Essential Cake Decorating Techniques - Sydney Course

If you have ever wanted to learn to decorate a cake like the professionals, then this course is for you! This Essential Cake Decorating Techniques course will have you decorating cakes that are sure to impress your family and friends!

Whether you are a complete beginner or have dabbled in some cake decorating and are looking to fine tune your techniques, you will gain the cake decorating skills you need in this course to make professional looking cakes for your next birthday party or get together.

Over 8 weeks, you will learn how to create roses using fondant icing, piping techniques with royal icing, cake covering with ganache and fondant, farmyard animal figurines using fondant, cupcake decorating techniques using fondant and buttercream.

Macquarie Community College operates from a range of venues across Northern and Western Sydney. We have campuses in Blacktown, Carlingford, Chatswood, Epping, Mt Druitt, Richmond, and Ryde. Enrol now!

Course Outline

In this 8 week course, you will learn the following subjects:

• Roses – using fondant icing
• Foundation Piping Skills – using royal icing
• Formal Cake Covering – using chocolate ganache and fondant icing
• Farmyard Animal Figurines – using fondant icing
• Cupcake Decorating – using fondant and buttercream icing
• Semi-Naked Cake - using buttercream 
• Cupcake Bouquet - using buttercream

Course Outcome

On completion of this course, you will have:

• Gained the foundation skills for cake decorating
• Gained more confidence in cake decorating
• An understanding of the various tools, equipment and icings that are used in cake decorating

What to bring

Please bring to your first class:

• A pen and notepad
• An apron
• Small container of cornflour
• Chux Cloth
• 1 Rubber band
• Empty Egg Carton
• 1 x Cutting mat/board
• Small sharp knife
• $10 for supplies provided by the tutor
• Comprehensive course notes will be provided
• A complimentary $85 Beginner’s Kit is included in the course price. This kit provides most of the essential items required throughout the course.
• Additional material and equipment required for the course will be discussed at the first lesson.

Delivery Mode

Classroom based: experienced and engaging trainers will take you through the course material face to face.

Classroom based learning for this course includes:

• Scheduled class times and sessions
• Interaction with your trainer and other students
• The course being delivered in a classroom/kitchen environment.

Please note: Government COVID-19 regulations and recommendations, including appropriate social distancing measures, hand washing and other hygiene protocols will be in place at all times and may result in course delivery changes.

Macquarie Community College operates from a range of venues across Northern and Western Sydney. We have campuses in Blacktown, Carlingford, Chatswood, Epping, Mt Druitt, Richmond, and Ryde. Enrol now!