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    Opening in 2004 as one of Australia’s first privately run cake decorating schools, Planet Cake is now the largest cake decorating school in the Southern Hemisphere, with over thirty courses on offer ranging in skill level and ability level to cater for the novice student, professional cake decorator, pastry chef and hospitality professional.  Planet Cake presents the most advanced teaching curriculum in Australia.  Whether you wish to have a professional cake decorating career, or decorate cakes as a hobby, there is a course that is suitable for you.

    RETURNING STUDENTS: Please e-mail the office on info@planetcake.com.au to receive your discount as the previous code does not work in the new system.  (This is a temporary measure, whilst we update our database - thank you for your patience.)

    Please select the series you wish to book into below

     

    Basics Series


    Is the best place to start and caters for traditional shapes including rounds, squares and tiers. - CLICK FOR MORE DETAILS
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    Basics 101

     BAS101
    Duration:10am-5pm (1 day)
    The first workshop in the Basics Series introduces students to the fundamentals of cake decorating with the round Box of Hearts cake. Designed with the complete beginner in mind, students can expect to have learned the basics of setting up a round cake. [MORE...]

    Basics 102

     BAS102
    Duration: 10am-5pm (1 day)
    Basics 102 explores the more challenging square Wattle blossom birthday cake, featuring cute koala figurines. Expect to learn techniques which include hand-painting, figurine modelling and making icing rolls. [MORE...]

    Basics 103

     BAS103
    Duration: 10am-5pm (2 days)
    The 2 tiered Oriental Orchid cake is an essential skill for all decorators. Techniques include setting up a tiered cake, mastering sharp edges, covering fondant seams, wrapping icing, and creating chopsticks and a hand made sugar orchi. [MORE...]

    Basics 104

     BAS104
    Duration: 10am-5pm (2 days)
    The classic wedding cake design, the 3 tier Blush Cake teaches students to avoid the pitfalls of tiered cakes through the use of centre poles. As an added bonus Basics 104 also includes one of the most popular wired sugar flowers, a giant sugar rose. [MORE...]

    Basics 105

     BAS105
    Duration: 10am-5pm (2 days)
    Students will be introduced to the beautiful art of piping and stencilling with royal icing in the 5th workshop of the Basics Series, learning to create a technically superior cake including a hand made sugar peony flower. [MORE...]

    Basics 106

     BAS106
    Duration: 10am-5pm (3 days)
    Basics 106 will allow students to design their own Springtime under the guidance of one of Planet Cake’s senior teachers. Students will focus on design, setting up a cylinder as well as piping, painting and the art of hand made sugar flowers. [MORE...]

    Basics 107

     BAS107
    Duration: 10am-5pm (3 days)
    The Vase cake introduces students to the assembly of a cake with inverted tiers. In this advanced workshop, students will learn to set up and cover a three tier inverted cake, create a square angle top, cover complex seams and pipe delicate designs. [MORE...]

    Basics 108

     BAS108
    Duration: 10am-5pm (3 days)
    The newest addition to the Basics series allows students to employ each of the skills learned from Basics 101 through to 107, to create the challenging Tapered Square and Sphere cake. Students will learn how to create Styrofoam tiers and sphere pillars [MORE...]

    Basics 109

     BAS109
    Duration: 10am-5pm (2 days)
    The ability to execute the famous and extremely challenging Madhatter cake is a must for any professional cake decorator. Learn to set and up and cover a two tier Madhatter cake, create an icing bow and properly apply fondant stripes. [MORE...]

    Basics Masters

     BAS110
    Duration: 10am-5pm (4 days)
    In this final and most challenging workshop of the Basics series students will learn to set up and cover a 3 tier Topsy Turvy shape using Styrofoam. This is the ultimate Master Class for the student who wishes to perfect their cake decorating skill base. [MORE...]

    Basics Foundation

     BASFOU
    Duration: 9.30am-5pm (5 days)
    Basics Foundation is designed to teach students all the introductory cake decorating skills required in the first 3 workshops of the Basics Series; 101, 102 and 103. A bonus extra day includes a baking tutorial, animal modelling and piping workshops. [MORE...]

