UniversalClass - Connecting Teachers and Learners WorldwideJoin Now | Sign In | Shopping Cart
Friday, May 9, 2008
You Are Here: Home > School of Business > Culinary Arts >
Learn Online: Introduction to Cake Decorating
Home Course Catalog A - Z List Teach Online My Transcript My Classes

- Areas of Study -

Course Information Syllabus Request Information Tell a Friend Similar CoursesMore Options
 

Online Class: Introduction to Cake Decorating

Use this form to join this online class.

- OR -
Course Cost
Basic Course: $25.00
with Certificate & CEUs: $50.00
Enroll today! This is a self-paced, online course. You have 6 months to finish. An instructor will monitor your progress and assess your body of work at course completion. UniversalClass™ offers many wonderful learning tools to help you get the most out of your online course, including an online portfolio service that manages all your course completions. This class has been officially reviewed by our Course Review Committee that scrutinizes course content and instructor participation. This course has received our Committee's highest rating: 4 stars.

If you would like to receive more information regarding this course, scroll down and fill out the "Request More Information" form and we'll try to answer any of your questions within the day.

Continuing Education Units (CEU)
1.0 CEUs

Course Description

Introduction to Cake Decorating: Why do you want to learn to make great cakes?

  1. An upcoming wedding (you've seen what a purchased wedding cake can cost)  
  2. Did you agree to be a "classroom mother" and want to make special cakes for the holidays or specific units?
  3. Is there a baker in the family you're dying to out-do?  
  4. Are you looking for the appeal offered by more traditional domestic skills?
  5. Are you hoping to enter a local or regional baking competition?
  6. Are you thinking of baking to earn some extra dough?
  7. Is your organization looking for new fundraising opportunities like an upper scale cake walk, perhaps?
How to decorate a cake


These are only a few of the reasons that may have attracted you to this course. However, whatever your motives may be, here are the skills you can look forward to gaining in the following lessons:
  • Equipment, utensils, tools and preparations
  • The basics of cake-baking: decorating techniques, lining your tines, working with marzipan and more
  • Decorating your cake with butter cream icing
  • Decorating your cake with royal icing
  • Decorating your cake with sugar flowers
  • Creating decorative children's cakes
  • Holiday and celebration cakes, as well as
  • Cake and frosting recipes  
When we're finished, you'll be armed with everything you need in order to create delicious decorative cake designs with the power to make mouths start watering (and other bakers go green with envy).  If those are the results you're looking for, let's get started...
This course offers 1.0 CEUs upon successful completion. You may take this online course with or without CEU documentation. An online and hard-copy Certificate of Course Completion displaying your coursework and CEUs earned is included with the CEU Option. We also offer an expedited Transcript Service for sending your accomplishments to a third party.

Course Lessons

  1. Lesson 1: Getting Started - Let's make sure we have the right supplies before we start decorating our cake.
  2. Lesson 2: The 411 on Cake Baking Basics - First, we need to bake a cake before we can start decorating it.
  3. Lesson 3: Decorating with Butter Cream Icing - Decorating with Butter Cream Icing
  4. Lesson 4: Decorating with Royal Icing - Decorating with Royal Icing
  5. Lesson 5: Decorating with Sugar Flowers (And Other Gum Paste Creations) - Decorating with Sugar Flowers (And Other Gum Paste Creations)
  6. Lesson 6: Decorative Children's Cakes - Decorative Children's Cakes
  7. Lesson 7: Holiday and Celebration Cakes - Holiday and Celebration Cakes.
  8. Lesson 8: Cake & Frosting Recipes - Learn the recipes for cakes, frostings, and icings, including: classic white layer cake, yellow cake, chocolate cake, butter cream icing, royal icing, marzipan, rolled fondant, and gum paste.
Request More Information
About this Course

Have a question? Contact us for more information regarding this course.

Your Name :

Your Email:

Comments:

Optional Certificates Awarded

  1. Certificate of Academic Excellence

Certificates awarded by the instructor will vary and are based upon student merit. Any awards you earn are considered unofficial (or temporary) unless you decide to make the award official. To make an award official, there is a $30.00 processing fee that covers the customization, printing, and shipping of a hard copy of the certificate as well as access to the UniversalClass Transcript Service. Official awards include a serial number that verifies the authenticity of the award you earned for a lifetime (great for employers to verify your achievement).

