Cake 4 Sure | Veronica Christian | Wilton Cake Decorating Method Instructor
Cake 4 Sure, led by Veronica L. Christian is Louisville & Kentuckiana's leading Wilton Method Instructor. As an active cake decorating instructor, Veronica maintains a teaching schedule of cake decorating through Michael's Stores, Inc., based in Louisville, Kentucky. Veronica is the lead instructor for Michael's, and offers four different types of cake decorating courses and one advanced course.
Veronica's experience and continued education allows her to provide current methods of cake decoration. Veronica also advances her own skills from various continuing education outlets such as the ICES, (The International Cake Exploration Societé) both locally and national.
The Wilton School of Cake Decorating & Confectionery Art has earned an international reputation as "THE" place to learn cake decorating for almost 80 years. Taking these proven Wilton methods, Veronica instructs her students to allow them to produce premium-quality cake designs, drawing from her decorating expertise.
Class Descriptions
Each course is four two hour sessions.
Decorating Basics Wilton Method Course
The Wilton Method® Decorating Basics Course is the perfect place to start! Your Instructor will show you the right way to decorate, step by step, so that you experience the excitement of successfully decorating your first cake.
You’ll understand how to bake a great cake, see how to make and color icing and learn the best way to ice the cake. You will also practice the three fundamentals of decorating, enabling you to approach each technique the right way for great results.
Along the way, you’ll learn to create icing drop flowers, rosettes, shells, pompom flowers, leaves, shaggy mums, and the ribbon rose. You’ll also decorate cookies, cupcakes … and of course cakes!
Not only will you quickly learn just how easy it is to create the perfect dessert for any occasion but you will also get to share the fun with other students, who encourage you along the way.
Topics covered in Decorating Basics include:
- How to Bake a Great Cake
- Buttercream Icing
- Using Decorating Bags and Couplers
- Icing the Cake
- Leveling and Torting the Cake
- Using the Star Tip
- Drop Flower, Rosette
- Dimensional Decorating
- Shell
- Pompom Flower, Leaves
- Filling and Icing a Cupcake
- Guidelines for Elementary Cake Design
- Printing, Writing, Rose Base
- Piping Gel Pattern Transfer
- Ribbon Rose
- Guidelines for Decorating Your Cake
Flowers and Cake Design Wilton Method Course
After completing Decorating Basics, Flowers and Cake Design is one of two additional Wilton Method courses you can choose. In Flowers and Cake Design, you’ll explore sophisticated ways to bring your cakes and desserts to life!
Your Wilton Method Instructor will teach you to create breathtaking icing flowers such as pansies, lilies and the famous Wilton Rose. Then, you’ll discover the secrets of arranging them in a beautifully balanced cake-top bouquet.
Your amazing flowers will be framed by an impressive boarder treatment or basketweave design. With the skills you learn here and your ability to make flowers in advance using gum paste and fondant or royal icing, you can create beautiful blooms at your convenience, ready to place on any cake.
Topics covered in Flowers and Cake Design include:
- Basic Principles of Cake Design
- Gum Paste and Fondant 101
- Button Flower
- Pansy
- Making Royal Icing
- Making a Parchment Bag
- Flower Nail
- Rose Base, Rose Center
- Apple Blossom, Primrose
- Rosebud
- Daffodil
- Violet
- Using the Lily Nail, Lily
- Making Stems
- Guidelines for Flower Arrangments
- Floral Cake Design
- Reverse Shell
- Basketweave
- Wilton Rose
Your Wilton Instructor is ready to show you how to make these exquisite blossoms step by step. With practice and attention to detail, you will soon be creating spectacular bouquets that will be the talk of the party. You'll also have a great time sharing the excitement of decorating with other students.
Gum Paste and Fondant Wilton Method Course
After completing Decorating Basics, Gum Paste and Fondant is one of two additional Wilton Method courses you can choose. In Gum Paste and Fondant you’ll discover one of the most exciting and satisfying ways to decorate a cake.
Your Wilton Method Instructor will lead you every step of the way as you create amazing handshaped flowers, beautiful borders and bold accents using these easy-to-shape icings.
As you learn each technique – an artful bow, mum, rose, carnation, calla lily, rosebud, daisy, and embellished borders – you’ll be closer to your crowning achievement: A Final Course Cake that showcases your skills.
The confidence you’ll gain as you decorate with gum paste and fondant will enable you to create cakes that will add excitement to your family celebrations for years to come.
Topics covered in Gum Paste and Fondant include:
- Gum Paste and Fondant 101
- Bow Loops
- Mum Base, Rose Base
- Carnation Base
- Assembling a Bow
- Tinting Gum Paste and Fondant
- Basic Principles of Floral Cake Design
- Calia Lily
- Rosebud and Rose
- Carnation
- Calyxes and Leaves
- Assembling the Calia Lily
- Daisy
- Mum
- Covering a Cake Board with Fondant
- Elements of Fondant Cake Design
- Creating Geometric Designs Using Cut-Outs, Overlays, and Inlays
- Eyelet, Ruffle, and Ball Borders
When you've completed the Gum Paste and Fondant course, you'll have gained the confidence to decorate gum paste and fondant cakes your family will enjoy for years to come. You'll also have had a great time sharing the excitement of decorating with other students.
Please click on " Wilton Class Schedule" for dates and times of classes being taught at Michaels Stores, located off Hurstbourne Lane in Louisville, KY.