    Basics Intermediate

     BASINT
    Duration: 10am-5pm (5 days)
    The week long Basics Intermediate workshop is designed to follow on directly from the Basics Foundation in order to teach the next set of shapes in the series; the 3 tier round Twist cake and the popular Springtime cake of Basics 104 and 106. [MORE...]

    Guest Teachers


    Visiting from all around the world including the UK & USA, specialising in a variety of new and exciting decorating techniques. - CLICK FOR MORE DETAILS
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    Richard Festen - Gift Wrapped Present Box

     GTRF02
    Duration: 10am-5pm (1 day)
    In this one day class, students will learn how to create modern and vibrant modelling chocolate covered cakes, decorated in the style of a beautiful gift wrapped present box. Richard will cover different techniques for using modelling chocolate. [MORE...]

    Richard Festen - Three Tier Ivory Present Stack

     GTRF03
    Duration: 10am-5pm (2 days)
    In this two day class, Richard will cover cake preparation for modelling chocolate cakes, making modelling chocolate, ribbons, flowers and wrapping. [MORE...]

    Extreme Sculpting with Karen Portaleo - Octopus Cake

     GTKP01
    Duration: 10am-5pm (3 days)
    The first and possibly only time that Karen is teaching this signature design! [MORE...]

    Airbrush Mania - 2D Lion with Karen Portaleo

     GTKP02
    Duration: 10am-5pm (2 days)
    Sculpt and airbrush this amazing lion head with Novelty expert Karen Portaleo! [MORE...]

    Maximum Impact Dragon with Karen Portaleo

     GTKP03
    Duration: 10am-5pm (3 days)
    Recreate this stunning Dragon Head design in this three day class with Karen Portaleo! [MORE...]

    Realistic Marie Antoinette with Karen Portaleo

     GTKP04
    Duration: 10am-5pm (2 days)
    Create a realistic human figurine with Novelty expert Karen Portaleo! [MORE...]

    Richard Festen - Extraordinary Stripes

     GTRF01
    Duration: 10am-5pm (2 days)
    In this two day class, students will learn how to create modern and vibrant modelling chocolate striped cakes. Richard will cover cake preparation for modelling chocolate cakes, making modelling chocolate, striping and wrapping. [MORE...]

    Novelty Series


    Catering for those interested in 2D and 3D cakes using carving and sculpting techniques to achieve the shape required. - CLICK FOR MORE DETAILS
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    Novelty 101

     NOV101
    Duration: 10am-5pm (1 day)
    This workshop introduces the novelty birthday cake with the 2D Paper Eskimo Balloon. Students will learn the techniques required to sculpt, ganache and cover a 2D cake in fondant as well as introductory basic piping and modelling skills. [MORE...]

    Novelty 102

     NOV102
    Duration: 10am-5pm (2 days)
    The second class in the Novelty Series focuses on sculpting and covering the more challenging angular cake; the Designer Handbag. In addition, students will learn painting techniques and how to create a buckle, handle and tag from icing. [MORE...]

    Novelty 103

     NOV103
    Duration: 10am-5pm (2 days)
    Learn to set up and cover a rectangular cake; the Shoebox, a shape that can lend itself to many different designs. Techniques learned include the use of artificial elements in making a stiletto, carving and covering Styrofoam and creating sugar flowers. [MORE...]

    Novelty 104

     NOV104
    Duration: 10am-5pm (2 days)
    In creating the challenging globe-shape, Novelty 104 focuses on carving, sculpting and covering Styrofoam to form a kitchen tea classic; the Teapot. Students are allowed more design freedom, through personalisation of their own teapot design. [MORE...]

    Novelty 105

     NOV105
    Duration: 10am-5pm (2 days)
    The challenge in this workshop is to create a realistic looking cake as the McDonalds cake requires serious technique. The sculpting of 3 individual miniature cakes focus on techniques including working with proportion, hand painting and airbrushing. [MORE...]

    Novelty 106

     NOV106
    Duration: 10am-5pm (2 days)
    Students will learn to assemble a the 3D seated animal figurine using both cake and Styrofoam, with special attention to covering seams and working with large quantities of icing. Additional techniques covered include piping, painting and glazing. [MORE...]

    Novelty 107

     NOV107
    Duration: 10am-5pm (3 days)
    The Castle cake requires students with prior experience in working with Styrofoam which is essential for the workshop. Learn to create turrets, flags, windows, doors and other fine details of the complex, yet popular Castle cake. [MORE...]

