Wilton Cake Decorating Classes

Hello All!

I've been MIA the past week busy with cake decorations and studying. Yesterday I came back from my Wilton Basics Cake Decorating class - the first of the three decorating courses that they offer at some local Michael's Arts and Crafts store. We were learning how to make flowers using about six different tips. It was so much fun!!!

For those of you that have never tried cake decorating, you should! Although somewhat time-consuming, especially for beginners like myself, it adds so much to baked goods. I decorated Costco cookies for a Thanksgiving party that I went to on Sunday and received many compliments. And that was my first time decorating for other people!

What you need to know about cake decorating and Wilton's cake decorating course:

1) Each of the three Wilton Cake decorating course costs about $50 for four - 2 hour sessions.

2) The Wilton Cake decorating courses are:
Basic Cake Decorating
Flowers and Cake Decorations
Fondant and Gumpaste

3) You have to take the Basic Cake Decorating course before taking the latter two courses

4) You will need to buy the cake decorating supplies as well as cake baking materials if you don't have them already.

Wilton sells Student kits for each course, which costs around $35 each. I recommend buying the Wilton's Ultimate Decorating Set which costs $199 if you plan to take all three. Although really pricey, if you have at 50% off Michael's coupon, you can get it for $100. Definitely more worth it than the three Student Kits combined.

5) Realize that this class does require effort and time outside of the courses. The instructor expects you to bring different baked goods for each of the class.

For the basic Cake decorating course which I'm taking right now, the first lesson required me to bring a cake. The second, cookies. The third lesson, cupcakes and four different colored icing. And the fourth, a baked cake with icing on it already.

6) The class will cost probably more than $100 for everything else that you'll end up purchasing.

I have spent over $200 at this point for the course and all of my supplies, including a cake turntable, 8X3in round pan, Cupcake Courier (carrier for cupcakes, cookies and cakes), Wilton's Ultimate Decorating Set, Wilton's Meringue Powder, Wilton's Vanilla Flavor, and Wilton's Icing Colors. The bulk of my expenses was on the Ultimate Decorating Set which I purchased for $120 with a Michael's coupon.

7) The class is hands-on. Typically, the instructor will demonstrate how to do things by going to each table.

8) Each class has to have more than either three or four students otherwise it will be canceled.

If you have any questions, feel free to ask! Also, please post a comment if you found this to be helpful! :)