Mythical Fondant Figures Class coming August 25th

Learn how to make these adorable fondant Mythical figures. A cute fairy, wizard, troll and dwarf.  These will look adorable on your next fantasy cake!! Cost $25 all materials provided. Bring a box to take home your project.

Gum Paste & Fondant Students Create Final Cake

My Gum Paste and Fondant Students finished their Four Week lesson by designing and creating these fondant covered cakes decorated with Gum Paste flowers and fondant decorations.  They did an amazing job and I would encourage them to continue to create using gum paste and fondant.

More Pictures from the California Cake Club's Cake Camp

Members of Sweets Arts of Orange County had a great time in Cake Camp at Henderson, Nevada's "Green Valley Ranch Resort.  Below are pictures of the club members and Cakes that were on display!

This years cake challenge winning cake was a cute wine barrel shaped cake done by "Team Ruth Rickey"

SAOC Club Members-Hilda Riomana, Luz Soto, Judy Scurlock, Suzy Hutton, Scarlett Mayfield at Cake Camp Banquet - Judy wins the the "Edith Gates" award for $300 toward sugar arts education.

Hilda Riomana made this fabulous cake for the banquet - the theme this year was "Sugar on the Vine"

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Luz Soto made this very pretty "Sugar on the Vine" Themed cake!!

Instructor Cecelia Moreno from Argentina, taught the Teapot cake class - this was lots of fun!

Instructor Marina Sousa from Capitola, CA taught the Whimsical Wedding Cake class.

Banquet Cake Centerpiece

Banquet Cake Centerpiece

Banquet Cake Centerpiece

California Cake Club - Cake Camp in Las Vegas

I recently attended Cake Camp in Las Vegas.  This is a fantastic opportunity available every other year to take classes in the Sugar Arts.  Below are the pictures of the techniques I learned at Camp.  I am looking forward to showing you how to create these lovely pieces!

 These two pictures are from the "Whimsical Wedding Cake" class, cute 

idea to place on top of a carved wedding cake!

Below is a cute Wizard figure!!

 

 A Cute Pleated technique - great for a "Princess Cake"

 

A Teapot and Cup - great topper for a cake!

Judy Cakes Sugar Arts: Creating a Fabulous Dessert Bar

Judy Cakes Sugar Arts: Creating a Fabulous Dessert Bar: "Just recently, I created a Dessert Bar for a 4th of July party This array of desserts fed 70 guests. There was a variety of sweets to choo..."

Creating a Fabulous Dessert Bar

Just recently, I created a Dessert Bar for a 4th of July party

This array of desserts fed 70 guests.  There was a variety of sweets to choose from.  Cookies, brownies, cupcakes, chocolate pretzels, petit fours, caramel candies, chocolate covered apricots, chocolate covered jelly candies, and chocolate covered shortbread. 

Whoopie pies were very easy. Start with a cake mix, adjust the water, egg and oil (reduce by 2/3rds). Load batter into pastry bag and pipe disks on a cookie sheet, then bake for 10 minutes.  Cool, and use two disks for each pie. Use you favorite frosting recipe as the filling. Finish with drizzled white chocolate.
 

 

For the Petit Fours, bake cake in a jellyroll pan. Make desired filling and place between the two layers of jelly rolls.  Freeze the layered cake. Cut into squares or circles. Drip in melted chocolate.

For shortbreads - bake your favorite shortbread recipe, cut into squares or circles while still warm from the oven. Dip in melted chocolate and place each into a mini cupcake paper.