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Bronwen Weber Class

August 6, 2010 by Sharon Zambito 1 Comment

SugarEd Productions Presents

Famed sugar artist Bronwen Weber

Monday and Tuesday, September 13 – 14, 2010

Kenner , Louisiana (near New Orleans)

Two Stack Jack O’ Lantern Cake

$415 All supplies included

Bring your own lunch

Spaces are limited so reserve your spot now. Payments are due in full and non-refundable.

Please email me at szcakes@aol.com to register.

Hope to see you there!

Sharon

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PS. I know I promised you guys photos of my 25th anniversary cake and party. But I just got word that Cake Central Magazine is going to use photos of the cake in the next issue, so I cannot post those until after that issue is released. I am going to wait until that time, so I can make one big post and show you all the juicy details at one time. Thanks for asking about it!

Classes and demo this weekend May 1-2

April 26, 2010 by Sharon Zambito Leave a Comment

Hi all!

I have filled in for a last minute teacher cancellation at the Great American cake Show in MD May 1-2.

Sunday morning I will do a 3 hour class, making a small baby shower cake with baby booties, ribbon, bow and dots.

And at the evening of sharing Saturday night I will be doing a demo on my BC icing technique. And I will have a vendor booth.

Ya’ll come if you can!

CLASS INFO HERE

Designer Purse Class

April 22, 2010 by Sharon Zambito 6 Comments

Designer Purse Class

Taught by Sharon Zambito of SugarEd Productions

June 26-27, 2010

1714 South Miami Blvd. Durham, NC.

During this two day class we will create the beautiful purse holding a champagne bottle that you see in the photo attached. We will cover carving, stacking, ganaching, covering in fondant, decorating, and making and placing the bottle.

Class will start at 9 am each day and go 8-10 hours each day. Please be prepared for 10 hour days, in order to be able to complete this project in a quality manner. Lunch will be provided both days, but you are welcome to bring your own food, drinks and snacks as well.

Class cost is $300. We are accepting a 50% deposit at this time, which is non-refundable. The balance will be due 6 weeks before the class date. If the minimum number of students is not reached, the class will be canceled and all deposits refunded. Please do not make travel plans or reservations until we proclaim that the class minimum has been met and the class is 100% confirmed a go.

Preliminary supply lists are include below. When it gets a little bit closer to the class, a more detailed list with exact quantities of each item needed will be provided.

We hope you will be able to join us for what is sure to be a fun filled weekend of learning and laughter!

Preliminary supply list for students:

cake
boards
dowels
knives
spatulas
hot plate
extension cord
pot
ganache
fondant
cutters for logo
green choc
choc colors
paper towels
gumpaste flowers (optional)
mold clips
ribbon strip cutter
stitching wheel
rolling pins
cornstarch
shortening
exacto knife
foam
piping gel

To be provided by Sharon:

bottle molds
bottle labels
purse handles
templates (logo and carving)

If you have any questions, please contact me at szcakes@aol.com.

Hope to see you there!

Sharon

Cricut Cake Class and Winners!

March 19, 2010 by Sharon Zambito 7 Comments

Hello Sugar Friends!

SugarEd Productions and Sweet Ideas the Cake Shoppe will be hosting a 2 day Cricut for Cakes class.

Taught by the incomparable Sweet Southern Ladies, Martha and Becky.

Come learn all about the new rage in cake decorating: how to use the Cricut scrap booking machine to make appliques to embellish your cakes.

August 1-2, 2010

Robert, LA

Please email Wendy for all the details: wendybcakes@yahoo.com

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Winners of the DVD idea contest are:

Niccicola

Cheley

The Sugary

Thank you all for entering your ideas and email us to claim your prize at sugaredinfo@aol.com

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We are off to the DC area this weekend to vendor at the NCACS Cake Show. Please come see us if you are in the area!

The Bleeping TLC cake post will be up next week, I am still working on it. That’s a lot of photos to resize and upload!

Everyone have a wonderful, sweet and delicious weekend and I will check in with you all next week!

