CULA 1231 - Introduction to Cake Decorating

CULA 1321 - Advanced Baking and Pastry  

Course Description:
This course teaches the methods baking a cake and step-by-step decorating techniques. Students learn to make and color icings; create icing drop flowers, rosettes, shells, pompom flowers, leaves, shaggy mums and roses; decorate cookies and cupcakes.

Student Learning Outcomes:
Students will be able to:

1. Prepare and evaluate the quality of a variety of cakes; properly level cakes for stacking.
2. Prepare buttercream icing, decorator icing and ganache for covering cakes for decorating event and celebration cakes.
3. Demonstrate and evaluate basic icing and decorating techniques.
4. Prepare and evaluate the quality of royal icing and prepared display pieces.
5. Create a variety of icing flowers including drop and roses.