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Kiwanna Brackett
(803) 981-7372
kbrackett@yorktech.com

Cakes made by students in the Fondant/Gum Paste class.

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2009 Schedule

Butter Cream and Royal are $130
Fondant/Gum Paste and Cake Design are $180
Materials are less than $50 per class

The Cake Decorating Certificate Program consists of four courses. If you are interested in pursuing a certificate,
you must successfully complete all four, beginning with Butter Cream; however, courses may be taken individually if a certificate is not your goal.

Course Number	COURSE	Room	Days	Time	Class 1	Class 2	Class 3	Class 4	Materials needed for 1st class. Additional material list will be given at 1st class
CLE 941	Butter Cream Icing	C-113	Thursday	6 - 9 pm	1/8/2009	1/15/2009	1/22/2009	1/29/2009	Note pad, pen, and a smile
CLE 941	Butter Cream Icing	C-113	Tuesday	9 am - 12 pm	2/3/2009	2/10/2009	2/17/2009	2/24/2009	Note pad, pen, and a smile
CLE 942	Royal Icing	C-113	Thursday	6 - 9 pm	2/5/2009	2/12/2009	2/19/2009	2/26/2009	8"cake smooth iced and 6 cups Medium consistency butter cream icing, Tip 47 or 48
CLE 943	Fondant/Gum Paste	C-113	Thursday	6 - 9 pm	3/5/2009	3/12/2009	3/19/2009	3/26/2009	One 24 oz. box of white fondant, gel icing color for roses and bow loops, toothpicks, piping gel, a block of florist foam, cut and roll mat, rolling pin, rose bouquet flower cutter
CLE 942	Royal Icing	C-113	Tuesday	9 am - 12 pm	3/10/2009	3/17/2009	3/24/2009	3/31/2009	8"cake smooth iced and 6 cups Medium consistency butter cream icing, Tip 47 or 48
CLE 943	Fondant/Gum Paste	C-113	Tuesday	9 am - 12 pm	4/7/2009	4/14/2009	4/21/2009	4/28/2009	One 24 oz. box of white fondant, gel icing color for roses and bow loops, toothpicks, piping gel, a block of florist foam, cut and roll mat, rolling pin, rose bouquet flower cutter
CLE 944	Cake Design	C-113	Thursday	6 - 9 pm	4/9/2009	4/16/2009	4/23/2009	4/30/2009	One 24 oz. box of white fondant, gel icing color for roses and bow loops, toothpicks, piping gel, a block of florist foam, cut and roll mat, rolling pin, rose bouquet flower cutter
CLE 944	Cake Design	C-113	Tuesday	9 am - 12 pm	5/5/2009	5/12/2009	5/19/2009	5/26/2009	One 24 oz. box of white fondant, gel icing color for roses and bow loops, toothpicks, piping gel, a block of florist foam, cut and roll mat, rolling pin, rose bouquet flower cutter

Course Descriptions

Butter Cream

You are going to love learning to decorate cakes. Think how proud you will be to make the next birthday cake for you little one or the new neighbor. What better way to say welcome than with a beautiful cake? What ever the event you will have the cake for it. In this course you will learn to make and color butter cream icing. You will learn about the different icing consistencies and when each to use them.

We will talk about three different bag types, plus how to fill and close them. Then we move to tip care and storage. There are five steps to prepare a cake for decoration. Correct bag position and pressure control will also be covered.

We will learn to use star, round, petal, leaf and drop flower tips. With just five different shapes you will be able to wow your family and friends! You will master the shell border, vines and stems, leaves, writing, bow, star flower, swirled flower, sweet pea, and yes, last but not least, the ROSE.

Royal Icing

You are going to learn many beautiful new flowers, and impressive icing techniques. Your cakes will bloom with more than roses from now on. This course will be a whole new experience. The first night, the instructor will make royal icing in class. We will talk about icing consistency and proper storage prior to decoration. You will learn about flower formers and templates. There will be use of flower and lily nail. The daffodil and poinsettia are two of the ten unique flowers you will learn to make in this course.

Fondant/Gum Paste

There is no holding you back now. If you loved playing with play dough as a child then come relive your childhood and make beautiful cakes at the same time. We will learn to cut and shape these dough-like icings into breathtaking flowers that look like you just picked them from the garden. We will also do beautiful textured drapes and graceful borders.

Cake Design

This course is not for the beginner, but for those who are ready to make money while doing something they love. We will cover cornelli lace, sotas, string work, gorgeous borders, and ruffle garland. The high light of this course will be learning to build tiered cakes. Tiered cake assembly may be done in six ways; we will explore each one. You must complete the butter cream icing course or have experience to take this course.

Register now! Call 803-325-2888

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