Boost your decorating skills and business prowess alongside cake designer Chrissie Boon! Kick things off by learning to carve simple yet gorgeous box and gift bag cakes with embellishments you can tailor to your client’s budget. Move on to creating a toy box cake that’s easy to upgrade with customized cake boards, hand-modeled teddy bears and other fun items. Need a design with some feminine flair? Learn simple techniques for beautiful cakes with hand-painted flowers and 3-D blossoms that really up the wow factor. You’ll even find out how to make cakes for handymen and women! Create wood- and metal-inspired textures along with fondant hand tools that increase the value of your work. Plus, you’ll also get tips for how to price cakes, improve your sales skills and work within a client’s budget.
Class Sessions
Introduction & Box Cake
17:43
Are you looking to build your cake decorating business? Designer Chrissie Boon shows you how to match your clients' budgets using three base cakes: a standard two-tier cake, a box cake with lid and a sculpted gift bag cake. Then, learn valuable techniques for stacking and covering your box cake.
Sculpted Gift Bag Cake
23:55
Chrissie's gift bag cake is perfect for clients looking for that wow factor. Learn how to give your cake stability and carefully carve and cover the shape. Then, learn how to make handles and other embellishments that will increase the value and price of all of your cakes!
Children's Designs: Boards, Blankets & Toy Box
28:26
Every amazing cake you sell should be presented on an equally amazing cake board. Chrissie shows you how to dress up and customize your cake boards to meet your clients' needs. Plus, learn more about children's cake designs, starting with a toy box cake.
Children's Designs: Toys
19:55
Bring your children's cake designs to life! Chrissie demonstrates how to make adorable hand-modeled teddy bears with ease. Then, use those skills to make a menagerie of animals. Finish up your children's cake designs by learning how to make blocks, balls and other fun filler toys.
Women's Designs
19:12
Take your three cake shapes and learn how to decorate them for clients looking for a more feminine, floral look. Hand-paint beautiful two-tone flowers onto your cake, then increase the value of the design as you make 3-D hand-painted flowers and bouquets. Finish with tips for embellishing monograms and pearl accents with ease.
Men's Designs
21:03
Chrissie demonstrates some DIY touches you can add to cakes, including wood and metal textures. You'll also gain valuable insight on trademark copyright and how to work with clients who suggest making a cake with a protected image.
Pricing It Out
15:21
Learn how to make the sale -- and a profit! Chrissie shows you how to fill out a pricing worksheet. In addition, gain valuable information on customer service, improving your sales skills and working with a client's budget.
Your Instructor
Chrissie Boon
Chrissie began her baking career as a teenager, when she took over a cookie business that her mother and next-door neighbor had started. While at university, Chrissie took some cake decorating classes and realized she had found her career. Following her passion, Chrissie opened a small cake and cookie shop. Today, she and her husband run their custom cake studio, Too Nice to Slice, which is also home to Icing Inspirations, their cake decorating supply store. Chrissie is proud to create cakes that her customers cherish and share what she's learned with cake decorators from around the world.
Bonus Material
Building Your Business: Decorate for Success - Supplies and Worksheets
Bonus Materials available for download after purchase.
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