Wilton Decorating Course 1

I recently took- and finished- Wilton's first cake decorating course at Micheals. I found it an extremely interesting and helpful class, and although I may need some extra practice, it taught me quite a lot. It was also nice because the class has so few people that the instructer gives a lot of individual help, plus its a friendly enviroment where its easy to chat with your neighbor and make aquaintances.

In this course, the basics of how to hold the piping bag, how to squeeze it, which tips to use, how to get perfect icings and cakes, and more along those lines were highlighted. The instructer showed us how to frost a cake so the icing was completely smooth, how to torte a cake, and how to fill cupcakes too! At the end, everyone got a certificate as well, and I think everyone left feeling like a pastry chef.

These are a couple things we did. All together with the four classes, we decorated cookies, two cakes, and cupcakes. I didnt take a picture of the cookies, and my cupcake picture didnt turn out great because I forgot to take it until the last one, the worst one, was left and it was late at night so the lighting wasnt great. But, it gives a general idea to what you would do in the class. I highly reccommend it to all of you who want to learn a little more on decorating, whether its just for home or the first step to becoming a pastry chef (like me!)!!