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"I am now confident enough to decorate my daughter's birthday cake!! I have always loved baking but never had the confidence or knowledge to decorate them. With the easy-to-follow Buttercream Basics, I am now able to take my baking to a new level!."

- DANIELA. S -

DOES THIS SOUND FAMILIAR?

You want to be able to make BEAUTIFUL cakes for your family. You have followed the recipes before but it NEVER turns out like the PICTURE!

Let's face it--there's nothing more frustrating than SPENDING ALL DAY AND NIGHT trying to decorate a cake for that special person, and you have always FOLLOWED THE RECIPE only to feel it never comes out looking like the picture in the recipe. It's like you're the only one that can't make a nice-looking cake or dessert for your family and never actually feel confident in presenting the cake you have made.

There's nothing more disheartening than SPENDING ALL THAT MONEY on ingredients and equipment--only to have to SPEND MORE MONEY TO BUY A CAKE ALREADY DONE BECAUSE YOUR CAKE IS A MESS!

You know that you should be able to learn basic cake-decorating skills; you just bought some cake-decorating tools. Maybe you've even tried watching YOUTUBE videos to learn the correct techniques.

And yet, it's not quite working.

There wasn't enough time to get everything done. Didn't have the right tools or maybe you did but didn't know how to use them. Underestimate how easy/hard the cake was in the picture, that was picked out by the special person. Thought the cake looked easy to decorate but that was far from the truth! You spent hours, maybe even a couple of days, trying to get it to look a little similar to the picture.

Other people make it look easy. But for you, it's been anything but. You thought that the hard part was going to be BAKING THE CAKE OR MAKING THE ICING, but as it turns out, that was only just the beginning. And now you feel like you must be missing something.

And you're not alone. Most HOME BAKERS are.

The truth is that knowing how to make PICTURE PERFECT CAKES AND DESSERTS is a game-changer, one that will give you the CONFIDENCE TO DECORATE MANY DESIGNS using the similar technique, know what tools to use to SAVE YOU TIME when decorating, and even be able to plan your event so you can DECORATE WITH EASE.

The problem? Not planning and allowing enough time, Not knowing how to use the tools correctly, and not knowing how to break down the different decorating techniques in the picture correctly often make achieving that picture-perfect cake more trouble than it's worth.

But what if there was a way to ensure you got it right?

HELLO, I'M KERRY!

I help people learn to decorate cakes that look too good cut!

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When I started my cake decorating journey, it felt hard to find a course and the right tools and the right resources to teach me what I needed.

It took me ages to find out the right techniques that worked for me. After failed cakes and lots of frustration, cake decorating became fun, easy and enjoyable. It is something I really enjoy now, I can even say it relaxes me.

Now, I have owned my bakery with my husband since 2003. I have taught cake decorating personally and professionally at the adult education institute in Australia (we call TAFE or Trade school). I have a trade certificate IV in Baking (qualified in breadmaking and cake baking). I have a certificate IV TEA (Training and Assessing in Adult Education). I have come 1st in state competitions in the baking industry but it is only because I really enjoy baking and I love meeting other like-minded people who share the same passion.

I would like to share my knowledge and passion with you too. I would like to help you learn the trade secrets and inspire you to fall in love with cake decorating. So in time you too will enjoy cake decorating and grow your confidence, skills and passion too.

In this guided course, I share my tips and techniques that will help you learn cake decorating in a quick and easy way.

So you can grow your confidence, WOW your family and friends with the cakes you have decorated.  

CONSIDER WHAT'S POSSIBLE...

Imagine having PICTURE PERFECT looking CAKES at your next party!


Here's what that would look like....

