Dia de Los Muertos--Day of the Dead!

Day of the Dead Cake Project Class is coming the day before Halloween: Wednesday, Oct. 30 from 6:30-8:30pm, provided we get enough sign ups--so sign up early if you can so you have time to bake a great cake and get your stuff together--make sure you get a syllabus when you register! It's a buttercream cake with a few bits of gum paste and fondant--new uses for the skills you have learned!.

Spooky Cupcakes

I did a Show-in-Tell demo at Michael's in Lisbon today, and these are the resulting cupcakes:

 

All easy to do with techniques learned in Course 1 using just a few tips: rounds:1, 2, 3, 5, 12 , the basket weave tip:47, the grass/hair tip: 233, small leaf tip 352; a few colors, some sprinkles and sixlets in halloween and fall colors, and a spatula. I had some ready-made "eyes" and voila! fun characters for your party!

New Month, New Classes!

My classes for October are as follows:

Lisbon Michael's:

Course 2: Decorating Basics  $20
Sundays, Oct. 6,13,20,27--10am-noon

Course 2: Flowers and Cake Design $20
Tuesdays, Oct. 8,15,22,29--6:30-8:30pm

Show-in-Tell--demo--Spooky Cupcakes!-FREE!
Sat., Oct 12--1-3pm

Dayville Michael's:

 Course 1: Decorating Basics $20
Mondays, Oct 7,14,21,28--12n-2pm

New Project Class--Mummy Mania Cake!  $15
Monday, Oct. 14--6-8pm

Project Class: Tall Cakes!  $20
Monday, Oct. 28--5:30-8:30

You can sign up for all classes online now!!

Michaels.com

October Classes

September is coming to an end, Fall is here and new classes will be starting up in both Dayville and Lisbon:

Decorating Basics:

Dayville--Mondays, 12noon-2pm,  Oct.7, 14, 21, 28

Lisbon--Sundays, 10am-12noon Oct. 6, 13, 20, 27

Flowers and Cake Design:

Lisbon--Tuesdays, 6:30-8:30pm. Oct. 8, 15, 22, 29

Special Classes:

Dayville:
Mummy Mania cake class, Monday, Oct 14 6-8pm
Tall Cakes! Monday, Oct. 28, 5:30-8:30pm

Fall is in the Air!

Hi, I’m back from my long vacation, and eager to get back to my Wilton Classes—Just wanted you to know we have three new Project Classes this fall:

For Kids:

Critter Cookies Class—1-two-hour session--$15—An introduction to cookie decorating for young crafters. Recommended for ages 8-12

For Adults—(I know a lot of you have been waiting for something new!) 

·        Wilton Mummy Mania Halloween Cake—1-two-hour session—$15--Create a fun and spooky Mummy Cake using buttercream frosting and fondant—perfect for any Halloween Celebration! 

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 New! Wilton “Day of the Dead/El dia de los muertos” Cake--1-two-hour session--$15--Celebrate this fall tradition with a decorated skull cake featuring buttercream frosting, rolled fondant and colors galore! 

As of today, we haven’t scheduled these, so now is the time to ask for a class on a day or evening when you are available! 

Each class requires a minimum of 4 students, so contact me or talk to a cashier at the store to ask for a date and time—the sooner the better!

TALL CAKES!!  We also have time to schedule a Tall Cakes class for all of you who have waited so long!  There is one on the calendar in Dayville for Monday, October 28 5:30-8:30, but we can also put one in at the Lisbon Store.   

The first four to ask for the same date get the first class!! It’s a 3-hour session for $20 so contact me or the store to express your interest so we can get something going! The only time not available right now is Tuesday evenings due to ongoing classes starting in September.

Hope you all had a great summer and that your upcoming year will be fantastic!!

Cyn

Local Suppliers

This week, I'm looking into local cake decorating suppliers.  The nearest one to me is The Ice Box Plus in Brooklyn, CT on South Main Street,( which runs parallel to Rt. 6) right across from the Ocean State Job Lot plaza.

As you can see from her image, there are a lot of very useful items to be found.  I've rented pans and bought luster dust, isomalt, and candy molds, Americolor color gels, and lorann oils and extracts. All things I'd otherwise had to find online and waited to receive.  Instant gratification is a good thing!! :)

And while you're there, step next door to The Ice Box for an ice cream cone, or cake--local favorites!

Cake Business

Many of you have talked about and dreamed about having your own cake business.  It's not a "cake walk", but is a lot of work.  It can be very satisfying, but it does take time to develop.  Check out this video for some ideas on what to expect: