CAKE COURSES

CAKE BASICS: FUNDAMENTALS

Learn the very basics of cake decorating. 18 mini-lessons to help you tackle torting, crumbcoating, leveling cakes, paneling fondant, and much more. 

CAKE BASICS: WEDDING CAKES

Learn how to talk to brides, how to design a wedding cake based on a Pinterest mood board, how to handle cake tastings and how to create a semi-naked wedding cake.

CAKE BASICS: CAKE STRUCTURE

Learn how to create the structure needed to create any cake from your imagination. Learn how the 3 different core structures and their pros/cons.

ANIMAL CAKES

Making seriously realistic animals out of cake is one of the foundations of modern cake decorating. Whether it's a cute kitty cat or a ferocious lion, we've got you covered.

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CAKE TOPPERS

Learn how to create a wide variety of cake toppers for clients that already have a cake but need a specialty topper.

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REALISTIC FOOD CAKES

Learn to make cake that looks like... other foods! Hamburgers, breakfast in bed, pizza and tacos!

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FIGURATIVE SCULPTED CAKES

One of our specialties at SGU is teaching anatomy and figurative sculpting... IN CAKE! Here you will learn about making realistic people out of edible materials.

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SPECIAL OCCASION CAKES

Birthday cakes, special events and more, there's quite a few different ways to approach the birthday cake. Everything from Air Jordan shoes to a working whiskey barrel is here.

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SEASONAL CAKES

Halloween, Christmas, and New Year's are the main holiday cakes covered here. Learn to make zombies, Christmas trees and more.

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WEDDING CAKES

Arguably the most important style of cake to learn, wedding cakes have a surprisingly vast amount of styles and looks. There's a tutorial in this section for every style. 

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SHOWPIECES

Learn how to create epic, enormous showpiece cakes and chocolate pieces here. 

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EDIBLE FLOWERS

Sugar flowers, wafer paper, and even bean paste flowers are covered in this section. Learn from some of the best instructors in the industry on making edible flowers. 

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SUGAR COOKIES

Learn how to make and decorate elaborate sugar cookies here. 

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VIDEO GAME CAKES

We have made quite a few video game cakes over the years, to the point that we have our own section dedicated to popular characters with a variety of techniques. 

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MOLD-MAKING AND BUSINESS TALKS

Food-safe mold-making is an important technique needed to make many realistic parts to sculpted cakes, and we also have a few business talks included as well. 

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