Mid
Class Descriptions
Nicholas
Lodge:
Advanced Royal Icing
Techniques – Join Nicholas as he covers
the finer points of royal icing. During this session students will learn fine
piping, embroidery, Wedgwood style figure piping, pressure piping, and
extension work. Students will be working
with small bags and tips, so should enjoy piping and have the desire to
learn! All supplies included.
Flower Fairy &
Clematis - This
cake will be based on the popular design that Nicholas created for the ICES
Convention. Nicholas will take you
through the steps of creating the flower fairies, toadstools, and clematis
flowers. The class focuses on many
different dusting, coloring, and shading techniques. Nicholas will also be demonstrating the
proper way to use the cutters and embossers in the Patchwork Cutter
collection. Once you know how to use one
cutter, they are all used in the same manner.
This is an enchanting cake, suitable for many different occasions! All supplies provided.
Ladies Shoes & Purse
Fashion Cake – Join Nicholas as he first
teaches students to cover a cake with rolled fondant. Next, a shoe and purse will be created with rolled
fondant and gumpaste, then decorated and highlighted with accessories created
from gumpaste. This class will cover a
wide variety of different decorating techniques that can easily be used on
other cakes. All supplies provided.
Royal Icing Techniques Flower
Fairy & Clematis Ladies
Shoes & Purse Fashion Cake
Michaelle
Stidham
Gelatin Butterflies - Learn
to make beautiful 3-D gelatin butterflies, complete a gum paste gerbera daisy
and ladybug to enhance your cakes. These can be made in many different colors.
Crewel Embroidery Design - Learn
another stitchery technique using royal icing to
create a beautiful flower plaque. Learn
to use crimpers and patchwork cutters while making
this crewel design. Surprise yourself
how easy this really is to do while amazing your clients with the incredible
detailed appearance.
Gelatin Poinsettia
Arrangement- Learn the techniques to
make gelatin poinsettias and holly to grace your winter cakes.
Layered
Painting Winter Scene - During this class you will
complete a layered painting cake layer on a fondant covered board. This
includes learning how to work with gum paste, fondant, royal icing, and
different methods of painting.
Crewel Embroidery Design Gelatin
Butterflies Gelatin
Poinsettia Arrangement
Carol
Lowe
Gumpaste
Poinsettia Flowers – (2 part
class – MUST take both sessions) We will be making gumpaste poinsettia,
along with holly leaves & berries.
Baby in a Bow Cake Topper – We will be creating a hand-modeled baby that will sit on a
blanket inside a loopy bow.
Sculpted Fashion Purse - We will be carving an 8" square cake
and covering with fondant to create a quick and easy handbag that can be
embellished using your own imagination.
Baby Shoes - We will be making baby tennis shoes and baby saddle shoes.
Christmas Critter Figure Modeling – We will be making our old friend Santa
Claus and one of his reindeer.
Critter Figure Modeling
Lisa Hook
Patchwork Penguin Plaque – Patchwork cutters are
one of the hottest things going when it comes to designing cakes. We’ll be working
with Patchwork Cutters to create a cute Penquin
plaque. We will explore all of the different variations for these intricate
cutters.
Winter Birdhouse Cake – We will make either a
round or square birdhouse with either a stone or wood look. The birdhouses will then be accented with
holly leaves/berries or pine boughs and ribbon.
These birdhouses can then be used as a centerpiece for any of your
winter celebrations.
