Yes, you read that correctly!
After more than a year, we will be re-starting in-person classes and we are so excited to
welcome everyone back to our classroom!
We will start by having a select schedule of in-person classes this summer and then plan to work into our full schedule of classes beginning in September.
Here are the classes scheduled for the next few months. If you don't see the class you are interested in - don't worry, once we go back to our more complete schedule in September we will be having even more classes!
Tuesday, June 22, 2021 6-9 Pretzels with Jennifer
Tuesday, June 29, 2021 6-9 Empanadas with Magda
Thursday, July 15, 2021 6-9 Gnocchi with Jennifer
Friday, July 16, 2021 1-4 Pasta with Jennifer
Saturday, July 24, 2021 10-1 Kolaches with Pavla
Thursday, August 12, 2021 6-9 Pasta with Jennifer
Thursday, August 19, 2021 6-9 Gnocchi with Jennifer
Thursday, August 26, 2021 6-9 Empanadas with Magda
Click Here to see all of the classes, details and to register.
Reminder About Classroom Safety
To keep everyone safe, we will have additional cleaning and safety protocols in place for classes. Here are some details -
- The number of students in class will be capped at 24 which will allow for spacing of 2 people per 6' table.
- Participants will each have tools, supplies and ingredients to use in class to keep sharing to a minimum.
- We will encourage people to wash their hands as they come in and then settle in for class.
- Masks will be optional for students who are fully vaccinated and required for those who are not vaccinated.
- As always, if you are not feeling well or if you know that you have recently been exposed to someone with COVID-19, stay home. We have a very flexible cancellation policy.
- We will continue to adjust as new guidance and rules come out.
We are spiffing up the classroom a bit before getting back to classes - fresh paint, reorganizing and more. Here are a few in-process pics.
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We are so excited to be getting back to in-person classes and look forward to welcoming everyone back to our classroom!
But Wait, There's More -
Keep scrolling down to see info about...
Cookie and Cupcake Kits will available just in time for Fourth of July. These kits include the baked cookies or cupcakes, icings, tips and piping bags, instructions and access to the online instructional videos. These kits are a fun family activity.
The Make It Sweet Online Classroom library of classes continues to expand. See below for details about these classes that are only $10 each!
The ICES Convention, Cake Expo, is in Texas this year - just up the road in Ft. Worth on July 20 - 25. Classes, Sugar Art Gallery, Vendors and more.
The Capital Confectioners Virtual Day of Sharing is August 8th with amazing demonstrations and hands-on projects planned from an international list of very talented instructors.
I have included some fast and easy Father's Day cake ideas using printed edible images. Scroll down to see!
We look forward to seeing you in class or in the store sometime soon!
Jennifer
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Pre-Baked Cupcake & Cookie
Kits and Classes
for July 4th!
The Make It Sweet kitchen crew will be putting together
PREBAKED kits just in time for July 4th.
The CUPCAKES will be baked and the premade buttercream icing
will be colored and ready for making piping bags
and then decorating the cupcakes.
The sugar and black cocoa COOKIES are cut-out and baked
and the premade royal icing will be colored and ready
to make piping bags and flood icing
and then decorate these fun cookies.
Each kit includes the baked items and TOOLS, the icing, tips and bags and items needed to decorate the sweet treats ready
to be enjoyed for the upcoming holiday weekend.
The kits also include access to the ONLINE LESSONS that show decorating tips, trick and techniques to follow along with or to use for ideas and inspiration.
These classes are fun and make a great family activity or gift.
Scroll down to see the pictures of the projects. Click the link for more details and to purchase the class online.
***If you have credit(s) from previously scheduled classes - use the code July4th2021 to use your credit(s) towards kits.
We hope you enjoy these classes and that you get lots of oohs and aahs from family and friends that you share your sweet treats with!
Have a safe, happy and fun July 4th weekend!
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Patriotic and Summer Theme Cupcakes |
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Learn alongside Jennifer as she shows you the steps to make piping bags with the premade and colored buttercream icing. She then walks you through decorating these cupcakes that are themed for the holiday weekend. The kits include the pre-baked cupcakes, the colored icing, decorating tips, couplers and piping bags as well as ingredients, sprinkles and tools needed to decorate these fun cupcakes. Pick-up kits from 7/1 to 7/3 here at Make It Sweet.
Use the code July4th2021 when checking out to use your credit(s)
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Patriotic Theme Cookie Decorating |
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The prep for this class is (almost) all done for you! The kits include baked cookies and pre-made and colored royal icing. Then join Jennifer for the pre-recorded videos that start with making the piping bags and flood icing. Then she will show you techniques for decorating these fun, seasonal and delicious cookies. Pick-up kits here at Make It Sweet between 6/30 and 7/3.
