CULA 1231 Introduction to Cake Decoration

3 Credit Hour(s)

This course teaches the methods of baking a cake and step-by-step decorating techniques. Students learn to make and color icings; create icing drop flowers, rosettes, shells, pompom flowers, leaves, shaggy mums, and roses, and decorate cookies and cupcakes.
Student Learning Outcomes:
Upon successful completion, students will be able to:

Prepare and evaluate the quality of a variety of cakes; properly level cakes for stacking.
Prepare buttercream icing, decorator icing, and ganache for covering cakes for decorating events and celebration cakes.
Demonstrate and evaluate basic icing and decorating techniques.
Prepare and evaluate the quality of royal icing and prepared display pieces.
Create a variety of icing flowers including drop and roses.

This course is not designed for transfer to four-year universities. Students should check course recommendations with the college or university to which they intend to transfer for a baccalaureate degree. The receiving institution always makes the final decision about transferability of credits.