COOKIES!

What's baking?  
Spent the better part of last night baking until I ran out of flour!  There are a few more recipes that I still want to try.  Although I always deviate somewhat from the printed recipe I am including the link to each recipe I started with. 
Lemon-Raspberry Thumbprints
Espresso Shortbread
Chocolate Dreams
Apple Butter Spritz
Almond Cloud

Cake Decorating Classes- June Bring a Friend for Free promotion!

You and a friend can learn how to decorate cakes like a pro for the price of one when you sign up during our BRING A FRIEND FOR FREE promotion. When you register this week for any of the June CAKE DECORATING CLASSES at AC Moore, 978 Bethlehem Pike, Montgomeryville, PA, your friend/family member is free. Each course is 4 weeks long and meets once a week for two hours. Tuition is just $20* (a $45 value), but when you register this week your friend/family member is free. That means, for $20, 2 of you will get 8 hours of lessons and you do not even need to sign up for the same class although it is fun to take them together! Even if you have taken a Basics class in the past, you may want to refresh your skills or learn new techniques as the courses changed last year.
Stop by the store on Saturday between 1 & 3pm to say hi- I will be demonstrating some of the techniques learned in the Decorating Basics course.
See Susan's Cake Decorating Class page for more info.

Course 1 DECORATING BASICS at 6:30-8:30pm starting Tuesday, June 7
(class meets 6/7, Thursday 6/16, 6/21 & 6/28)

Course 3 GUM PASTE & FONDANT at 9:30-11:30am starting Tuesday, June 7
(class meets 6/7, 6/14, 6/21 & 6/28)

Cake Decorating Classes on FB

Just added my teaching schedule for upcoming classes to the 'Events' section of my Facebook business page Susan's Cake Decorating Class. Please share with anyone that might be interested and let me know if you have any questions. Thanks.

Cake Decorating Classes

Have you always wanted to learn how to ice a cake smooth, frost cupcakes or add some flowers? Classes start Tuesday, sign up at store, bring a friend! Go to Susan's Cake Decorating Class for schedule. 

Susan's Cake Decorating Class

I started a new Facebook page, Susan's Cake Decorating Class, for my teaching 'stuff' and to be able to share things like class schedules, student cakes, new products from Wilton, etc.  So please go there to find out more

November Cake Decorating Classes start next week!

Classes start next week at AC Moore, Montgomeryville, PA. Come have some fun, bring a friend and get ready to bake for the holidays.

Halloween Cupcakes

Student Cakes from Gum Paste & Fondant

A couple of cakes that my students made at the end of the Gum Paste

October Cake Decorating Classes start Tuesday Oct. 12

I am teaching Decorating Basics and Flowers & Cake Design starting

Cake Decorating Class - Gum Paste & Fondamt

I'll be teaching Gum Paste and Fondant Cake Decorating Class starting this Wednesday - not too late to sign up!

September Cake Decorating Classes

I will be teaching a Gum Paste and Fondant class in September at AC Moore in Montgomeryville.  This month the cost is 40% off the $45.  So it's only $27 for 8 hours of class plus supplies (lesson book, kit, cake stuff!)  Classes begin the first week of September so stop by the store to register or call (215) 699-7224 for the schedule or let me know if you have any questions.

Decorating Basics, lesson 4

Tonight was the last night of class and my students did a great job.  Here are some of their cupcake and cake creations

Decorating Basics Class, lesson 2

It was a fun class tonight!  I taught a couple of more things with a star tip and dimensional decorating.  Students brought in their cakes
and then iced

August Cake Decorating Classes only $27

I will be teaching Cake Decorating Basics and Flowers & Cake Design classes in August at AC Moore in Montgomeryville.  Wilton has recently refreshed their courses and there is something for everyone from beginner to advanced.  Courses meet for 2-hour sessions and run 4 weeks. AC Moore-Montgomeryville offers morning, afternoon and evening classes.  This month the cost is 40% off the $45.  So it's only $27 for 8 hours of class plus supplies (book, kit, cake stuff!)
Classes begin the first week of August so stop by the store to register or call (215) 699-7224 for the schedule or let me know if you have any questions.

Student's Decorating from July Class

Some of the cakes, cookies and cupcakes that students created in July Decorating Basics and Flowers & Cake Design classes!

40% off Cake Decorating Class at AC Moore stores for July classes

I will be teaching Cake Decorating Basics and Flowers & Cake Design classes in July at AC Moore in Montgomeryville.  Stop by the store to register or call (215) 699-7224 for the schedule or let me know if you have any questions.

Last class of June Cake Decorating Basics Course

Students have come a long way in just four short weeks!  Today was the final lesson for two Decorating Basics courses and here are the cakes they made during class incorporating things they learned in class. I think everyone had as much fun as I did, especially the kids!  Be sure to click through to see everyone's cakes!

Even More from Cake Decorating Basics Class

In lesson 3 I taught shells. drop flowers, pompom flowers shaggy mums and filling and icing cupcakes.  Here's what my students made today:

More from Cake Decorating Basics Class

Here are photos of my students cakes from Cake Decorating Basics, Lesson 2.  During class the students leveled, filled and iced their cakes in addition to learning to color the icing and different ways to pipe buttercream.  The students practiced transferring images onto cake.  One class has three kids - can you tell which are their cakes?  All the cakes look great and everyone is doing a great job!

Cake Decorating Basics Class

Classes are so much fun to teach.  I have two classes of Decorating Basics and all of my students are great!  Here are photos of my students cookies and my demo cakes from Cake Decorating Basics, Lesson 1.  During class I demonstrated how to make buttercream icing, how to level, torte, fill and ice a cake.  I showed how to do a piping gel transfer and how to use the star tip to pipe stars.  The students practiced making stars on their cookies.  Don't they look wonderful?