Decorating Basics - Course 1

 Please Note that you must complete this course before doing any other course.

The Wilton Method® Decorating Basics Course 1 is the perfect place to start! Your Instructor will show you the right way to decorate, step by step, so that you experience the excitement of successfully decorating your first cake.

You'll understand how to bake a great cake, see how to make and color icing and learn the best way to ice the cake. You will also practice the three fundamentals of decorating, enabling you to approach each technique the right way for great results.

Along the way, you'll learn to create icing drop flowers, rosettes, shells, pompom flowers, leaves, shaggy mums, and the ribbon rose. You'll also decorate cookies, cupcakes and of course cakes!

Not only will you quickly learn just how easy it is to create the perfect dessert for any occasion but you will also get to share the fun with other students, who encourage you along the way.

Topics covered in Decorating Basics include:

  • How to Bake a Great Cake
  • Buttercream Icing
  • Using Decorating Bags and Couplers
  • Icing the Cake
  • Leveling and Torting the Cake
  • Using the Star Tip
  • Drop Flower, Rosette
  • Dimensional Decorating
  • Shell
  • Pompom Flower, Leaves
  • Filling and Icing a Cupcake
  • Guidelines for Elementary Cake Design
  • Printing, Writing, Rose Base
  • Piping Gel Pattern Transfer
  • Ribbon Rose
  • Guidelines for Decorating Your Cake

Course Cost

Decorating Basics - Course 1                     $269.95

Great value for money when you consider that you receive:

  • 4 x Two Hour Cake Decorating Instructional Sessions and hands on experience
  • Course 1 Certificate on Completion
  • Course 1 Kit
    • Kit Contains: 12 Decorating Tips, 2 10 in. Reusable Featherweight Bags, 6 Disposable Decorating Bags, 4 Standard Couplers, 6 Parchment Triangles, 1.5 in. Flower Nail, Cupcake Nail, 9 in.Spatula, Decorating Brush, 12 Flower Template Stickers, Practice Board with Stand and Patterns used to master every Course 1 technique.
  • "Decorating Basics" Class Booklet

What to Bring to Lesson 1:

  • Wilton Decorating Basics Student Kit
  • 453g tub Wilton Ready-To-Use Decorator Icing
  • 6 plain flat cookies with a smooth top surface (e.g.: sugar or butter cookie)
  • A box to transport the cookies home (optional)
  • Wilton Icing Color(s) (optional)
  • Apron
  • Pen or Pencil and Paper
  • Scissors
  • Sticky notes
  • Damp cloth
  • 1 x 3.8 litre-size plastic food storage
  • bag (to carry home soiled decorating tools)

Flowers and Cake Design - Course 2

 Please Note that you must complete course one before doing this course.

After completing Decorating Basics, Course 2: Flowers and Cake Design is one of two additional Wilton Method courses you can choose. In Flowers and Cake Design, you'll explore sophisticated ways to bring your cakes and desserts to life!

Your Wilton Method Instructor will teach you to create breathtaking icing flowers such as pansies, lilies and the famous Wilton Rose. Then, you'll discover the secrets of arranging them in a beautifully balanced cake-top bouquet.

Your amazing flowers will be framed by an impressive boarder treatment or basketweave design. With the skills you learn here and your ability to make flowers in advance using gum paste and fondant or royal icing, you can create beautiful blooms at your convenience, ready to place on any cake.

Topics covered in Flowers and Cake Design include:

  • Basic Principles of Cake Design
  • Gum Paste and Fondant 101
  • Button Flower
  • Pansy
  • Making Royal Icing
  • Making a Parchment Bag
  • Flower Nail
  • Rose Base, Rose Center
  • Apple Blossom, Primrose
  • Rosebud
  • Daffodil
  • Violet
  • Using the Lily Nail, Lily
  • Making Stems
  • Guidelines for Flower Arrangments
  • Floral Cake Design
  • Reverse Shell
  • Basketweave
  • Wilton Rose

Course Cost

Flowers and Cake Design - Course 2                     $269.95

Great value for money when you consider that you receive:

  • 4 x Two Hour Cake Decorating Instructional Sessions and hands on experience
  • Course 2 Certificate on Completion
  • Course 2 Kit
    • Kit Contains: 10 Decorating Tips, 6 Foil Squares, 24 Flower Template Stickers, 2 Lily Nails and 1 Flower Nail, 6 Lily Stamens, Button Flower Cut & Press Set, Pansy Cutter, Dusting Pouch, Decorating Brush, 2 Foam Squares, Modeling Tool & Ball Tool, 2 Wave Flower Formers, 6 Flower Forming Cups.
  • "Flowers and Cake Design" Class Booklet

