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Introduction to basic piping skills

Introduction to Piping 1

This half day course is a great way to introduce you to the world of piping.

Learn how to pipe simple yet effective designs with only a few piping tips to create a beautiful set of cupcakes to take home. 

What you will learn: 

  • how to make perfectly textured Italian meringue buttercream (demonstration) 
  • how to achieve colouring using gel colours
  • how to achieve colour tone using gel colouring
  • how to hold and use a piping bag correctly 
  • how to use a range of piping nozzles 
  • how to pipe directly onto cupcakes 
  • how to layout your piping design
  • tips and tricks from an experienced cake decorator 

All our students are hands-on and work on their own cupcakes. A detailed step-by-step manual is provided to ensure that students can recreate the designs again and again. 

Please ensure to familiarise yourself with our terms & conditions.  

Entry Requirements

There are no entry requirements for this course.

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Beginner

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