Category Archives: Donated Items

Gobble Gobble Gobble

Posted on November 22, 2011 by Kimberly Chapman

The turkey cake class got cancelled due to insufficient sign-ups (and then enough people tried to sign up after it was cancelled…figures…), but the cake club’s loss is Ace Academy’s gain since it left me with more time to make … Continue reading →

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Turkey Cake Class

Posted on October 24, 2011 by Kimberly Chapman

I’m about to go make the store model for my November Turkey Cake Class (all proceeds benefit Capital Confections, I do this strictly as a volunteer). I’ll post a photo of the sample cake when it’s ready. Older versions with … Continue reading →

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How To Make An Accordion Cake and How To Create For Celebrities

Posted on September 26, 2011 by Kimberly Chapman

On Saturday I posted a quick pic of the accordion cake I made for Weird Al Yankovic. Here are more details about that, including some in-progress photos so you can learn to make your own. First of all, let me … Continue reading →

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Anatomy of a Cake Disaster

Posted on August 30, 2011 by Kimberly Chapman

You know how easy it is to sit around watching cake shows on TV and then imagine how you’d have done better and ensure your cake would never fall over? Yeah, about that… I had a cake fall over yesterday … Continue reading →

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Upcoming stuff

Posted on August 2, 2011 by Kimberly Chapman

Here are some food-related things I’ll be doing in the next few weeks: Aug 1 – Aug 8 Participating in the Four Pounds of Cheese Project, an examination of food waste where participants photograph food they throw out. I’ll blog … Continue reading →

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A Week of Baking

Posted on July 30, 2011 by Kimberly Chapman

Right on the heels of Sunday’s gummy class (about which I’ll post separately later) came a week of baking goodies for my husband’s workplace, Enthought, which was hosting some training seminars for which they needed some desserts. They offered to … Continue reading →

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What Gummy Class Supplies Look Like

Posted on July 20, 2011 by Kimberly Chapman

Here are just some of the things I’ve prepped in advance for the gummy class I’m teaching on July 24: There are a couple of spots left. Remember, all proceeds benefit Capital Confectioners. I’m not being paid anything despite the … Continue reading →

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Gummy Book Cover Art

Posted on July 14, 2011 by Kimberly Chapman

I’ve whipped up some cover art for the booklet I’m writing on gummy techniques for the July 24 class. This will be used as a flyer at All in One Bakeshop to advertise the class (if you want to come, … Continue reading →

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Day of Sharing Cake Teasers

Posted on July 9, 2011 by Kimberly Chapman

Chris Cantrell, a friend from Capital Confectioners and I were very busy ladies today, working on the showcake for Day of Sharing on Sunday. We worked so hard for so many hours, we began to imagine that we heard voices. … Continue reading →

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Advantages of Googly Eyes

Posted on July 5, 2011 by Kimberly Chapman

I frequently use simple black-dot eyes on figures because they’re easy and fast. However, when more emotions and expressions are required, googly eyes are better. By “googly eyes” I don’t mean the rattling craft kind (which I also love but … Continue reading →