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Wedding Cake Design Pro Winner

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And the winner is……………
 

Bridgett B said…
Love to have a little of your used lagniappe. Please consider me for the Cake Design CD. Maybe this would help me organize all the designs in my head. lol

 
 
Congratulations Bridgett. Please email me to claim your prize
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Now I am off to pack up my stuff for our Swamp Thing Class this weekend. Next week I will post some pics of that and continue on my de-clutter mission. Who knows, I might discover some more good stuff to give away!
 
 
Have a great weekend!
Sharon
www.sugaredproductions.com
 
 
 

A Crumby Day

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CLUTTER UPDATE:
 

I just shook enough crumbs out of my computer keyboard to feed all the birds in Central Park for a week.

Maybe I should stop eating at my computer.

 

 
NAAAAAAAAAAAAAAH
 
 
 
 

Family Photos

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Hi guys!

This has nothing to do with cake, but I just wanted to share with you these proofs from our recent family photo session because I am just so thrilled with them. A client of mine introduced me to this amazing photographer’s work, and I fell in love with her style. We were well overdue for photos, so we shot these at a local state park last week. I don’t know how I will choose which ones to get! Maybe you can help me?

 
 
 
 

I swear I am just so lucky. I must have done something right in a previous life to be blessed with such a wonderful family. Gosh how I do love those 3 guys.

And check out Katharine’s site here. She is incredible. (She also shot the Topsy Turvy DVD cover.)

 

Thanks for looking,
Sharon

 

 

 

I’m going in…..

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…. and if I don’t come out in a few days, send in reinforcements….

It has come to that point. That point where you can’t deny it any longer. That point where you can’t pretend it’s not there. That point at which you can no longer function. That point at which you have to act now, or there may never be any going back.
 

What am I talking about?

CLUTTER!
 
I shudder at the mere thought of tackling what was once my house. What was once a cute 2 story dwelling with room and space. A symbol of organization and order . A place of peace and tranquility.
 
 
What the heck happened? It is now a place of chaos and mess and clutter. My cake room/office is barely functional. My foyer and dining room have become storage areas for shipping supplies and inventory. My extra room upstairs is…… is…. well………. it’s scary.
 
And it has come to that time. You know that time; the time you dread more than going for a root canal. It can’t be put off any longer. You have to face it. You have to go in.
 
I am going in. Please come looking for me if I don’t come back.
 
 
 
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In my first round of purging my office, I found an old CD copy of Wedding Cake Design Pro. It is a few years old. I do not have the original case or any papers to go with it. I found that I do not have the patience to design cakes on the computer. I just see them in my head or sketch them on paper. Therefore, I am giving this lonely little copy away to a free home. If you would like to have it, drop a comment. I will draw a name from all interested on Friday. If I am still alive. If the clutter has not won.
 
 
 
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On another note, I have not forgotten about the ICES pics and stories. My sisters took all of the pictures, so they have to send the photos to me, and then I have to edit and organize them. Unfortunately, they have real jobs, and I do not have first priority. Can you imagine!! HUMPH!
 
So as soon as I get all of that together, I will put up an entry on our trip to ICES
 
Happy Cleaning…er… caking!
Sharon
 
 
 
 

ICES Eye Candy

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Hi Dudes and Dudettes!

While I am working on my blog post about our trip, feast your eyes on some of these incredible creations. These are all cakes made by attendees, in the cake display room. They come from all over the world, and the work there is just astounding! This is just a tiny sampling of what was there. Enjoy!

 

My absolute favorite! Not only cuz I adore junk food, but because this cake was perfectly executed. The little guy looked like a ceramic doll.

By the same artist as hamburger cake; she was from Argentina.

Wendy loved these puffy hearts.
Love the side treatments on this one and the beautiful colors.

I am so gunna steal, er….borrow, that applique and lace motif.

This was a dinner plate full of teeny tiny pastries! They were so cute! The little donuts were about the size of my thumbnail.
Incredible detail.

 

 

Love this.

Simply stunning.
I love the upside down string work. I want to learn how to do that.
Beautiful color combo and piping.
Adore it. Period.
This cake was amazing. It looked like the real game. Notice how all the words are confection related. Brilliant!
Drop dead amazing.
I will post more soon!
Sharon

 

I’m baa–ack….

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HELLO FRIENDS!
 
 
Boy how I have missed you guys! We got back from the ICES convention on Tuesday night (2 days of driving, ack!) Since then I have been trying to come up for air. Between a cake order, visiting with my brother in from out of town, trying to unpack, catching up on internet orders, and getting my son off to school last week, I have been swamped.
 
I am gathering photos from my travel companions and will get a post up about the convention this week. We had a great time!
 
So thank you for your patience and please stay tuned!
 
Sharon
 
 
 
 

Swamp Class Cake

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IT’S A SWAMP THANG!
 
 
 
Dena and I got together this weekend to put together the cake will be teaching in our Swamp Thing class next month. We had a lot of fun together. I can tell you that lady is wicked talented! She excels at 3D cakes and airbrushing.
 
Our 2 day class will cover making the above cake and all its details. There will be lots of cake scraps flying for sure!
 
The class is full at this time, but if you have signed up already, you will be getting an email this week with all of the final details and the supply lists.
 
 
 
 

Mr. Turtles sits on his stump, safely away from the jaws of the gator.
 
 
 
 
 
We are very much looking forward to this class; it is going to be a ball!
 
 
 
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I am frantically preparing for the ICES convention next week, and probably will not be able to blog again until we come back. But then I will post pictures and video of all the goings-on! Hope to see some of you there!
 
