Welcome to Cake & Cookie Decorating!

We will spend the first seven weeks of our class working through the Wilton Cake Decorating Couse #1.
I have provided the book for you in case you would like to practice what you have learned at home.
Reading through the lessons is optional, but recommended. On select days in the semester, you will be
expected to provide your own supplies for class. If you are not able to do so, no worries, I will provide
you with a plastic practice card so you dont miss the lesson. Below you will find the dates, topics, and
homework for the first seven weeks. Please feel free to contact me if you have any questions!
sdavidson@mydehesa.org. I am really looking forward to sharing this fun, artistic pursuit with you!

Week Date Concepts Student Supplied Materials

1 1-30 Introduction None
Making Buttercream
Preparing a decorating bag
with and without a coupler
Decorating Essential #1:
Consistency
Striping Techniques
2 2-6 Essential #2: Bag Positions Bring 6 un-iced cupcakes this day
Essential #3: Pressure and a receptacle in which to take
Control them home.**
Stars, Rosettes, Loops, &
Swirls
Filling a Cupcake
Icing a Cupcake
3 2-13 Leveling, torting, and filling Bring one small baked cake (6-9)
a cake or a styroform cake form
Smoothing a Buttercream Cake turntable (optional)
Cake
Texturing Techniques
4 2-27 Dots, Pulled Dots Cake receptacle
Piping Gel Transfers Cake turntable (optional)
5 3-6 Borders: Zigzag, Ruffle, None
Shell, Bead
Leaves
Grass
Flowers: Star Drop, Swirl
Drop, Daisy, Sunflower,
Zinnia
6 3-13 Ribbon Rose None
Cake Lettering
7 3-20 Buttercream Final 8 or 9 cake torted, filled, and
ready for icing
Any materials needed for
Buttercream Final

**If you are unable to bring your items to class, no worries! I will provide you with a practice pad so you
do not miss the lesson.