Mid
Class
Descriptions
(Updated
Michaelle
Stidham
Layered Painting – Airbrushing… sponging… painting… we do
it all in this class! The layers keep on
going as you create a stunning cake with wonderful depth and detail. Leave class with a completed cake that will
amaze your friends and family!
Gelatin Butterflies – Learn to
make stunning wireless butterflies in gelatin. These were the hi-light on Michaelle’s cake that won 2nd place at the 2007
Mid-Atlantic Cake Competition. She will
share her secrets with you so you can create these simply stunning butterflies
yourself now.
3-d brush embroidery – Add another dimension
to your cakes, and it’s so impressive looking – your customers will be
amazed! Create a stunning floral
arrangement in sugar paste, but for that added “WOW” – the flowers look like
they are embroidered!
Quilting in Sugar - Do you love the patterned look of quilts? This class is perfect for you. You'll learn
techniques in fondant to make that perfect quilt – only she’s kicked things up
a notch! J Michaelle will show you how to make it look
like there’s actually batting under the fondant – just like a real fluffy
quilt.
3-d Brushed Embroidery Gelatin
Butterflies
Quilting in Sugar
Layered Painting (&
close-up view)
Stringwork – students will learn how to create the
dramatic stringwork seen on so many of the show cakes
in the premier cake competitions around the country. Diane will show you how to do Australian as
well as South African styles (with and without a bridge), and time permitting,
will also show you how to create the “floating” collars (where the sugar plaque,
collar, disc, etc. is suspended in mid air above delicate stringwork.)
This technique is not as difficult as you might think… come learn the secrets
to add that incredible wow factor to your cakes! (Please note - there is simply not enough
time for students to learn the technique and expect to finish an entire cake in
2 hours. While you should have a fair
portion complete by the end of scheduled class time, this was scheduled at the
end of the day intentionally so if you wish to stay in the room and continue
working – you may do so! J)
Cookie Creations –
join us to learn how to create dramatic cookies using a variety of mediums and
techniques. We will be using royal
icing, rolled fondant, piping gel, and more.
Some of the methods we will be learning include flooding, painting,
layering, and more!
Decorative Shoes –
come learn how to create sugar paste and chocolate shoes for shower toppers,
wedding favors, or even to create a shoe box cake w/ a designer shoe atop the
box.
Wedding Favor Boxes –
come learn how to create both sugar paste and chocolate boxes to fill with
various candies, cake balls, or truffles to offer your customers as wedding
favors.
The Art of Patchwork Cutters– learn how to use the
latest rage in cake decorating supplies… Patchwork Cutters. Discover the tricks to use the cutters
successfully, and leave class with a completed cake!
Wedding Cake Construction DEMO –
come in, sit back and relax as Diane assembles a wedding cake – giving several
useful tips and secrets for several different stacking and pillaring methods.
Patchwork cutters Australian
& S. African stringwork
Wedding Cake Demo Cookie
Creations
Decorative Shoes
Carol
Lowe
Rolled Fondant Basics *3 HOUR CLASS! – Learn
to cover a SQUARE cake with fondant - you'll never be afraid of those corners
again! We will also do beautiful but simple
draping, and learn easy ways to make elegant lace pieces. I’ll even
teach you the simplest fondant rosebuds you’ll ever make. Time permitting (depending on how fast we can all work!
LOL!), we'll also do a dress bow. This class is perfect for the decorator
just beginning to work with fondant - or the decorator who has tried fondant
and been frustrated!
Buttons &
Jewelry Mold Making – Learn to use a quick, easy and inexpensive product that is readily
available to make your own molds. We’ll do fancy buttons and broaches –
and maybe some shells or other items. If you have fancy buttons or a
piece of jewelry you’d like to try, bring it with you. If you have priced
the ready-made molds available; you’ll really appreciate this class.
(Note: The button molds you make in this class could be very useful to
you in several of the other classes offered.)
Autumn Gumpaste Arrangement (2 pt
class) – We will create pumpkins. Cattails, bittersweet, oak and maple leaves. The leaf
technique you learn here will apply to any type of leaf. You will leave
the class with a mini-basket full of these beautiful fall items.
Session One: We will be creating most of the GP items. They will
need to dry overnight before the next step.
Session Two: We
will be completing the items, dusting them, and assembling them in a fondant
basket.
3-d Gift Bag - This is a repeat from last year by request! We'll use rolled
fondant to cover a shaped cake and creat a gift bag
that the student can then customize to suit his/her fancy - turn it into a
shopping bag, a tote bag or a baby bag. Plenty of opportunity to be
creative and use your imagination here!
Fondant
Critter Modeling - We will create adorable little edible critters using fondant -
perfect for baby or children's cakes. These may include pandas, sheep,
pigs, rabbits or others – who knows! You will fall in love with
them! (These critters will be different than those taught last
year!) And this class is a guaranteed giggle session!
Gumpaste Flowers &
Fondant Basics
Fondant Basics
Fondant Critter Modelling
Connie
DiTommaso
3-d Purse – come learn to make a 3-d purse…
complete with all the fancy frills or design elements of the name brand
handbags to look like it just stepped off the runways in Paris!
Flag Cake – join Connie as she guides
you step by step to create your own stunning flag. These make amazing centerpieces for our
military welcome home parties!!! You
will learn how to create this both with and without an airbrush (since we
realize not all decorators have access to an airbrush. J)
Sherry
Niemi
Cakeballs 101- Learn to create
delicious bite-size treats that are the latest rage and everyone will
LOVE. You will also get many idea’s for different ingredient & flavor combinations,
coatings, fun options for holidays & special events, and creative packaging
ideas to wow your family, friends & customers.
Cooler Cake w/ Poured Sugar Bottle – learn to make a
stunning cake to look like an open cooler w/ ice and a bottle of beer/soda
sticking out. Sherry will be explaining
how to make the mold for the bottles, and taking you through the steps to pour
your own bottle to look like glass, as well as create the edible “ice”.
Cakeballs 101
Gary
Silverthorn
Oriental Stringwork - This
English technique of upside-down stringwork is a lot
of fun and easier than you may think. Always an attention getter at shows and
can be modified for practical application as a plaque on special cake
orders. Each student will make a small sample cake dummy with multiple
strings and tiny flowers All supplies
included.
Funky Fondant Trims - Fast, fun and simple fondant techniques that can turn any cake into a
whimsical creation. We’ll play with bright colors, texture tools and
simple cutters. This class is jammed-packed with fun ideas that will give
you plenty of inspiration for cakes plus lots of samples to take home. All supplies included
Potted Strawberries (2 pt class) - In this
two-part class, each student will create a planter made from sugar and
“planted” with wired gum-paste strawberries, leaves and blossoms. All the
pieces will be made during the first session and colored and assembled during
the second to allow for drying time.
All supplies included.
Eyelet Doily Fondant Cake - This is a
great way to create a very special cake. Each student will make a small
cake dummy with an eyelet border and eyelet doily topper. This is a technique
that is easy and practical to use on cakes for many occasions such as weddings,
birthdays, christenings and more. Fondant eyelet pieces can easily be used
to accent buttercreme-iced cakes. All supplies included.