FDQ
Level 2
QN: 601/0958/0
Curriculum Active
FDQ Level 2 Award In Professional Cake Decoration
Official qualification regulated by Ofqual, awarded by FDQ. Classified as a Vocationally-Related Qualification. Total guided learning hours: 336 hours.
Qualification Level
Level 2
Awarding Body
FDQ
Syllabus Units
19 Units
Guided Hours
336 hrs
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Course Syllabus & Study Modules
Complete breakdown of verified curriculum topics and learning objectives.
1
Demonstrate cake decoration skills in celebration cake design
Verified
Key Learning Objectives:
- Prepare and test out design ideas for celebration cake
- record and specify designs for celebration cake
- Carry out safe and hygienic cake decoration during design activities
2
Demonstrate cake decoration skills in chocolate coating and decorating
Verified
Key Learning Objectives:
- Coat cakes or bases with chocolate to specified professional standards, Decorate cakes or bases with chocolate to specified professional standards
- Comply with regulatory requirements in safe and hygienic cake decoration with chocolate
3
Demonstrate cake decoration skills in chocolate moulding
Verified
Key Learning Objectives:
- Prepare to produce moulded chocolate, Temper chocolate
- Produce moulded chocolate products
- Carry out safe and hygienic chocolate moulding
4
Demonstrate cake decoration skills in coating and decorating with royal icing
Verified
Key Learning Objectives:
- Coat cakes or bases with royal icing to specified professional standards, Decorate cakes or bases with royal icing to specified professional standards
- Comply with regulatory requirements in safe and hygienic cake decoration with royal icing
5
Demonstrate cake decoration skills in covering and decorating with sugar paste
Verified
Key Learning Objectives:
- Cover cakes or bases with sugar paste to specified professional standards, Decorate cakes or bases with sugar paste to specified professional standards
- Comply with regulatory requirements in safe and hygienic cake decoration with sugar paste
6
Demonstrate cake decoration skills in designing and finishing individual biscuits and shortbread
Verified
Key Learning Objectives:
- Design individual biscuits and shortbread to specified professional standards, Finish individual biscuits and shortbread to specified professional standards
- Comply with regulatory requirements in safe and hygienic cake decoration with biscuits and shortbread
7
Demonstrate cake decoration skills in designing and finishing individual cup cakes
Verified
Key Learning Objectives:
- Design individual cup cakes to specified professional standards, Finish individual cup cakes to specified professional standards
- Comply with regulatory requirements in safe and hygienic cake decoration with cup cakes
8
Demonstrate cake decoration skills in designing and finishing individual tea fancies
Verified
Key Learning Objectives:
- Design individual tea fancies to specified professional standards, Finish individual tea fancies to specified professional standards
- Comply with regulatory requirements in safe and hygienic cake decoration with tea fancies
9
Demonstrate cake decoration skills in finishing double-layered gateaux
Verified
Key Learning Objectives:
- Prepare to finish double-layered gateaux to specified professional standards, Finish double-layered gateaux to specified professional standards
- Comply with regulatory requirements in safe and hygienic cake decoration with torte/gateaux
10
Demonstrate cake decoration skills in finishing multi-layered torte/gateaux
Verified
Key Learning Objectives:
- Prepare to finish multi-layered torte/gateaux to specified professional standards, Finish multi-layered torte/gateaux to specified professional standards
- Comply with regulatory requirements in safe and hygienic cake decoration with torte/gateaux
11
Demonstrate cake decoration skills in finishing novelty cakes
Verified
Key Learning Objectives:
- Prepare to finish novelty cakes to specified professional standards, Finish novelty cakes to specified professional standards
- Comply with regulatory requirements in safe and hygienic cake decoration with novelty cakes
12
Demonstrate cake decoration skills in gateau and torte design
Verified
Key Learning Objectives:
- Prepare and test out design ideas for gateau and torte
- record and specify designs for gateau and torte
- Carry out safe and hygienic cake decoration during design activities
13
Demonstrate cake decoration skills in making and piping royal icing
Verified
Key Learning Objectives:
- Make royal icing for piping to specified professional standards, Pipe royal icing to specified professional standards
- Comply with regulatory requirements in safe and hygienic cake decoration with royal icing
14
Demonstrate cake decoration skills in making sugar flowers
Verified
Key Learning Objectives:
- Prepare to make sugar flowers to specified professional standards, Make sugar flowers to specified professional standards
- Carry out safe and hygienic cake decoration in making sugar flowers
15
Demonstrate cake decoration skills in modelling
Verified
Key Learning Objectives:
- Plan and prepare for modelling with pastes in cake decoration, Model with pastes in cake decoration to specified professional standards
- Comply with regulatory requirements in safe and hygienic cake decoration in modelling
16
Demonstrate cake decoration skills in producing biscuit and shortbread
Verified
Key Learning Objectives:
- Prepare to produce biscuit and shortbread
- Produce biscuit and shortbread, Bake and cool biscuit and shortbread
- Carry out safe and hygienic biscuit and shortbread production
17
Demonstrate cake decoration skills in producing fruit cake
Verified
Key Learning Objectives:
- Prepare to produce fruit cake
- Produce fruit cake, Bake and cool fruit cake
- Carry out safe and hygienic fruit cake production
18
Demonstrate cake decoration skills in producing Genoese sheet sponge
Verified
Key Learning Objectives:
- Prepare to produce Genoese sheet sponge
- Produce Genoese sheet sponge, Bake and cool Genoese sheet sponge
- Carry out safe and hygienic Genoese sponge sheet production
19
Demonstrate cake decoration skills in producing sponge base products
Verified
Key Learning Objectives:
- Prepare to produce sponge base products
- Produce sponge base products, Bake and cool sponge base products
- Carry out safe and hygienic sponge base production
Regulatory & Verification Details
- Qualification Number (QN)
- 601/0958/0
- Regulated Status
- Available to learners
- Awarding Body
- FDQ
- Qualification Type
- Vocationally-Related Qualification
- Operational Start
- Sept 2013
- Operational End
- Dec 2027