CLASS SERIES: Intermediate Cake Decorating (Ages 18+)

Take your cake decorating skills to the next level in this exciting 6-week intermediate course designed for students who already know the basics of baking and simple decorating techniques.
Join Keisha Kelly of The Cottage in the Woods Bakery for a hands-on experience focused on refining your technique, building confidence, and creating more polished, professional-looking cakes. Throughout the course, Keisha will share her favorite tips, tricks, and industry techniques to help you elevate your decorating style and expand your creative skillset.
Students will explore advanced decorating methods, cleaner finishes, elevated piping techniques, and creative design elements that transform simple cakes into stunning centerpiece creations perfect for birthdays, holidays, weddings, and special events.
Students will be responsible for baking their own cakes and providing their own decorating materials. Please see below for the tools needed each week.
Week 1: *Small cake and icing provided
Tools: Comb set, Decorating kit (turntable, spatulas, bags, tips), notetaking supplies, apron, handtowel or paper towels, wet wipes, ziploc bag for dirty tools
What we'll Learn:
- Refresher on frosting and smoothing a cake; highlight on crisper edges and extra smooth sides
- Creating stripes in different colors in buttercream icing using a comb
- Ombre and/or Marble frosting using an acrylic smoother
- Refresher on color theory
Students decorate their cake using frosting techniques
Week 2: Buttercream Piping Level Up!
Tools: Decorating Kit (tips, bags, spatulas, small smoothers), Russian tip set, Star tip 22 or kit star tips, Basketweave tip 48 (Hobby Lobby or Michael's), Petal tips 101 and 104, Round tip 1, Flower nail, Practice icing, plastic sheet covers, clean up supplies
What We'll Learn:
- Russian tip design (how to bag, pressure control for tips)
- Basketweave design
- Border refresher; new border Rope Border
- 5 petal flowers: Apple Blossom, Forget-me-not, Wild Rose
- Includes refresher on pressure control, angle, hand position, using a flower nail
Week 3: Royal Icing Fundamentals
Tools: Decorating Kit and all tips, bags and smoothers, flower nail, Wilton pre-made royal icing, 2" parchment squares, Star tip 14, Round tip 5, plastic cups or small mixing bowls, gel food color
What We'll Learn:
- Royal Icing: how to make it, when to use, consistency, tips and tricks
- Royal icing flowers: Primrose, Pansy, Daisy (preferred gel colors)
- refresher on previous weeks flowers
Week 4: Buttercream Icing Technique
Tools: 4 to 6" cake (filled and crumb-coated), buttercream icing in 2 to 3 colors, royal icing for practice in colors of choice, decorating kit and all tips, bags and smoothers, spatulas, parchment squares, clean up supplies, plastic cups or mixing bowls
What We'll Learn:
- Layered icing technique with just a spatula and smoother
- Royal icing sunflowers/poinsettia
- Decorate cakes with instructor assistance
Week 5: Vintage Cake Design
Tools: all items from previous weeks
What We'll Learn:
- Royal icing drapes, swags, and lattice
- tips and tricks for specialty tips
- Royal icing flowers: Rose refresher and English Rose
Week 6: Final Cake
Tools: Cake from week 3 or cupcakes, all items from previous weeks, icing and flowers to complete cake or cupcakes, inspo pics or sketch of design
Students will create their final cake use some or all of the techniques used throughout this class. Instructor assistance and guidance.
Intro Class Kit: https://a.co/d/0bU2lqZM
Russian Tip Set: https://a.co/d/0i3oGQFd
Comb set link: https://a.co/d/0eLwbJO6
Tuesdays, July 7 - August 11 • 5-7pm
Cost: $100 Member / $110 Not-Yet-Members
Age: 18+
Sign up by Sunday, June 7 in person, by phone (850.640.360) or at the link attached here.
Refund Policy:
All classes, workshops, and series offered by the Center for the Arts are non-refundable.
Please email us at [email protected] to be added to the waitlist for any classes.