Christmas Cake Workshop
In this course you will learn how to cover your Christmas cake, model Christmas novelties and decorate your cake in time for Christmas. Additional costs apply.
Entry Requirements
Students are also required to bring a fruit cake baked in a teacup or small pudding bowl or chinese tea cup.
Student Instructions
Please bring the following:
- 8 inch round fruit cake and fruit cake baked in a tea cup.
- Smooth apricot jam
- 1kg pettinice/sugarpaste fondant- bakels
- 1kg odense marzipan
- Cornflour tied into a handkerchief or stocking
- Rolling pin
- Icing sugar
- Modelling tools for sugar work available from spotlight.
- Plastic trowel
- Tile or melamine tile
- Ruler
- Long bladed sharp knife
- Cake smoothers
- Rolling out mats for fondant
- Spatula- small
- Powder colours- these will be available to purchase at the course.
- Bubble sponge or paint palette dish
- Sharp embroidery scissors.
- Schlurpy spoon
- Apron, washing up cloth and tea towel
- Writing tube and star tube medium
Topics
- Covering a fruit cake
- Theory behind principals used.
- Modelling Christmas characters and decorative items
- Assembly of Christmas cake
Career Prospects
Endless
Delivery Style
Hands-on
Outcomes
Self employment is an option
