Chef Benny Rivera | Honus Love | Sunday 23 June | Castle Hill

After a long wait, we are so very excited to welcome world renowned pastry chef and cake artist Chef Benny Rivera back into our classroom for a limited series of workshops.

Hawaiian green sea turtles, or honu, are native to Hawaiʻi. They are the largest hard-shelled sea turtle in the world, reaching lengths of four feet and weighing over 300 pounds. Out of the seven types of sea turtle, the Hawaiian green sea turtle is the most common in Hawaiian waters. This coloful and beautiful defying gravity design was created with the Honu in mind.

In this workshop, students will be creating realistic sculpted designs giving students the opportunity to learn: PLEASE NOTE THIS DESIGN IS MADE FROM PRE-SCULPTED FOAM SHAPES NOT CAKE

• How to design and create a structure support system for defying gravity cakes.
• How to select properly select the tools and materials for structure support systems.
• How to plan distribution of cake weight correctly on structure support system.
• How to work with fondant and modeling chocolate.
• How to hand craft small 3D ornate details.
• How to create different types of textures
• How to select the correct colors for your designs.

This amazing workshop runs for 1 days, approximately 8 hours. They have been designed using pre-carved foam shapes. 

In order to participate in the workshop, students should have basic knowledge of covering cakes with fondant.

• Date:  Sunday 23 June 9:30am - 5:30pm (finish times are approximate and may vary by 15-30 mins)
• Location - 29/9 Hoyle Avenue, Castle Hill  
• Phone - 02 9899 3065

Places are limited due to the amount of techniques learnt in this workshop and students must be 18+ years old.

WHAT DO YOU TAKE HOME?

• This magnificent work of art!

• This workshop is part of a Special Decorator Event and unfortunately refunds cannot be given within 7 days of the workshop running.
• Cancellations will incur a 20% cancelation fee unless workshop position can be filled
• Booking can be transferred to another decorator with equivalent experienced beginner/intermediate decorating skills