Sweeten your Cake Baking and Decorating Skills through Video

Learn the Wilton fundamentals of cake decorating in a new Creativebug DIY video series focusing on four different projects. Wilton Enterprises, the leader in cake decorating inspiration, instruction and products, has partnered with Creativebug.com, the leading go-to source for high-quality online video arts and craft classes. Together, they are teaching aspiring bakers how to create amazing desserts.

The 4-week foundation course begins with how to bake the perfect chocolate cake, make creamy homemade buttercream icing, and ice in the trendy “naked cake” style - as well as the traditional “covered in buttercream” style. The second class offers impressive cupcakes with two simple piping techniques while the third class presents a two-tiered fondant cake in popular colors. Lastly there is the gorgeous royal icing drop flower cake.

• Week 1: Bake a Naked, Layered Chocolate Cake
  In the first week of the work-along course, learn the best tips and tricks to baking the perfect chocolate cake, making buttercream icing and finishing your cake two different ways.
• Week 2: Decorate Cupcakes with Buttercream Swirls
  This week will teach buttercream basics, such as how to change the consistency and color of buttercream and how to make pretty rosettes and classic swirls for cupcakes so impressive.
• Week 3: Make a Fondant Tiered Cake with Metallic Circles
  Fear fondant no more - learn how to use this rolled icing to create a smooth finish on a stunning tiered cake with metallic accents.
• Week 4: Make an Easy Royal Icing Flower Cake
  In the final week, learn how to make royal icing from scratch and use a variety of decorating tips to make gorgeous flowers of different shapes, sizes and colors.

The 4-week course launches on Sept. 2. Creativebug offers unlimited access to this series and hundreds more classes through a subscription of $9.95 per month. A live chat session will be held each week of the series at 11 a.m. PST on Sept. 4, 11, 18 and 25.

This is the first food crafting class series to be offered on Creativebug. Their entire library of video classes cover projects from start to finish in other creative categories including sewing, knitting, crocheting, quilting, paper crafts, mixed media and more. Find out more about the Creativebug online classes at https://www.creativebug.com/workshop/wilton-cake-decorating.

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About Creativebug
Creativebug is a pioneer in the modern crafting movement, working with top designers and artists to teach DIY projects with a fresh sensibility. As a subscription-based site, members have access to hundreds of video classes, with new classes added every week in categories including cake decorating, food crafts, sewing, quilting, knitting, drawing, mixed media, paper craft and more. www.creativebug.com

About Wilton
Wilton Enterprises, founded in 1929, helps consumers in more than 100 countries create, decorate and celebrate by making the memorable and the beautiful fun and easy. Wilton is the global leader in cake decorating and bakeware products, plus offers sweet treat making, party and wedding products. Headquartered in Woodridge, IL, Wilton creates world class inspiration and creative content, effective instruction and education, and innovative products that ensure the consumer's success. More information can be found at www.wilton.com. Wilton believes “We make it easy…you make it amazing!^™”

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