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Capital
Confectioners'
That
Takes the Cake!
Cake
& Sugar Art Show & Competition
February
28 and March 1, 2009
Mark
your calendar now! You will not want to miss it.
The
2008 show was the best yet. Visit the Capital
Confectioners Club website for pictures and details. Thanks
to Nicholas Lodge, Earlene Moore, Bronwen Weber, Steven
Stillingwerf and Autumn Carpenter for their demonstration
and judging. Thanks to many, many others for all their hard
work.
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FOOD
NETWORK CHALLENGE - The Simpsons
Taping
on April 23, 2007
Aired on Food Network: July 25, 2007
Bronwen
and Jennifer taped another Food Network Challenge based on
the The Simpsons Movie.
FOOD
NETWORK CHALLENGE - Disney Villains
Taped:
February 8, 2007 Aired
on Food Network: June 10, 2007
Airing again: Week beginning December 23,2007
Bronwen
Weber of Frosted Art
Bakery taped another Food Network Challenge. This time
it will be Disney villains. Jennifer Bartos was her assistant.
The taping took place at MGM Studios in Orlando.
FOOD
NETWORK CHALLENGE - Award Cake
Taped:
September 22, 2006
Aired on Food Network: April 8, 2007
Bronwen
Weber of Frosted Art
and Jennifer Bartos did it again. This time Bronwen was invited
to compete in a Challenge to create a Food Network themed
cake. The winner of this competition will recreate the cake
for the 1st annual Food Network Award Show at the Food
Network South Beach Wine and Food Festival in February.
The challenge taping was on Friday, September 22, 2006 at
Comcast Media Center in Littleton, CO (just south of Denver).
The other competitors were Colette Peters of Colette's
Cakes and Marina Sousa of Just
Cake. Wow! It was quite a trio of cake decorators and
all were past Challenge winners. Each got their own assistant
as usual, but then they were also assigned an assistant that
had proven themself by winning a regional cake decorating
competition. Bronwen worked with Orlando Serrano of Chicago's
Roeser's Bakery. This one was exciting and should be interesting
when it airs.
FOOD
NETWORK CHALLENGE - Cartoon Cakes
Taped:
June 2006 Aired on
Food Network: October 15, 2006
Aired again: Week beginning June 24, 2007
Airing
again: January 27&28, 2008
Bronwen
Weber was again invited to compete in a Food Network Challenge
involving cartoon cakes and she once again asked our own Jennifer
Bartos to be her assistant. The show was taped in Orlando
at Universal Studios on June 22, 2006. They created a Popeye
and Olive Oyl cake.
The Food Network
link to the show is:
Cartoon
Cakes - Food Network
Behind the scene
photos of the Cartoon Cake competition
http://makeashorterlink.com/?J28B426AD
You can view the
album as a guest.
FOOD
NETWORK CHALLENGE - Incredible Edible Mansion
Taped:
November 2005 Aired on FoodNetwork: April
2006
Aired again: Week beginning October 1, 2006
Airing again: Week beginning December 16, 2007
Bronwen
Weber, who has been in a few Food Network Challenges, was
invited to be a contestant in a gingerbread mansion building
competition. She asked our own Jennifer Bartos to be her assistant
and I'm happy to report that they won. The episode aired at
the end of April 2006.
The Food Network
link to the show is:
Incredible
Edible Mansion - Food Network
Here are some behind
the scene photos of the Mansion competion:
http://makeashorterlink.com/?H1C65492D
You can view the
album as a guest.
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 CAKE
CLUB - CAPITAL CONFECTIONERS
Capital Confectioners,
a greater Austin Cake Club was formed to provide people who
are interested in sugar arts the opportunity to share and
network with others who have similar interests. Club members
have all different skill levels from home hobby decorators
to experienced pastry chefs. We have many talented people
in this area that are willing to share their expertise and
everyone who attends will benefit from the ideas shared. Anyone
with an interest in sugar arts is invited to join our group.
Contact us for information about upcoming demonstrations.
Meetings:
WHEN:
Usually the second Tuesday of each month – 7:00 pm
WHERE: La Madeline at 35th and Lamar
WEBSITE:
www.capitalconfectioners.com
Short meetings are
followed by a demonstration. No dues required for the first
meeting.
