Welcome to the Start of Your Caking Journey!
No more overwhelm or wondering what you should be doing - Lynn's Cakecademy is here to guide you and help you take action to build your confidence & caking skills, using our Success Path! Download and print a copy of your pathway so you can track your progress as you move through the stages!
Download Success PathLynn's Cakecademy Success Path
My Success Path has 6 distinct stages to mark various points on your buttercream caking journey. Each stage will have their unique milestones that should be achieved in order to complete the stage.
You're familiar with essential baking tools & ingredients
You can confidently follow recipes and are able to bake from scratch
You can confidently tweak recipes to adjust for batch sizes & dietary requirements
You can consistently bake moist cupcakes & cakes
You're familiar with different types of buttercream and their pros & cons
You have a favourite/go-to buttercream type to specialise in
You can confidently flavour & colour buttercream
You're able to troubleshoot & fix your buttercream
You're familiar with different piping tools
You can confidently apply the "3 easiest piping techniques"
You can confidently pipe multi-colours (2 or more colours combined for 1 piping tip)
You're able to combine different piping styles on one cupcake
You're able to cut even cake layers & stack level cakes
You can confidently apply & smooth out buttercream on a cake
You're able to apply multiple colours and/or textures to your cake base
You can confidently pipe on cakes to create borders and/or simple designs
You can confidently add toppers & other embellishments to your cakes
You're familiar with various mediums: fondant, chocolate, wafer paper, etc.
You're able to safely prepare and apply floral arrangements
You can confidently put together a stable tiered cake
