About
Get on board with the sweetest trend around – cake pops! These delicious cake-lollipop hybrids are quickly replacing cupcakes as the favorite dessert for holidays, parties, and special events. Easy to make, decorate and eat, these one-bite treats are the perfect way to dazzle clients and impress guests using your creative flair!
They may have started as perfect treats for children’s birthday parties, but now cake pops are center stage at weddings, showers, and even Hollywood parties. And they aren’t just yummy – their stunning designs make beautiful centerpieces. Cake pops are a perfect way to bring your party or event theme to life.
Why spend hundreds of dollars on a custom cake when you can easily DIY your dessert table? For professional caterers, there’s no need to hire a pastry chef when you can surprise clients with a complete cake pop menu to choose from. Give your events a bright ‘pop’ of color AND flavor with our cake pop baking and decorating course.
As well as step-by-step guides and videos in our Creative Cake Pop Decorating course, sign up and you’ll also receive a free eBook with Trendimi’s top 10 recipes for popsicles and ice-cream pops.
If you can bake a simple cake following a step-by-step recipe, you can make a cake pop!
In this course, you’ll learn:
- The basics - prepping your workstation, and what tools and ingredients you’ll need
- A variety of cake pop recipes, so you’ll have a few yummy flavors to choose from
- How to roll and sculpt your pops with expert precision
- Tons of decorating techniques using sprinkles, powders, sugars, and more!
- How to make your own fondant and use it to sculpt ornaments for your cake pops
- How to paint your cake pops and add cool details
- How to make themed cake pops for kids, birthdays, weddings, showers, and more!
Requirements
Trendimi courses are designed for anyone with an interest in learning. No formal qualifications are required. Our courses are suitable if you want to learn new skills, start a new career, or if you’re already working in a particular industry and wish to upgrade your talents and enhance your resume.
Lessons
Module 1: Prepping For DIY Cake Pops
- Before You Bake
- Getting Started/Mise en Place
- Tools and Supplies
- Overview of Ingredients
- Decorating Accessories & Extras
- Techniques
- Choosing a Theme
- Safety Tips
Module 2: Ready Set Bake!
- Baking Methods
- Classic Yellow Cake for Any Occasion
- Ultimate Chocolate Lover’s Cake
- Tart and Fresh Lemon Spongecake
- Buttercream Recipes
- Surprise Cake Pop Center
- Mixing and Matching
- Scaling Recipes for Batches
- Baking Time Chart
Module 3: Putting It All Together
- Assembly with a Cake Pop Pan
- Making Cake Mixture for Hand-Rolled Pops
- Molding and Shaping
- Settling and Chilling
- Prepping the Candy Melts
- Inserting the Lollipop Stick
- Adjusting the Candy Coating
Module 4: Adding The Bells And Whistles
- Glazing
- Upside Down or Rightside Up?
- When to Use Dye For Coloring
- Decorating Methods
- Creating Animal Cake Pops
Module 5: Presentation And Storage
- Packaging your Pops
- Presentation
- Storage
- Course re-cap
Career
Who is this course for?
- This course is for bakers in every experience level. No matter your ability, this course will help you make and decorate the most awesome cake pops ever!
- If you run your own custom bakery or just want to stand out at the next bake sale, we can help you change drab desserts to fab food!
- If you love to bake, but are bored with traditional cakes and cupcakes
- Want to offer cake pops on your menu or to catering clients
Career path
After completing this course, you could:
- Explore a career as a baker
- Start your own custom bakery
- Impress friends and family with your amazing baking skills
- Have even more fun while baking
- Provide cake pops at events or parties
- Raise money for charities by selling cake pops at fundraising events
- Earn extra money by making customized cake pops for clients
Certification
You will be required to complete each lesson in full, and answer exams at the end of each course module. If your pass rate exceeds 55% on each exam then you are eligible to access a certificate of achievement or other accreditation options to recognize your achievement.
Most of our courses will earn you credits through Continuing Education (CE) / Continuing Professional Development (CPD). CE/CPD points are accepted and recognized by professional member bodies and academic institutions across the US and internationally.
All courses are accredited by the International Council for Online Educational Standards (www.icoes.org).
When successfully completing a course, students can choose to purchase an ICOES certificate that recognizes the achievement, from this third-party institution.