 
Happy caking,
Sharon
 
 
 
 

Ultimate Cake Off Show Dates

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Here are the air dates for TLC’s Ultimate Cake Off. I do not know which date our episode will be yet, but I will let you know as soon as I know:
 
 
Aug. 31st
Sept. 7th
Sept. 14th
Sept. 21st
Sept. 28th
Oct. 5th
Oct. 12th
Oct. 19th
 
 
 
 
 
Here are a few more silly pics of our antics:
 
 
 
 
 
Willard and I being goofy behind our glasses at this wonderful European cafe we had dinner at one night. Please don’t count my chins. Lawdy, why do I always look like the cat just drug me in?
 
 
 
 
The ever gorgeous Deli and Rebecca. Deli is quite the foodie and a great cook to boot. She was in hog heaven at this restaurant. And I mean hog in the literal sense. I have never seen a human eat as much food as this girl can put down. Her new nickname is Hollow Leg. Of course she has a gorgeous figure to boot. If I didn’t lover her I would hate her.
 
 
 
 
 
Here is the dessert case at said restaurant. We tried three. Yummy! We wobbled back to our car after that meal.
 
 
 
 
 
Me sleeping on Willard’s shoulders on the shuttle back to the airport. Willard has thebest shoulders for sleeping! I have not had a decent sleep since I got home.
 
 
 
 
 
 
We killed some time at the airport by playing Pick Up Sticks with straws. Rebecca had never played that game as a kid. Can you believe it? So we had to school her on it. She showed us all up with her iron steady hands.
 
 
After our episode is shown, I will share with you more candid pics and a little bit of video clips of behind the scenes junk. At that time I can also talk more about the experience and answer some questions too!
 
 
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This weekend Dena is coming over so we can make the prototype cake for our Swamp Thing Class. Supply lists and photos will be emailed next week. I will also post a few teaser pics here next week if my life permits.
 
 
Then it is off to ICES! I am so excited I could just die! But I won’t. Cuz then I will never make it to ICES to see you guys!

 

Happy weekend!
Sharon
www.sugaredproductions.com

 

 

I Have a Secret…..

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HELLO SUGAR FRIENDS!

Did you miss me while I was gone? I sure did miss you!

I have a secret to share, but promise you won’t tell anybody? You promise? Pinky swear?

OK! So here it is……. ( I’m so excited!!)

 

My dear friend Rebecca Sutterby invited me to be one of her 3 assistants in the new TLC series, Ultimate Cake Off! We spent 3 days in Los Angeles, at the Discovery Studios, shooting one of eight episodes to air in the fall.

 

 


Rebecca is hands down one of the most talented sugar artists in the nation. She has won too many awards to count, including first place in a previous Food Network cake challenge, as well as the grand prize in the National Wedding Cake Competition at the Oklahoma Sugar Art Show in 2008. She has had her work published in several national magazines, including Bride’s, The Knot, and American Cake Decorating. Her skills for design and use of color are trend setting, and her work is incredibly precise and exact. She has been a huge influence and mentor on my own cake decorating path. And I am lucky enough to also call her my friend. Please visit her site to see her incredible work at Sugar Creations.

 

 

Rebecca asked three of us to assist her for this challenge. Left to right is Becky (aka Willard), me, Adele (aka Deli), and Rebecca. This shot was taken right after we arrived in LA. We all flew in and went straight to the studios to set up our kitchen.

 

 

 
The next day we arrived ready to film. Rebecca gave us all cute cake themed shirts to wear under our chef coats for good luck.
 
 
 
 
 
We can’t say anything about the show, the theme, the competitors or the outcome until after it airs. But here is a pic of us next to the finished cake.
 
 
 
 
 
After a brutal 48 hours, Willard and I were quite hungry, and got to taste one of the other competitor’s cakes. It was yummy too!
 
 
 
 
 
Our last evening there, we had a few hours to kill and took a ride to Hollywood Blvd. We walked for a couple of hours, saw lots of um, interesting sites…. and shopped for souvenirs. I was ecstatic when we stumbled across the star of my all time idol, Lucy.
 
 
It was an incredible experience all around. We worked our butts off, but had the most fabulous time together. It will be one of the most treasured memories of my life time. I was honored and privileged to be a part of Rebecca’s team. After the show is aired I will be able to fill you in on more juicy details!
 
 
 
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I am now in total ICES convention mode. I have 2 weeks to get everything together to make the trip. I will have a vendor booth for the first time this year, and I am super excited! Wendy, my two sisters Janice and Barb, and my older son will all be with me working the booth. Please stop by and say hello if can!
 
 
Wish me luck!
 
 
Happy caking!
Sharon
 
 
 
 

It Runs in the Family

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Hi everyone!
 
I sure hope you had a nice 4th of July. Ours was spent with extended family for a BBQ and swimming and it was HOT!
 
I wanted to share with you the cake my little baker, J, made for the gathering. I can see the decorator’s mind budding in him. He came to me with a large pack of fire crackers, citing the cover art on the package, and said he wanted to make his cake look like that. I think he definitely has the bug. He is starting to see everyday things in cake. Finding his inspiration for designs in every day things. My baby is growing up. Sniff sniff.
 
 
 
 
 
 
We were watching the Cake Boss TV marathon last night and he loved it. He was awed by Buddy’s cakes, and said it me: ” I am going to work to make my cakes even better, Mom.”
 
Yep. He’s a goner.
 
 
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An abscessed tooth has set me back this week, so I will get that other post about my crazy day last week posted next week. Tomorrow I am off for a quick trip to the West Coast for some fun! I will tell you more about that later on down the road.
 
Right now I am going to find my pain meds, ice pack and antibiotics and go pack. Got an early flight tomorrow. UGH.
 
 
You guys be good, make some ubertastic cakes this weekend, and I will check in with you next week!
 
Happy caking,
Sharon
www.sugaredproductions.com
 
 
 
 

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