  • Feeling proud about the cakes you present on the dessert table instead of feeling embarrassed and wanting to hide the cake behind something or serve it at the very last minute.
  • Know how to plan out your time to achieve great tasting and looking cakes instead of having left it to the last minute and feeling so overwhelmed from being rushed.
  • Know what tools you need to help to achieve making cakes in less time instead of spending all day or all night trying to get it done.
  • Be able to make many different cake designs instead of that one design with icing wiped all over the cake and maybe sprinkles added on top.
  • Save money on making the cake by learning the techniques and skills that you need to make that awesome-looking cake instead of spending hundreds paying a professional cake decorator to make the cakes for you.

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"Buttercream Basics was exactly what I needed to get started making the cutest cupcakes!  The instructions were clear and easy enough for me to follow as a beginner.   Thanks, Kerry"

 - SHEILA. T -

INTRODUCING THE BEGINNER'S LEVEL CAKE DECORATING BASICS COURSE

The COURSE will help you LEARN the skills you can REUSE to decorate many cake designs in just SEVEN LESSONS


Cake Decorating Basics Course

Beginner's Level, Cake Decorating Basics is a straightforward and easy-to-follow step-by-step, guided course, designed to help you learn the correct techniques and practise the skills needed to start feeling confident. So that the next time you make a cake, it will be the showpiece on the dessert table.

Cake Decorating Basics was created to help beginner cake decorators achieve great-looking decorated cakes that will WOW your family and friends because I love baking and decorating and wanted to inspire others to enjoy making edible art. It has so far helped many parents grow their confidence and skills and they are now making their children's cakes.

If you are a BEGINNER AT CAKE DECORATING, or if you just want to know the SECRETS to make PICTURE PERFECT CAKES, this is an opportunity that I promise you will not want to miss.

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"Kerry’s step-by-step instructions and practice sheets make piping so much easier. I learned tips and techniques to make beautiful cupcakes with rosettes, stars, and zigzag designs. I would recommend it to anyone who wants to get started in cake decorating and I can’t wait for our next birthday party to show off my new skills!."

- DARLENE. W -

WHAT SETS 'BEGINNER'S LEVEL CAKE DECORATING BASICS' APART?

Learn the SECRETS in FOUR EASY steps, to be able to PERFECT your decorating.


Most beginner cake decorators are parents and wanting to be able to make their child/rens birthday cakes. Nowadays, you go to a child's birthday party and it is not like the birthday parties you had growing up, gone are the days to have a simple home-baked chocolate cake or a cheesecake. This can be very overwhelming to try and keep up with the "trends" and be able to have the right skills to decorate different themed parties every year.

With my process below I take you through four steps that make learning cake decorating quick, easy and most importantly enjoyable to learn and then to feel your confidence grow with each step and skill learnt. It can be applied over and over again, which will save money spent on buying professionally decorated cakes and the feeling of embarrassment when the cake didn't work out how you planned. You will learn the trade secret of perfecting your recipes to suit your needs so your icing will work for you every time.

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LEARN

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Gain knowledge on how to use the tools and the correct techniques to create beautiful decorations

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PRACTISE

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Practise the knowledge and the correct techniques learnt to create beautiful decorations and how to cover cakes.

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CREATE

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Create fun and easy piped buttercream decorations you can use on cakes and cupcakes.

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GROW

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Grow your decorating techniques and your confidence will also grow in cake decorating.

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"Thank you so much Tasty Baking Academy for giving me this new confidence and skill in the kitchen. I will be recommending this to all my mama friends who need help with decorating birthday cakes!"

- DANIELA. S -

HERE'S WHAT'S INCLUDED...

Get all the tools you need to START DECORATING CAKES LIKE A PRO!


When you purchase our BEGINNER LEVEL CAKE DECORATING BASICS, you will have instant access to all the tools you need to LEARN THE TRADE SECRETS TO DECORATE BEAUTIFUL CAKES. Our proven process provides a step-by-step plan for how to APPLY A FEW TECHNIQUES TO ACHIEVE MANY DESIGNS, so you'll never wonder what your next step should be.

