A full day class in which you will torte, fill and level a 6 inch cake, enrobe in chocolate ganache and adorn with decorative piped detail to produce a highly saleable and scaleable cake.  This course is designed for those individuals who wish to learn the technical detail in structuring extra tall cakes so that they are stable every time.  This will be an excellent class to learn professional finishes for tall celebration cakes and add trending piped detail in co-ordinating or contrast colours. Guided by expert instruction, you’ll master the techniques to build a solid, heat-stable cake.  You will:

·      Create a 6” extra tall cake torte, fill and stack a cake securely

·      Enrobe with buttercream & ganache to provide a stable finish

·      Practice piped technique this will be covering different decorative finishes using different piping nozzles and showing you how to achieve the desired result.  Once mastered you will,

·      Pipe decorative detail this will be done by creating a template to ensure your patterns align all around your cake – a transferable skill which you can use for every piped cake you make

This is a hands-on course and will focus entire on constructing and decorating solid cakes, time after time, as such, all cakes will be baked and ready for you to use to make best use of the day. You will learn insider tips and tricks to bring your creations to a professional level from a trained Pastry Chef and College Tutor.

Class Length: This is an 6 hour class

Class Skill Level:  this class is suitable for those with little or no experience in torting and filling celebration cakes as you will be taught all the skills in how to build a level cake

What will you be making: In the first half of this class you will torte, fill & level a 6” extra tall cake, learning how to enrobe the cake with a stable buttercream/ganache. The second half of the class will involve practicing piping skills with a selection of different nozzles and then mastering them on the cake you’ve made.

After the class: After your class you will take home a stunning cake & cupcake ensemble.  You will also take home our tried and tested recipes that you used on the day for buttercream and ganache as well as our sponge recipe, so you can continue to practice and create afterwards.

What will you learn?

• How to torte, fill & level celebration cakes – a technical but important skill in providing a solid foundation for building secure cakes

• Colour buttercream in complimentary palette to make a co-ordinating or contrasting cake – covering a little theory to assist in choosing colour for your display

• Further developing your piping skills to produce decorative detail utilising a range of different nozzles to produce different finishes

• Learn how to position your piped detail by creating a template to set out your designs evenly – allowing you to recreate a beautiful designs suitable for a range of events – birthdays, anniversaries or weddings