The Cake Decorating Journey: Part Two- Fill, Frost & Finish

🎂 The Cake Decorating Journey: Fill, Frost & Finish

Part Two | Buttercream, Torting & Smoothing Cakes

Sunday, September 20 | 2-4 PM
$30 per person

You baked it right. Now it’s time to build it beautifully.

Join Nichole for Part Two of The Cake Decorating Journey, where we’ll take the cake layers you learned to create in Part One and turn them into a properly filled, stacked and beautifully frosted cake.

This two-hour, hands-on class is all about one of the most important foundations of cake decorating: construction.

Nichole will teach you how to make scratch buttercream, understand the consistency you need for different jobs, properly torte and fill cake layers, build a stable cake, crumb coat and create a smooth buttercream finish.

🎂 In This Class, You’ll Learn:

• Nichole’s scratch buttercream recipe
• How to achieve the right buttercream consistency
• How to flavor and color buttercream
• How to avoid and remove pesky air bubbles
• How to properly torte cake layers
• How to create a buttercream dam and add fillings
• How much filling is actually enough
• How to stack straight, even cake layers
• How to prevent slipping, bulging and uneven cakes
• The purpose of a crumb coat, and how to do it correctly
• When and why to chill your cake between steps
• How to apply your final buttercream coat
• How to use a turntable, offset spatula and cake scraper
• Techniques for creating smooth sides and clean edges
• How to troubleshoot common buttercream and frosting problems

Each guest will work hands-on to torte, fill, stack, crumb coat and frost their own cake while Nichole walks you through the process step by step.

And don’t forget your Cake Decorating Journey Guidebook! You’ll receive your Part Two recipes, reference materials and technique guides to add to your growing collection. If you missed Part One- that’s ok, you can start your Guidebook at Part Two.

🧰 Introducing the Cake Decorating Kit: Get your kit HERE

Part Two is where the tools really come into play!

An optional Cake Decorating Kit will be available with the essential tools you’ll begin learning to use in this class and throughout future parts of The Cake Decorating Journey.

Where the Journey Goes Next…

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

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

And from there, we’ll continue into 20 Parts– and increasingly specialized techniques as your skills grow.

Part One taught you to bake the layers. Part Two teaches you how to turn them into a cake. 🎂

Sunday, September 20 | 2-4 PM
$30 per person | 2-hour hands-on class

No experience required. Part One is recommended, but not required to attend.