Saturday, September 12, 2009

Take an Online Cake Decorating Class and Become the Cake Expert in Your Circle of Friends

By Maria Campbell

Have you always wanted to take a cake decorating class, but did not think you could afford the time and money required? You may not have realized that there are some easy online courses that are inexpensive and very thorough!

Any online class situation is typically easier to take because of scheduling and being able to work at your own pace. So many people are now signing up for these classes because of the ease of studying and being able to practice on your own time.

Decorating cakes is not a science, but you will need to learn the basic techniques before becoming an advanced cake maker. By taking classes in your own home, you will not have a teacher standing over you and pointing out your mistakes. Your first cakes may not be perfect, but you will get better with time.

During your online cake decorating class, you will also learn about the tools that you need when making cakes. These include icing, fondant, certain kinds of pans, cooling racks, shaped pans and even spatulas.

Many of these classes have an instruction book as well as video lessons! You can refer back to your lessons over and over again so that you can perfect every technique you are learning.

If you're brand new and know absolutely nothing about cakes, you can start off with a beginner's course. From there you can go at your own pace, and as you master each technique, you can work your way up to more advanced techniques.

Online cake decorating courses will give you all kinds of tools in any format you choose. You may want to watch videos, read step-by-step instruction guides, study e-books, or all of the above. No matter what format you choose to learn in, a cake decorating class is a fun way to spend free time or even create a new business around.

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