The Cake Decorating Journey: Bake It Right, From Scratch to Stackable

The Cake Decorating Journey: Bake It Right
Part One | From Scratch to Stackable

Your cake decorating journey starts here. 🎂

Saturday, September 12th
10AM-12PM
$30/guest
The Nook, Niemann Harvest Market

Beautiful cakes start long before the buttercream.

Join Nichole for Part One of The Cake Decorating Journey, an ongoing hands-on series designed to take home bakers from the fundamentals of scratch baking and decorating into increasingly advanced and specialized cake techniques.

Each class builds upon skills learned throughout the Journey, and we’re beginning at the foundation: learning to bake a really great cake.

In this two-hour hands-on class, Nichole will take you beyond simply following a recipe. You’ll learn what makes a cake tender and moist, why certain baking problems happen, how professional bakers prepare their layers for decorating, and the tips and tricks that can make all the difference between baking a cake and creating one that’s ready to beautifully fill, frost and decorate.

What You’ll Learn

• Nichole’s scratch vanilla cake recipe
• What your cake ingredients actually do, and why they matter
• Proper measuring and mixing techniques
• How to prepare your pans for an even bake and clean release
• How to reduce doming and achieve even cake layers
• How to tell when your cake is perfectly baked
• The secrets to keeping cakes moist
• When, and when not, to use simple syrup
• Proper cooling techniques
• How and why bakers freeze cake layers
• How to properly wrap, freeze and store cakes
• How to level cake layers for decorating
• Common cake problems, why they happen and how to fix them

You’ll make scratch cake batter alongside Nichole during class and work hands-on with prepared cake layers to practice leveling and preparing your cake for the next steps in the decorating process.

Your Cake Decorating Journey Guidebook

Every guest will receive their own Cake Decorating Journey Guidebook, beginning with the recipes, reference materials, troubleshooting guides and techniques from Part One.

Bring it back as your Journey continues! Each new class will add recipes, techniques and resources, creating your own cake decorating reference guide as your skills grow.

The Journey Begins…

Part One: Bake It Right
From Scratch to Stackable

Part Two: Fill, Frost & Finish
Buttercream, Torting & Smoothing Cakes

Part Three: The Art of Piping
Tips, Techniques, Borders & Rosettes

Part Four: The Final Flourish
Design, Decorate, Box & Take It Home

And we’re only getting started.

As The Cake Decorating Journey continues, we’ll move beyond the foundations and explore increasingly specialized techniques, trending cake styles, intricate buttercream work, cake construction, cottage-inspired baking, wedding cakes and more.

Whether you’re starting from scratch or you’ve baked plenty of cakes but want to finally understand the techniques behind beautifully finished results, Part One is the perfect place to begin.

Start with the fundamentals. Build your skills. Find your style. See where the Journey takes you. 🎂

$30 per person
2-hour hands-on class