Sharon

http://www.sugaredproductions.com/

Classes by Rebecca Sutterby

February 16, 2010 by Sharon Zambito 3 Comments

Rebecca Sutterby is a world renowned and award winning cake artist. She has been featured in countless magazines, and has won first place at the Oklahoma Sugar Arts Show National Wedding Cake Competition. She will be offering beginner and advanced classes in her home state of Kansas. This is truly an incredible opportunity to learn from one of the best cake artists in the nation.

Please visit her website to see her incredible work at Sugar Creations.

If you have the opportunity to take one of her classes, do not miss it!

Swamp Thing Class Photos

August 30, 2009 by Sharon Zambito 13 Comments

Hi all!

This post would have been up a few days ago, but after about 2 hours of work, and near the very end of the entry, my hand had some kind of demonic spasm and wiped the whole thing out. After staring at the screen in disbelief, banging all kinds of keys to no avail, then dropping a few choice words, I had to just walk away from it for a couple of days to get over my pissed off-ed-ness. I am over it now. Mostly. Maybe.

This past weekend Dena Bryngelson and I taught our Swamp Thing class here in New Orleans. And boy did we have fun!

I mean we had a ball.

No seriously, I am not kidding. It was that fun.

Dena is crazy talented and a natural born teacher. Here she is carving her gator cake. I call her Edward Scissorhands. That knife just a goes a-flying and in what seems like a few seconds she has a 3 D masterpiece in front of her.

All of the students did amazingly good jobs on their cakes. Honestly there was not one cake in the bunch that was not excellent. We had some really talented gals in our class. And I would tell you if they sucked, trust me 🙂

What was really fun for us was to watch each swamp scene come to life over the 2 day period. Each student had the same instructions, used the same tools and colors, but each gator, stump and turtle had its own unique personality.

This is my buddy Pat. This is her third class with me. She is just a doll and quite the character too. I call her the walking Let’s Make A Dealgal. You need anything, anytime, she has it. Really…..anything. It’s amazing.

Here is Pat’s gator in the early stages. It was kinda cool having a whole room of gator cake fetuses at one time. Once they got legs and eyes they really started to come to life.

Here is Pat’s full grown gator. Isn’t he just adorable? He looks like he is laughing.

And here is her turtle. Oh my gosh he is cute! I wanna just pinch his little cheeks and take him home with me.

This is Pat’s completed scene. Isn’t it just awesome? The gator sure is eyeing up that turtle! HAHA!

This is Kim D, another home grown gal. Doesn’t she just look like a nice person? Well, she’s not.

JUST KIDDING! Kim is a sweetheart, and her cake came out great too!

This is Erin. She is a hoot. Great sense of humor. We hit it off just fine. She flashes a beautiful smile as she wields one big a$$ knife. Look out!

This is Chae, another loyal student. She has the cutest Cajun accent. Here her gator has his crumb coat and awaits his skin.

Chae’s swamp scene. Fantastic!

This is Patti. She works at LSU where my son goes to college. I told her she was responsible for keeping and eye on him and making sure he stays on the straight and narrow. That should be easy to do with a student body of about 25,000 don’t you think? I just love her smile.

This is Heather, Patti’s daughter in law. She does cakes as a hobby and is going to nursing school. YAY for nurses! You go girl!

This is Ramona. She is Patti’s sister in law and best friend. They have been buds since childhood. So I guess that makes her Heather’s aunt in law? I bet if we kept at it we could find Kevin Bacon in the mix somewhere too with these three gals.

This is sweet Scarlett. She is very quiet. Just stayed in her little back corner and worked as quiet as a mouse. We had her out of her shell by the end though! She came all the way from Tennessee!

Scarlett’s beautiful cake.

This is Kristy, another Cajun gal. This was the first time she had ever done any cake carving or airbrushing.

And she did an amazing job! Bravo Kristy!

This is Sharon. She has been a student of mine in Austin. She is very talented at all kinds of art, not just caking. She is very much a perfectionist. She was worried her gator would not come out looking good.

And she worried for nothing! Look at that masterpiece!

