Wilton Course 4 Information

Wilton Method Course 4: 
Advanced Gum Paste Flowers

Are your cakes always the talk of the party, but you'd like to be able to do even more?

 Do people ask you to decorate cakes for their celebrations? Want to learn tips and

 techniques professional bakers on television know? Advance your skills by enrolling in 

Course 4 — Advanced Gum Paste Flowers!

Discover one of the most breathtaking ways to decorate a cake—with realistic-looking 

gum paste flowers. Your Wilton Method Instructor will lead you every step of the way 

as you create life-like blossoms, flowers and leaves for floral arrangements that top 

the most beautiful cakes. You'll be amazed at the artistic quality you can achieve as 

you craft Gerbera daisies, briar roses, Stargazer lilies and more.

As you learn each new technique, you'll be closer to your sensational finale: a beautiful

floral spray that showcases your skills. And, you won't need to bring a cake to this course, 

so you can focus on your flowers.

Topics covered in Advanced Gum Paste Flowers include:

• Blossoms
• Gerber Daisies
• Sweet Peas
• Ivy Leaves
• Lily Leaves
• Briar Rose
• Stargazer Lily
• Stephanotis
• Assemble Blossoms, Leaves and Bouquets
• Using Flower Spikes

When you've completed Course 4, you'll have the know-how to expand your cake 

decorating. Plus, you'll have had a great time sharing the excitement of decorating

 with other students.

The Wilton Method Course 4: Advanced Gum Paste Flowers is held in local craft and

 specialty stores where you'll receive individual instruction from trained Wilton Method teachers.

Wilton Course 3 Information

Wilton Method Course 3: 
Gum Paste and Fondant

After completing Decorating Basics, Course 3: Gum Paste and Fondant is 

one of two additional Wilton Method courses you can choose. In Gum Paste and 

Fondant you’ll discover one of the most exciting and satisfying ways to decorate a cake.

Your Wilton Method Instructor will lead you every step of the way as you create amazing 

hand shaped flowers, beautiful borders and bold accents using these easy-to-shape icings.

As you learn each technique – an artful bow, mum, rose, carnation, calla lily, rosebud, 

daisy, and embellished borders – you’ll be closer to your crowning achievement:

 A Final Course Cake that showcases your skills.

The confidence you’ll gain as you decorate with gum paste and fondant will enable

 you to create cakes that will add excitement to your family celebrations for years to come.

Topics covered in Gum Paste and Fondant include:

• Gum Paste and Fondant 101
• Bow Loops
• Mum Base, Rose Base
• Assembling a Bow 
• Carnation Base
• Tinting Gum Paste and Fondant
• Basic Principles of Floral Cake Design
• Calla Lily
• Rosebud and Rose
• Carnation
• Calyxes and Leaves
• Assembling the Calla Lily
• Daisy
• Mum
• Covering a Cake Board with Fondant
• Elements of Fondant Cake Design
• Creating Geometric Designs Using Cut-Outs, Overlays, and Inlays
• Eyelet, Ruffle, and Ball Borders

When you've completed the Gum Paste and Fondant course, you'll have gained the 

confidence to decorate gum paste and fondant cakes your family will enjoy for years to come. 

You'll also have had a great time sharing the excitement of decorating with other students.

The Wilton Method Course 3: Gum Paste and Fondant is held in local craft and

 specialty stores where you'll receive individual instruction from trained Wilton Method teachers.

Wilton Course 2 information

Course 2: Flowers & Cake Design

In Flowers and Cake Design, you'll explore sophisticated ways to bring your cakes and desserts to life! Your instructor will teach you to create breathtaking icing flowers such as pansies, lilies and the famous Wilton Rose.

Wilton Method Course 2: 
Flowers and Cake Design

After completing Decorating Basics, Course 2: Flowers and Cake Design is one of two additional 

Wilton Method courses you can choose. In Flowers and Cake Design, you’ll explore sophisticated

 ways to bring your cakes and desserts to life!

Your Wilton Method Instructor will teach you to create breathtaking icing flowers such as 

pansies, lilies and the famous Wilton Rose. Then, you’ll discover the secrets of 

arranging them in a beautifully balanced cake-top bouquet.

Your amazing flowers will be framed by an impressive boarder treatment or basketweave design. 

With the skills you learn here and your ability to make flowers in advance using gum paste and

 fondant  or royal icing, you can create beautiful blooms at your convenience, ready to

 place on any cake. Topics covered in Flowers and Cake Design include:

• Basic Principles of Cake Design
• Gum Paste and Fondant 101
• Button Flower
• Pansy
• 
  Making a Parchment Bag Making Royal Icing
• Flower Nail
• Rose Base, Rose Center
• Apple Blossom, Primrose
• Rosebud
• Daffodil
• Violet
• Using the Lily Nail, Lily
• Making Stems
• Guidelines for Flower Arrangements
• Floral Cake Design
• Reverse Shell
• Basket weave
• Wilton Rose

our Wilton Instructor is ready to show you how to make these exquisite blossoms step by step. 

With practice and attention to detail, you will soon be creating spectacular bouquets that will be

 the talk of the party. You'll also have a great time sharing the excitement of

 decorating with other students.

The Wilton Method Course 2: Flowers and Cake Design is held in local craft and specialty stores 

where you'll receive individual instruction from trained Wilton Method teachers.

Wilton Class 1 Information

In Course 1, you will be taught the Wilton Method® - the easiest and best way to learn cake decorating.

For 85 years, Wilton has been teaching the Wilton Method® to decorators of all skill levels. With Wilton's Course 1, you'll learn how simple and fun it can be. Our experienced Wilton Method® Instructors will show you all the steps to getting to fabulous.

Your Wilton Method Instructor® will show you the best way to decorate, step by step, so that you can experience the excitement of successfully making a cake that will amaze your family and friends.

Topics covered in Course 1 include:

• How to Bake a Great Cake for Decorating
• How to fill and hold a Decorating Bag
• Decorating Bag Pressure Control
• Icing Consistency
• Dimensional Decorating
• Drop Flower
• Piping Gel Pattern Transfer
• Rosette
• Shell
• Pompom Flower
• Shaggy Mum
• Ribbon Rose
• Printing and Writing on a Cake
• Guidelines for Elementary Cake Design