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Watch Teambito On Ultimate Cake Off Monday!

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Tomorrow night! 8 PM central time…. TLC
 
 
 
Watch us crazy a$$ girls get our cake on!
 
If they edit it right, it should be a very entertaining episode. I sure wish/hope they show more of the whole team. This competition is not about one person (the leader), it is truly a team effort. Our cake was a team effort from the design phase thru the execution. It was our cake, not my cake. My gals are the three best ladies anyone could have on their team. I am so very grateful to them for all the hard work, and moral support (yes I was very needy) throughout the whole process. No matter what the outcome, or how they edit it to make us look, I am so very proud and honored to have stood beside these 3 amazing women:
 
 
WENDY BAIAMONTE
ADELE LIND NICHOLS
BECKY WILLARD
 
and
REBECCA SUTTERBY
 
because she was a “silent” team member thru the whole thing as well. She gave design and structure advice when we asked, and was incredibly encouraging in every way. She was even on phone stand by for 911 crisis calls we had while in LA! And she saved our butts on a couple of things too!
 
I love all four of you to pieces!
 
 

 
If I come across as a crazy, mean lunatic, nut ball, I blame the editing. If I come across as delightful, witty, brilliant and skilled, then it was all real. Depending upon which way it goes, I might be entering the federal witness protection program Tuesday.
 
So everybody tune in tomorrow night, have fun, and don’t take it too seriously!
 
Lova ya!~
Sharon
 
 

Sheet Cake DVDs on Sale Now!

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The new DVDs are ready!
 
 

 

Sheet Cake Secrets takes you through three cakes from start to finish.

 

Learn run sugar, two tone icing, fondant and buttercream borders.
 
 
 
 
 
 
Airbrushed frame, chocolate transfer, fondant grass and accents.
 
 
 
 
 
Airbrushed hills and clouds, royal icing plaques, frozen buttercream transfer, and more buttercream borders.
 
Each cake has its own lagniappe section. Almost five hours of instruction on two discs!
 
 
 
 
AND EVEN MORE……..
 
 
 
The Sheet Cake Bonus DVD teaches you even more techniques!
 
 
 
 
 
 
Drop shell border, airbrush highlights, royal icing message.
 
 
 
 
 
 

Bottom buttercream borders.

 
 
 
New Tools too:
 
fence cutter
rope twist cutter
daisy cutters
 
 
Come see at SugarEd Productions!
 
 
 
 

Fleur de Lis Candy Baskets

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HELLO DEAR SUGAR FRIENDS!
I have missed you all so much, and I am sorry I have been MIA on the blog. Preparing for the Ultimate Cake Off show, during the Christmas holidays, trying to get both the new DVD and website launched, and the chores of daily life took over for a while. It has been a crazy few months for sure. But things are settling down now, and I will be back to posting regularly.
The new Sheet Cake Secrets and Bonus Lagniappe DVDs are ready to ship. Sadly, the new website launched Wednesday for all of 30 minutes before we had to pull it due to a technical problem. I am frustrated and regretful about the delay; but I assure you that the web techies are working on it as we speak. My gut tells me it is going to be a few more days before it is fixed. Please hang tight because I promise the new DVDs will be worth the wait!
AND we are shooting our next DVD this coming Monday! You ask for ’em, we make ’em!
In fact, we are looking for suggestions for topics for our next 2 DVDs. So if you post a suggestion in the comment section here, you will be entered into a drawing for a free gift! I will give away one of the new tools featured in the sheet cake DVDs! Yay! I love give-aways!
So post your ideas and good luck!
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In honor of the Saints big Superbowl win (WHO DAT!), and it just ending Mardi Gras season here, I want to share with you these fabulous fleur de lis candies that my talented and awesome sister Barbara made. She made these beautiful baskets as Christmas gifts this year. But fleur de lis are always in style, and always in season!
My beautiful sister with her baskets.
These are made with the Spinning Leaf Oreo cookie molds. They have all kinds of molds for different shaped cookies, in many fun designs. The molds are very easy to use as well, and they work great.

