Cake Decorating
Would you like to learn how to create a cake in the shape of a baseball diamond with “bases” and “baseball players” in honor of your Dad’s birthday with his favorite team marked in the colored icing? Or would you prefer to learn to create a chocolate cake with beautiful red roses and a green border? You can make any of these cakes. It starts with knowing the basics like simple borders, decorations and cake molds. Then it advances to lace/lattice work, tiered cakes, special icing and finally advanced flowers. Creativity---it’s just a piece of cake!
Cake Decorating Units 1-3, Jr./Int./Sr.
Cake Decorating Units 1-3
Inspiring youth to:
- Bake and frost a single layer cake
- Develop skills using cake decorating equipment, such as writing, leaf and star tips on a single-layer cake
- Frost a two-layer cake using three tips: writing, leaf and star
Cake Decorating Units 4-6, Jr./Int./Sr.
Cake Decorating Units 4-6
Inspiring youth to:
- Use a character pan and decorate using recommended tips
- Decorate cupcakes to create different themes or characters
- Decorate cookies to create different themes or cookie structures
- Use a cut-up cake to create different shapes or forms and decorate using different tips.
Cake Decorating Units 7-8, Int./Sr.
Cake Decorating Units 7-8
Inspiring youth to:
- Using advanced decorating tips (drop or flat surface flowers, flowers made on a flat flower nail, borders and side trims) to create a two-layered cake
- Using fondant to decorate a two layered cake
- Using advanced decorating skills to create a flower on a lily nail to decorate a cake
Cake Decorating Units 10-12, Sr.
Cake Decorating Units 10-12
Inspiring youth to:
- Create and decorate tiered cakes of three or more tiers
- Decorate using advanced skills
- Create mold of different shapes using different edible materials
- Create your own project
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