With so many airbrush guns on the market we will explain what gun to use when, how to clean and fix your guns, what you can and can't shoot through one, and tricks with your airbrush to turn cakes into masterpieces. Learn the rules and how to break them.
Line work, piped embroidery, piping an inscription, and broiderie anglaise with color insert.
Supplies
Required
Side scraper (straight plastic blade spatula), small pallet knife (4 inch blade), artist pallet knife, small Parchment piping bags (no less than 10), small pair of scissors (suitable for cutting paper), sable Paint brush No. 1 or 2 (must have a point i.e. not splayed), small glass/container for water (shot glass size), seamless piping tips (i.e. not Wilton orAteco suggest PME No. 0,1,2), tip cleaning brush, two 6-inch round cake boards already covered with fondant or royal icing, two 6-inch round cake boards covered with food grade covering paper (not tin foil, available at Michaels), 4 oz. of fondant, small container of powdered sugar (2oz.), rolling pin (no less than 8 inches in length), petal matte dust in yellow, blue, small paint brush No. 0, an 8-inch square piece of plexiglass 1/8th to 1/4 inch thick, piping bag holder or damp cloth, a couple of small ziptop bags, box to carry items home in.
Side scraper (straight plastic spatula), small pallet knife (4 inch blade), small Parchment piping bags (no less than 10), small pair of scissors (suitable for cutting paper), sable paint brush No. 1 or 2 (must have a point i.e. not splayed), small glass/container for water (shot glass size), food colors, seamless piping tips (not Wilton or Ateco suggest PME two of each No. 0,1,2, tip cleaning brush, one 8-inch round cake board already covered with fondant or royal icing, piping bag holder or damp cloth, box to carry item home in.
Each student will be given an envelope with some fabric, lace, and other miscellaneous supplies. They will make a three-tiered cake using these designs. Sound like fun? Come and see what you can do!
Class will be 8-12 and 2-4.
Supplies
Required
A 6" and 9" and a 5" round styrofoam (Colette will supply with advanced notice – all need to be 4" high except for the 5", which is 2" high), 12 inch round board, (covered with foil or royal or fondant), Fondant: 3 pounds, Royal icing - Just for decorating and gluing layers together (2-3 cups), Crisco - 1/4 cup, Cornstarch 1/4 cup, Brushes - assorted sizes, large and small Rolling pins, Pattern rolling pins (if you have any), Tips - 1, 3, 4, 6, (and any other sizes you want to bring), Bags - Parchment or plastic (2), couplers -2, Gumpaste -1/2 lb, Lemon Extract – 2 ounces, Small dish for painting, assorted paste colors and toothpicks, Luster dust - (bring a variety of colors if you have them or they will be available for purchase from Colette), Pizza cutter, Gumpaste cutters (bring a variety), Basic ball tool (optional), gumpaste shaping tools, cel pad or similar pad (optional).
Provided
none
Available
Foamcore, brushes and cutters, styrofoam (sizes needed for classes), PME tools, some cutters, luster dust
Marzipan, with its translucency lends itself perfectly to making realistic faces. Learn how to make expressive faces with different features and expressions.
Learn how to make these very easy and cute monsters! You will start with round "bon-bon" candies and make them into funny monsters perfect for Halloween.
Supplies
Required
1 lb. gumpaste, 5 "bon-bon" chocolate candies (suggest Lindt Lindor truffles), paste colors: red, blue, black, pink, brown, green, modeling tools, rolling pin, small scissors, styrofoam (6x6x1), toothpicks, gum glue, brushes; #1 and 6, box to take project home. To make gum glue: dilute tylose powder in water until you get a heavy liquid consistency.
Learn how to make a flower arrangement and corsage for use on the top and side of a cake using flowers and foliage from previous classes. (Students may bring previously made flowers and/or flowers made at Cake Camp.)
Supplies
Required
Light green floral tape, tweezers, scissors to cut wire, tape shredder (if you have one), and any flowers made from previous classes.
As you know the title Commercial Australian is an oxymoron. Australian stringwork, embroidery and curtain work is fine; and special type decorating techniques but very time consuming. Kathy has realized through her bakery that most customers really love the technique without her having to use 00 and 0 tips. She has developed some tools to speed up the process. This is a great class for those wanting to make these special, looking cakes or wanting to learn about this type decorating. Curtain, stringwork and embroidery will be covered in this session.
Supplies
Required
Supplies needed by student - An 8 round dummy secured on a board and covered with fondant. PME tips 1.5 and 2 (These can be purchased in the class.) tips 2, 4, 13, decorating bags, paintbrush, small (very clean) container with lid for your royal icing and spatula, box for your project.
Provided
Teacher will provide icing, tools to use in class, royal icing, and certificates.
Students will create adorable hand-molded marzipan-style figures (we'll use rolled buttercream in class). These cute figures can be used as a decoration on a cake or alone as a display/dessert.
Supplies
Required
1 grease-proof covered 1/4 sheet board, piping gel (1/2 cup), small decorating bag (for piping gel), #2 tip, small spatula, assorted paste colors, corsage pin, #000 art brush, small scissors, set of 5 modeling tools (available from instructor for $5.00), dry paper towels, damp Handi-Wipes, small trash bag, and 8-inch or larger box for finished pieces.
Students learn how to make a wafer (rice) paper transfer for use as a cake top or as a guide for other techniques (figure piping, etc.), also wafer paper sugar painting, wafer paper butterflies, easy flower making, and realistic fall leaves.
Supplies
Required
#5 round brush, nontoxic markers or pre-colored food color pens in black, red, brown, and orange, scissors or X-acto knife (if using an X-acto knife, bring a cardboard to cut on to protect tables), large angled spatula, clear piping gel (3/4 cup), wax paper, 4 paper clips, liquid or paste flesh-tone food color, palette tray (optional), dry paper towels, damp Handi-Wipes, small trash bag, and a small box (8-inch or larger) for finished pieces.
The class covers the many facets of cocoa painting, chocolate painting, and cocoa butter painting in colors.
Supplies
Required
1 oz. cocoa butter*, X-acto knife or single-edged razor blade, brush & palette tray set* (contains 5, 3, 1, and various 0 brushes and palette tray), white powdered food color*, paring knife, dry paper towels, damp Handi-Wipes, small trash bag, and a "6" or larger box for finished design. * Available for purchase at class.
Provided
Gumpaste plaques
Available
Cocoa butter - $2, palette tray and brush set - $12, powdered color - $1.50
In this class, you will learn how simple it is to paint on fondant cakes. You will learn how to make flowers look like they are in the foreground, with just some simple shading. You will learn how to pipe simple lines and some dots to make beautiful flowers.
Learn from the artist who wrote the book on airbrusing - he will show you basic and advanced airbrush techniques, background possibilities with the airbrush, how to make and use stencils, fundamentals of airbrush portraits, and general care and use of the airbrush.
Create beautiful brush work and fine embroidery piping out of royal icing.
Supplies
Required
#2 and #0 round tips (one each), 4 small paper cones, two 8 round cardboard circles, #1 sable paint brush, 1 oz egg whites, 1 sheet of parchment or see-through paper, #2 pencil
Create beautiful and practical flowers out of royal icing. Floral study will include: cherry, peach, apple and orange blossoms, violets and pansies.
Supplies
Required
One recipe of royal icing divided into 4 colors: peach, yellow, pink and dark violet, 6 disposable pastry bags, extra couplers, three #101 or 102 petal-shape tips, icing nail, rounded toothpicks, 1 ½ pieces of parchment paper, 0 sable paint brush, small paper cones and violet gel food color. Click Here for Toba's Recipes