Borders

<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> <B>Make-A-Cake, Houston's Oldest & Largest Cake Decorating Supply Warehouse</B><FONT SIZE="1" COLOR="#000000" FACE="Arial" ><B>   </B></FONT></div> <div>                                                   </div> <div> </div> </td> </tr><tr> <td valign="top" width=210 BGCOLOR="#FFFFFF" TEXT="#080000"> <div> <IMG SRC="34ac64d0.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>Borders</I></div> <div>  <A NAME="holiday_cake_and_cookies_decorating_1"><IMG BORDER="0" SRC="1x1.gif" HEIGHT="1" ALIGN="bottom" WIDTH="1" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0" ></A></div> <div> Learn new border techniques!  Registration button is below.</div> <bR> <div> Tired of just doing the same old shell border around your cake?  Learn how to dress that old border up with just a few changes in technique.  You can do borders that add "wow" to your cake.  This includes piping for borders that show off the rest of your cake.  Learn base borders that go over the top, and swags and garlands that can compliment the cake design.  To complete the total design, learn writing and placement of flowers along the borders. </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> <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>