Beginners Class in Cake Making and Decoration

Beginners Class in Cake Making and Decoration

Regular Class

Course Fee: ₦100,000

Duration: 3 Weeks

(Monday - Thursday, 10am - 3pm)

Course Schedule

Please contact us for more information.

Weekend Class

Course Fee: ₦130,000

Duration: 6 Weeks

Friday (2pm - 5pm)

Saturday ( 10am - 3pm)

Course Schedule

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Course Outline

COURSE SYLLABUS

INTRODUCTION CLASS

  • Identification of baking items
  • Identification of decorating tools & equipments.
  • Using the measuring scale, mixer & oven.

BAKING OF CAKES

  • Classic sponge cake
  • Coconut Cake
  • Banana Cake
  • Chocolate cake
  • Vanilla cake
  • Lemon cake
  • Strawberry Cake
  • Carrot cake
  • Rich Fruit Cake
  • Red velvet cake
  • Marble cake (Bonus)

PASTRIES

  • Meat pie
  • Cookies
  • Chinchin
  • Egg Roll
  • Puff puff
  • Doughnut
  • Samosa
  • Springroll

CAKE DECORATING

          BUTTER ICING:-

  • Recipe & Preparation
  • Leveling your cake
  • Preparing the bag for decorating
  • Frosting and combing
  • Bag positioning
  • Pressure control
  • Butter icing Techniques
  • Star Design
  • Shell design
  • Reverse Shell
  • Rosette
  • Rope
  • E -motion
  • Zigzag using star tip
  • Basket weave
  • Butter icing Rose
  • Leaf
  • Dot/writing
  • Decorating a character cake e.g Mickey Mouse, Teddy Bear, Spiderman etc

ROYAL ICING

  • Recipe & Preparation
  • Uses of Royal icing

FONDANT ICING

  • Recipe & Preparation
  • Coloring fondant Icing
  • Covering a dummy with fondant Icing
  • Various Techniques of covering a cake/cake boards with fondant Icing
  • Various Fondant Icing Techniques
  • Other new fondant ideas
  • Wedding Cake Arrangement, Stacking up using Dowel Rods

WHIPPED CREAM FROSTING

  • Recipe and Preparation
  • Decorating with whipped cream

BUSINESS CLASS

  • The Business of cake making
  • Cake costing
  • Book keeping
  • Cake delivery/transportation

 

REQUIREMENTS
BAKING/GENERAL ITEMS

  • Apron/Head cover (provided by us)
  • Kitchen paper towel or napkin
  • Measuring spoons and cups
  • Serrated Knife
  • scale
  • Stainless bowl and turning stick
  • Flour
  • Sugar (Granulated)
  • Margarine
  • Butter (Unsalted).
  • Baking Powder
  • Baking Soda
  • Yeast
  • Powdered Milk
  • Flavorings e.g. Vanilla, Strawberry, butterscotch, Lemon, Coconut, Almond, chocolate
  • Fresh eggs
  • Desiccated/Grated Coconut
  • Golden Syrup
  • Black Treacle
  • Mixed fruit
  • Brandy
  • Brownie
  • Cocoa powder
  • Fresh Lemon, Nutmeg, Cinnamon, powder ginger
  • Minced Beef, Potatoes, carrots, Spring onion, Bay leaf, Onion, White pepper, black pepper, seasoning, thyme, Curry, salt, cabbage, ginger, garlic, green peas,
  • Groundnut oil/Vegetable oil
  • Foil Paper, Parchment/Baking Paper
  • Bags for storage of your accessories & Ingredients.
  • Plastic bowls with Lids for Icing storage (5 small & 2 large)

FONDANT ICING ITEMS

  • Gelatin
  • Icing Sugar
  • Glucose Syrup
  • CMC
  • Corn flour
  • Vegetable shortening
  • Edible Spirit
  • Various Icing colors
  • Decorating Turntable (optional)
  • Fondant Smoother
  • Pizza cutter *Scissors *Serated Knife
  • Smooth Rolling Pin (big and small)
  • Embossed Rolling Pin (optional)
  • Cookie Cutters    *Crimper
  • Dummy, Cake Board (2), cake Wrapper     

BUTTER ICING ITEMS

  • Piping bags (4)
  • Spatula/palette knife for frosting
  • Full set piping Nozzles/Tips (must include tip No 3, 16, 21, 32, 48, 67, 104, 1M,)
  • Couplers (3), Flower Nail (1)
  • Dummy 8” , 12” Cake Board (2), 14” cake board (1)
  • Cake Comb,
  • Scraper
  • Cake Boxes

WHIPPED CREAM ITEMS

  • Vizyon Whipping Cream
  • 8inch cakes (at least 2 flavors)
  • Cherry
  • Sauce (chocolate, strawberry or kiwi)
  • Toppings ( chocolates, biscuits, fruits e.g strawberry, cherry apple etc)

PLEASE NOTE: It is important you get required ingredients, Tools/ Accessories so as to participate in class!