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A few of our club members went to the 2013 Frosting Creators of San Antonio Day of Sharing on May 5. We had a lovely time with our sister cake club! One of our members, Kimberly Chapman, brought home a blue ribbon for her gummy version of the US flag.
We love introducing people from the cake world to each other and fostering partnerships that help everyone. To that end, our president Kyla Myers took one of Earlene Moore’s tiara molds over to the Simi Cakes booth for some isomalt.
Michelle Galprin helped Kyla get the isomalt into the mold, and below is a photo of Irene Hackbarth (our treasurer), Kyla, Michelle, and Gwen Drake (our historian) working to get the piece out of the mold:
Having quality molds and quality isomalt makes decorating easier!
It worked very well, as you can see from this photo later at Earlene’s booth:
Such amazing possibilities with these products!
We love our vendor partners and friends, and it was great seeing them at such a lovely event. Thank you to Frosting Creators and everyone involved!
Just got an email via Bake a Wish that there will be a bake sale to benefit West, TX hosted by Austin Bakes. Details and a sign-up form to bake or volunteer can be found here.
If you live in Texas and sell cakes out of your home – even occasionally or if you might want to in the future – you need to be aware of House Bill 970 and how it can affect home bakers.
Our club’s own Kelley Masters has been on the forefront of home baker law in Texas for ages. She runs an excellent website resource at http://www.texascottagefoodlaw.com/ and a Facebook page that has regular updates here. She sums up the key elements of the bill on her site this way:
The bill:
- Expands the list of allowed foods
- Lets you sell at a location other than your home
- Prohibits municipalities from outlawing cottage food operations through zoning.
If you can get to the Capitol when the Facebook page lists events, please do. And everyone should call their representative and ask them to support HB970. If you’ve got a personal story to share why this bill would benefit you, be sure to tell them that. There’s a lobby out there trying to keep this bill from passing, so your voice is key to maintaining and expanding your right to sell baked goods from your home. See Kelley’s How to Help section for more ways to get involved and have your voice heard.
Come one and all to our monthly meeting tonight! 7 pm at Make it Sweet. New folks always welcome. We’re very newbie-friendly, and you don’t have to have any experience decorating cakes or anything. Come by and check us out. Details here.
Secondly, I heard on KUT this morning about the Texas Pie Kitchen, which trains low income adults in culinary skills. They need volunteer bakers to help out, so if you’re interested, click the link and find out more. Or maybe buy some pies. Mmmm, pies….
Announcing two new classes coming this fall at the Amazing Kakes classroom taught by guest instructor Kimberly Chapman.
First is another Flexible, Edible Stained Glass class which this time will feature two small holiday-themed stained glass panels designed specifically for this class.
Sunday October 14th: 10-5pm $100
Next is a Mini Turkey Cake class which is a really good beginner-level class for those who want to learn about fondant, but will also have some tips suitable for intermediates and higher. Students will be making the smaller ones shown in the photo below, but it’s really easy to scale it up. Several club members were disappointed when a class on this cake was cancelled last year because of insufficient sign-ups before the deadline (a week before the class), so sign up now if you’re interested!
Sunday November 4, noon to 5 pm. $45
If you’re a club member and teaching a class, let us know so we can post it here for you!
I had a wonderful time demonstrating some “Trendy Fondant Accents” to the club during our August meeting! Thank you so much! Here are the tutorials on what I showed.
- Chris Wingler
Ruffle Flowers
http://cakeoricandothat.blogspot.com/p/ruffle-flowers.html
Pom Poms
http://cakeoricandothat.blogspot.com/p/pom-poms.html
Billows
http://cakeoricandothat.blogspot.com/p/billows.html
We’re thrilled to announce that two more cakes by our members and show participants have been featured on CakeWrecks’ Sunday Sweets edition, where they highlight some of the best cakes around!
First was Tammi Luckey who won 1st Place Professioinal – Tiered Novelty or Special Occasion in 2012 for this beautiful tiered Beatles tribute:
Tammi Luckey 1st Place Professioinal – Tiered Novelty or Special Occasion in 2012
The second is the Rattles one further down the page, which is by Kimberly Chapman and won 1st Place Adult Intermediate – Novelty/Special Occasion Tiered, plus Best of Division – Adult Intermediate in 2009:
Kimberly Chapman – 1st Place Adult Intermediate – Novelty/Special Occasion Tiered, plus Best of Division – Adult Intermediate in 2009
It goes to show why everyone should come to our cake show: we have the best cakes around, all in one place for you to see in person!
Our beloved and talented friend Chris Cantrell has some beautiful new self-portraits in this press release from Crooked Brook:
Chris Cantrell of Custom Order Cakes Designs Chef Coats with Crooked Brook
Check her out in her spiffy new blue coat!
In case any of my compatriots here were wondering if you could do those lovely gelatin floral art pieces we see at the show every year in gummy, the answer is yes. And in case you were dying to know if you could instead make a serpentine eyeball, the answer is also yes.
I Sssssee You – Gelatin Floral Art Meets Gummy and My Bizarre Brain
I’ve posted a slightly updated version of my gummy tutorial/recipe on my food blog (it used to just be on my website), including a photo-free version for easier printing.
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