 

These were made with molded white chocolate. The molds can be found here. The gold color was achieved by using the PME gold luster spray in the can.

 

 

Each cookie was put into an individual bag and tied with a ribbon.
Beautiful.
Just a gorgeous gift basket.
Get yourself some of those molds and give it a try.
It really is a lot of fun!
I hope to be back this next week with the announcement that our new DVDs are ready to order. Stay tuned!
Sharon

 

 

Back from Ultimate Cake Off!

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Well, we made it back in one piece! What a wild ride that was! My awesome team and I just got back from filming our episode of TLC’s Ultimate Cake Off show.

 

I have to admit that the whole experience was more involved and harder than I expected. From planning and preparing, to the actual contest itself, it was all consuming for a while. But we made it through, and it was an experience I will never forget. I am not allowed to say anything about our episode until it airs on March 8 at 10 PM eastern. I promise you it will be a great show, so be sure to tune it.

 

Here are a few behind the scenes pics from our trip that I can share with you now:

 

 

Thawing the cakes in our hotel room the night before the show.

 

 

It rained the whole time we were in LA and was rather chilly. Very unusual weather for that area. It was very humid in our hotel room the whole time we were there. You can see how much condensation we had on the inside of our room window. Later on I can share with you how this had an impact on our contest day.

 

 

Me, my wonderful Wendy, and Becky discussing last minute strategy right before we started.

 

 

My incredible team! Wendy, Adele and Becky. There is no possible way I could have pulled this off without them. This was truly a team effort. I hope that this season they feature the assistants more and give them proper credit for all they do.
 
 
 
 
 
We were SO happy to be done! It was a wild ride for sure. And look at how dirty we are! Yes, our pants too. There was some serious floor to leg contact going on for sure! You gotta do what you gotta do!
 
 
 
 
 
I was so tired at the end of the day, the girls had to wheel me up to the hotel room on a baggage cart.
 
 
 
 
 
On the way back to the airport. Very tired gals.
 
 
 
 
Be sure to tune in on March 8th at 10PM eastern on TLC. It will be a very entertaining episode for sure!
 
 
 
After it airs I can post more pictures and fill you in on all the juicy details!
 
 
 
Now that I am back to my real life, I am working full force on getting the sheet cake DVD ready for sale within the next few weeks. We hope to launch the new website at the same time too.
 
 
Thank you all for your patience, support and encouragement during my many adventures. You guys are the best! Now I am off to take down my Christmas tree…. yes, it really is still up. 🙂
 
 
Sharon
 
 
 
 

 

Wish Us Luck!

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Hello Sugar Friends!
 

I am so very sorry I have been MIA as of late. Preparing for the Ultimate Cake Off show has been all consuming; even more so than I anticipated. So much to do in a relatively short period of time. While I am excited to be going and have enjoyed the crazy ride so far, I will be happy to get back to my normal life. I promise that my blog posts will return to normal starting in February.

 

My amazing team and I will be leaving to compete very soon, and I promise to post some pictures when we get back. I am not allowed to give any details until the show airs on TV (in the spring, no exact date yet). But I will tell you what I can: We are making a cake. It is a big cake. It has a theme. Sorry, but that is all I am allowed to say at this time. 🙂

 

Wish us luck! I hope for safe travels for my gals and I, and to build our cake with no major catastrophes. Then I will leave Los Angeles a happy lady, win or lose.

 

Talk to you guys soon!

Sharon

 

 

Contest Winners!

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HAPPY NEW YEAR EVERYONE!
 
 
I hope you had a blessed and wonderful holiday season with your family and friends. Our was low-keyed but very nice.
 
I am still just buried under work: working on the new website, final editing of the new DVD, and practicing my skills and testing recipes for the Ultimate Cake Off coming soon. I barely have time to shower and brush my teeth these days!

I will come up for air at the end of January, and promise my blog posts will get back to normal then. Thank you for being patient and waiting for my life to return to its normal chaotic self! LOL

We had a great response to our name the DVD contest, and by random drawing, here are the winners:

Nancy said…
Sassy Sheets
 
 

                                                                Kelly said…

                                    It’s All In The Details for Borders, Transfers and Flowers.

