Lesson 1 | A wee chat about the class and cake….
In the lesson Paul talks about the cake design and about the need for speed when teaching this cake.
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Lesson 2 | Cutting and Ganaching the Cake
This lesson should be preceded by Introductions with health and safety notices.
Demo: 10mins Activity: 15mins
- Carve the body
- Applying ganache
- Quick smooth of the ganache
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Lesson 3 | Covering and Texturing the Board
Demo: 15mins Activity: 20 mins
- Covering the board
- Trim to size
- Adding texture
- Luster the board
Tip – Might be quicker to cover the drum fully
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Lesson 4 | Adding the Dress
Some students will be faster at this part than others so try to keep the class flowing
Demo: 20mins Activity: 40mins
- Rolling out the strips
- Adding texture
- Pleating
- Covering the neck area
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Lesson 5 | Icing the body and Feet
Demo: 10mins Activity: 20mins
The wedges stops the legs from cracking the dress later on.
- Adding the little wedges for the legs
- Icing the middle section
- Icing the feet
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Lesson 6 | Making the Waistcoat and Top Hat
Demo: 15mins Activity: 35mins
- Creating a template
- Placing the waistcoat
- Adding the stitch
- Trimming the feet
- Icing the hat
Tip: To save time you could just have the templates pre-made.
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Lesson 7 | Icing the Head, Hands and Legs..
This lesson is split into two parts, try not to over demo as this wastes time….
First Demo: 5mins Activity: 20mins Second Demo: 15mins Activity: 20mins
1st Part
- Icing the head and hands
2nd Part
- Creating the neck
- Attaching the head
- Icing the legs
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Lesson 8 | Adding the Arms Lesson
Demo: 5mins Activity: 15mins
If you want more movement you can use cocktail stick to lift the hands of the board
- Icing the paper arms
- Attaching the arms and hands
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Lesson 9 | Adding the Lace and Buttons to the Waistcoat
Demo: 5mins Activity: 15mins
- Cutting out thin strips
- making little balls for the buttons
- Sticking the decorations to the waistcoat
You can allow the students to be a little creative at this point
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Lesson 10 | Adding the Ears, Eyes and Other Details
Demo: 20mins Activity: 40mins
- Cut out the ears
- Make the eyes
- Attaching the hat
- Make the bow to hide the back section
- Covering the shoulders
Its the busy time of the day so try to help the slow students
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Lesson 11 | Finishing Touches
Demo: 10mins Activity: 30mins
- Painting using metallic paint
- Piping the stitch effect
- Re-cape the course
Leave yourself 10mins for the class photo and quick tidy up.
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Lesson 12 | Bonus Lesson
Demo: 5mins Activity: 10mins
- Painting the stitch in metallic paint
Best to just pipe in a matching colour… Bad Paul 😉
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