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Buttercream succulents

Succulent buttercream 1

Learn intricate buttercream piping techniques to create stunning succulents. This course is perfect for beginners or baking enthusiasts seeking to add a touch of natural beauty to their sweet treats 

Students will have time to practice their piping skills to perfect their succulents and all techniques taught in this class are interchangeable and can easily be transferred onto a cake.  

What you will learn: 

  • how to make perfectly textured American buttercream (demonstration) 
  • how to achieve natural colour tone using gel colouring 
  • how to ice cupcakes smoothly with the use of a pallet knife  
  • how to use various piping tools and handle a piping bag in a proper way to achieve the desired outcome  
  • how to angle your work in different ways depending on the various piping nozzles used  
  • learn the concept of spinning a flower nail  
  • how to pipe plants onto a flower nail, transfer and arrange the designs onto a cupcake with the use of a flower lifter  
  • how to pipe plants directly onto a cupcake 

All our students are hands-on and work on their own cupcakes. A detailed step-by-step manual is provided to ensure that students can recreate the designs again and again.

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Entry Requirements

There are no entry requirements for this course. Students are required to have a Unique Student Identifier (USI). More information regarding the USI can be found in our FAQs.

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