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.