Cake Decorating (Advanced): Beyond the Basics of Buttercream

Why is a flex format positively awesome for baking and cake decorating? 
#1  For best results, learners truly need to work with ingredients in an ideal state.  In live classes a lot of time is spent “keeping the group together.”  Oftentimes this means learners are working with fondant that has dried out of ganache that has cooled because they aren’t able to work at the best pace for them. 
#2  Creative minds typically don’t like to be rushed.  I doubt Van Gogh ever said, “I’ve got 55 minutes.  Let’s knock out some sunflowers!”  I can see precision, detail, and creativity in the work my learners complete because they have the time to really immerse themselves and work at a pace that is comfortable for them. 
#3  The ability to pause and rewind is like being the gift of time travel!  Class participants can manage the pace of the class themselves and customize it 100% to their learning style. 
#4  As a working mom of three homeschooled kids, I completely understand how busy life can be sometimes.  This class is available whenever you are!  Rainy day and soccer is cancelled?  Make your cake!  School holiday?  Make your cake!  Flexibility is a gift in our busy lives!  

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This class picks up where Beautiful Buttercream (pre-requisite for this class) left off and provides bakers with amazing new decorating skills.  Each week we’ll cover a new technique or recipe for delicious cake coverings.  In Beautiful Buttercream we worked solely with American buttercream, but in this class we’ll never even touch a granule of confectioner’s sugar!  We’ll be making Swiss meringue, Russian buttercream, and a velvety chocolate mousse buttercream.  We’ll also cover new ways to pipe the decadent treats.  This class includes a thorough introduction to Russian ball piping tips.  They’re super fun to work with and create luscious piles of icing to dress up your baked goods.  This class also includes the infamous mirror glaze cake technique.  If you have ever watched videos of glaze pours you’ve most likely been mesmerized by the texture and colors.  Now you can glaze cakes too!  The sky is the limit with design ideas in this advanced class.  

Each week a series of videos will be shared in the classroom providing students with step-by-step instruction for the skills we'll be focusing on.  Students can work at a time that is convenient for them, re-watch the videos, pause while working along... whatever jives best with their creative process.  Students will participate in classroom discussion throughout class.  Whether you're stuck on something or jumping up and down with success... share!  I love to see it all - from work in progress photos to completed masterpieces.  Students can learn so much through classroom discussions and peer review.  Plus we all love cheering one another's successes in the classroom.  I am available to troubleshoot and am able to hop in a classroom when necessary for the toughest of questions.  Let's create together! 

Content Schedule:
Week One:  Mirror Glaze Cake
Week Two:  Chocolate Mousse Buttercream
Week Three:  Russian Buttercream
Week Four:  Swiss Meringue Buttercream

When it comes to cake decorating…. I pretty much do it all!  I can take learners from their very first box mix all the way up to stacking tiers upon tiers of fondant covered edible works of art!  I offer a “skills map” towards the end of each class to help learners identify what skills they may want to jump into next.  Want to see some of the cakes learners have recently completed in classes with me?  Check out this link - https://youtu.be/gm7GTE5aRrc 

If your learner has not yet completed Beautiful Buttercream, please follow this link to register for that class first.  
https://outschool.com/classes/cake-decorating-beautiful-buttercream-flex-uMeMzbo2#usC19DrybH