CAPITAL
CONFECTIONERS DAY OF SHARING 2007
Took
place on Sunday, July 15, 2007 at Paredes
Middle School in south Austin. It was quite a success
and enjoyed by around 100 people. A big thanks to all the
demonstrators; Carolyn Wanke, Dena Bryngleson,
Yvette Humbert, Sallia Bandy and Jennifer Bartos. The members
of Capital Confectioners did a fantastic job.
Capital
Confectioners'
Cake
& Sugar Art Show and Competition
February
3rd and 4th, 2007
The show gets better
every year. The Travis
County Exposition Center Banquet Hall provided a lot of
space for the display of some fantastic cakes and extra room
for the demonstrations and competition/challenges. Norman
Davis, Steven Stellingwerf, and Janette
Pfertner did a wonderful job judging the competition and
participating in the on-site cake competition.
Download
the list of winners and entry pictures for 2007
Download
the Award Winning Recipes for 2007
Capital
Confectioners'
Cake
& Sugar Art Show and Competition
April
1st and 2nd, 2006
The 2006 show was
a great success and enjoyed by hundreds. The Texas Culinary
Academy provided a great space to display all the cakes and
demonstrate different techniques. Special thanks to the judges
(Steven Stellingwerf, Susan O'Boyle Jacobson and Elizabeth
Dixon)
Download
the list of winners and entry pictures for 2006
2005 CAKE
SHOW
The event on Saturday
and Sunday, June 11 and 12, 2005 at the Texas
Culinary Academy, was a big success. Thanks to the Texas
Culinary Academy and their students for all the help. There
were some spectacular cakes entered in the competition and
the viewing was enjoyed by the general public.
The showcase demonstration
by Kerry Vincent, Susan O'Boyle Jacobson, Bronwen Weber and
all the other presenters were very informative and entertaining.
The TCA instructors did a fabulous job with their lab demonstations
and everyone enjoyed the speed wedding cake and blind theme
cake decorating competition.
TEXAS
CAKE CLUBS
There are several
cake clubs in Texas. The first link below will take you to
a site that details club information, contact person and planned
events for the clubs in Texas.
Frosting
Creators in San Antonio
www.frostingcreators.com
Email: cwanke@satx.rr.com
Sugar
Wonders in Dallas
www.sugarwonders.com
Email: sugarwonders@peoplepc.com
Confection
Obsession in Arlington
Email: tadavidson@ev1.net
Tamara Davidson (972)264-2857
Sweet
Expressions Sugar Art Cake Club in Denton
Email: sas1uk@excite.com
Selina DiCesare (940)648-0337
The
Houston Cake Club in Houston
www.thehoustoncakeclub.com
Email: info@thehoustoncakeclub.com
Frost-A-Tiers
in Houston
www.frostatiers.com
Email: dusty@frostatiers.com
Fancy
Frosters in Corpus Christi
Email: jn316mar@sbcglobal.net
Marion Warren (361)854-0155
Friendly
Frosters in Lubbock
Email: pwdsugar@sbcglobal.net
Earlene Moore (806)745-2230
Pearland
Cake Society
www.pearland
cake society.com Email: mduran3@prodigy.net
Check this site
often. You will find lots of opportunities for learning and
sharing.
ICES
ICES is an international
membership organization of people dedicated to promoting and
advancing sugar arts. They have an annual convention, local
days of sharing, newsletter and other events for members.
The link below will take you to their site. ICES membership
provides networking, learning and sharing opportunities with
sugar art enthusiasts all over the world.
http://www.ICES.org
The annual convention
and cake show is always a treat to attend.
LINKS
Wilton
Industries -
Cakes - http://www.cake.wilton.com
Candy - http://www.candy.wilton.com
Wedding - http://www.wedding.wilton.com
American
Cake Decorating Magazine –
http://www.americancakedecorating.com/mbn
Australian
Sugar Craft Magazine -
http://au.geocities.com/austsugarcraft/
Mailbox
News Magazine –
http://home.earthlink.net/~mailboxnewsmag/
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