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BEGINNER'S LEVEL CAKE DECORATING BASICS

Access to Beginners Level CAKE DECORATING BASICS course hosted on a members-only website. The instruction sheets for all seven lessons are downloadable, and you can print them out and put them in a binder for easy reference. Here is a brief description of what will be covered in each lesson.

Lesson 1: Learn about the ingredients used in the icing and how they interact under different pressure, and the causes of issues. Which food colouring is the best to use in buttercream.

Lesson 2: Bag placement and position, pressure control, how to get a bag ready, how to fill a bag, how to hold a bag, start piping and to practise pressure control

Lesson 3: Piping with a piping bag learning the pressure control and angle. Getting started on training the arm muscle for the decorating process

Lesson 4: Learn how to pipe some basic buttercream flowers using a piping nail.

Lesson 5: Make paper piping bags and learn how to write using piping gel.

Lesson 6: Learn how to use a pallet knife and decorate combs and decorate cupcakes using the skills and techniques learnt from previous lessons.

Lesson 7: Learn how to prepare a cake, and fill and level the cake to have a flat top. Crumb coat the cake and then decorate the cake using any of the skills and techniques learnt in the previous lessons.


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BONUS #1: MUST HAVE 7 CAKE DECORATING TOOL CHECKLIST ($5 value)

The checklist will have everything listed that you will need for you to practice learning all the skills and techniques. And to be able to achieve many different cake decorating designs, that you can use over and over again.


BONUS #2: PARTY PLANNING TIME MANAGEMENT PLAN ($19 value)

This party planning time management plan will help to relieve the stress leading up to any party and help to complete the tasks you have set out in time for your party without feeling rushed and leaving everything to the last minute.  


Cake design book

BONUS #3: CAKE DESIGN TEMPLATES ($20 value)

Cake design templates will allow you to practise the placement of your decorations and help to perfect your design skills without wasting any product or icing but gaining the skills that will help to grow your confidence when it is time to decorate the next cake.


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BONUS #4: CAKE DECORATING TEMPLATES ($40 value)

The cake decorating templates pack contains all the templates and practice sheets in one handy booklet. The templates will allow you to practise your piping and decorating skills, so when it comes time to decorate you will know exactly what to do.


Recipe book

BONUS #5: RECIPES ($15 value)

Recipes for the Buttercream, piping gel, and a cake recipe. Which will be used in the course.

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Don't miss this very special opportunity to join Beginner's Level Cake Decorating Basics


THE BASIC PACKAGE

Cake Decorating Basics Course with bonuses

$297 $97USD

Here's what's included:

  • Access to Beginners Level Cake Decorating Basics course, hosted on a members-only website.
  • Downloadable instruction sheets for all the lessons
  • Handy, no-waste templates to help practice cake decorating skills and techniques.
  • Checklist of what tools are needed to get you decorating like a pro!
  • Certificate of completion * (must submit your work/photos of piping/decorated products)
  • BONUS #1: Must-have 7 cake decorating tools checklist. ($5 Value)
  • BONUS #2: Party planning time management plan. ($19 Value)
  • BONUS #3: Cake design templates ($20 Value)
  • BONUS #4: Cake decorating templates ($40 Value)
  • BONUS #5: Recipes - Buttercream, piping gel, Vanilla cake. ($15 Value)
  • BONUS #6 A discount code to cake decorating supplies shop in Australia can ship internationally (saving on the cost of ingredients, cake decorating equipment and cake boxes, and boards packaging)

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FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS....

Is BEGINNER'S LEVEL CAKE DECORATING BASICS Right For Me?

WHAT'S INCLUDED WITH BEGINNER'S LEVEL CAKE DECORATING BASICS?

This 7-lesson course is delivered online in a members-only portal. There is a combination of video tutorials and digital pdf files that you can download and keep to refer to later.

