Smile!

Sachiko (center) and her students from NYC Cake Decorators Meetup!

3D Dog Cake Workshop with Celebrity Cake Artist Bronwen Weber!

Love dogs? Ever wanted to be able to create your own standing 3D dog? Would you love, Love, LOVE, to network and learn from one of the best?  If you answered yes, you can't miss out on NYC Cake Decorators Meetup with Bronwen, Saturday May 5th and Sunday May 6th 2012.

New Yorkers, forget about booking a flight and hotel room and have a fun time at this 2 Day workshop which will take place in midtown Manhattan! Interested? You can join NYC Cake Decorators Meetup and get the scoop at the site [joining is FREE] or you can email for additional information.

Out of town and international cake decorators, you do not have the join the group if you want to attend this class.  Email me and I'll send you a payment link. Seats are limited, so do not delay! Hope to see you there.

OMG! Mike McCarey and Lauren Kitchens Meetups Coming!

NYC Cake Decorators Meetup is so excited to announce that we plan to host 4 days of unbelievable workshops taught by Mike McCarey and Lauren Kitchens this November!  All Supplies are included and the venue will be none other than Buddy Valastro's "Cake Boss" Studio in Jersey City!


Here is a taste of the workshops being offered: 

 A Morning of Chocolate Modeling with Mike McCarey

 A Morning of 3 Dimensional Cake Structure with Mike McCarey

 An Afternoon of Chocolate Modeling with Lauren Kitchens.

An Afternoon of 3 Dimensional Cake Structure with Lauren Kitchens.

                                         

Muppetizing with Lauren Kitchens

For more information and to register, please contact us at nyccakedecorators@hotmail.com.  You do not have to join our cake club to take any classes.

Book Cake Class at Sweet Irene's Saturday!

Join NYC Cake Decorators at Sweet Irene's Custom Cake Shop "Open Book Cake Class" this Saturday. For information and to register, contact Irene Likokas at 718.921.1307.

Sugar Artistry with Charmaine Jones, Cakediva!

Photo courtesy of Charmaine Jones, Cakediva.

Release the sugar artist in you and create an impressionist "painting" on cake! Charmaine Jones, the original Cakediva (and fine artist, I may add) will teach members how to "paint" with buttercream at a New York City location in the next few weeks.  Don't miss it! For more information, contact Dina at nyccakedecorators@yahoo.com.

Let's Chat about Shoes!

Charmaine Jones, the original CakeDiva, will teach a class for NYC Cake Decorators on designing edible shoes--Not gumpaste shoes--but shoes from CAKE!!!!!

Each student will design their own unique high heeled shoe under the guidance of the fabulous CakeDiva.  The ideas are endless....animal print, leather, snake, crocodile are only a few of the ways you can personalize your shoes.  

Space is limited. This class is expected to sell out.  For more information, contact Dina, Organizer, at nyccakedecorators@yahoo.com or JOIN NYC Cake Decorators Meetup and get a sneak peek at the shoes we will be making.

Sweet Things in Small Packages!

Photo Courtesy of Irene Likokas, owner Sweet Irene's Custom Cake Shop, Brooklyn, NY

NYC Cake Decorators is so very proud of Irene Likokas, owner Sweet Irene's custom cake shop in Brooklyn!  Irene received rave reviews from NYC Cake Decorators who attended her Gift Box Class Meetup on Saturday, January 29th. The beautiful cake shown above was made by one of Irene's happy students.  NYC Cake Decorators plan to hold other Meetups in Irene's shop this year. Stay tuned for the details.

Sweet Irene's Custom Cakes Launches Sugar Art Classes!

Irene Likokas, owner of Sweet Irene's Custom Cakes in Bay Ridge, launched her first series of sugar art classes in December 2010.  Her student is all smiles as she displays an awesome designer shopping bag cake!  Irene has taught several classes with NYC Cake Decorators and we plan to work with Irene at her shop in 2011.  Got cake?

Cake Buzz! Ruth Drennan Cakes Moving to California!

Sad but true, Chef Ruth Drennan, Ruth Drennan Cakes, will be moving west this month!  Although moving to California, Ruth will be traveling frequently back to the East Coast to conduct classes in sugar flower work and other techniques.  Ruth's Cake Bling class was such a success in NYC Cake Decorators that we scheduled another class with her this Saturday, which is totally sold out!  Ruth is also conducting an in depth series of classes in sugar flower work.  To obtain information about the series, please contact Ruth directly at info@ruthdrennancakes.com.

Ruth has been a friend and Sponsor of NYC Cake Decorators from the very start. Our first major meetup in January 2007 was with Ruth and former partner Lauri at a cake tasting and Q&A at their cake shop, The Cake Atelier.  We are very sorry to see her leave, but are grateful that we will not have to say "good-bye".  In fact, we look forward to planning other Meetups with Ruth in 2011.

Say, "CAKE"!

Members say, "Cake"! as they pose with Sponsor, Chef Ruth Drennan, Ruth Drennan Cakes, at our Day of Sharing.

Cake/Cupcake Biz Roundtable Fall 2010!

This cake was designed by member Marcos Pena.

We are pleased to announce that Amy DeGiulio, owner, The Sugar Flower Cake Shop, is coming on board as our new Sponsor!

For all of you who want a "nuts and bolts" discussion of what it takes to open a custom cake or cupcake business (and there are many many of you), Amy has agreed to hold a Roundtable and Q&A for us sometime late September or early October.

Amy has been in business for a few years. Besides selling her realistic sugarflowers, she also sells cakes. The Sugar Flower Shop has received much buzz, which includes but is not limited to, Weddings, The Knot, WEtv, Brides New York, and Wedding Wire. She is also a recipient of 2010 Brides Choice Award.

