Cake Baking & Decorating
A flexible, online short course designed to equip aspiring bakers with the professional skills and confidence to bake and decorate cakes, with direct feedback from a Chef Instructor.
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Core skills this course teaches
Bake various types of cakes
Gain practical skills in baking different styles of cakes including basic cakes, sponges, healthy cakes, gateaux, genoese sponges, and fruit cakes.
Decorate and ice cakes
Learn a variety of icing and decorating techniques using different fillings and basic piping methods to produce professional-looking cakes.
About This Course
The Cake Baking & Decorating course by International Culinary Studio is a self-paced, online programme that provides aspiring cake bakers with techniques and skills for professional cake baking and decoration. Students have access to over 200 video demonstrations and must submit three cakes for assessment, gaining individual feedback from a Chef Instructor. The course covers baking a variety of cakes, healthy baking, filling, icing, and basic decorating techniques. Designed for those wanting to impress at home or start a business, all learning is delivered online through a user-friendly learner management system, supported by experienced instructors with a global community of students.
Course Content
- Techniques to bake a range of cakes (Basic, Sponges, Healthy Cakes, Gateaux, Genoese Sponge, Fruit Cake)
- Selecting the best ingredients and equipment
- Baking methods: Flour Batter, Blending, Creaming, Tea Cake, All in
- Ratios and yields: increasing or decreasing serving size
- Identifying and correcting baking faults
- Creating healthy cakes
- Making sponges and fruit cakes
- Cake fillings and icings
- Icing and decorating cakes using different fillings and basic piping techniques
- Development of an online e-portfolio (CV)
- Access to over 200 demonstration videos
Entry Requirements
Must be 17 years or older
Build towards these roles
Aspiring cake bakerStart a cake baking/decorating businessEnhance skills for home-based or small business bakingEntry-level roles in bakeries and cake decorating businesses
Build skills in these industries
Food & BeverageHospitalityBaking
