Chef Egor Kozlovskii breaks the finish down across 19 video lessons: 4-6 glaze recipes, a velvet spray recipe with variations, and every decor technique on top. You learn why glaze behaves the way it does, so results repeat on every cake you finish.
The last ten minutes can undo the last two days. If any of these scenes feel familiar, this course was built for you.
You blend gently, tap the jug, strain twice, and the surface still comes up freckled with tiny craters that catch every light.
The pour looks glossy for a minute, then the glaze creeps down and pools at the board, leaving bald, see-through patches.
The gun sputters fat drops instead of a fine mist, and the suede finish you saw online cracks by morning in the fridge.
This course treats glaze and velvet as chemistry you can control: master one base system, and every color, flavor and texture becomes a setting you dial in.
When you know why glaze moves, it stops moving without your permission.
Not inspiration to save for later. Five finishing skills that repeat.
19 video lessons across the glaze recipes, eight decor techniques and the full velvet toolkit: 4 glaze recipes plus the velvet recipe in every plan, and 2 Signature-only glazes for 6 in total. Every lesson comes as video with a PDF guide.
Every ingredient explained from A to Z, so you understand exactly why the base recipe turns glassy and when to pour.
Deep, absolute black with no gray cast: how to load the color while the surface stays a clean mirror.
Built on cocoa powder instead of couverture: a deep brown mirror that costs less and pours just as glossy.
The quiet workhorse of the set: a clear gelatin base you reach for whenever a finish needs gloss without color.
Ribbons of a second color drift across the pour, and you learn to place them instead of hoping they land.
Fine veins over a calm base so the finished dome reads like polished stone, not a lucky accident.
One flick of neutral glaze breaks the surface into wild spots or a soft web, and you choose which.
A minute of folding gives you the fine-tipped tool the stripe lesson depends on, precise as a drawing pen.
Thin, crisp lines that hold their edges instead of feathering out, even across the curves of a relief mold.
Loose strokes and pulled color turn the top of the cake into a small canvas you fully control.
A drawn pattern that sets right into the surface: hearts today, and the same motion gives you any motif.
Which tools lay gold exactly where you want it: a deliberate shimmer accent, not glitter dusted over everything.
Everything about the spray and then some: the mix, the gun, the distance, and why the suede texture appears.
Two tones fade into each other down the side of the cake, a soft airbrushed sunset you control with the trigger.
What coats a two-tier cake best, plus a short honest tour of stacking so the finish survives assembly.
Sharp logos, names and drawings sprayed in velvet, with edges that stay crisp instead of fogging into the background.
Glossy rivers poured over a suede surface: two finishes on one cake, without the glaze eating the velvet.
Bright fruit acidity in the finish itself, so the glaze amplifies the flavor of the cake instead of just decorating it.
True caramel color and taste with zero food coloring: the finish that flavors the cake as it shines.
“A cake is judged in its first three seconds, before anyone picks up a fork. The finish does the talking.”
Early in my career I poured glaze over a finished wedding order a few degrees too warm and watched it slide off in slow motion, with nothing left to do but start over at midnight. That night convinced me the finish is chemistry, not courage. I went on to study with chefs like Hans Ovando, Jordi Bordas and Karim Bourgi, and in this course I hand you what I wish I had back then: exact temperatures, exact timing, and the why behind both, so your last step becomes your calmest.
Every technique is a clear video you can pause and rewatch, with a downloadable guide to work from.
Cook, pour and spray in your own kitchen, cake by cake, with the theory fresh in mind.
On Studio and Signature, send your work to the team and get specific fixes instead of guesses.
Learning solo? Essentials has the full system. Want a chef's eyes on your pours? Studio adds feedback. Want all six glazes and access that never expires? Signature is yours.
Every plan is a one-time payment with instant access and a 14-day money-back guarantee.
Change your mind within 14 days of purchase and we will refund you.
Finish the lessons and homework on Studio or Signature and receive your certificate.
On Studio and Signature, the team reviews your work and answers questions for 12 months.
One year of access on Essentials and Studio. Lifetime access on Signature.
How long will I have access to the course?
Essentials and Studio include access for 1 year from the day you enroll. Signature comes with lifetime access to the course and every future update, so your glaze library never expires.
I have never worked with glaze or a velvet gun. Is this course for me?
Yes. The course opens with the theory of the base mirror glaze from A to Z and assumes zero experience. Every technique is shown step by step, so beginners and working pastry cooks both move at their own pace.
What equipment do I need?
A kitchen scale, a cooking thermometer and an immersion blender cover the glaze work: no professional machinery. For the velvet lessons you will want a small spray gun, and the introductory lesson walks through tools and ingredients before you buy anything.
What is the difference between the plans?
Essentials is the full self-guided course: 4 glaze recipes plus the velvet recipe and all the techniques. Studio adds a year of curator feedback on your homework, answers to your questions and a certificate. Signature adds the Caramel and Mango Passion Fruit glazes, 6 glazes in total, plus lifetime access.
Do I get a certificate?
Yes, on the Studio and Signature plans: complete the course assignments and you receive a LeChefio certificate of completion. Essentials does not include homework review, so it does not carry a certificate.
What if the course is not for me?
Every plan is covered by a 14-day money-back guarantee. Watch the lessons, pour your first glaze, and if the course is not what you expected, write to us within 14 days for a full refund.
19 lessons, 4-6 glaze recipes, the velvet method and every decor technique, backed by a 14-day money-back guarantee. The next cake you finish can be the one that finally looks like the photos.