Brisbane Cake Decorating Classes for Beginners
Beginner’s classes are suitable for students who have never tried cake decorating before or may have started but need a little guidance.
Is that you? If so we suggest you start with the beginners classes. You will be introduced to sugar paste/ fondant, chocolate ganache, introduction to cake decorating tools and various techniques to ensure your cake decorating skills start to develop.
Beginners 1 Baking Cupcake Class 1 day class
10.00 am -6 pm Suitable for all
Cost of class $380
In this workshop you will make and bake 6 vanilla cupcakes and then decorate them to take home. A moist and delicious vanilla cup cake recipe will be used and then using sugar paste to decorate. Embossed rolling pins will be shown how to use and achieve beautiful effects. Small decorative rolled roses and cut outs 3D butterflies and sugar blossoms. A light lunch and refreshments will be provided. Please wear comfortable enclosed shoes.
Beginners 2 Shooting stars cake workshop Cost of class $380 1 day class 9.30 am -6 pm Suitable for all.
In this class you will decorate a round chocolate mud cake. You will learn how to level your cake, chocolate ganache your cake in preparation for covering with sugar paste. Sugar paste wired stars will be made to decorate your cake. You will learn how to make sugar paste cut outs and apply to the cake. Please wear comfortable enclosed shoes. A light lunch and refreshments are provided.
Beginners 3 Bow cake workshop Cost of class $380 1 day class 9.30 am -6 pm Suitable for all
In this class you will learn how to level a round cake, ganaching your cake in preparation for covering with sugar paste. Sugar paste ribbons will be made to decorate your cake with a show topping bow, placed on top. You will learn how to make sugar paste cut outs and how to apply to the cake. A light lunch will be provided and refreshments. Please wear comfortable enclosed shoes.
Beginners 4 Gravity defying Malteser cake 9.30 am to 1.30 pm Cost of class $250
In this class you will learn how to prepare a cake and coat with ganache to ensure an even coated and shaped cake.
Then decorate with Maltesers and then learn how to create the gravity defying bag with cascading Maltesers.
Please wear comfortable enclosed shoes.
Beginners 5 Cookie bouquet workshop 1 day class 9.30 a m- 4.30 pm Cost of class $320 Suitable for all
Learn how to make a vanilla shortbread cookie and learn how to roll out to the right thickness and then bake.
You will then decorate your baked cookie and create your own bouquet to take home. The biscuits are decorated with sugar paste using a variety of cutters, flower cutters and embossers. Learn the various ways to display the biscuits and have a lovely gift to give. We will also learn how to package them in a display box and package them and tie with a decorative ribbon. A light lunch will be provided and refreshments. Please wear comfortable enclosed shoes.
Beginners 6 Royal icing piping class -10-4 pm Suitable for all Cost of class $300
Basic Introduction Piping class.
Have you ever wanted to learn how to pipe? In this class you will learn how to pipe/write, how to colour royal icing, embellish and how to brush embroidery all with royal icing. We will make fresh royal icing as well as use the commercial readily available. You will learn how to make parchment piping bags as well as use the coupling system. Learn the tricks of the trade and see your skills develop. Please wear comfortable enclosed shoes.
A light lunch will be provided and refreshments.
Intermediate Beginners The below classes are more advanced and not suitable for a new beginner.
Beginners 7 Handbag class Cost of class $380 1 day class 9.30 am -6 pm.
This class is not suitable for beginners, only for students who have attended the beginners bow or shooting stars class or who have already decorated cakes using chocolate ganache.
In this class you will learn how to carve your cake, use chocolate ganache on your cake in preparation for covering with sugar paste.
You will learn how to create a quilted effect and make an edible zipper and learn how to make 3 D handles. Learn how to make sugar paste cut outs and how to apply them to the cake.
Model an edible lipstick from sugar paste and make a edible travel tag. A light lunch and refreshments are provided. Please wear comfortable enclosed shoes.
Beginners 8 class Tiffany bow square cake 9.30 am- 6 pm Cost of Class $380
This class is not suitable for beginners, only for students who have attended the beginners bow or shooting stars class or who have already decorated cakes using chocolate ganache. In this class you will learn how to prepare a square cake and coat with chocolate ganache before covering with sugar paste. Learn how to colour the distinctive Tiffany blue colour. The classic Tiffany bow will be made using modelling sugar paste and a decorative gift tag. A light lunch will be provided and refreshments. Please wear comfortable enclosed shoes.
Beginners 9 Crocodile cake 9.30 am to 6.00 pm Cost of the class $380
Let Jackie guide you how to carve and create this 3D crocodile. Learn how to carve and ganache this to create a friendly crocodile. A light lunch and refreshments will be provided throughout the day. Please wear comfortable enclosed shoes. Your cake will be packaged and boxed at the end of the class for you to take home.
