Whether you are one of the first Wilton students who took a course back in 1975 or the 4,000,000th student in 2009, the “fun”damental cake decorating techniques you learned in your Wilton courses are pretty similar. Spatulas, bags, tips and icing colors have turned simple cakes and icing into colorful and vivid memories.

Wilton courses are multi-generational. I first became interested in cake decorating when Grandma decorated panoramic sugar eggs at Easter one year when I was a little girl. Sometime during my teen years, I started baking cakes and wanted to make icing decorations. Then, when I was a young mother, Mom and I took Wilton courses together.

Guess what? My twenty-two year old daughter wants to take Wilton courses too! I can’t tell you how excited I am about that. She has helped me with cakes and parties over the years as well as making holiday gifts for her teachers as she was growing up. Even though she is not married or a mom yet, she wants to carry on the family tradition and learn about cake decorating on her own. It’s a great life skill and will help her build artistic confidence. I am thinking of giving her a Wilton Student Kit and a course for Christmas this year.

Four generations of cake decorators in my family is pretty cool to me. I envision a mother – daughter team making wedding cakes together in the near future!

I have another dream. It’s taking a course at the Wilton School of Confectionary Art in Darien, IL! Maybe it’s your dream too. It’s not too late to register for the 4,000,000th Student Sweepstakes where you might win the all expense paid trip to the Wilton School or a $100 Wilton product gift certificate. The Sweepstakes ends October 30th so enter now before you get busy making Halloween treats for your little ghosts and goblins! Visit Wilton 4,000,000th Student Sweepstakes to enter.

Robin is a Senior Class Marketing Field Manager for the Wilton Educational Marketing Department. She started her career as a Wilton Method Instructor in 1989, joining the department as an employee in July of 1991. She has been involved in the development of Wilton Educational Marketing programs over the years, along with special projects. Robin likes to think of herself as an artist before anything else. She loves to experiment with cake decorating products trying out new and challenging designs. She is also an avid reader, active in various forms of exercise and is involved in church ministries.