Amy is currently in the process of obtaining retail space, so she is in a unique position to share with us her experiences with up-to-date information on what it takes to open a custom cake/cupcake business in such a competitive market as New York City. Luckily for us, Amy is graciously willing to share and provide tips and concrete information.

Sugar Flower Cake Shop

Amy creates amazing sugar flowers. The Sugar Flower Cake Shop was featured by the STYLE Network as part of the "Art of Cakes II" wedding cake special. She was also on the Martha Stewart Show, and a culinary presenter at Macy's Flower Show.

Amy is offering gumpaste flower private classes at her studio in Manhattan. Please contact her at 917-639-3901 to set up a private class.

Pink Cake Box Meetup Takes the Cake!

Our Purse Cake Workshop with Chef Anne Heap, Pink Cake Box, was a long awaited event that was well worth the wait! NYC Cakers learned how to carve and quilt their purse cakes all under the watchful eye of Chef Anne and her assistant.

The beautiful cake shown here was created by member Ines. Ines' website Primo Cakes showcases her amazing skills at carved and 3D cakes. You can also follow Ines on Facebook.

Need a Wedding Cake in 4 Hours?

Charmaine Jones, the original Cakediva, rocked the house with "Create a Wedding Cake in 4 hours!"

Members braved the 99+ heat and thunderstorm yesterday and created 7 amazing cakes!

Do you think all these cakes are dummies? Think again! Many members opted to bring one or more tiers of real cake! To my knowledge, this is the first class of its kind.

Thanks Charmaine, for knocking another class out of the park!

Sweet Ashley's Meetup with NYC Cake Decorators

Ashley is spending a few weeks in the Ti-State Area and thanks to member Quinton, we were able to touch base and inquire about a Meetup. When we got Ashley's "ok", everyone was very excited and plans were immediately made to schedule a meetup. That weekend was the busiest ever with a Topsy Turvy Cake Class and Wedding Cake Class scheduled and a meetup with Chef Anne Heap scheduled the following Saturday. With such limited time to plan something special, it was decided that an intimate lunch with our very special guest would work and it was well worth the wait!

Lunching with Ashley Viscos yesterday was a real blast! Members braved the sun and storm to talk cake with one of the top cake designers on Food Network "Cake Challenge" and more recently TLC's "Ultimate Cake Off". In homage to Ashley's Southern roots, we chatted over ribs and po'boys at Virgils Times Square. Ashley plans to remain in the New York City vicinity until on or about August 13th. We've got our fingers crossed that she will be able to conduct a demo or class with NYC Cake Decorators before she heads home. A special thanks to member Annette Villaverde, Ladybugluggage, who surprised us all with her beautifully decorated treats.

OMG! Lunch with Ashley Viscos!

Ashley Viscos, owner Sweet Ashley's, and a regular on TLC's Ultimate Cake-Off is in New York City for a few weeks and lucky members of NYC Cake Decorators will get to meet and chat with Ashley at lunch next week.
Everyone is quite excited to see Ashley and we have our fingers crossed that she will be able to conduct a class or demo for us before she heads home.

Celebrate Sugar Art at our 3rd Day of Sharing!

This year's DOS is going to be the icing on the cake! Julie Bashore, Ruth Drennan, Charmaine Jones and Ximena Sempertegui are the guest presenters. Additionally, we have accomplished in-house award winning cake designers Natalie Johnson, Connie DiTomasso, and Annette Villaverde. Oasis Supply is our Sponsor for this event. For more information and to register, visit our non-member Registration website, NYC Cake Decorators Sugar Art Classes. Hope to see you there!

Memoirs of a Geisha - Cake Class with Bronwen!

Photo courtesy of member Jade-eye

NYC Cake Decorators were so excited to attend the Geisha Airbrush Class with Bronwen Weber and husband Francois Long on June 6th. The event took place at University Settlement, 273 Bowery--a really great rental space! The event painstakingly coordinated by Assistant Organizer Ayana was a great success! Bronwen was thorough with her instructions and we all had time to carve and cover our cakes with fondant and to complete some airbrushing.

The completed Geisha cake shown was created by member Jade-eye. Jade-eye is a talented sculptor of clay who is really getting the hang of carving cake. Check out Jade-eye's other creations at Marzipan Dolls. She is also on Facebook.

Bronwen Weber Airbrushing & 2D Cake Carving Class June 6, 2010! Join Us!

NYC Cake Decorators Meetup is pleased and honored to announce that the esteemed sugar artist Bronwen Weber will conduct an Airbrushing & 2D Cake Carving Class with us on Sunday, June 6, 2010.

The Meetup Leadership Team has had such an overwhelming response for a class in airbrushing techniques that we just had to ensure that we set up a meetup with the "best of the best".

As a special treat, the subject matter for the workshop is a custom designed class just for NYC Cake Decorators and guests: A 2D Geisha Girl Face cake piece. The class is filling up fast! For information and to Register, contact Dina at nyccakedecorators@yahoo.com.

Watch Chef Lauri Ditunno's Blown Sugar and Pulled Sugar Demo February 21st!

NYC Cake Decorators are fortunate that Chef Lauri DiTunno, Cake Alchemy, has agreed to a 1-hour demo in pulled and blown sugar.

If you have watched Lauri during 2 seasons of "Amazing Wedding Cakes" WEtv, you know that her signature technique is sugar work. What you may not know is that Lauri also teaches at French Culinary Institute and she has a new and more spacious custom cake shop in lower Manhattan.

This event is going to be big fun! Besides a wonderful opportunity to network with Lauri, each attendee will also get to sample a delish and decadent treat prepared just for you.

For more information, contact Dina, Organizer, NYC Cake Decorators.