My daughter and I started the Wilton I class this week. We are both very excited and hope to get alot out of these classes. One gripe I have...Each class is supposed to last 2 hours. Our first class, the instructor went over the course book very quickly, told us what we needed to bring to next week's class, asked if anyone had questions, and sent us on our way 20 minutes into the class!! She DID say the other classes would go the full 2 hours, but I kind of feel ripped off. Anyone else have this experience with their first class? Thanks for letting me vent.

No!!! I had my first class last night. Our instructor went over the course book and also had demonstrations!!! It lasted the full 2 hrs. I cant wait til next week! Hopefully you'll get more class time in the weeks to come!

I had my first class last Tuesday and it was great! She took the full two hours and went over just the Course I part of the book. She did some demonstrations with icing a cake and doing two colored decorations. She is going to be great. I hope your next class goes better and is more involved. You will have to let us know how it goes.

Whoa!! After only 20 minutes? That's not right. I just finished course I, and she showed us how to make icing, how to level a cake, how to ice a cake. She even showed us how to make the rose the first night. She decorated a whole cake right in front of us and gave it to us to take home. She also did everything else she was supposed to do, too, as far as give us the books and explain the materials we needed and go over the recipe for buttercream, etc. She's at least supposed to show you how to make the icing! That's too bad that your first experience was not good. I would also feel ripped off. I would get a refund when the course is over if she keeps cutting it short like that. I hope it gets better!

I'm kind of surprised to see how she could've covered all of that information in 20 minutes. I am a Wilton instructor and the first class lasts almost 2 hours. We go over the first lesson in detail, pass around the 3 different consistencies of icings, and even decorate a cake in front of the class so everybody can see what they will be learning over the next few weeks. I hope the next few weeks will be better. You'll have to keep us posted to let us know what you think of the classes.

Thanks,
Darren
www.dickersoncakes.itgo.com

My first class was Wednesday. We actually went over our 2 hours! Our instructor went in depth about the book and the different icing consistencies. We also got a full demonstration on a cake that she torted, iced, and decorated with lettering, sweet peas, a rose, and a shell border...and she went into the different coloring techniques (ie striping the bag for the rose and doing a half-and-half for the shell border).

Hi Crisseyann,

My first class ended a little early too, but I think it's because there's no actual decorating. Our second class went about 20 minutes over and we could have gone longer! However, your class should have gone longer than a total of twenty minutes. That barely covers introductions to consistency, pressure, and tools!

If your next class is too quick, I would probably talk to the instructor, or store manager about getting a refund or getting into a different class.

Diane

Thanks, everyone. I am dead serious when I say after 20 minutes, we could go. She explained the three consistancies of icing we were expected to bring, a frosted cake, any size or shape, flipped through the book and told us what other cakes we would be making with each class, then asked for questions. I was pretty much speechless! I asked a few questions, trying to prolong the class. In fact, my daughter told me afterwards, not to talk so much. I think I embarrassed her. Oh well, fingers are crossed for next week. I WILL complain if I feel shortchanged. One of the advantages to getting old, not caring what people think! LOL

No. Don't know why there was orientation but no "hands-on". Isn't that what cake decorating is all about??

The first class there isn't "technically" any hands on decorating. We show how to make the class buttercream and pass it around so that the students can see the consistency that the icing should be. Then the instructor demonstrates on a cake she brings on how to level, torte, ice, smooth, and decorate (usually with the rose and rosebud, shell border and sweatpeas) And then we go over what they need to bring for the next weeks class - which is when they start decorating their own - and it it ALL hands on from then on in all 3 of the courses. The first class of course I is the only one that the students are actually not making something.

If I were you I would say something to the manager of the store, and if you don't get satisfaction then, go to www.wilton.com and send some comments. It should have went the entire 2 hours.

Total rip off there! Sorry to hear about that!

Just like other people mentioned, she should have demonstrated how to ice a cake, torte it, fill it and make the icing in three different concistencies. When I took mine, the instructor led us through the store for the last 20 minutes suggesting things we could buy. It was really informative.

I think you should complain to the store or to Wilton. I don't think they will be happy to know that someone representing them is doing such a poor job.

Inma

Ps: I always wished, though, that they had asked us to bring a cake to the first class and that we had iced it in front of her after her explanations. It's not the same to see someone do it and then go home and try it yourself.