Additional Information

Course Title : Introduction to Cake Decorating
CEU Value : (Continuing Education Units)
Course Number : 31655
Course Type : How To
Course URL : http://cakedecorating.onlineclasses.com
Course Rating :
Instructor : Simone Brooks
Syllabus : View Syllabus
Duration : Continuous: Enroll anytime!
Course Fee :
Basic Course: $25.00
with CEUs & Certificate: $50.00
NOT FOR COLLEGE CREDIT
This is a non-credit course, and is provided for your personal enrichment. This course is not intended to be a substitute for any state, government, licensing, or educational requirements.
Tell a Friend
About this Course
Name:

Email:
Choose from 5 Payment Methods
  • Credit Card Online
    (through our Verisign approved, secured servers)
  • Credit Card over the Phone
  • Credit Card through FAX
  • Check/Money Order through Mail
  • PayPal
To use any of these methods you must press the "Join Class" button on this screen and go through the online registration process in order to generate the correct order form and correctly process your enrollment.

Promotional Code:  
(if you do not have a promotional code leave this blank)
I have read and accepted the General Disclaimer and Terms of Service.

   

Document your coursework with a Certificate of Course Completion. Pre-pay now for the Certificate Option and receive a $5.00 discount off the regular certificate price (normally $30.00). Includes both an online version and a hard-copy of your certificate, verified and tracked by a unique serial number.


Other Related Classes in Culinary Arts

  • Authentic Indian Cooking - Part I If you have ever been to an Indian Restaurant and wondered Wish I could prepare these lip smacking Indian dishes at home, then you have come to the right place, because this course teaches you about Indian Vegetarian Cooking .  This is completely a ...
  • Cooking Around the World for Kids   Discover the variety of yummy treats on an adventure around the globe. Students will explore different destinations such as China and Mexico , just to name a couple. While at each hot spot, they will have the opportunity to learn how to go step b...
  • Cooking for the Beginner Are you ready to take charge of your kitchen? Have you been thinking about cooking up a new recipe but not sure where to start? Is your spouse complaining that they are tired of eating out all of the time?   If you answered yes, to the above questio...
  • Culinary Recipes This course is designed to provide you with the necessary and intermediate tools for the culinary arts and helpful information and recipes for cooking several different types of foods such as appetizers, side dishes, lunch, soup, salads, meals, and cro...
  • Desserts Delicious Desserts Have you ever wanted to be able to make those delicious desserts you have eaten at a restaurant, but do not know where to begin to even create the dessert? You will!   This course is designed for people that love eating desserts and want to lear...
  • Holiday Culinary Recipes   Have you ever wanted to learn to cook those holiday recipes that you have seen on cooking shows, at restaurants, or at other people's holiday parties or want to be able to make different cultures' holiday foods. Then, this course is for you beca...
  • How To Bake Pies 101 Treat family and friends to a precious childhood memory by serving a mouth watering just-out-of-the-oven baked homemade pie.   The step-by-step instructions presented in this course are easy to follow and understand. Beginning with a brief history ...
  • How to Make Chinese Dumplings: Cultural and Cooking Process This course provides a striking balance between instructions on how to make dumplings, and an insightful understanding of the powerful symbols this cuisine represents in China 's history. Simple, delicious and healthy recipes are provided along with an ...
  • Kitchen Safety and Sanitation for the Food Industry This course provides an in-depth look at what kitchen safety and sanitation is all about, and how you can improve these elements in your own lives. If you manage or own a restaurant or are thinking about doing so you need this course. If you work in the ...
  • Preserving and Canning Basics This course is designed to provide you with the necessary information for home canning of several foods such as Fruits, Jams, Juices, Sauces, Meats, and Vegetables. There are many benefits to canning your own fruits, meats, and vegetables that you will...




About Us | Having a Problem? | Contact Us
Disclaimer | Terms of Service | Privacy Policy

© 2008 UniversalClass™ All rights reserved.