Lesson 1 | Getting Started
In the lesson Paul talks about the cake design and different ideas as well as starting the cake.
Demo: 10mins Activity: 20mins
- History of the cake design
- Why this cake
- Applying the ganache
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Lesson 2 | Layering, Stacking and Ganaching the Cake
This lesson might take longer depending on the skill level and changing the ganache to milk.
Demo: 10mins Activity: 30mins
- Trimming the cake
- Applying ganache and doweling
- Creating the textured ganache
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Lesson 3 | Finishing the Ganaching of the Cake
Demo: 5mins Activity: 10 mins
- Ganaching the last tier
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Lesson 4 | Covering the Board
In the lesson Paul gives you two options the Fast and Slow version
Demo: 10mins Activity: 15mins (Option 1)
- Option 1: How to make the gravel Demo:15mins Activity: 40mins
- Option 2: Ganaching the drum
- Flicking technique
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Lesson 5 | Making the Petals and other decorations
Demo: 30mins Activity: 2hrs for Lesson 5 & 6
Ok on the lesson you can break it down in to small chunks or demo as one whole decide from how the students are doing up till now.
- Rolling out using the pasta machine
- Cutting out the large flower petals
- Lesson continued
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Lesson 6 | Finishing the Flowers
Demo and Activity time followed on from lesson 5
Try to keep the class focused on production here as time could run out!
- Making a foil flower former
- Creating a large chocolate flower
- Cutting out the filler flowers and leafs
- Leaf cutter from JEM http://www.jemcutters.com/html/flowers_11.html
Tip: To save time you could just have the templates pre-made.
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Lesson 7 | Adding the Flowers
Demo: 20mins Activity: 40mins
This lesson is the fun part when the cake comes to life put lots of energy in to the class as they will be shattered from make all the flowers!! ( sweet treat time)
- Bring all the decoration together
- Showing how to attach the flowers and fillers
- Creating the waterfall cascade
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Lesson 8 | Finishing Touches
Demo: 5mins Activity: 15mins
Rush rush rush……! Ok so we just want to give a little more by showing how to add a little sparkle using the dusts!
- Making the twirly wires
- Dusting the flowers
- Tidy up time!
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