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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!

Chocolate Covered Strawberries Are Always In Style

Chocolate Belles — Wed, 27 Oct 2010 16:49:47 +0000

The fact that strawberries can be found in our supermarkets around the year and that they pair quite nicely with the chocolate makes them one of the sweet-lover’s favorite treat. You would be surprised to learn that making chocolate covered strawberries is as easy as it gets. With a little imagination and creativity you can very easy impress your friends and family. The downside? Well, the thing is that the chocolate covered strawberries have a very short shelf life, they must be consumed soon (preferably on the day you make them). But don’t worry, your family and friends will not mind this small inconvenience.

Register for our Chocolate Covered Strawberry Class to learn how easy it is to make them. This class will take place on November 8th, 2010 at 6:30 PM here at the Chocolate Belles. The next Chocolate Covered Strawberries class will be scheduled before Valentine’s Day, make sure to subscribe to our blog so you don’t miss the announcement of the new date for this class.

Holiday Candy Class. See What You Have Missed!

Chocolate Belles — Mon, 25 Oct 2010 21:47:57 +0000

Bellow is the picture of some of the candies we made during our Holiday Candy Class (make sure to bookmark that page for the next year). Our students learned how to make reindeer bark, how to “magically” transform any of your favorite “sandwich” cookie into smiling snow man faces or the cutest reindeer faces. We hope to see you in our class next year!

Pictures From “The Flower Class” and a New Date

Chocolate Belles — Wed, 06 Oct 2010 04:36:49 +0000

We have scheduled the new date for our Flower Class – it will begin on Tuesday, January 4, 2011. Bellow are few pictures from our recent class.

During the Flower Class students learn how to make 13 different royal icing flowers: daisy, pansy, apple blossom, violets, primroses- just to name the few…

The Flower Class - September 2010

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New and Better Way To Register For Our Classes

Chocolate Belles — Thu, 30 Sep 2010 04:49:15 +0000

During last few month Chocolate Belles has experimented with different ways to allow those interested in our cake decorating and candy making classes to register online. Our latest system worked but only half of those who wonted to register for class were successful submitting their payments.

Today we have implemented what we hope to be easy and straightforward way to register for our classes. We still will be able to accept PayPal in addition to all major credit cards. You can see all of our upcoming cake decorating and candy making classes here.

If your are not sure which class to attend here is a quick list of our upcoming classes:

Holiday Candy Class – 3 Weeks (this class will start on October 20)
Embellished Apple Making Class (this class will take place on October 25)
Introduction To Fondant – 3 weeks (this class will start on November 2nd, 2010)
Chocolate Covered Strawberry Class (this class with take place on November 8th, 2010)
Basic Cake Decoraing – 5 weeks (this class will start on November 15th, 2010)
Gum Paste Flower Class – 3 weeks (this class will start on December 1st, 2010)
Tier Cake Class- 4 weeks (this class will start on January 5th, 2011)
Fun With Cupcakes! (this class will take place on January 8th, 2011)

If you would like to know about our upcoming classes please make sure to subscribe to our blog.

Upcoming Classes Spotlight: Intro To Fondant

Chocolate Belles — Fri, 27 Aug 2010 14:23:53 +0000

Few days ago we started a series of blog posts focusing on our fall cake decorating and candy making classes. Today we would like to present to you our Introduction to Decorating in Fondant class. This is one of our most popular classes as fondant cakes still seem to be a “must have” cakes for special occasions, birthdays and weddings. The cakes decorated in fondant are probably among the most expensive cakes at your local bakery. But did you know that decorating in fondant is far from being a “rocket science”? Any one can learn how to do it. Many of our students have never decorated a cake in fondant, but if you look at their cakes, you would think they have been doing it forever!

Our Introduction to Decorating in Fondant class is scheduled to begin on November 2, 2010 at 6:30 PM here at Chocolate Belles. This a three week class that will take place once a week for three consecutive weeks- please plan ahead if you are interested to attend this class. During the class our students will learn basic techniques in working with fondant- how to color the fondant, how to cover a cake with fondant. As well as making fondant flowers. To register for this class simply use the form provided bellow. If you are planing to visit our store, you can register in person.
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Upcoming Classes Spotlight: Holiday Candy Class

Chocolate Belles — Tue, 24 Aug 2010 05:01:02 +0000

The Holiday Candy Making class will begin on Wednesday, October 20, 2010. This is a three week class, please plan your calendar ahead. This class is perfect for you if you are looking for candy making ideas for the upcoming Holiday season. All of our fall decorating classes are filling out quickly this year, make sure to register ahead of time. You can also register for this class when visiting our store or please call us at 732 920 2266 if you have any questions about this class.

Click here to register for Holiday Candy Class.

Royal Icing Flowers: Sweet Peas, Carnations, Rose Buds.

Chocolate Belles — Mon, 09 Aug 2010 18:10:14 +0000

Last Tuesday during our current ongoing cake decorating class (The Tier Cake Class- this class is available again is in January, 2011) our students learned how to pipe variety of flowers while working with royal icing.

Sweet Peas in Ryal Icing

Carnation in Royal Icing

Half Carnations in Royal Icing

Rose Buds in Royal Icing

We also took videos during the class, we hope our students can use these if needed.

Making Royal Icing Carnations

Making Royal Icing Sweet Peas

Cradle Pattern From Last Night Class

Chocolate Belles — Wed, 04 Aug 2010 21:45:16 +0000

Last night we have shown our students how to make cradles with icing – bellow is the pattern needed for the cradle. Click on the image first and then print the pattern. Or if you wish you can “right-click” and select “save image as” to save it to your computer and the print as you would print any of your pictures.

Videos and pictures from last night class will be posted later this week.

Royal Icing Flowers- A Recap From Our Last Class

Chocolate Belles — Mon, 26 Jul 2010 20:32:15 +0000

The week before last Tuesday our class was focused on learning how to make cake borders. The last Tuesday it was all about flowers. Our students learned how to make Morning Glory, California Poppy, Petunia and Lily from royal icing.

In the short videos bellow Ann demonstrates how to make your flowers.

Making California Poppy in Royal Icing

Making Morning Glory in Royal Icing

Making Lily in Royal Icing

Making Petunia in Royal Icing