Cake decorating classes?!
Cake decorating classes?
i've discovered that i would really like to take cake decorating classes. i've watched "ace of cakes" on the food network channel and thought it's really something i could do because i like to bake and i'm also an artist. so, my question is where could i take theses classes? i live in texas, and currently attend a private university near the arlington/dallas/ft. worth metroplex. i would preferably like to get a certification from the classes. so how/where would i go about getting into these classes? any info would be greatly appreciated! thanks in advance!!
Answers:
Texas Culinary Academy
11400 Burnet Rd,
Suite 2100
Austin, TX 78758, US
Culinary Academy of Austin
2823 Hancock Drive
Austin, TX 78731, US
Culinary Institute Alain & Marie LeN?tre
7070 Allensby
Houston, TX 77022, US
(713) 692-0077 Fax: (713) 692-7399
Remington College - Dallas Campus
1800 Eastgate Drive
Garland, TX 75041-5513, US
Cuisine International
PO Box 25228
Dallas, TX 75225, US
(214) 373-1161 Fax: (214) 373-1162
www.cuisineinternational.com | CuisineInt@aol.com
These are just a few-for an entire list of schools offering food services related acredited courses in cooking and baking relqated fields cut and paste the following link into your browser and good luck!:
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I don't know about certification, but if you have a Michaels Craft store they offer cake decorating classes monthly I believe.
Here in Cali I took cake decorating classes at Michael's (a craft store). Also look in the phone book or call your local bakery.
I just completed the Course I of the Wilton's Cake Decorating classes at my local Michales store. I received a certificate of completion for the course. There are three or four more courses that build upon one another. I think I paid about $25 for the course and about $50 for supplies. I bought some dummy cakes from the bulk store because I didn't think my husband and I needed to eat a cake a week for the four week course so it kept the cost of groceries down. Here's a link to the Wilton's website that talks about their classes: http://www.wilton.com/classes/index.cfm...
Good luck!
P.S. I suppose I should have prefaced this by saying that the Wilton courses would be a good and cost effective place to start. You'd get the basics in cake decorating. I've seen the Ace of Cakes and if I'm not mistaken, some of the people who work on those cakes actually have engineering degrees. You may need to contact the people at Ace of Cakes and ask what the requirements are to get an internship with them to learn how to do the types of cakes they build.
If you want to make the cakes like they do on Ace of Cakes, the Wilton classes aren't going to be enough. My son took these classes and learned the basics, but you really want to get into a more detailed class that's longer so you can learn more. I'd call one of the places the other person listed because it really takes a while to do the types of cakes they do on the show.