                                                               

                                                                Nicole said…

                           How about “Superior Sheet Cakes: Special touches for basic cakes”

 
 
          Janel Waters said…
 
             “Fantastic Finishes”Techniques for Borders, Transfers and Flowers.
 
 
 
 
 
Congratulations to you all! Please email sugaredinfo@aol.com to claim your prize!
 
 
So back to work for me; I will check in again with you guys soon. Wish me luck!
 
Sharon
www.sugaredproductions.com
 
 
 

Name the DVD Contest!

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WE NEED A NAME!
 
We are in the final editing phase of our next DVD and we really need a name for it! So let’s have a contest!
 
 

 
 
Hint about what the theme of the DVD is:
 
You can sleep on it, write on it, or decorate it.
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Some of the topics it will teach include:
 
Run Sugar
Buttercream Transfers
Royal Icing Transfers
Chocolate Transfers
 
 
 
 

 
 
Buttercream borders
Fondant borders
Two tone icing
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Basic airbrushing techniques
Fondant flowers
And more!
 
 
 
So put those thinking caps on and come up with a great name for our new DVD and post it in the comment section below.
 
If we choose your entry, you will win a free copy of the DVD when it is released in early 2010.
 
In addition, we will include all entries into a randwom drawing for more winners.
 
 
 
Have fun!
 
 
READY
SET
GO!!!
 
 
 

Winner and News!

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Hello Sugar friends!
 

Thank you all for the wonderful testimonials. They are going to be a great addition to our new SugarEd Website.

Along with working on the new site, and editing the new DVD (for early 2010 release), we are also cooking up some new exciting projects to offer you in 2010 and 2011. We have a lot of things simmering on the burners, so stay tuned for more info to come!

 

                                          The winner of the testimonial drawing is:

                Morsels By Mark said…
                   I have all of the SugarEd Dvd’s. Sharon is an informative teacher and very                                          fun to watch. I look forward to purchasing each an every dvd she puts out! Her customer service is bar none and she is one of the fastest shippers! Other cake instructors should follow her lead!

 

 

Congratulations! Please email me to claim your prize!

 

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I also have exciting news to share with you guys! I have been invited to return to TLC’s Ultimate Cake Off for season two! I cannot disclose any of the details yet, or the Cake Off Police will come arrest me and throw away the key. And that would not be good. So for now I must be quiet.

I will be spending a large portion of the upcoming weeks in work mode, so please bear with me if my blog posts are a little bit more infrequent than usual. I am very excited, and more than a little bit nervous! I do know, no matter what happens, it will be a great experience and a lot of fun to spend time with my teammates, who I will introduce you to later on.

OK kids, be back tomorrow with a tutorial!

Happy caking,
Sharon
www.sugaredproductions.com

 

 

Free Shipping at Flour Confections

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Happy Thanksgiving everyone!
 

I hope you all had a great turkey day! Mine was very nice; wonderful day with family and friends. I am stuffed and pooped!

I wanted to let you guys know about a great Canadian cake decorating supply shop, Flour Confections. Great selection of items, fast shipping and top notch customer service

They are running a free shipping special to all of North America on Monday. What a great deal!

Check out the details here.

 

I am going to spend the weekend sleeping off the rest of the L-tryptophan I consumed yesterday, and will check in next week with a fun tutorial post!

 

Happy Weekend!
Sharon
www.sugaredproductions.com

 

 

Testimonial Contest!

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Greetings Sugar Buddies!
 
 

I am so very excited that SugarEd Productions is in the process of getting a whole new revamped website! It is going to be awesome!

It will be easier on the eye, more organized and user friendly.

I am in need of some customer testimonials for the site, so if you are a happy SugarEd customer, and would like to proclaim it to the world, please leave a cleverly crafted testimonial in the comment section here.

All entries will be put into a random drawing for a $20 shopping spree at SugarEd!

 
 
 
Thank you in advance for helping me out!
 
Happy Caking,
 
 
Sharon
www.sugaredproductions.com
 
 
 

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