ABC L3 Cake Decoration Part Time Evening

Part Time

Advanced Techniques of Royal Icing for

Celebration Cakes

You are going to decorate 2 different celebration cakes, one of which must be tiered and 1 centrepiece using your own designs.

Once you have decided on the occasions for your cakes and centrepiece, prepare at least THREE designs for TWO different celebration cakes and ONE centrepiece using technical aids such as

• Standard drawing equipment

• Templates

• ICT design software

Your designs can be produced as hand drawn designs, stencils or with the aid of ICT

Your designs must incorporate the following skills

• Advanced run out skills

• Advanced piping and pressure piping

• Airbrushing and painting

• Balance and proportion

• Application of colour theory

• Use of tiers

Advanced Techniques of Sugarpaste for

Celebration Cakes

You are going to design and decorate THREE different celebration cakes using sugarpaste. One of the cakes must be tiered (at least 2 tiers)

Once you have decided on the occasions for your cakes, prepare THREE designs for THREE different celebration cakes, using technical aids such as

• Standard drawing equipment

• Templates

• ICT design software

Your designs can be produced as hand drawn designs, stencils or with the aid of ICT

REMEMBER ONE of your three designs needs to be tiered

Across your designs, you must incorporate the following skills

• Advanced piping

• Bas relief

• Airbrushing and painting

• Balance and proportion

• Application of colour theory

• Use of Tiers – one cake must be tiered ( at least 2 tiers)

Advanced Modelling Techniques for

Cake Decoration

You are going to experiment with a range of modelling pastes to produce and display TWO competition/exhibition standard 3D models. Each model should be made from a different paste

Create TWO 3D models using appropriate techniques to include

• Use of moulds

• Use of hand rolling and modelling

• Use of cutting out

• Use of colouring

• Assembly and construction techniques

• Consideration of balance and proportion

Produce Display Pieces in Chocolate

You are going to produce 2 centrepieces in chocolate, using your own designs. One of your pieces needs to be a traditional design and one needs to be a contemporary design. You are going to present them in exhibition style.

DESIGNING YOUR DISPLAY PIECE IN CHOCOLATE

Design TWO centrepieces in chocolate. One needs to be a traditional design and one needs to be a contemporary design.

Produce a specification for your designs which will enable you to demonstrate the following

• modelling, moulding, shaping, cutting, construction and adhesion techniques

• colouring and marbling

• use of ancillary aids and equipment, such as cooling sprays, templates and stencils

• preparing chocolate for a variety of specialist uses

• using both science and art in design and construction

Design and Decorate a Tiered Wedding Cake

You are going to design and decorate a tiered wedding cake to a neat and saleable finish. The number of tiers is up to you as the designer.

Produce a design as a working drawing for a tiered wedding cake, using technical aids such as

• Standard drawing equipment

• Templates

• ICT design software

Your designs can be produced as hand drawn designs, stencils or with the aid of ICT

Ensure that your design incorporates the following skills

• Advanced piping

• Airbrushing and painting

• Balance and proportion

• Application of colour theory

• Construction techniques for tiers

For all the above units

Use equipment safely, display your finished products, store your ingredients and finished products correctly, performed all tasks safely and hygienically.

How you will gain the qualification

Observation, finished product.

What qualifications you need

No entry requirements at level 1, a keen interest in the profession is essential to progress on this course.

Where to next

Progression onto next level of study and employment as a junior within this sector of industry.