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Cake Decorating (Advanced): Cake Critters

Beautiful Buttercream graduates will build upon their awesome foundation of piping skills and knowledge to create adorable animal-themed cakes using buttercream and fondant... they are almost too cute to eat!
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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!  

This class is open to all learners who have completed Beautiful Buttercream.  If your learner has not completed that course, please save this class for a later date and register here - https://outschool.com/classes/cake-decorating-beautiful-buttercream-for-teens-**flex**-2gRyKWek?sectionUid=cd7213c4-ae56-4b07-878f-b437b9b76fdf&usid=C19DrybH&signup=true&utm_campaign=share_activity_link

Participants in this class will build upon their amazing knowledge base from the pre-requisite course and learn new piping techniques to create adorable cake critters.  We’ll make a bear, pig, fox, and hedgehog together.  Some light fondant work will be incorporated too!  It’s a great chance for learners to be introduced to fondant if they’ve never worked with it – or – offers more opportunities to practice with this amazing medium to participants who are already familiar with it.  
Participants in this class will have already learned the fundamentals of baking, leveling, and crumb coating in Beautiful Buttercream.  That leaves us free in this class to grow and focus on more advanced techniques.  

Week One:  A fluffy teddy bear that’s almost too cute too eat! 
Week Two:  Miss Piggy with a touch of glamour!
Week Three:  A foxy dessert with great color and texture!
Week Four:  The cutest little hedgehog!

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 re-watch the videos to truly master the skills we are focus on and pause while working along... whatever jives best with their creative process.  I encourage lots of 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! 

Gluten free learners are 100% welcome and can participate seamlessly in class.  Please contact me prior to enrolling to discuss any other dietary restrictions or allergies.

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

Syllabus

4 Lessons
over 4 Weeks
Lesson 1:
Bear
 Through a combination of buttercream piping and fondant sculpting, we'll be creating an adorable bear cake in this lesson. 
Lesson 2:
Pig
 Through a combination of buttercream piping and fondant sculpting, we'll be creating an adorable pig cake in this lesson. 
Lesson 3:
Fox
 Through a combination of buttercream piping and fondant sculpting, we'll be creating a sly fox cake in this lesson. 
Lesson 4:
Hedgehog
 Through a combination of buttercream piping and fondant sculpting, we'll be creating a sweet little hedgehog cake in this lesson. 

Other Details

Supply List
A very detailed supply list will be available to you upon enrollment.  It is in the classroom and attached to the welcome post.  Please let me know if you have any questions as you prepare for class.  

Fondant Supplies:  Learners who have taken Fantastic Fondant will likely have all of these items on hand already.  
If you're new to fondant, you'll need - small rolling pin, Satin Ice fondant, cornstarch, pizza cutter.

Learners will need to make a boxed cake mix each week and enough buttercream to complete our project.  Buttercream ingredients are as following - butter, powdered sugar, heavy whipping cream, and vanilla extract.  

Participants will need the following piping tips (all Wilton) - 32, 233, 104, leaf tip (your choice), 1M, 1A, and 12.  

As you can see, our critters are colorful and vibrant.  Class participants are not required to stick to the color palettes I have used in the video, but will need gel colors on hand to create their own colorful cake critters.
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Learners will not need to use any apps or websites beyond the standard Outschool tools.
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North Carolina Teaching Certificate in English/Language Arts
Judith Smetana
Ohio Teaching Certificate in Social Studies/History
Judith Smetana
California Teaching Certificate
Maura Knowles
Texas Teaching Certificate in Elementary Education
Andrea Phillips
Colorado Teaching Certificate in Elementary Education
Melissa Riggs
Texas Teaching Certificate in Elementary Education
Melissa Riggs
Kentucky Teaching Certificate in Elementary Education
Melissa Riggs
Master's Degree in Electrical Engineering from University of Idaho
Giselle S. Veach
Master's Degree in Education from University of North Texas
Melissa Riggs
Bachelor's Degree in International Business from The Ohio State University
Judith Smetana
Bachelor's Degree in Communications from San Francisco State Universtiy
Maura Knowles
Bachelor's Degree in Electrical Engineering from University of Idaho
Giselle S. Veach
Bachelor's Degree in Mechanical Engineering from University of Idaho
Giselle S. Veach
Bachelor's Degree in Business Administration and Management from Nova Southeastern University
Meagan Tauber
Bachelor's Degree in Education from University of North Texas
Melissa Riggs
Bachelor's Degree in Art and Design from Arizona State University
McKenzi Aguirre
Bachelor's Degree in English Language and Literature from University of Alabama at Birmingham
Tiffany Barnes
Associate's Degree in Animal Science from The Ohio State University
Judith Smetana
I am a professional baker who has been teaching confectionery arts on Outschool for three years now.  I have loved baking since I was the age of most of my learners!  In fact, in class you’ll see my beloved KitchenAid stand mixer that was my 12th birthday present and is still a total workhorse to this day!  

When my kids were young I decided to take some cake decorating classes to ensure my kids always had show-stopping cakes at their parties.  Over time it blossomed into a career beyond my wildest dreams.  I operated a bakery for a number of years and eventually transitioned into this ultra-fulfilling role as a confectionery arts teacher.  

I love seeing the creativity, patience, and precision that goes into each learner’s work.  However, I also love seeing them manage a project from start to finish.  I am proud of them when they are faced with a setback in their project and they calmly make a plan B.  I enjoy watching them interact in the virtual classroom as they learn from one another and provide feedback/compliments on the work of their peers.  There is so much more to cake decorating than just cake.  (((Although as an invested parent it is your responsibility to partake in eating their delicious homework – haha!)))  These learners grow in so many ways throughout class and it is a blessing to participate in that process.  

I am so excited for this opportunity to create with your learner.

Watch Meagan's intro video here:  https://youtu.be/s_P4jmzt7Sg

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