September 2011 Cake of the Month

This whimsical topsy turvy cake was created by Chef Janet Ben-Ami, owner Hey! Cookie, and lead instructor of 3D Cake workshops in NYC Cake Decorators Meetup.

Cupcake Competition!

Photo courtesy of member Arleen Sotomayor.

Cupcake Fans and Icing Magicians,do you have what it takes to be 4 Girls Glocal Leadership [4GGL] ActivistBaker of the YEAR? 
...Make a Difference with your Icing~support 4GGL.org's mission to empower the worlds poorest girls.
4GGL.org, a 501(c)(3) organization, invites NY Cupcake Decorators and talented ICING Magicians to send them your entry today.

Have a chance to be a showcased ActivistBaker in 4GGl's upcoming
event for Sept 18th, 2011, be chosen to attend their event and showcase your BEST in 4GGL's Cupcake Festival, in Astoria Queens at the new Omonia Next Door's-GreenSky Ampitheatre in Astoria New York (home of the original Big Fat Greek Wedding Cake) -
You will be contributing your talents and raising funds and for this much needed
cause.

This year's theme is "4GGL GLocal acts to change our world
empowering the worlds poorest girls
Educate~ Equip~ Engage~ Empower~ Evaluate!

Contest ends August 30th. All winning participants will be contacted by Sept 3rd. For more information and to enter contact: geocolors1@gmail.com

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Read about their cause: www.4GGL.org

Asako's Peony!

I teach sugar art, and last Friday I had the pleasure of meeting and working with Asako. Her favorite flower is the peony and the class was a sugar flower interpretation of the Sarah Bernhardt peony.

Asako, a fine artist, among her many talents was a gracious and apt pupil.  This was her first time at gumpaste flower work and she caught onto the technique really fast.

Check out Asako's sugar flower peony after a light dusting. Isn't it beautiful?

"Cake Travels with Bronwen" A New Cake Adventure Web Series!

Follow Bronwen and Francois as they sample cake, explore, and teach cake decorating around the world in the latest web series by Caljava. In the following two episodes, Bronwen and Francois travel to Jakarta, Indonesia!

Episode One

Episode Two

August 2011 Cake of The Month!

Member Chistine created this amazing cake! Cake decorating is Christine's passion and she joined NYC Cake Decorators Meetup earlier this year in order to improve her skills and for networking opportunities.

Member Assists City Cakes on Food Network Challenge July 24th!

Cake designed by member Iva.

Member Iva will be assisting Chef Benny from City Cakes on Food Networks Challenge Smurf Movie Cakes, July 24th @8pm. Can I get a woot, woot? Congrats, Iva!

It's a Cookie, Lil' Wedding Cake!

Can you believe that these lil' wedding cakes are chocolate covered sandwich cookies? Fancy Flours shares the fool-proof directions and sells the mold and robin cutters.

Sweet Grace, Cake Designs Takes the Cake!

Sweet Grace, Cake Designs from Lisa Rochelle on Vimeo.

NYC Cake Decorators is partnering with Sweet Grace, Cake Designs to offer a series of fabulous cake decorating classes at the studio in New Jersey. The first class will be a 4 hr. 3D Car cake on August 21st! For more information and to Register contact Lisa, owner Sweet Grace, Cake Designs.

As Easy as Pie: Karen Tacks' Cherry Pie Cupcakes!

I think of Karen Tack as an old "friend in my head".  I love her ingenius approach to decorating; taking simple steps to create jaw dropping cupcakes. Her designs are easy enough for a novice baker--no need to sweat over a cake decorating class to create any of Karen's fabulously decorated cupcakes.



July is a time for picnics, bar-b-ques, and family gatherings. Karen's sweet little "cherry pie" cupcakes are sure to be a hit. The cherry pie cupcakes are just one of many creative cupcake designs in her latest book, What's New, Cupcake?

Make Your Own Sugar Flower Cake Shop Cake!

Sponsor, Sugar Flower Cake Shop, is partnering with Living Social to offer  a $65.00 Make Your Own Sugar Flower Cake Shop Cake classes.  You can register via Living Social or Sugar Flower Cake Shop website, and use the code "BASKET" to get this unbelievable 68% off class.

Edible Lady Bugs!

I'm baking a difference with Frosting for the Cause.  Find out how I made these not so little Lady Bug sugar cookies, step by step,  on Sunday, July 10th at Frosting for the Cause website. While you are there why not consider joining the cause and giving back using your skills at cupcake or cookie decorating.

Intensive Buttercream Piping Class

Want to ice your cake as smooth as the cake shown? Want to brush up on your piping? Now this is the class you are dreaming about.  Join accomplish cake designer Lynette Clark July 9th! For further details contact me at NYC Cake Decorators Meetup!

Happy July 4th!

This patriotic flag cake was designed by member Connie DiTommaso. Connie is an accomplished cake designer who has won several cake competitions, published in American Cake Decorating Magazine, and has taught classes with NYC Cake Decorators Meetup.