Le Dolci's 6 Week Cakes and Buttercream Course Gift Voucher

Looking to purchase our 6 Week Cakes and Buttercream Course as a gift? You're in the right place!

After you purchase this item, you'll be provided with a voucher code you can provide to the recipient. They can then use that voucher code to register for an upcoming session of our 6 Week Cakes and Buttercream course.

About the Course

This course is six weeks of self guided fun with weekly Zoom sessions with our Pastry Chef. All you need is a laptop and your culinary creativity. Well, maybe a whisk, some flour and eggs and more :)

Details:

• Self guided means, Start the course whenever you like.
• Bake with Us: Go through the 6 weeks of guided sessions at your leisure. Each session should take you 2-3 hours.
• Do your homework: each week you will have to submit to the Chef Instructor for marking and feedback.
• Connect with your peers and teacher weekly: Each week there is a live Zoom session for you to discuss your homework and the week's activities with your teacher and your community of other students.
• Get Certified: At the end of the course you will receive a Certificate of Completion by Le Dolci Bakery & Culinary Classroom.
• Join our Cake Loving Community!Meet and greet with like minded cake lovers, people passionate about baking and decorating and creating in the kitchen.

COURSE OUTLINE:

Welcome to Le Dolci's Cake and Buttercream Course

• Introduction to the Course
• Welcome to the Course and Live Q&A

Week 1: Vanilla Cake, Not One but Two Delicious Ways!

• Lesson [1.1]: Tools and Scaling
• Lesson [1.2]: Butter vs Oil Theory
• Lesson [1.3]: Vanilla Butter Cake
• Lesson [1.4]: Baking Instructions and Oven Temperatures
• Lesson [1.5]: Vanilla Oil Cake
• Lesson [1.6]: Gluten
• You Completed Week 1!
• Poll: Your Des(s)ert Island Cake
• Assignment 1A: Vanilla Butter Cake
• Assignment 1B: Vanilla Oil Cake
• Week 1: Live Q&A

Week 2: Chocolate & Red Velvet Cake - Chocolate and Acid?

• Lesson [2.1]: Chocolate and Red Velvet Cakes - Acid/Alkaline
• Lesson [2.2] Le Dolci's Signature Chocolate Cake
• Lesson [2.3] Le Dolci's Signature Red Velvet Cake
• Assignment 2A: Le Dolci's Signature Chocolate Cake
• Assignment 2B: Le Dolci's Signature Red Velvet Cake
• Week 2: Live Q&A

Week 3: Glorious Sponge Cakes!

• Lesson [3.1] Sponge Cakes - It's All in the Egg
• Lesson [3.2] Classic Genoise Cake
• Lesson [3.3] Separating Eggs
• Lesson [3.4] Traditional Sponge Cake
• Assignment 3A: Genoise Cake
• Assignment 3B: Traditional Sponge Cake
• Week 3: Live Q&A

Week 4: The Icing on the Cake

• Lesson [4.1]The Wonderful World of Buttercream
• Lesson [4.2] American Buttercream
• Lesson [4.3] The Smoothest Swiss Meringue Buttercream
• Lesson [4.4] Buttercream Troubleshooting
• Lesson [4.5] Simple Syrup or Soaks
• Assignment 4A: American Buttercream
• Assignment 4B: Swiss Meringue Buttercream
• Poll: Which is the B(e)ttercream?
• Week 4: Live Q&A

Week 5: It's a Naked Cake!

• Lesson [5.1] Naked Cake?!
• Lesson [5.2] Prepping Your Cake Layers
• Lesson [5.3] How to Stack a Cake
• Lesson [5.4] Creating a Naked Cake and Crisp Buttercream Corners
• Lesson [5.5] How to Make Chocolate Ganache
• Lesson [5.6] It's Time to Chocolate Drip!
• Lesson [5.7] Clean Up the Cake Board!
• Assignment 5A: Naked Cake
• Week 5: Live Q&A

Week 6: Masking, Cake Combs and Simple Buttercream Finishes

• Lesson [6.1] It's Time to Mask!
• Lesson [6.2] Crumb Coat and Chill
• Lesson [6.3] How to Mask a Cake
• Lesson [6.4] Buttercream Colours and the Ombre Effect
• Lesson [6.5] Simple Buttercream Textures with a Spatula
• Lesson [6.6] Comb your Cake?!
• Assignment 6: Textured Buttercream Finishes
• Week 6: Live Q&A