Once again, another month has flown by...September is almost over and our monthly meeting is tonight! We will have Emily Lisska the Executive Director of the Jacksonville Historical Society coming to talk to us about the Gingerbread Extravaganza! We will also give more info for our upcoming Day of Sharing. If you have any donations for our raffle, please bring them to the meeting. This can include anything cake related...gently used pans, equipment, books, etc.
Usually I bring a treat for everyone to munch on, but, unfortunately, I won't be able to make anything for this meeting. If anyone else would like to contribute, that would be great! I know a few of you ladies mentioned cheesecake at our last meeting...that sounds delicious!
Hopefully I'll see you all tonight!
On a side note, Michelle and Sidney Galpern sent out a new email with upcoming classes and events. See below for the details!
Hello everyone,
We have a great classes and events coming up! This Sunday we have classes in Chocolate and Gumpaste Flowers. Tami Utely will be visiting our classroom from California. You have to check out her website and come to her incredible classes in November (http://sugarartbytami.com/). We have listed amazing sugar artists around Florida that are teaching and upcoming events. If you would like your class or event listed please email us and we’ll be happy to spread the word. We hope to see everyone on Oct. 23 at the Florida ICES Day of Sharing in Jacksonville!
Tip of the Week: Don’t have any colored candy melts for the project you need? You can color white candy melts with food color gels and get just the right color. What if you are working with white chocolate, gels won’t work. Use powdered or color oils instead to achieve the right tone. Here is a great blog on 15 ways to color and flavor chocolate the natural way: http://eyecandy.nanakaze.net/?p=385
Cake Decorating and Sugar Classes
1-3 Homeschool Cake Class-Sculpted Rice Cereal Treats in Fondant
10/2 Palm Bay, FL-Sidney Galpern info@simicakes.com
1-3pm Painted and Filled Chocolates including Chocolate Ornaments
3:15-5:15pm Fondant/Gumpaste Hibiscus, Frangipani, and Tiger Lilies
11-4pm Sugar Masks
10/16 Ft. Pierce, FL-Sidney Galpern info@simicakes.com
1-2pm Airbrushing 101
2:15-4:15pm Fondant/Gumpaste Hibiscus, Frangipani, and Tiger Lilies
4:30-6:30 Fondant/Gumpaste Poinsettias, Holly and Berries
10/27 Ocala, Fl-Sherrie Goolsby sherrieg54@yahoo.com
10-12noon Baby Shoes
11/4 Palm Bay, FL-Sidney Galpern info@simicakes.com
1-3 Homeschool Cake Class-Owl in a Tree Fall Cake
11/6 Ocala, FL-Sidney Galpern info@simicakes.com
1-3pm Painted and Filled Chocolates including Chocolate Ornaments
3:15-5:15 Fondant/Gumpaste Hibiscus, Frangipani, and Tiger Lilies
11/12 Palm Bay, FL-Tami Utely info@simicakes.com
9:30-11:30 Gelatin Bubbles and Gems
12:30-2:30 Brushed Embroidery
3-5pm Cocoa Painting
11/13 Palm Bay, FL-Tami Utely info@simicakes.com
8-12pm Oriental Stringwork
11/20 Palm Bay, FL-Sidney Galpern info@simicakes.com
1-3pm Isomalt Ribbons and Blown Christmas Ornaments
3:15-5:15pm Fondant/Gumpaste Poinsettias, Holly, and Berries
Nov TBA Jacksonville, FL-Patrice Drinkard
Christmas Ornaments
12/2 Palm Bay, FL-Sidney Galpern info@simicakes.com
1-3 Homeschool Cake Class-Holiday Theme
12/4 Ocala, FL-Sidney Galpern info@simicakes.com
1-3pm Isomalt Ribbons and Blown Christmas Ornaments
3:15-5:15pm Fondant/Gumpaste Poinsettias, Holly, and Berries
Dec TBA Jacksonville, FL-Patrice Drinkard
Poinsettias and Snowflakes
12/11 Palm Bay, FL-Sidney Galpern info@simicakes.com
TBA
Events
10/23 Florida ICES Day of Sharing, Jacksonville, FL www.flices.org
11/19&20 Festival of Chocolate, Palm Beach, Fl http://www.festivalofchocolate.com/
1/13-15 ICES Mini Classes, Orlando, FL www.flices.org
1/13-15 ICES Mini Classes, Orlando, FL www.flices.org
3/25 Zonta Chocolate Festival, Melbourne, FL http://www.zontaspacecoast.com/
3/31 & 4/1 Florida ICED Cake Competition, Ocala, FL www.floridaiced.com
Sidney & Michelle Galpern
Simi Cakes & Confections, LLC
321-543-3492