Cake Decorating: Beautiful Buttercream for Teens
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Join me, a professional baker, to learn how to bake a stellar cake and pipe petals, ruffles, and rosettes like a professional confectionery artist!
Class experience
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....
4 lessons//4 Weeks
Week 1Lesson 1Foundation Skills: Dress RehearsalThis week we'll focus on our foundation skills of baking a cake and leveling it, making buttercream, and crumb coating our cake. This lesson is very detailed and even experienced bakers will have an opportunity to refine their skills and set themselves up for decorating success in the coming lessons.Week 2Lesson 2Piping Technique: PetalsIn this lesson, we'll be using the 1A piping tip to create a lovely petal design on our cake.Week 3Lesson 3Piping Technique: RufflesIn this lesson, we'll be using the 104 piping tip to pipe thin ruffles on our cake.Week 4Lesson 4Piping Technique: RosettesIn this lesson, we'll be using the 1M piping tip to pipe the ever-popular rosettes on our cake.
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.
1 file available upon enrollmentSupply List: A detailed version of the supply list with photos for clarification is located in the classroom. Please utilize that for your final class preparations. 16” piping bags Wilton 1A piping tip Wilton 104 piping tip Wilton 1M piping tip Cake level or a large serrated kitchen knife A 6” or 8” cake for class each weekly. This can be baked from scratch or a box mix. Learners need to have *two* matching cake pans to bake the layers for their cakes. Gel food coloring in color(s) of your choice A stand mixer or hand mixer. Whisking buttercream without an electric mixer will not work! Angled spatula – in a pinch a dull knife or the back of a small spoon will work. Kitchen basics will be needed as well. Things like scissors, oven mitts, etc. Likely all things you already have handy. Each week we will make a batch of buttercream. Weekly, students will need: • 1 cup of salted butter softened • 2 lbs of powdered sugar • 4 tsps vanilla extract • Approximately 1 cup heavy cream
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Average rating:5.0Number of reviews:(660)
Hi! You've reached the account formerly listed under Meagan Tauber. I am still here and rocking my (nearly) 9 years of homeschool experience, 6 wonderful years of teaching on Outschool, and 10 years of corporate education in my classes on...
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Ages: 13-18
