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Cake Decorating and Candy Making Classes- Fall of 2011

Chocolate Belles — Fri, 22 Jul 2011 17:15:04 +0000

During the course of the year the Chocolate Belles offers a variety of Cake Decorating and Candy Making classes. Our classes rage from basic candy making to more advanced classes during which our students learn how to make tiered cake or cakes decorated in fondant. In addition you can also call Ann at (732) 920 2266 to inquire about personalized one-on-one classes.

Bellow is the list of upcoming classes during the fall of 2011 – make sure to bookmark this page as additional classes may be added.

Basic Cake Decorating- September 12th, 2011

The Basic Cake Decorating class is a 5 nights long class, which each class taking place once a week. During this class the students learn how to properly ice and decorate a cake. They will also learn how to make basic borders, the rose, basket weaving and much more.

Date and Time: September 12 at 6:30.

Cost: $50 per student

Click here to register for this class.

Basic Candy Making- September 14th, 2011

During our Basic Candy Making Class our students learn painting, clusters, dipping, peanut butter cups, mint patties, cherries, creams, caramels, turtles, hollow and solid molds, and much more. This class will take place one night a week for 3 (three) consecutive weeks.

Cost: $35 per student.

Date and Time: September 14th, 2011 at 6:30 PM

Click here to register for Basic Candy Making Class!

Introduction To Fondant- September 20th, 2011

During this class our students learn basics of working with fondant- coloring, rolling out etc. We also teach how to make fondant flowers, while each student will have an opportunity to decorate their own cake in fondant.

Our Introduction to Fondant class is a three week course with classes taking place once a week.

Cost: $75 per student. The cost for this class does not include supplies. All supplies are available at our store. If you think you may have some supplies, make sure to call Ann to inquire what is needed for this class.

Date and Time: September 20th, 2011 6:30 PM
Click here to register for Introduction to Fondant Class.

Fun With Cupcakes!- September 24th, 2011

Learn how to decorating cupcakes for all occasions. Cupcakes do not need to be boring! Lear how to have fun with cupcakes.

Fun With Cupcakes is two day class.

We bake the cupcakes for the student ahead of time so all you need to do is to learn how to decorate them!

Cost: $50 per person +supplies

Date and Time: September 24th, 2011 at 3:00 PM

Click here to register for Fun With Cupcakes Class.

Embellished Apple Making Class – October 12th, 2011

During this classe the students will learn how to make gourmet chocolate covered apples.

Each student will have an opportunity to embellish their apples with caramel, nuts, mini chips and more.

Cost: $50 per student

Date and Time: October 15th, 2011 at 2:00PM.

Click here to register for Embellished Apple Making Class!

Chocolate Covered Strawberry Class- October 15th, 2011

The chocolate covered strawberries always make a great addition to any party. But did you know how easy they are to make?

During this class our students will learn how to make fancy chocolate covered strawberries for weddings and other special occasions.

Cost: $35 per student

Date and Time: October 15th, 2011 at 2:00 PM

Click here to register for our Chocolate Covered Strawberries class!

Holiday Candy Class- October 18th, 2011

During this class students will learn how to make candies for the upcoming holidays. This class is focused on Thanksgiving and Christmas candy making ideas.

This class will take place one night a week for 3 (three) consecutive weeks – please plan ahead. The cost for this class does not include supplies. All supplies are available in our store.

Cost: $35 per student.

Date and Time: October 18th, 2011 at 6:30 PM

Click here to register for our Holiday Candy Making class!

Helicopter Cake By Dani

Chocolate Belles — Sat, 11 Jun 2011 16:19:38 +0000

Dani,a client of ours, just share this video of “helicopter cake” she made recently. Isn’t this the cutest cake you ever seen?

If you have pictures of cakes you made recently and would like to share it with our readers you can do so at the following page. If you made a video of your cake you can e-mail us the link where we can find your video.

Thanks Dani for sharing your video with us!

Ladybug Lollipops By Tanya Jackson

Chocolate Belles — Mon, 09 May 2011 00:31:19 +0000

We just received this in our mailbox. Tanya Jackson of Heavenly Pastries shared photos of “ladybug lollipops” she made them using our Ladybug With Heart Dots Lollipop Mold. Aren’t they beautiful? And they probably tasted good too!

Ladybug Lollipops

Have you made something using our products? Please share it with us here.

From Our Inbox: A Bridal Shower Cake by Rebecca

Chocolate Belles — Mon, 18 Apr 2011 15:55:40 +0000

Bridal Shower Cake by Rebecca

Our friend, Rebecca, just shared with us a picture of the beautiful cake she made for her friend’s bridal shower.