Use the code July4th2021 when checking out to use your credit(s)
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Make It Sweet
Online Classroom
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We have an extensive library of classes available in our online classroom. When you visit www.makeitsweetonlineclassroom.com for the first time, you register with your name and email address and then you will be able to see the variety of classes that are available. We have many classes that are available for only $10 each. For those classes, participants provide their own tools, supplies and ingredients. Each class has a preview intro video and class kit sheet so that you can see what you would need before purchasing the class. Recipes, instructions and detailed instructional videos are then available to people who are registered for the class.
The beauty of the online class is that you can follow along with the lessons at any time at your convenience and that you can continue to access the information into the future as well. Additionally, you can participate in a class from anywhere and multiple people can have fun working on the project together and then have even more fun enjoying the treats.
We look forward to continuing to add to our online classroom!
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Cake Expo attendees can participate in demonstrations and classes that cover a vast variety of sugar art techniques, marvel at the displays that are brought for the cake gallery, shop from the vendors and meet and network with others who are also passionate about sugar arts.
Registration is now open for ICES members and non-members for the full convention experience. Keep checking back to the website for details about day passes for admission to the cake gallery and vendor hall.
ICES is an international network of beginner to master, hobbyist to professional sugar artists. The annual Cake Expo moves around the US and is a great opportunity to hone and enhance your skills.
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Capital Confectioners'
Virtual Day of Sharing
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Go to the Capital Confectioners Facebook page to follow and join in for the Virtual Day of Sharing. |
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There will be demonstrations by Jacqui Kelly, Mayra Estrada, Jesse Lesser, Cyd Mitchell, Sidney Galpern and Irina Salazar.
Some of the projects are hands-on and you can purchase a Goody Box of supplies (you will just need some other basic tools to complete the projects). The boxes will be shipped on August 1st and includes over $100 in products, supplies and ingredients and it is being sold for just $50 including shipping! There is a limited quantity of boxes available - so get yours now and make plans to join in on August 8th.
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Father's Day Cake Ideas
These cakes are so cute - and they are so easy thanks to the use of printed (or drawn) edible images.
We have printers with edible ink and can print images like the ones below. For pictures, you can bring the picture in and we can scan it - or just email it to us images@makeitsweet.com. Let us know what size your cake is and we can resize the picture to fit. When you come to pick up the image, you approve the image and then it takes just a few minutes for us to print.
Edible image paper is easy to apply to your cake -
- Ice your cake - it is best to use white icing. Your icing can be buttercream, cream cheese, fondant, modeling chocolate, ganache, and more.
- Apply the image right away to fresh icing. If you are applying to fondant or modeling chocolate, very lightly spritz with water so that the image will stick.
- The image should come away from the plastic paper backer easily by just lightly peeling the paper away. If it doesn't, run it (image side out) over a sharp table edge. Another option is to stick the image in the freezer for 5 minutes and then it will release.
- Lay the sheet on the cake holding the edges and applying the middle first and then lowering the edges. If there is a bubble or wrinkle, don't pick-up the sheet - just gently press to smooth out.
- Add borders, other decorations and writing - and done!
- It is best to store cakes with edible images at room temperature. When in the refrigerator, there is a lot of moisture and the image has a tendency to bubble.
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The image on the right is perfect for a Father's Day cake. There are a couple of ways to put custom art like this onto the cake.
- If it is a drawing on paper - just bring it in and we can scan it to print.
OR
- Get a blank sheet of the edible paper and some edible markers and draw away to make such a personalized decoration.
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We are happy to help with your printed edible image needs and can provide ideas and suggestions for your project. Our only limitation is that we cannot print images that are copyright protected. We do have a catalog of licensed images that we can print. Please email your images or questions. Images@MakeItSweet.com.
Happy Father's Day to all the Dads out there!
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Welcome,
Come On In!
We are stocked for your baking and decorating needs! We have some new items coming in just about every day! There have been some issues with delayed shipments and with supplies from vendors - but we have so much to choose from and options for your tools, supplies and ingredients. Just ask us if you need help! Cookie cutters to cake pans to candy molds and chocolate, ingredients to packaging and sprinkles!
For those sprinkle lovers out there - and you know who you are (me included), we have lots of new shapes and colors of sprinkles. Come in and check out our sprinkle wall!
We look forward to seeing you in the store soon!
When You Come In,
Know That We (Still)
Take Safety Seriously!
We continue to take precautions to make shopping in the store safe. We now choose to make masks optional for fully vaccinated people and required for those who are not vaccinated. This protects you, our other customers and our staff. We will continue to review CDC and local guidelines and will amend this rule if conditions change. If you would prefer, we offer curbside pick-up - just place your order online or give us a call at 512-371-3401 to place your order.
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The perfect gift for the baker in your life! Gift cards can be used for in-store purchases and classes. Gift cards can be used for items to ship via email or a phone call to place an order.
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