Grade 11 students practice decorating

Chocolate Decorations

Grade 11s learn to decorate cakes!

Grade 11 class learns decorating techniques!

Another technique for making buttercream roses

Gel transfer -- to make a complex cake design

Here's a video I just found that my husband took without my knowledge while I was decorating my son's recent Pokemon birthday cake. It shows how to make a gel transfer to put a more complex design or image on a cake that you (at least, I) would not be able to freehand.

 If you keep watching, you'll also see my cute kids, hear some tuneless singing and see inside my home (wow!)

More cool character designs!

Well done to our grade 11 students. Learning decorating techniques is hard, but you are all getting better at it really fast!

Cookie Monster cake

I've been wanting to make this ever since Makellia made it in my class last year. Here's my version, to feed my family and friends ....

Icing a cake--fast!

After searching online for a short video that really demonstrates how the professionals do it, I found this fantastic video. This pastry chef does in less than a minute what others on you tube spend 10 minutes or more discussing! (Great for short attention spans, and fascinating to watch!)

Jaclyn's almost first rose

Making icing roses

Grade 11 and 12 baking are learning how difficult it is to make buttercream roses! With patience and practice, however, they're starting to get the hang of it. Go Makkelia!

Working with chocolate

Click here to learn how to make chocolate cups. Scroll down to view the video. You might like to try using the foil cups instead of muffin cups. See what works.

Click here to see an alternative way to make chocolate curls and cigarettes from about.com

Grade 10 gingerbread cookies

Great job grade 10s!