Creative Cake Pop Decorating
3463 Students. ICOES Accredited.
3463 Students.
ICOES Accredited.
About
Get on board with the sweetest trend around – cake pops! These delicious cake-lollipop hybrids are quickly replacing cupcakes as the favorite dessert for holidays, parties, and special events. Easy to make, decorate and eat, these one-bite treats are the perfect way to dazzle clients and impress guests using your creative flair!
They may have started as perfect treats for children’s birthday parties, but now cake pops are center stage at weddings, showers, and even Hollywood parties. And they aren’t just yummy – their stunning designs make beautiful centerpieces. Cake pops are a perfect way to bring your party or event theme to life.
Why spend hundreds of dollars on a custom cake when you can easily DIY your dessert table? For professional caterers, there’s no need to hire a pastry chef when you can surprise clients with a complete cake pop menu to choose from. Give your events a bright ‘pop’ of color AND flavor with our cake pop baking and decorating course.
As well as step-by-step guides and videos in our Creative Cake Pop Decorating course, sign up and you’ll also receive a free eBook with Trendimi’s top 10 recipes for popsicles and ice-cream pops.
If you can bake a simple cake following a step-by-step recipe, you can make a cake pop!
In this course, you’ll learn:
- The basics - prepping your workstation, and what tools and ingredients you’ll need
- A variety of cake pop recipes, so you’ll have a few yummy flavors to choose from
- How to roll and sculpt your pops with expert precision
- Tons of decorating techniques using sprinkles, powders, sugars, and more!
- How to make your own fondant and use it to sculpt ornaments for your cake pops
- How to paint your cake pops and add cool details
- How to make themed cake pops for kids, birthdays, weddings, showers, and more!
Requirements
Trendimi courses are designed for anyone with an interest in learning. No formal qualifications are required. Our courses are suitable if you want to learn new skills, start a new career, or if you’re already working in a particular industry and wish to upgrade your talents and enhance your resume.
Lessons
Module 1: Prepping For DIY Cake Pops
- Before You Bake
- Getting Started/Mise en Place
- Tools and Supplies
- Overview of Ingredients
- Decorating Accessories & Extras
- Techniques
- Choosing a Theme
- Safety Tips
Module 2: Ready Set Bake!
- Baking Methods
- Classic Yellow Cake for Any Occasion
- Ultimate Chocolate Lover’s Cake
- Tart and Fresh Lemon Spongecake
- Buttercream Recipes
- Surprise Cake Pop Center
- Mixing and Matching
- Scaling Recipes for Batches
- Baking Time Chart
Module 3: Putting It All Together
- Assembly with a Cake Pop Pan
- Making Cake Mixture for Hand-Rolled Pops
- Molding and Shaping
- Settling and Chilling
- Prepping the Candy Melts
- Inserting the Lollipop Stick
- Adjusting the Candy Coating
Module 4: Adding The Bells And Whistles
- Glazing
- Upside Down or Rightside Up?
- When to Use Dye For Coloring
- Decorating Methods
- Creating Animal Cake Pops
Module 5: Presentation And Storage
- Packaging your Pops
- Presentation
- Storage
- Course re-cap
Career
Who is this course for?
- This course is for bakers in every experience level. No matter your ability, this course will help you make and decorate the most awesome cake pops ever!
- If you run your own custom bakery or just want to stand out at the next bake sale, we can help you change drab desserts to fab food!
- If you love to bake, but are bored with traditional cakes and cupcakes
- Want to offer cake pops on your menu or to catering clients
Career path
After completing this course, you could:
- Explore a career as a baker
- Start your own custom bakery
- Impress friends and family with your amazing baking skills
- Have even more fun while baking
- Provide cake pops at events or parties
- Raise money for charities by selling cake pops at fundraising events
- Earn extra money by making customized cake pops for clients
Certification
You will be required to complete each lesson in full, and answer exams at the end of each course module. If your pass rate exceeds 55% on each exam then you are eligible to access a certificate of achievement or other accreditation options to recognize your achievement.
Most of our courses will earn you credits through Continuing Education (CE) / Continuing Professional Development (CPD). CE/CPD points are accepted and recognized by professional member bodies and academic institutions across the US and internationally.
All courses are accredited by the International Council for Online Educational Standards (www.icoes.org).
When successfully completing a course, students can choose to purchase an ICOES certificate that recognizes the achievement, from this third-party institution.
