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Ice and decorate a cake with rolled fondant
Assessment Strategies
in the production of a cake iced and decorated with rolled fondant
using a rolling pin and tools designed for fondant work
Criteria
you prepare rolled fondant
you roll out fondant to size to cover cake
you apply rolled fondant to cake smoothly and evenly
you decorate cake using fondant tools
you ice and decorate cakes with rolled fondant to meet all criteria stated for the finished product
you follow safety and sanitation procedures
you complete own share of tasks necessary when working in a group
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Create flowers and cake designs with gum paste
Assessment Strategies
in the creation of three types of gum paste flowers
in the creation of three types of gum paste cake designs
in the decoration of a cake using gum paste flowers and designs
using gum paste tools
Criteria
you prepare gum paste
you roll out gum paste smoothly and evenly
you cut out gum paste patterns evenly
you create flowers out of gum paste
you decorate a cake with gum paste flowers and designs
you follow safety and sanitation procedures
you complete own share of tasks necessary when working in a group
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Create flowers and designs with royal icing
Assessment Strategies
in the creation of three types of royal icing flowers
in the creation of three types of royal icing cake designs
in the decoration of a cake using royal icing flowers and designs
Criteria
you prepare royal icing
you create flowers out of royal icing
you create designs out of royal icing
you decorate a cake with royal icing flowers and designs
you follow safety and sanitation procedures
you complete own share of tasks necessary when working in a group
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Create figures and flowers with marzipan
Assessment Strategies
in the creation of two types of marzipan flowers
in the creation of three types of marzipan figurines
in the decoration of a cake using marzipan flowers and figurines
using marzipan tools
Criteria
you prepare marzipan
you roll out marzipan smoothly and evenly
you create figurines out of marzipan
you create flowers out of marzipan
you decorate a cake with marzipan flowers and figurines
you follow safety and sanitation procedures
you complete own share of tasks necessary when working in a group
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Decorate cakes using seasonal designs
Assessment Strategies
in the production of four cakes using four different seasonal themes
using standard cake decorating equipment
Criteria
you create seasonal cake designs
you follow safety and sanitation procedures
you complete own share of tasks necessary when working in a group
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Ice and decorate a tiered cake
Assessment Strategies
in the icing and stacking of cakes to form a three- tiered cake
decorated with any of the methods learned in class
using a turntable and a variety of pillars and supports
Criteria
you fill and assemble cake layers so that cakes are level
you apply icing smoothly and evenly to cake layers
you stack cakes using a variety of types of pillars and supports with each layer being proportional to the others
you decorate cakes according to the occasion
you complete own share of tasks necessary when working in a group
you follow safety and sanitation procedures