Cake Design: Modern Decorating Techniques
A course by Julián Ángel (Historias del ciervo), Cake Designer
Joined May 2020
Learn how to create textures, combine colors, and add effects to make unique cakes
Joined May 2020
How many times have you passed in front of a pastry shop and thought to yourself, how do they make those amazing cakes look like such works of art? With international cake design instructor Julián Ángel — also known as @historiasdelciervo — you can learn to make spectacular pastry creations even as a beginner.
In this course, uncover the fascinating world of creative pastry and cake decorating step by step. Join Julián Ángel and learn everything you need to start creating: from the design and first sketches, to the color palette, to the creation of textures and final decoration. Using modern decorative techniques and Julián’s advice, you can learn how to become a great cake designer.
What will you learn in this online course?
17 lessons & 33 downloads
What's included in this course?
To get started, Julián Ángel tells you how he went from being a graphic designer to traveling around the world as a cake designer. He shares his wide range of influences, from food bloggers to 20th century expressionist artists.
Learn how to search for visual references and sources of inspiration before drawing the interior and exterior of your project. With the design done, it’s time to define the measurements, the color palette, and the other elements needed to make it a reality.
Discover everything you need to create your cake, from leveling the cakes, stacking them, filling them, and assembling them with a crumb cover.
Design your pastry cream with a marbled effect and decorate it with white chocolate balls. And for the real “icing on the cake”, learn to apply some touches of edible gold to your creation.
Finally, Julián shows you some basic lighting and photography tricks so that your cake will stand out on social media. Finish the course with some tips for preserving your cake.
- 99% positive reviews (2.4K)
- 61,846 students
- 17 lessons (3h 24m)
- 33 additional resources (12 files)
- Online and at your own pace
- Available on the app
- Audio: Spanish, English, French, Italian, Portuguese, Turkish
- Spanish · English · Portuguese · German · French · Italian · Polish · Dutch · Turkish
- Level: Beginner
- Unlimited access forever
What is this course's project?
Make a multicolored 6-layer vanilla cake with cream filling, a marble-effect topping, and, as a final touch, decorate it with white chocolate pearls and edible gold details.
Projects by course students
Who is this online course for?
For beginners and non-professional chefs who like baking and pastries. The course is also ideal for those who have pastry businesses and would like to learn modern decorating techniques.
Requirements and materials
To enjoy this course, you need to have basic cooking knowledge —such as baking cakes and preparing recipes—and a strong desire to create something incredible.
Regarding materials, you will need some basic kitchen tools and appliances, including a refrigerator, an oven, a cooktop, a rotating base, a scale, molds, and other common kitchen tools.
Reviews
Julián Ángel (Historias del ciervo)
A course by Julián Ángel (Historias del ciervo)
Julián Ángel is an international cake design instructor who studied social communication and design. He gave up his office job to apply his creativity to the world of pastries, sharing incredible recipes and creations on his blog, Historias del Ciervo.
Today, he has more than 300k followers, has traveled to over twenty countries as an instructor for students and professionals, and has been invited to large festivals like The Great Food Festival in Singapore.
Julián believes that cakes can deeply stimulate the senses. That’s why he never stops looking for new recipes, new designs, and new creations that continue to surprise his followers.
Content
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U1
Introduction
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Presentation
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Influences
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What will we do in the course
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U2
Planning, sketch and base preparations
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Sketch of the cake
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Tools and ingredient “mise en place”
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Vanilla cake
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Cake decorating creams 1
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Cake decorating creams 2
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U3
Assembling, filling and decorating layered cakes with height
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Layer Cake Assembling Basics 1
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Layer Cake Assembling Basics 2
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Cream marbling
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Multicolored pearl chocolate sphere
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Armed with spheres
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U4
Finishing touches and preservation
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Assembling the decorations and finishing touches 1
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Assembling the decorations and finishing touches 2
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Photography for social networks
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Preserving and slicing the cake
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FP
Final project
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Cake Design: Modern Decorating Techniques
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FAQs
You’ll master current techniques for cake decorating, creating marbled effects, leveling layers, working with buttercream and white chocolate, designing custom cakes, and enhancing presentation with photography and food styling.
This is an intermediate-level course, perfect if you already have basic baking knowledge and want to refine your decorating skills and creativity.
You’ll need a mixer, digital scale, cake pans, angled spatula, turntable, piping bags, silicone molds, basic baking ingredients, and decorative materials like food coloring and edible gold.
The marbled effect is created by partially mixing different buttercream colors and gently applying them to the cake to form unique, eye-catching patterns.
You’ll learn to level layers using specialized tools, apply a crumb coat, use central supports, and evenly spread buttercream for stability and a professional finish.
Yes, the course includes recipes for vanilla cake, chiffon cake, and chocolate cupcakes, plus techniques for achieving fluffy, consistent textures.
You’ll learn how to melt, color, and shape white chocolate into sturdy spheres using silicone molds and safe unmolding and assembly methods.
Un curso maravilloso, toda la información es súper amigable y fácil de enter.
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Excelente Curso, el material, el docente Julián Ángel (Historias del ciervo) son maravillosos claros, todo o aprendido fortalece mi quehacer diario en mi emprendimiento.
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Great course for all! Clear, concise directions for every level of baker!
Highly recommended!
Este curso ha sido uno de los mejores que he hecho en mi vida. El instructor es tan didactico que no pude despegarme viendo los videos hasta el final el mismo dia que adquiri el curso. Usted, Profesor Julian, es simplemente EXTRAORDINARIO!!
El material de apoyo es fantastico.
Pronto me regreso y espero y aspiro conseguir los materiales en Venezuela para poder aplicar todos los conocimientos adquiridos en tan maravilloso curso. Gracias a Domestika por proveer tan expectacular instructor.
I ranked him number 1 in the mindfulness course.