What to Bring to Lesson 1:

  • Wilton Flowers & Cake Design Student Kit
  • 2 tablespoons white vegetable shortening
  • 1 Package Wilton Ready-To-Use Gum Paste
  • Measuring spoons (1 tablespoon, ¼ tablespoon)
  • 1 tablespoon corn flour
  • 9" Rolling Pin with spacer rings
  • 1 tablespoon powder sugar
  • Wilton Tapered Spatula
  • Wilton Angled Spatula
  • 5 litre-size plastic zipper food storage bags
  • 1 x 3.8 litre-size plastic zipper food storage bag
  • Wilton Practice Board
  • Pen or Pencil
  • Plastic wrap
  • Damp cloth
  • Box to take home flowers Small container with about ¼ cup water
  • Apron
  • Scissors
  • Small container with tight-fitting lid for gumglue adhesive

Gum Paste and Fondant - Course 3

 Please Note that you must complete course one before doing this course.

After completing Decorating Basics, Course 3: Gum Paste and Fondant is one of two additional Wilton Method courses you can choose. In Gum Paste and Fondant you'll discover one of the most exciting and satisfying ways to decorate a cake.

Your Wilton Method Instructor will lead you every step of the way as you create amazing handshaped flowers, beautiful borders and bold accents using these easy-to-shape icings.

As you learn each technique - an artful bow, mum, rose, carnation, calla lily, rosebud, daisy, and embellished borders - you'll be closer to your crowning achievement: A Final Course Cake that showcases your skills.

The confidence you'll gain as you decorate with gum paste and fondant will enable you to create cakes that will add excitement to your family celebrations for years to come.

Topics covered in Gum Paste and Fondant include:

  • Gum Paste and Fondant 101
  • Bow Loops
  • Mum Base, Rose Base
  • Carnation Base
  • Assembling a Bow
  • Tinting Gum Paste and Fondant
  • Basic Principles of Floral Cake Design
  • Calla Lily
  • Rosebud and Rose
  • Carnation
  • Calyxes and Leaves
  • Assembling the Calla Lily
  • Daisy
  • Mum
  • Covering a Cake Board with Fondant
  • Elements of Fondant Cake Design
  • Creating Geometric Designs Using Cut-Outs, Overlays, and Inlays
  • Eyelet, Ruffle, and Ball Borders

Course Cost

Gum Paste and Fondant - Course 3                     $269.95

Great value for money when you consider that you receive:

  • 4 x Two Hour Cake Decorating Instructional Sessions and hands on experience
  • Course 3 Certificate on Completion
  • Course 3 Kit
    • Kit Contains: Ribbon Cutter/Embosser, Straight Scallop Cutter, 2-piece Mum Cutter, Calla Lily Cutter, Modeling Tool, Ball Tool, Veining Tool, 3-piece Round Cut-Outs Set, Dusting Pouch, Decorating Brush, 2 Foam Squares, Round Decorating Tip 5, 2 Wooden Dowel Rods, 8 in. Cake Circle, 2 Flower Forming Cups.
  • "Gum Paste and Fondant" Class Booklet

What to Bring to Lesson 1:

  • Wilton Gum Paste & Fondant Student Kit
  • 1 Wilton Ready-To-Use Fondant (24 oz)
  • 1 Wilton Ready -To-Use Gum Paste
  • Wilton Roll and Cut Mat
  • Practice Board
  • Wilton 9" Rolling Pin with Spacer Rings
  • Wilton Tapered or Angled Spatula
  • Rolling Pin (Wilton 20" preferred)
  • Wilton Yellow Sparkling Sugar
  • Styrofoam cup
  • Facial tissue
  • Box to take home bow (at least 8 inches square and 4 inches high)
  • Scissors
  • Corsage pin
  • Small amount of white vegetable shortening
  • Damp cloth
  • 25 Napkins or paper towels
  • 6 x 3.8 litre-size plastic zipper food storage bags
  • 6 litre-size plastic zipper food storage bags
  • 1 tablespoon corn flour
  • 1 tablespoon powdered sugar
  • Glue stick
  • Thick spaghetti (#5 is best)
  • Small container with about ¼ cup water
  • Small container & tight-fitting lid for gum-glue adhesive

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