This is Natasha. She was very serious when she was working, but always up for a good laugh. She has a beautiful little girl too.

Perfect swamp scene. I love how the gator splashed mud onto himself while he was romping around.

This is Becky. My dear friend helped me out at my ICES booth his year. She is a very talented caker and just the sweetest gal you will ever meet.

Kim, another local bud. She helped me out at ICES too. What great friends I have. Kim works at Shell Oil, same place my sister Barbara does. Small world. I wonder if Kevin Bacon works there too?

This is April working on her little turtle. Mom to a sweet little girl also.

April’s kick butt Swamp Thing.

This is Carolyn. We were in culinary school together for 3 weeks. (I dropped out cuz my dad got sick and I never went back). But we stayed friends. She graduated with a 4.0 at the top of her class. Carolyn has been doing cakes for a very long time and is extremely talented. Super sweet too.

Here I am carving out the stump cake.

One student stump.

And here is another. See what I mean about how they all look different, but all look great?

Here is foliage drying that was airbrushed.

And the turtle that Dena and I made drying for a bit.

Here is a little video of some of the class action. This video proves that I certainly need to keep my day job.

Video link is HERE.

2 days and 23 hours of class time later, each student left with a truly wonderful swamp scene. We worked really hard , but we had a lot of fun and laughs along the way.

Here are Dena and I with our completed cake.

What?

What do you mean that last picture looks funny?

I have no idea what you are talking about.

Ok,Ok, I confess I doctored the photo.

Here is the real photo. OMG the hair! Please let me explain the hair. I must explain the hair.

Saturday night after class Dena and I slept at my mother in law’s house because she lives very close to the classroom. (My house is an hour away.) After class a large group of us went out for a nice leisurely dinner. By the time we got back to the house it was after 10 PM and we were really pooped.

Dena had overslept just a tad on Saturday morning and asked me to check on her Sunday morning to make sure her alarm went off this time. Sure, no problem. I set my alarm and take a wonderful hot shower and plop into bed, exhausted. My mother in law’s bed is the most comfortable bed I have ever slept in in my life. Period. I think it has magical sleep fairy dust in it or something. I slept long and hard; best night sleep I have had in months, no kidding.

So my alarm goes off, and I get up to check on Dena. She is in the shower already. Check.

That is the last thing I remember, up until the point that Dena comes into my room . “Sharon , Sharon? Didn’t you want to leave at 8:30?” I hear her saying thru my slumber.

I sit bolt up in the bed. “What? What? What time is it?”

“8:45”

“What? really? OMG how did that happen? I must have fallen back asleep! Shit! Class starts at 9 am! The students are probably already there! Crap!”

So I jump up still half asleep and started grabbing clothes and toothbrush and God knows what else out of my bag, and run around in circles in the room getting nothing accomplished. I cannot think. I am panicked. I cannot believe I did this. I am never late for my classes. Ever. I am very punctual and responsible. OMG. OMG.

It was the bed’s fault! That damned evil magical power sleep fairy dust bed! It must have cast a spell on me and sucked me back into its vortex via a transcendent gravitational force field. Dang mother in law and her perfect bed.

Dena, being the voice of reason, as well as being perfectly made up, cute and perky (I coulda decked her), suggested that she go ahead on to the classroom and get the students started while waiting for me to come. (We did have 2 cars, thank goodness.) So she went on ahead and I went into overdrive. In less than 15 minutes I was dressed, hair pulled up, slapped some make up on, brushed my teeth and threw on my wrinkled clothes and was out the door, blowing MIL a kiss goodbye as the wind I created rushing past her nearly knocked her 4 foot 6 inch body down onto the sofa. Driving well over the speed limit and taking turns on 2 wheels (not really), I made it to class just 18 minutes past 9. I got a round of applause when I walked in. Funny ladies.

And that is why I look like I do in that picture. As you can see, it was by no fault of my own. It was that evil magical bed. Yep.

