lunch to an intricate competition cake, there is so much you can do once you learn how to pipe correctly!
This course is suitable for intermediate and advanced
The price you pay covers the tuition fee( 25 hours in class tuition), the newest PME student kit and book ( see photo 5 ), printable templates used in class, consumables, and packaging.
This is a 3 day course that starts daily at 9am and finishes at 5.30pm.
Upon completing the module, you'll get a PME royal icing & buttercream piping diploma.
At the end of the course, you'll take home your student kit, book, all cakes ( real and dummies) and decorations you will make during the course, and most importantly, the KNOWLEDGE & CONFIDENCE, along with lots of tips and tricks for you to use in further successful projects.
You can book your place online, then pay by card, Paypal or bank transfer. You can also pay over the counter in any Barclays branch using the following details( please use your name as a reference for the payment)
Academy of Cake Decorating Ltd, sort code 20 92 54, acc no 43429687, Barclays PLC
Light refreshments: tea, coffee, water, biscuits, crisps, fruits) will be available for free throughout the course. We break for a 30-minute lunch break from 12pm.
Lunch is not provided, so you must make arrangements.
COURSE SUITABILITY
ADVANCED who want to improve their piping skills and add more techniques to their repertoire