  • Access to Beginners Cake Decorating Basics course, which is password protected & hosted on a members-only website.
  • Downloadable instruction sheets for all the lessons
  • Handy, no-waste templates to help practice the cake decorating skills and techniques.
  • Recipes for the icings in the lessons
  • Checklist of what tools are needed to get you decorating like a pro!
  • Party planning time management plan
  • Digital Certificate of completion * (must submit your work/photos of piping/decorated products)

WHAT WILL I LEARN?

In BEGINNER'S LEVEL CAKE DECORATING BASICS you'll learn:

  • How to make buttercream icing and to colour the icing.
  • Basic cupcake decorating, shells, bulbs, swirls and rosettes, fun shapes, Shells
  • Learn some basic buttercream flowers using a piping nail.
  • How to prepare a cake ready for decorating.
  • Covering a cake with buttercream
  • Applying various techniques to the sides of the cake, such as smooth sides, combed sides, rough look, and piped border decorations on the sides.
  • Make paper piping bags and start learning how to write.

IS THIS A REAL BOOK?*

This is not a book, it is a comprehensive system for learning how to decorate with buttercream. Please keep in mind that all materials are delivered digitally in PDF format and with complimentary video tutorials.


CAN I GET A PHYSICAL COPY?

At this time, our BEGINNER'S LEVEL CAKE DECORATING BASICS is only available in digital PDF format. You can print the entire bundle and have it bound or keep it in a 3-ring binder, or you can print just the pages and recipes you need.


HOW SOON AFTER PURCHASING WILL I RECEIVE MY PRODUCT?

BEGINNER'S LEVEL CAKE DECORATING BASICS will be delivered digitally, via the email address you provide at checkout. It should arrive within 5-10 minutes of your purchase. There will be an email with login details to access the member-only area.

HOW DO I KNOW WHETHER BEGINNER'S LEVEL CAKE DECORATING BASICS IS RIGHT FOR ME?

The BEGINNER'S LEVEL CAKE DECORATING BASICS is aimed at beginner cake decorators who may have some cake decorating tools but don't know how to use them. Or someone who doesn't own any cake decorating equipment at all but wants to be able to make beautiful cakes and desserts for their family and friends. It can also be for novice cake decorators who want to perfect their piping skills.

This MIGHT NOT be for advanced cake decorators or people skilled in holding and using the piping bag to create many decorations. Know the cake decorating terminology and have been decorating for a few years. Know how to crumb coat and put the final coat of icing on the cake with sharp edges without crumbs showing in the icing. Or for the people who don't want to put effort into learning the skill and techniques.


WHAT IF I HAVE TRIED DECORATING BEFORE?

This course will guide you step by step through all the knowledge points and the terminology to ensure you have a better understanding of decorating. Once knowing these tips and tricks, will make cake decorating so much easier and less stressful creating decorated products.


HOW DOES PRACTISING DECORATING WORK?

Learning any kind of trade requires knowledge of the techniques and equipment. Cake decorating is part of the baking trade, and certain aspects require practice to perfect the skills needed to make those picture-perfect-looking cakes and desserts. It is when you have practised and created muscle memory you can genuinely enjoy the art of decorating.


WHAT'S THE INVESTMENT?

For a small one-time payment, similar to a cost of a basic professionally decorated cake, you will have access to a digital course and digital PDF file where you learn the knowledge and techniques that will help you learn the skills needed to decorate cakes and cupcakes.

You will still need to put the work into practice and create muscle memory to make piping fun and easy when it is time to decorate cakes for family and friends. You can look at the tutorials and digital files and reprint/ reuse the practice sheets and templates repeatedly.


WHAT IS YOUR RETURN POLICY?

Most decorating courses do require some practising to perfect your technique. If you had any difficulties with a technique, I would be more than happy to review what you were doing and see if I could give you any pointers in correcting the skill to suit what you wanted to achieve.

That said, If you have completed the course and course work and for any reason, you weren't completely satisfied, we will refund your purchase, within a 7day period.