Lesson 1 – Leveling the cake and Explaining Ganache
This lesson should be preceded by Introductions with health and safety notices. Duration 20 mins
Demo: 20mins Activity: 20mins
- Assume that your students haven’t worked with ganache before
- Leveling the cake
- Marking the back to ensure the cake’s aligned
Lesson 2 – First Layer of Ganache
Demo: 10mins Activity: 10mins
- Creating the sandwich
- Applying ganche in the centre
- Smoothing the first cover around the sides
Lesson 3 – Ganching the Sides
Demo: 10mins Activity: 25mins
- Applying a generous layer of ganache around the sides of the cake
- Smooth the sides ensuring a neat finish free from lumps and bumps
- Ensure that the sides create a crown before placing in the fridge
Lesson 4 – Removing the Crown
Demo: 5mins Activity: 10mins
- Heat a knife using warm water
- Neatly remove the crown
- Getting ready for the next layer of ganache
Lesson 5 – Ganaching the Top of the Cake
Demo: 10mins Activity: 20mins
- Apply a generous layer of ganche to the top of the cake
- Smooth the top layer pulling the metal ruler towards you
- Scrape around the side of the cake to remove the lip
Lesson 6 – Finishing the Ganache Layer
Demo: 10mins Activity: 10mins
- Ensure a smooth neat finish with a further ganache layer
- Ensure all lips are neatly removed
- Last chance before adding sugarpaste!
LUNCH – 40 MINS
Lesson 7 – Covering the cake
Demo: 20mins Activity: 20mins
- Rolling out sugarpaste ensuring an even spread
- Covering the cake
- Removing pleats and neatly finishing
Lesson 8 – Icing the Board
Demo: 15mins Activity: 45mins
- Evenly rolling out the sugarpaste
- Cutting a whole in the centre
- Cover the board by placing the sugarpaste over the cake and smooth to finish
Lesson 9 – Adding the Stripes
Demo: 10mins Activity: 20mins
- Roll out the chosen coloured sugarpaste
- Neatly cut even stripes
- Place across the cake at the diagonal
Lesson 10 – Adding Decorative Balls
Demo: 10mins Activity: 20mins
- Roll out a sausage and cut into even pieces
- Roll into small decorative balls
- Cover in sparkle and place neatly around the base of the cake
Lesson 11 – Making the Bow
Demo: 10mins Activity: 20mins
- Create the decorative bow
- Placing the bow neatly and decoratively onto the cake
- Ensure that the bow is left to set using props where necessary
Lesson 12 – Finishing Touches
Demo: 5mins Activity: 25mins
- Time to get the WOW factor
- Adding the all important finishing touches
Leave yourself 10mins for the class photo and quick tidy up.