    Speciality


    Offering a variety of workshops specialising in techniques including flower, figurines, cupcakes, chocolate work and piping. - CLICK FOR MORE DETAILS
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    3D Car Cake

     3DCA01
    Duration: 10am-5pm (2 days)
    In this class you will learn how to assemble a realistic 3D car using measurements sourced from a real one and how to correctly proportion the cake using techniques such as sculpting cake and potentially Styrofoam. [MORE...]

    Biz Whiz with Paris Cutler

     BIZW01
    Duration: 10am-5pm (1 day)
    In this business workshop Paris Cutler shares her business experience as the owner of Planet Cake one of Australias premier cake decorating businesses. Paris will impart with you her successful strategies for making money in this challenging industry. [MORE...]

    3D Nail Polish Bottle

     3DNP01
    Duration: 10am-5pm (2 days)
    In this class you will learn how to assemble a realistic nail polish bottle using measurements sourced from a real one, and how to correctly proportion the cake using techniques such as sculpting cake and potentially Styrofoam. [MORE...]

    Piping

     PIPI01
    Duration: 4 hours
    This specialty workshop is suitable for all skill levels and is solely focused on developing your piping skills. You will learn how to make your own royal icing from scratch, choose the right equipment, pressure control as well as many techniques. [MORE...]

    Pretty Cupcakes

     PRET01
    Duration: 10am-5pm (1 day)
    Pretty Cupcakes is a workshop designed for beginners and will cover 6 different pretty cupcake designs including flowers, bows, piping, hearts and all things gorgeous. This workshop would be a great preliminary class to either Basics 101 or Novelty 101. [MORE...]

    Cupcake Boot Camp

     BOOT01
    Duration: 10am-5pm (3 days)
    Learn how to bake, decorate, package, transport and display your cupcakes in this intense workshop which Paris Cutler has designed to equip aspiring business owners with every aspect of cupcake making and decoration. This is an intense bootcamp! [MORE...]

    Chocolate Passion

     CHOC01
    Duration: 10am-5pm (2 days)
    In this chocoholic workshop, Jessica Pedemont, award winning chocolatier will be teaching you how to temper chocolate to make a variety of decorations for a 2 tier cake, including, shards, plaques, and curls, all handmade from the finest chocolate. [MORE...]

    Bride and Groom Figurines

     BRID01
    Duration: 10am-5pm (1 day)
    For the beginner or the experienced cake decorator, Planet Cake offers specialty figurine workshops, aimed at the wedding cake decorator. [MORE...]

    Private Class

     PRIV01
    Duration: Dependent on individual requirements
    Private classes are tailored to the individual requirements of the student. Please contact Planet Cake at info@planetcake.com.au for more details. [MORE...]

    Quick Start Series


    Designed as an express version of our original Basics 101 & 102 workshops. Quick start your way to Basics 103. Aimed at the complete beginner or students wishing to refresh their cake decorating skills. - CLICK FOR MORE DETAILS
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    Quick Start 101 - Round

     QUI101
    4 hours (9.30am to 1.30pm)
    An express version of our original Basics 101 workshop.Designed with the complete beginner in mind, or those students wanting to refresh their cake decorating skills. [MORE...]

    Quick Start 102 - Square

     QUI102
    4 hours (9.30am to 1.30pm)
    An abbreviated version of Basics 102. Designed for students who have completed Basics 101 or Quick Start 101 who are ready to cover a Square Cake. [MORE...]

    Team Building And Events


    The Cupcake Challenge event is amazing fun for Parties, Team Building and Charity Fundraising. CLICK FOR MORE DETAILS
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    Team Building and Events - The Cupcake Challenge

     TBEVEN
    2 hours
    The Cupcake Challenge event is amazing fun for parties, team building and charity fundraising. This fast paced and exciting cake event essentially gets your guests to compete Masterchef style - who can decorate the best and most amount of cupcakes. [MORE...]

    Lunch Time Events - I Love Cupcakes

     ILOVEC
    1 hour
    We have created a sensational new lunch time activity called ‘I Love Cupcakes’ especially designed for busy office places and support staff. [MORE...]