1. Why should I join when I can find cake decorating videos and tutorials online for free?
MyCakeSchool.com is a one-of-a-kind cake decorating instruction experience. People join my site for the same reason that they might take a decorating class or buy a video….because either they want the added attention that a teacher can provide, or they want to learn specific skills that a video promises. But did you know that for around the same price of one video or a 4-5 lesson class, you can buy a membership to MyCakeSchool and have access to 100 times the amount of information for an entire year? Sure, you can find lots of tutorials floating around online, but finding what you are looking for is no easy task and often involves weeding through dozens of mediocre,or even poorly made videos. When you do find what you are looking for, the person who posted the video is often unavailable to answer questions. That is the difference– I’m right here–waiting to help you! :0)
With a MyCakeSchool.com membership, you will have access to all of my videos, recipes, our message boards, and photo gallery. Scroll through the Blog or the photo carousel to see some of the cakes that I have made in video tutorials for the site.
We have many talented decorators as members, and others who are just starting out. Have a video request? Just let me know and I will add it to our list. We put out a new video every week–which also sets us apart from other online schools (which are often around $20/month—as compared to our $30/year!) — We priced our school so low because we want our members to stay active for more than just a month or two. We are building a wonderful, positive atmosphere for cakers to learn and share.
2. What is the membership fee?
Membership is only $30 for a full year. Think of it as a magazine subscription, only it is interactive and offers so much more information on a weekly basis rather than a monthly basis.
3. What online tutorials are available for members to watch?
Mycakeschool.com has over 100 VIDEOS! Depending on the level of difficulty, some videos are as short as 10 minutes, but many are closer to 30 or 40 minutes. I add new videos several times a month, and am constantly drawing from members’ suggested topics.
Decorating Basics – Leveling Methods, How to Make a Scratch Cake from Start to Finish, How to Make Buttercream, How to Crumb Coat, How to Smooth your Frosting, Piping Bag Prep, Combing the Cake,Basketweave, Writing, Alternatives to Writing in Buttercream, Simple Stacked Tiers, How to stack tiers using a support system, working with chocolate, Sheet Cake Assembly, Glazing Cupcakes, How to do a Buttercream Transfer, and many more!
Gum Paste & Fondant – Covering your Cake in Fondant, How to Make a Standing and Sitting Woman, How to Make a standing Man, Gum Paste Shoe, Fondant Overlay, Carriage Topper, 3-D Sleeping Baby Topper, 3-D “Baby Friends” figures , Fondant Ribbon Roses, Palm Trees, Gum Paste Daisies, Peonies, Roses, Classic Bows, Loopy Bows, Four Looped Bow, Plaid Bows, Mermaid Topper, Jungle Animals-Giraffes, Monkeys, Elephants, Farm Animals-Horses, Cows, Pigs, Chickens, cats, dogs, bunnies, 3-D Baby Booties(adorable!), Working with Various Modeling Tools, Covering Cupcakes with Fondant, how to make a stargazer lily, and more!
Piping Techniques – Petal Effect around the sides ofa cake, Ball & Bead Borders, Star Tip Borders, Petal Tip techniques, Figure Piping, Cornelli Lace, Buttercream flowers, royal icing flowers, cupcakes, baby booties
Tools & Tips – Roller Method of Smoothing, Viva Method of Smoothing, Hot Knife Method of Smoothing, Using Impression Mats with Buttercream, Frill Cutters for Borders, Key to Moist Cakes, Working with an Extruder, Braiding Fondant, Using a Torch, Fondant Painting, Stenciling, Making Silicone Molds, Basics of Using an Airbrush, Quilting Fondant and Buttercream
Popular Cakes to Try – High Heel Shoe & Shoebox Cake, Dragon Cake, Carved (stand-up) Train Engine Cake, Farm Cake, Sleepover Cake, Swirly Piped Design, Jungle Cake, How to make a stand-up Barbie Cake, Mermaid Cake, How to Make a 3-D Baseball Cap Cake, Dots & Daisies Stacked Tiered Cake, Buttons & Bow Cake, Big Cupcake Cake, How to make a Topsy Turvy cake, Purse cake, How to Wrap a Cake with Chocolate, Ice Cream Themed Cake, How to Make a Gift Box Cake with Lid, Stenciled Damask Cake, How to Make a Tie Dyed Cake (inside and out), How to Make Cake Pops & Cake Truffles, Meringue Cupcakes, Autumn tiered cake (including how to make fall leaves), How to make a Football Stadium Cake, How to make a tilted cake (using wedges) and how to Disassemble a Tilted cake, Elegant Tiers with Fondant Draping, Fire Helmet Cake, and many more.
Working with Chocolate - Modeling Chocolate, Ganache frosting, Ganache Drizzle, Coating Cake in Ganache, Chocolate Wrap, Chocolate Curls, Chocolate Shards and Décor, Simple Chocolate Accents for Cake, Chocolate Bows and Ruffles, Ganache Under Fondant, favorite chocolate cupcakes, Chocolate Transfers, and More
Cupcakes! -Basics of Cupcake Decorating, Purses and Shoes Cupcakes, How to Make a Cupcake Bouquet, Farm themed cupcakes, Sweet Baby Cupcakes, Buttercream Baby Booties, Lemon Meringue Cupcakes, Poured Fondant Cupcakes, Covering cupcakes with Fondant, Luau Cupcakes, Chocolate Cupcakes, Buttercream Flowers on Cupcakes, Cake Pops & Cake Truffles, Drizzled Ganache,Cupcakes, Ganache Cupcakes with “webbed effect”, Chocolate Transfers on Cupcakes, Turkey Cupcakes, Poinsettia Cupcakes
Cookies - Learn the basics of decorating sugar cookies with royal icing!
