CAKE DECORATING WHAT’S IT ALL ABOUT? Creativity can be a piece of cake! Through this project you will learn the skills to start making cakes for parties and events. It starts with knowing the basics like simple borders, decorations, and cake molds. Then it advances to lace and lattice work, tiered cakes, special icings and, finally, advanced flowers. HERE’S WHAT YOU CAN LEARN... STARTING OUT LEARNING MORE GOING FURTHER Prepare icing to use for borders, Bake and frost level cakes with Assemble stacked and tiered drop flowers and lettering smooth icing cakes Experiment with different Bake and frost two-layer cakes Experiment with gum paste decorating tips with jam, pudding or other filling Color and shape marzipan for Learn about professional cake Make flat surface flowers and decorations decorating equipment flowers on a nail Make pulled sugar decorations Decorate with borders, flowers, Learn piping techniques leaves and letters Apply rolled fondant to a cake Learn advanced techniques like Use stencil and paper patterns to lattice, basket weave, pine cones Study the principles of element decorate a cake and haystacks and design used in cake Combine color, design and flavors Consider cake size, shape, decorating in a pleasing way decorating placement, and number of servings Compare and contrast home decorated cakes with bakery cakes RESOURCES Downloads from uwyo.edu/4-h 4-H Cake Decorating Cake Decorating Leaders Guide

For more information visit www.uwyo.edu/4h TAKE IT FURTHER! EXHIBIT IDEAS Visit a bakery to see cake decorating in action Educational poster on advantages or disadvantages of different cake Create drawings for decorating ideas using the internet or magazines as mixes inspiration Educational poster on types of icing Attend a food or restaurant show Chart explaining tools to use for Visit a professional decorator to get new ideas icing a cake Interview an amateur decorator about markets, pricing and advertising Poster explaining different borders Attend a cake decorating class and how to create them Attend a wedding cake consultation Chart listing common cake problems Compare and contrast different brands of cake mixes or food colorings Create a scrapbook of cakes you Participate in the Cake Decorating Contest at Showcase Showdown have decorated

Display pictures of borders, writing and other decorations that you ENHANCE YOUR GET INVOLVED IN LEARN have created on cakes COMMUNICATION CITIZENSHIP AND ABOUT Decorate a cake SKILLS SERVICE LEADERSHIP Sketchbook of different designs for Give a demonstration Make a decorated cake Hold a cake decorating cake at your club meeting for a neighbor workshop for younger about how to ice a cake members Display of a marketing plan for a cake decorating business you want for decorating Make a decorated cake for a fundraiser or silent Work with a leader or to open Share common cake auction your County Educator Create an educational poster decorating problems to host a Cupcake War Host a cake walk at a describing when to use different with other project types of cake icings members 4-H carnival Educational display of how to Give a demonstration Create birthday bags properly clean and care for cake about mixing colors for for the local food decorating tools frosting cakes pantry Educational display on how to transport a cake once it is decorated

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