Holiday Cake Decorating 09/29/08 1:00 pm –4:00 pm

<body topmargin=0 leftmargin=0 marginheight=0 marginwidth=0> <table cellpadding=0 cellspacing=0 border=0 height="100%"><tr> <td valign="top" colspan=2 height=90 BGCOLOR="#FFFFFF" TEXT="#080000" background="059785a3.jpg"> <div> <FONT SIZE="5" COLOR="#000000" FACE="Arial" ><B>Make-A-Cake, Houston's Oldest & Largest Cake Decorating Supply Warehouse</B></FONT><B>    </B><B> </B></div> <div>                                                   </div> <div> </div> </td> </tr><tr> <td valign="top" width=210 BGCOLOR="#FFFFFF" TEXT="#080000"> <div> <IMG SRC="0b1c64d0.jpg" border=0 width="198" height="77" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></div> <DIV ALIGN="LEFT"></DIV> <div> <A HREF="index.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="MakeACake, Houstons Oldest Largest Cake"><U><B>Home</B></U></A></div> <bR> <div> <A HREF="id17.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Our Products and Services"><U><B>Our Products and Services</B></U></A></div> <bR> <div> <A HREF="id18.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Location and Hours"><U><B>Location and Hours</B></U></A></div> <bR> <div> <A HREF="id19.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Useful Information"><U><B>Useful Information</B></U></A></div> <bR> <div> <A HREF="id22.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Whats New"><U><B>What's New</B></U></A></div> <bR> <div> <A HREF="id23.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Photos "><U><B>Photos </B></U></A></div> <bR> <div> <A HREF="id40.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Cake Gallery"><U><B>Cake Gallery</B></U></A></div> <bR> <div> <A HREF="id32.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Class Schedule"><U><B>Class Schedule</B></U></A></div> <bR> <div> <A HREF="id21.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Contact Us"><U><B>Contact Us</B></U></A></div> <bR> <div> <A HREF="id29.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Links"><U><B>Links</B></U></A></div> </td> <td valign="top" height=390 BGCOLOR="#FFFFFF" TEXT="#080000"> <div> <I>Holiday Cake  Decorating   09/29/08 1:00 pm –4:00 pm</I></div> <div>  <A NAME="holiday_cake_and_cookies_decorating"><IMG BORDER="0" SRC="1x1.gif" HEIGHT="1" ALIGN="bottom" WIDTH="1" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0" ></A><FONT SIZE="3" COLOR="#000000" FACE="Arial" >Learn seasonal piping and borders for the Fall and Christmas Holidays. Learn new quick and easy ides for</FONT></div> <div> Halloween, Thanksgiving and Christmas using buttercream icing.  This includes figure piping for Halloween, Thanksgiving, and great Christmas. These decorating ideas are great for cupcakes and cookies. To complete the total design, learn themed borders and writing, all done with buttercream icing</div> <bR> <div> Cost: $35.00 </div> <bR> <div> <I><U>Supplies</U></I></div> <div> 1 recipe of Susie's buttercream icing</div> <div> Practice board or something to practice on</div> <div> Spatulas</div> <div> Decorating bags (plastic or parchment)</div> <div> Couplers</div> <div> Towels</div> <div> Apron</div> <div> Bowls</div> <div> Scissors</div> <div> Rose nail</div> <div> Turntable</div> <div> Colors, if desired</div> <div> Plastic bag for trash.</div> <div> Camera</div> <bR> <div> Tips:</div> <div> Round -- #1, 3, 5, 8, 12</div> <div> Star / Border -- #13, 16, 18, 21</div> <div> Basket weave -- #47</div> <div> Leaf -- #67, 352, 114 (optional)</div> <div> Rose -- #102, 104, 124, 127D (optional)</div> <div> Grass -- #233</div> <div> Mum -- #81</div> <bR> <div> <B><U>Susie's Buttercream icing</U></B></div> <div> <B>****PLEASE NOTICE CHANGES IN RECIPE</B></div> <div> Use store brand shortening with transfats in it rather than Crisco with zero transfats that make the icing too soft and it will separate.</div> <div>  </div> <div> 2 pounds of powdered sugar  </div> <div> 2/3 cup of store brand shortening</div> <div> ½ teaspoon clear vanilla                       ½ teaspoon almond extract</div> <div> ½ teaspoon butter flavoring</div> <div> 1/2 cup water    You can count all the flavorings as part of the water by putting the flavorings in the cup then add enough water to make a 1/2 cup.  We can always thin the icing down with karo syrup.                                   </div> <div> <B>1 heaping tablespoon of cornstarch</B></div> <bR> <div> Put everything in bowl and mix for a few minutes. Scrape down bowl and then mix icing on high speed for 5 minutes until the mixtures lightens in color and rises in the bowl. Leave at room temperature for class.  Store tightly covered in refrigerator for several weeks. Store any leftovers in plastic wrap and then in a plastic bag in freezer for several months. Bring back to room temperature and rebeat.</div> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <div> <A HREF="id32.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Class Schedule"><U><B>Back to Class Schedule</B></U></A></div> </td> </tr></table></body>