Category Archives: Classes

Day of Sharing Cake Teasers

Posted on July 9, 2011 by Kimberly Chapman

Chris Cantrell, a friend from Capital Confectioners and I were very busy ladies today, working on the showcake for Day of Sharing on Sunday. We worked so hard for so many hours, we began to imagine that we heard voices. … Continue reading →

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Gummy Beads

Posted on June 30, 2011 by Kimberly Chapman

Ran another experiment tonight. Basic tutorial is free here. Advanced techniques like this will be demonstrated/taught at the following upcoming events: Capital Confectioners’ Day of Sharing Advanced Gummy Class

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Bake A Wish Fondant Figure Class

Posted on June 28, 2011 by Kimberly Chapman

The creation of my Fondant Figure Modelling 101 tutorial was largely prompted by volunteering to teach a class for Bake a Wish Austin. The students in that class varied in their experience with fondant but I don’t think any had … Continue reading →

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Have A Nice Day

Posted on June 24, 2011 by Kimberly Chapman

Awww. Isn’t he cute? You know you want one, if only to nom his head while you cackle madly. Super-easy, fast, and cheap to make. So fast that it took me longer to put together a post featuring this photo … Continue reading →

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Gummy Lego Minifig

Posted on June 23, 2011 by Kimberly Chapman

So. Now who wants to sign up for my gummy class, or to see my gummy demo at Capital Confectioners’ Day of Sharing? MUAHAHAHAHAHA. This little fella is going in my daughter’s lunch tomorrow. Betcha she’ll be the only kid … Continue reading →

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New Tutorial: Figure Modelling 101

Posted on June 19, 2011 by Kimberly Chapman

Yesterday I taught a fondant class for Bake A Wish Austin volunteers on how to make a basic fondant figure. I decided to turn it into an extended tutorial on this site, putting it on its own page instead of … Continue reading →

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Advanced Gummy Experiments – Orange

Posted on June 15, 2011 by Kimberly Chapman

I experimented in my kitchen today. I made this: That, my friends, is not a real orange, which you can probably tell anyway since it’s a rough second attempt. The first attempt had other things go wrong, but this one … Continue reading →

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Ace Cake Classes

Posted on June 1, 2011 by Kimberly Chapman

A few weeks ago I taught four days of cake decorating seminars at Ace Academy, my daughter’s school, although the seminars were for the older kids aged about 7-10. I was hoping to post some photos here of the kids … Continue reading →

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New Class: Bake a Wish, Fondant Figures and Accents

Posted on May 28, 2011 by Kimberly Chapman

I will be volunteering time to teach a class for Bake a Wish members on June 18 from 2-5 pm. I’ll be showing students how to make basic fondant figures as well as easy fondant accents. Another volunteer will be … Continue reading →

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Um…huh?

Posted on May 10, 2011 by Kimberly Chapman

So there I was making the fondant narwhal horn and I thought, “Hrm, this looks a bit pudgy for a narwhal horn. Maybe I should redo it.” Then I realized that it is destined to be shoved into the head … Continue reading →