Cooking - Catawba Valley Community College

Cake Decorating Classes

Buttercream 101

In this 5-week course, the student will be introduced to the world of decorating using buttercream for projects ranging from cupcakes to cakes for any and every occasion. During the class, students will learn the difference in icing consistency and why it is important; how to fill and use a decorating bag, different tips and how to pipe them, how to decorate a cupcake, how to make buttercream flowers, and how to level, torte, fill and ice a cake and more!

Buttercream 101
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TBA

Cake Design and Royal Flowers

This class introduces you to the world of royal icing....for cakes! This is different from the medium used for cookies and allows you to make decorations such as pansies, violets, and lilies in advance. Flowers and decorations dry hard and are able to be stored for later use, giving you a whole new world of options when planning your cake design and decor. The class will cover how to create six different types of flowers, how to make applique's, learn classic borders to enhance the design of your cake and learn color palettes and cake design.

Cake Design and Royal Flowers
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TBA

Becoming Friends with Fondant

This introduction to fondant class teaches you how to work with this medium properly to achieve the professional looking decorations, flowers, and covered cakes you have always wanted but were afraid to try. We tame the beast! Students will learn how to work with fondant, how to color and store fondant, understand the difference between fondant and gumpaste, how to use gumpaste, how to make flowers such as gumpaste rose and how to cover a cake with fondant.

Becoming Friends with Fondant
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TBA

Classes are held on the East Campus (EC).

For questions about these courses contact Cheri Toney at ctoney@cvcc.edu;
to register you may e-mail Cheri Toney at ctoney@cvcc.edu or register with Online Instant Enrollment.
For further information you may contact the Continuing Education Department at (828) 327-7037.