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Award a cake decorating course with a landscape certificate styled as an iced tier, with the skills learned, the showpiece cake, two signatures and a QR code.

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A4 and US Letter, composed for each
Your logo, colours and wording
A QR code on every copy that proves it is real
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Updated 12 November 2026 · Designed by the Hyperstack studio

What is on it

A complete record, not just a name

You write once

The same for everyone. Keep the template’s words or change them.

Title: Certificate of Completion
Statement: A line of thanks or achievement, written for this topic
Skills: Buttercream piping, Royal icing string work, Fondant covering, Sugar flowers and Tiered cake stacking
Details: duration, level and showpiece
Signatures: Lead Cake Instructor and School Director

Filled in for each person

Hyperstack fills these from your list when you send.

Recipient name
Program or award name
Issue date
Credential ID
QR code to the verification page

Specifications

Sizes, fonts and colours

Sizes

A4: 297 × 210 mm · 11.69 × 8.27 in
US Letter: 11 × 8.5 in · 279 × 216 mm

Fonts

Playfair Display: Title
Lato: Text, Labels
Parisienne: Recipient name
Mrs Saint Delafield: Signatures

Google Fonts, free for commercial use.

Colours

Paper#fbf5ef
Ink#3b2620
Accent#b0585f
Second accent#a8834f
Muted text#7a625a

Change any colour in the studio.

Design notes

This landscape page is the side of an iced tier. Royal-icing strings hang in double swags from a bead border along the top, the name of the graduate is written in a piped script like an inscription on the cake, and a row of shells runs along the base. Between them sit the program, a short statement, the skills covered, the duration, level and showpiece, the issue date and credential ID, two signatures and a QR code. It suits a frame on a home bakery's wall.

About

Cake Decorating Certificate Template, Iced Tier Landscape

A cake decorating course takes a student from crumb coat to finished showpiece: smooth buttercream, a clean fondant covering, piped borders, royal icing string work and sugar flowers, often ending with a stacked cake judged by the instructor. Pastry schools, adult education centres, baking supply stores and independent cake artists give a certificate of completion to every student who reaches that final bake.

Wording on the template“Completed every module of the course and decorated a finished showpiece cake: even buttercream and royal icing piping, fine string work, a smooth fondant finish and hand-made sugar flowers, all to a professional standard.”

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Words that go with it

The email and the post, written for you

Email to send with it

Subject: Your cake decorating certificate is ready, name

Hi name,

What a finish! Your showpiece cake was a pleasure to see, and it shows how far your piping, covering and icing work have come since the first class.

Your certificate of completion is ready. Open it to view it, download a copy to print and hang in your kitchen, or share it on LinkedIn and your bakery pages so your customers can see your new skills.

Thank you for baking with us, and keep decorating.

Hyperstack fills in each person’s name and link when it sends.

Post for the recipient to share

Six weeks ago I could barely hold a piping bag steady. This week I finished my cake decorating course with a two-tier showpiece: smooth fondant, royal icing string work and my first sugar flowers. Thank you to my instructor for the patience and the honest feedback. I am proud to share my certificate and ready for the next cake. #CakeDecorating #Baking

Recipients share it with one click from their credential page, with the badge attached.

Printing

Printing it well

Print at actual size

Choose “Actual size” or 100% in the print dialog, not “Fit to page”, so the margins and the QR code keep their size.

Use card, not paper

A matte or silk card of 200–300 gsm (about 80–110 lb cover) feels like an award and does not curl in a frame.

Frame it

A4 fits a standard 21 × 29.7 cm frame; US Letter fits an 8.5 × 11 in frame, or an 11 × 14 in frame with a mat. Hang it on its side, as designed.

Mind the edges

Most home printers leave a thin white border. For a design that runs to the edge, use a print shop or your printer’s borderless setting.

Certificate or badge?

Send both. They do different jobs.

Certificate

A full record: name, statement, skills, dates and signatures
Printed and framed, or kept as a PDF
Opens to a page anyone can verify

Digital badge

A small image people put on LinkedIn and in email signatures
Carries the verified details inside it (Open Badges 2.0)
One click shows who earned it and who issued it

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How to send it

From template to everyone’s inbox

01
Make it yours
Open the template, add your logo and change any colour or word.
02
Add your people
Upload a spreadsheet, or connect your LMS, HR tool or form.
03
Send it
Each person gets an email and their own credential page, in one go.
04
They share it
Recipients add it to LinkedIn; anyone can verify it from the QR code.