Here is what Rebecca said about making he cake:

This cake was for my friends Bridal shower. everyone was very impressed, including me! i couldn’t belive how great it turned out. The challenging part was putting the fondant on the cake and driving an hour north with it.

What a beautiful cake! Thank you for sharing the picture with us!

Have you baked something yummy lately? Please share your pictures with us!

Chocolate Belles Videos Got 100,000 Views On YouTube!

Chocolate Belles — Sat, 16 Apr 2011 12:46:34 +0000

It has been about a year since we uploaded our first video to our YouTube channel. Today all of our videos combined received more than 100,000 views. These numbers of course are very small comparing to some viral videos out there that receive 100,000 views in one minute. However, if you look at these numbers from the perspective of a small business owner, you will realize that 100,000 views are a “big deal”. Why? There were 100,000 pairs of eyes and ears that saw our videos and heard our message! We hope our videos were helpful to those who viewed them.

We would like to take this opportunity to thank all of our YouTube Subscribers and our Facebook friends, not only you have watched the videos yourselves, but often you shared them with others. Thank you!

We are looking forward to 1,000,000 views of our videos and beyond – we are confident that with your help we will get there in no time!

How To Make Peace Sign Lollipops (Video)

Chocolate Belles — Sat, 02 Apr 2011 15:19:13 +0000

The Peace Sign Lollipop Mold is among of the best selling products on our website. We have recently started to make videos about our top selling molds and today we would like to present you with a video tutorial on how to make peace sign lollipop mold with a “tie-die” design.

Peace Sign Lollipops

To make these lollipops you will need: Peace Sign Lollipop Mold, Merckens Blue Chocolate, Merckens Light Green Chocolate, Merckens Pink Chocolate, Merckens Yellow Chocolate, Merckens White Chocolate and 4.5 inches long lollipop sticks. If you have all the products ready you can follow the video bellow and make your lollipops with Ann.

How To Make Martini Glass Lollipops (Video)

Chocolate Belles — Thu, 31 Mar 2011 19:28:35 +0000

Whether you are planing a beach themed party, a bridal shower or an engagement party, you will love what you can do with Martini Glass Lollipop Mold. To make the lollipops (pictured bellow) you will also need Yellow Luster Dust, Yellow Citrine Disco Dust (for the “sparkling salt rim”) and 8 inches long lollipop sticks. Bellow the picture is the video you might also want to watch to learn how easy it is to make these beautiful lollipops.

Martini Glass Lollipops

How To Make Beautiful Lady Shoe Lollipops (+Video)

Chocolate Belles — Wed, 30 Mar 2011 17:43:57 +0000

If you are in search of great, but easy to execute, favor ideas for Sweet Sixteen or Quinceañera celebrations consider making Lady Shoe Lollipops (using Lady Shoe Lollipop Mold). These lollipops are very easy to make and your guest will be impressed!

Lady Shoe Lollipops

To achieve the sparkling effect (watch the video bellow to see how to do it) we have used American Red Disco Dust and American Silver Disco Dust respectively.

Pretzel Lollipops: Fun To Make, Delicious To Eat!

Chocolate Belles — Wed, 23 Mar 2011 18:00:38 +0000

If you are looking for a fun activity with your kids, we cannot recommend enough trying to make pretzel lollipops. Not only they are super easy to make, they are absolutely delicious. The best part? Unlike regular lollipops that you make using the lollipop sticks, there is no waste- the entire lollipop is edible!

Pretzel Lollipops

Watch the video bellow to learn how to make pretzel lollipops.

Here are just some of the pretzel lollipop molds you can use for Easter:

Lamb Pretzel Lollipop Mold

Carrot Pretzel Lollipop Mold

Bunny Pretzel Lollipop Mold

Small Bunny Pretzel Lollipop Mold

Making First Communion Favors: Chocolate Cross Lollipops

Chocolate Belles — Sat, 19 Mar 2011 01:33:32 +0000

Many of our clients have asked how difficult it is to make the lollipops using our First Communion lollipop molds (Communion Cross Lollipop Mold for Boy and Communion Cross Lollipop Mold for Girl). If you ever made chocolate lollipops in the past, making these lollipops should be very easy for you. As Ann mentioned in the video bellow, the lines in the mold are well defined and it is easy to paint with chocolate.

We have put together the video bellow as guide for you, if you have never made them before. If you are making large number of the lollipops for your guests, it would be easier to have at least two molds. You can work on one, while the other is hardening in the freezer- it should considerably speed up the process.

Enjoy the video (if you are subscribed via e-mail you might want to jump over to our blog to see the video), and if you ever have any questions about the candy making or cake decorating please do not hesitate to contact us.