Course 3

Gum Paste & Fondant

Note: Class end times are rough estimates and will vary depending on actual progress

Four-2 hour sessions $75

Develop new skills working with fondant and gum paste, and apply them to create shapes, borders and flowers. You’ll also learn how to cover a cake with fondant. Plus, you’ll design and create a complete project using all the techniques you were taught.

Your instructor will help you each step of the way as you learn to:

  • Prepare and color gum paste and fondant.

  • Cover a cake with fondant.

  • Create different types of bows, flowers (including calla lilies, daisies, roses and carnations), plaques, & borders.

  • Use helpful tools, impression mats, tappits, & plungers.

  • Use of luster and petal dusts for dusting and steaming your gum paste flowers and pieces.

  • Design and complete a cake with the shapes and flowers from the course.

What to Bring to Lesson 1:

  • Course 3 Student Kit (see options below)

  • Piping Gel

  • Wash Cloth and Paper Towels

  • Ruler

  • Press-n-Seal

  • 2 Plastic Cups

  • 2 Tbsp Shortening

  • 1 Tbsp each Powdered Sugar & Corn Starch combined

  • Round Toothpicks

  • Box to transport completed gum paste pieces

  • Plastic bag for used decorating tools

Course 3 kit- includes:

  • 10” box

  • 10” double foil covered board

  • 8” board

  • Heart cutter

  • 9” Rolling Pin

  • Round Cut Outs

  • Sculpey Ball Tools

  • 2 Dowels

  • 2 Calla Lily cones (snow cone cups)

  • PME Veining Tool

  • NY Cake Daisy plunger cutter

  • Wilton Rose Cutter Set

20% discount offered on entire purchase 1st night of class (excludes kit)

Recommended Items:

  • Dusting Puff

  • Vodka (Water) Brush

  • Roll-n-Cut Mat

  • 2lb Satin Ice Gum Paste

  • Blue Petal Pad

  • Shaping Bowls

  • 20” Rolling Pin

  • 2lb Satin Ice White Fondant

  • Piping Gel

  • Food Safe Gloves

  • PME Carnation cutter

  • Wilton practice board/gum paste storage board

  • Assorted decorator brushes

Prerequisite: Course 1 Decorating Basics

Cancelation Policy:  You must provide at least 2 regular business days’ notice of cancelation, not to include Sunday or Monday, to transfer tuition to another class.