It’s a Swamp Thing 2009 was a huge success! It was my honor and pleasure to teach with Dena, and we are making plans to do it again. Thank you to all the wonderful ladies who took our class. You all were great fun and did a great job on your cakes to boot.

Thanks for reading!

Happy Caking,

Sharon

http://www.sugaredproductions.com/

Missouri ICES Weekend of Sharing

August 24, 2009 by Sharon Zambito Leave a Comment

Hi guys! I wanted to let you know that I will be doing 2 demos and have a vendor table at this upcoming event. I have attended this WOS before and it really is an excellent event! See details below!

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We have some really great events coming up! Deadlines are fast approaching (2 weeks!), so be sure to get your Weekend of Sharing registration, hotel reservation, and classes at the very best prices! You will also find the information and forms by visiting www.MoICES.org, and clicking on ‘Events’ tab.

If the links below do not work for you, copy/paste the web link in parentheses into your browser address window.

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Friday & Saturday, September 18 & 19, 2009
Jennifer Dontz – All new flowers GP class
Agapanthus, Lily of the Valley, Hibiscus, Eucalyptus and other foliage
Deposit required
Read more [http://www.moices.org/images/stories/2009_FALL_WOS/jennifer_dontz_sugar_art_class.pdf ]

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Sunday & Monday, September 20 & 21, 2009
Missouri ICES Fall Weekend of Sharing
Embassy Suites Kansas City – International Airport
7640 NW Tiffany Springs Parkway
Kansas City , Missouri 64153

Event Schedule: Read More [ http://www.moices.org/images/stories/2009_FALL_WOS/demonstrators_schedule.pdf ]

The Weekend of Sharing registration price includes up to ten demonstrations, dinner on Sunday and lunch on Monday. Special group rate for lodging at Embassy Suites includes a hot, cooked-to-order breakfast buffet and free shuttles to/from the airport. The group rate is based on 4 person occupancy per room, which has 2 double beds and a sleeper sofa.

ICES Group Reservation Link: Embassy Suites [ http://embassysuites.hilton.com/en/es/groups/personalized/MKCPDES-CAK-20090918/index.jhtml ]
IMPORTANT: Reservations must be placed by August 30th to get the group rate. Only 13 days from now!

Registration Form: Click here [ http://www.moices.org/images/stories/2009_FALL_WOS/2009_wos_registration_form.pdf ]
REMINDER: Deadline for early bird registration is September 1st. Only 15 days from now!

Demonstration Descriptions: Read More
[ http://moices.org/index.php?option=com_wrapper&view=wrapper&Itemid=92 ]

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Tuesday, September 22, 2009
Bronwen Weber Class coming to Kansas City
Standing 3D Cowboy Novelty Cake Class
Deposit required
Registration deadline September 4th, 2009
Read more [ http://www.moices.org/images/stories/2009_FALL_WOS/BWeber_Class_Registration_Web.pdf ]

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Hope to see you there!

Sharon

http://www.sugaredproductions.com/

Wedding Cake Design Pro Winner

August 21, 2009 by Sharon Zambito 4 Comments

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

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

Swamp Class Cake

July 21, 2009 by Sharon Zambito 14 Comments

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

www.sugaredproductions.com

It’s a Swamp Thing!!!

May 26, 2009 by Sharon Zambito 5 Comments

Sharon Zambito and Dena Bryngelson will be teaching a 2 day class August 22-23, 2009 in Kenner, LA (suburb outside New Orleans).

IT’S A SWAMP THING!

We will be doing a large 3D swamp scene including a 3D gator, tree stump with turtle, and other little thingies. (Photo of full class project coming in a few weeks.)

Only 15 spots available.

$250 for 2 days, at least 10 hours per day, or until we finish.

You will need to bring basic supplies i.e. cake, board, fondant, tools.

Detailed supply lists to come later.

Lunches will probably be provided.

Dena is an exceptional 3D cake artist and a wickedly good teacher. See her work at http://www.denascakes.com/

Here is the exceptionally talented Dena with one of her gator cakes. Our class cake will also include a 3D tree stump, a little turtle, and some other surprises as time permits.