4. Will I have to pay more money in order to see the entire video?
No, videos in the tutorial section are complete videos that will allow you to fully grasp the techniques being demonstrated. This is what sets us apart from some of the other online cake schools. We currently have over 100 posted videos, and we have many, many more videos scheduled for posting. Another advantage of ours as compared to, say, YouTube videos is that our videos are the complete videos and can be watched all the way through. There is no “Part 1″ , “Part 2″, “Part 3″ and so on.
5. Who makes the videos?
My name is Melissa Diamond and I have run a very successful cake business from my home for years. I recently decided to focus on MyCakeSchool.com full time!I make most of the videos, with the help of BeBe, who runs the camera and also makes some videos of her own. BeBe is our baking and frosting expert, and also visits the Message Boards often to offer advice.
You may find that some decorators are reluctant to share all of their secrets. This is not the case for me. Since cake instruction is my one and only job, I want to share EVERYTHING with you. It makes me so happy to hear success stories from members after trying out techniques that they have learned on the site.
6. Can I cancel at any time?
Yes, it is very simple to cancel membership and directions are posted on the site. However, due to the nature of the site, we cannot offer refunds (except in the rare cases of compatibility issues–see below).
7. What if my computer is not compatible with the videos?
Our videos are made in Adobe Flash format, which is compatible with most computers. The only exception that we have found is with Iphone and Ipads. If you have ANY trouble viewing videos upon joining, contact us for advice. If we cannot help you, you will receive a refund. The same goes for gift memberships. (Thankfully we have not encountered compatibility issues with desktop or laptop computers thus far)
8. Can I buy a gift membership for someone?
Yes! A Gift Membership is the perfect gift for anyone who loves cake decorating, anyone who has a creative or crafty streak, or even moms or dads who may want to decorate for their children. Simply sign up for a membership as if you were purchasing one for yourself. Choose a username for the gift recipient (they can always change it later) — If it is a surprise, make sure to give your e-mail rather than the gift recipient’s e-mail address when that information is requested. Please contact me with any questions, I can e-mail you a Gift Subscription certificate if you would like something to print off and wrap. Upon receiving the password, you can test everything and take a look around the site. You can also go ahead and cancel the automatic renewal if you would like, if this is a one-time gift.
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those cakes are amazing with all those flowers you put on, are so neat I am going to make the pink flower cake for my birthday in a couple weeks and my friends are gonna love it!
chefy
age 9
If I order does it automatically draw out another year when my first year is up???
i want to subscribe from Nigeria, hope the fees is the same from all parts of the world.
Hi Onitilo, yes, the price is $30./US dollars
Does your videos work on a ipad? Thanks.
Hi, we are in the process of putting our videos in the format that can be seen on the ipad. We probably have around 80 that have been transferred to that format. We work on that every week. If there is a video that a member needs, we will bump it to the top of our list……just let us know.
With the subscriptions we will be able to download some of the videos?
Hello Sara, you won’t be able to download the videos, but you can watch them as many times as you would like during your one year membership. Thanks for your interest in the site.
I am old school I like the buttercream . I would love to make cakes for my family and friends but with whipped and buttercream . Do you show much of that kind of stuff.
Hi Lee, on most of our cake video tutorials fondant or buttercream could be used….though there are some where fondant just works best. Melissa likes working with buttercream so she uses that often.
Please can you mail me all the details on how i can go about joining.
I live in South Africa
Hi Kirsty, on the homepage of mycakeschool.com look for the pink circle for more information on joining.
I do not have a account with funds in paypal what can I do ?
I purchased a year membership at the recent Restoration Place fundraiser. There is no information on the gift certificate about how to enroll. There was an envelope with the cute gift card but no other information. Can you help me? Thanks.
Hi Suzanne–I just sent you an e-mail :0) –We just need the username and password that you would like (e-mail to info@mycakeschool.com) –Looking forward to having you!
I am am amateur but love to decorate cakes. I was thinking of joining but I have an ipad and use it to watch videos in the area I have set aside for my cake decoarating. Are your videos now available for viewing on the ipaid?
Hi Patti, we have 46 videos to transfer to the ipad format. We have approx. 150 other videos that have been transferred. We are gradually getting there.
I am an absolute beginner, so not familiar or talented in cake baking or decorating. Would a beginner be able to follow these videos, and do you have any that cover the basics of using butter cream icing eg showing how to pipe roses etc on cupcakes.
Hi Trish, thanks for your interest in the site. We do have videos that will help a beginner. We have a video on baking a scratch cake from start to finish, and how to make buttercream plus other frostings. It is good to know how to make a scratch cake though we often use doctored cake mixes. Melissa also has videos showing how to pipe various borders plus roses and other flowers.
Let us know if you have other questions.
Can you pay with a debit or credit card? I am not enrolled in paypal because I use credit cards on line.
Hi Rose, if you do not want to join Paypal there are two other options. We can send you an invoice that can be paid through Paypal (as their guest), without joining. You could also send us a check or money order.
Hello, i wanna knw if your videos play on blackberry. I want to subscribe from Nigeria & i don’t knw how to go about it.
so it is a $30 a year membership? and do you just pay every year or how does that work?
Hi Miranda, thanks for your interest in the site. At the time you sign up to become a member or anytime during your year membership you can choose to stop the auto renewal for the 2nd year.