MARCH BAKING SESSIONS, HANDS ON NO TIME LIMIT

I will be posting my MARCH TO AUGUST SCHEDULE here in this blog and on my website starting December. It will be the same 3 day hands on baking class with no time limit, all you need to bring is a container for your breads, preferably two 9 by 13 inch rectangular (of course) 3 inch height tupperware or container. This is always the problem when it is time to pack up samples for the students, most forget to bring their own containers, i end up lending some of my own, not a big deal but i hate to see those breads get smashed on transit.

COMMERCIAL BREAD MAKING LESSONS 3 DAYS FEE: P7500.00, same fee for the past 3 years now.

WHOLE DAY, NO TIME LIMIT, INCLUSIVE OF INGREDIENTS WITH FREE EBOOK
CLASS STARTS AT 8:30 AM ONLY 8 STUDENTS MAXIMUM MWF SCHEDULE

CAKE AND CAKE DECORATING LESSONS

LESSON 1 BASIC CAKE AND CUPCAKE BAKING, BASIC ITALIAN BUTTERCREAM AND ICING*** P1600.00

LESSON 2 BASIC CAKE DECORATING ( covering the cake with buttercream,piping, stars, rosettes, shells, borders, dots, ribbon roses, leaves)
- you will be able to ice and decorate your own cakes in this class, create borders and flower designs P2200.00

LESSON 3 GUMPASTE AND FONDANT ( covering a cake with fondant, making gumpaste flowers and designs ) P2200.00

LESSON 4 SUGAR FLOWER CREATIONS ( create beautiful lifelike flowers such as calla lily's, roses, orchids, etc., to top and decorate your cakes and cupcakes) P2200.00

LESSON 5 WACKY CAKES (create your own topsy turvy cake using all the skills learned from lessons 1-4) P2500.00 two layers of cakes, gives you an idea on stacking cakes, filling, icing, covering with fondant, decorating etc.,

Each lesson has a set of material and tools the student needs to bring to class, fee is not inclusive of the materials. The list of tools and materials needed will be posted here later.

Lesson 1 is optional if the student can already bake cakes and make icing for Lessons 2-5. You will be required to bring a cake/cupcakes to torte and decorate for the preceding lessons.

Only 8 students will be accepted per session. Fee for Lessons 1-5 P10,000.00
CLASS STARTS AT 8:30 AM, NO TIME LIMIT. STUDENT HAS TO FINISH HIS/HER CAKE DESIGN AND DECORATION.

Final schedule or dates of lessons will be posted by the end of November.

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