You can cover a cake beautifully. Then someone asks for three tiers, or a
double barrel, and you find yourself hoping rather than knowing. This
class is the structures that carry real weight, and the finishes that
make them look expensive: gold, stencilling, stripes and ruffles.
On-demand in the Cake! app, at your own pace.
One-off A$149, no subscription13 lessons across six weeksAll unlocked the day you join
A$149 inc. GST, one-off. Yours to revisit any time.
What's inside · 13 lessons, six weeks
The full Techniques course, week by week.
From the double barrel in week one to stripes and ruffles in week six.
Every lesson is unlocked the day you join, so follow the weeks or jump
straight to the technique you need.
Week 1
Stacking tiered cakes, internal supports, and ganaching a double barrel
Build and ganache a double barrel round cake, centre it on a board, and learn the internal supports that actually carry the weight of a tiered cake.
Week 2
Covering with the wrap method, stacking on a central dowel
Cover tall cakes with the wrap method, then stack your tiers on a central dowel so the whole cake holds itself up.
Week 3
Gold glamour: painting with gold, gold lustre and gold lettering
The finishes that make a cake look expensive: gold lettering and plaques, and painting whole tiers with gold lustre.
Week 4
Royal icing and stencilling
Seamless wrap-around stencilling with royal icing, plus masking and partial stencil designs.
Week 5
Working with styrofoam and panel covering a square
Build a styrofoam structure so you can practise and display without baking a cake you'll only throw away, and panel a square cake so the seams disappear and the corners stay sharp.
Week 6
Vertical and horizontal stripes, and ruffles
Finish with crisp vertical and horizontal stripes, and soft ruffles.
Your teachers
Learn it from four decorators.
Each lesson is taught step by step by one of four decorators, on camera
in her own workroom.
Lena McKechnie
Savvy Cakes Sydney
Karen Stack
Lick The Bowl Cakes, Melbourne
Karen Reeves
Caking It Up
Liz Wright
Founder of the Australian Cake Decorating Network
What past students say
What students said.
I've learnt so much! I'm so happy with the final result. Thank you so much!
Techniques Masterclass student
Cutting along the edges with a large blade is a pure joy. Thank you
Techniques Masterclass student
OMG what a fantastic lesson! Thank you AMAZING and TALENTED ladies
Techniques Masterclass student
I enjoyed that. I can definitely improve in a lot of things but am happy with this, thanks Lena, the lesson was really easy to follow!
Techniques Masterclass student
This week is another awesome learning experience. It's week 2 and I can't believe how much I've already learnt. Thank you
Techniques Masterclass student
Loving this course. I've learnt so much
Techniques Masterclass student
The Masterclass Pack
All three masterclasses, together.
Foundation, Techniques and Buttercream in one purchase: A$299,
a 33% discount on buying them individually.
Secure checkout. You'll set up your Cake! app account with the email you pay with.
Questions
Good to know.
Is this a subscription?
No. It's a single one-off payment of A$149. There's nothing to cancel and no renewal.
Do the lessons unlock over time?
No. All 13 lessons are unlocked as soon as you join. The six-week structure is there if you want to pace yourself, but you can watch in any order.
Are there live sessions?
No. It's recorded lessons you watch on demand, whenever suits you. There's no live Q&A to show up for and no session to miss.
Who teaches it?
Four decorators: Lena McKechnie of Savvy Cakes Sydney, Karen Stack of Lick The Bowl Cakes in Melbourne, Karen Reeves of Caking It Up, and Liz Wright, founder of the Australian Cake Decorating Network.
How do I watch it?
In the Cake! app. After you buy, you set up your account with the email you paid with, then the masterclass is there whenever you want it, yours to revisit any time.
How long do I have access?
It's yours to revisit any time. Come back and rewatch any step whenever you need it.
Is this for me?
It suits decorators who can already cover a cake and want to go further: tiered and double barrel cakes, internal supports, and the gold, stencil, stripe and ruffle finishes.
Is the price in Australian dollars?
Yes. A$149 is in Australian dollars and includes GST.
Can I join from outside Australia?
Yes. It's an on-demand online class you can watch from anywhere.
Can I get it with the other masterclasses?
Yes. The Masterclass Pack bundles Foundation, Techniques and Buttercream for A$299, a 33% discount on buying them individually.
The whole class, whenever you want it.
The full Techniques Masterclass. One-off A$149, yours to revisit any
time in the Cake! app.
