Transform your love for baking into real skills and a sellable craft. This hands-on, high-value 3-day course gives you everything you need to bake, finish and beautifully present professional cakes — plus the business know-how to start selling them. All tools, ingredients and printed recipes are provided — you don’t need to bring a thing. At course end every student receives a Certificate of Completion.
What’s included (huge value for R4,500):
Full practical training across baking, filling, finishing and decorating
Step-by-step recipes for cakes, cupcakes, buttercream and ganache
Hands-on piping, figurine and showpiece work (multiple practice pieces)
Leveling, crumb-coating, ganaching and professional finishing techniques
Costing & pricing workshop so you can price profitably from day one
Mini session on food safety, storage & shelf life for finished products
Photography & styling crash course (how to take show-stopper photos for social media)
Social media & basic marketing tips: captions, hashtags, posting strategy and where to sell
Printed workbook with recipes, costing sheets and quick reference guides
All tools, materials and ingredients supplied — just bring your enthusiasm!
Certificate of completion
Bake two cake flavours (classic techniques you can repeat at home or for clients)
Bake a batch of cupcakes to practice consistency and portioning
Make buttercream and chocolate ganache from scratch
Basic piping drills on cupcakes to build control and consistency
Intro to ingredient selection, oven management and troubleshooting
Simple costing demo: how to calculate ingredient cost per cake
We start the day with focused piping skills — before anything else — to master tips, pressure control and common piping patterns (borders, rosettes, shells, ruffles)
Ice, fill and crumb-coat your cakes; level and ganache for a perfect finish
Advance to decorative elements: create multiple showpieces and one detailed figurine
Practice assembly techniques so your decorations are secure and professional
Learn neat finishing touches that make your cake look premium
Final assembly and full decoration of your showcase cake (use the techniques you've practised)
Hands-on styling and product photography: composition, simple lighting, phone camera tips and quick editing for social platforms
Short marketing session: writing captions, choosing hashtags, packaging & presentation for retail or delivery
Final costing exercise: produce a sample worksheet showing profit margins and suggested retail prices
Q&A, feedback on your cakes, certificate presentation and group photos
Absolute beginners who want a strong, practical start
Home bakers wanting to turn a hobby into a side income
Small business owners who need consistent, professional finishes and pricing skills
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