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Pre-registration with payment is required. Supplies are extra.
We’ve made the world’s most popular cake decorating courses better than ever!

* Overview of our Courses
    * Course 1: Decorating Basics
    * Course 2: Flowers and Cake Design
    * Course 3: Gum Paste and Fondant
    .NEW CLASSES!
Candy Class
.Cake Pops Class
Gingerbread boys Class
All Class sizes are limited to first come, first served.

FOR ALL CLASSES
You must pre-register and make payment
before attending class.
Call us at 513-896-7089 ext. 10 to sign up.
All tools used in classes are available at
Sugarcraft to purchase.
Class Location: Sugarcraft Retail Store
3665 Dixie Hwy. Hamilton OH 45015

SUGARCRAFT, INC. located at 3665 Dixie Hwy. Hamilton, OH 45015
call to sign-up 513-896-7089
Pre-registration with payment is required. Class size LIMITED. Supplies are extra.
Let us know what other classes you might be interested in. Our teachers are eager to help you.
Our teachers are available to teach Brownies, Girl Scouts, Boy Scouts, Church Groups or other Organizations. Just ASK!
.* FAQ for New Wilton Courses | Cake decorating 101 | We are proud of our students |
You can delight your family and friends with decorated cakes you learned to
create with the Sugarcraft way of cake decorating in a cake decorating course!
Printed Materials
We've gone to great lengths to see that our students have every resource they need to be successful! That's why we've included Learning Sheets lesson book, full of pictures and decorating techniques for added visual learning. It contains information on all projects demonstrated in the lessons, so you can continue practicing at your own pace for as long as you need before moving on to the next lesson. Pre-registration with payment is required. Class size LIMITED. Supplies are extra.Let us know what other classes you might be interested in. Our teachers are eager to help you. Our teachers are available to teach Brownies, Girl Scouts, Boy Scouts, Church Groups or other Organizations. Just ASK!

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Gingerbread House
Class
Call for schedule
*Class fee $30.00
Fee Includes Gingerbread House
In class you will assemble
and decorate
(already baked pieces in your kit)
and add the candies from the kit.
Take home your finished house.
Sign up in store.
MORE INFORMATION

Airbrushing & Stenciling Class
1-Lesson: Call for schedule
Class Time: 10:00 a.m. till 12:00 p.m. EST
Student Cost: $25.00 includes Airbrush Book

Teacher: Joyce McConnell (Qualified baker of many years expeience. Learn shortcuts and much more

Bring COUPON code: 45015-10%
and receive 10% off class fee plus any other items you purchase at the same time

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Classes Online Too!
- take your classes at home and we'll mail you your certificate of completion.
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In addition to classes we conduct in our store, and for our friends who live remote or just cannot attend, we do offer classes online.
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This has proven to be a very good method to learn. People who have taken our classes online have done very well and the cake pictures they've sent us are surprisingly good.

SCHEDULES START HERE

4-Lessons: May 7, 10, 14, 17 2012
Class Time: 6:30 p.m. till 8:00 p.m. EST
Student Cost: $45.00 includes Class Booklet & Certificate
$10.00 off when you sign-up for Flowers and Cake Design before end of session. CODE: 45015-DEC10

#2116-112 Decorating Basics Student
Course 1 Kit

Wilton Method Course 1: Decorating Basics
Class dates: above
The Wilton Method® Decorating Basics Course 1 is the perfect place to start! Your Instructor will show you the right way to decorate, step by step, so that you experience the excitement of successfully decorating your first cake.
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You’ll understand how to bake a great cake, see how to make and color icing and learn the best way to ice the cake. You will also practice the three fundamentals of decorating, enabling you to approach each technique the right way for great results.
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Along the way, you’ll learn to create icing drop flowers, rosettes, shells, pompom flowers, leaves, shaggy mums, and the ribbon rose. You’ll also decorate cookies, cupcakes … and of course cakes!
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Not only will you quickly learn just how easy it is to create the perfect dessert for any occasion but you will also get to share the fun with other students, who encourage you along the way.
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Topics covered in Decorating Basics include:
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    * How to Bake a Great Cake
    * Buttercream Icing
    * Using Decorating Bags and Couplers
    * Icing the Cake
    * Leveling and Torting the Cake
    * Using the Star Tip
    * Drop Flower, Rosette
    * Dimensional Decorating
    * Shell
    * Pompom Flower, Leaves
    * Filling and Icing a Cupcake
    * Guidelines for Elementary Cake Design
    * Printing, Writing, Rose Base
    * Piping Gel Pattern Transfer
    * Ribbon Rose
    * Guidelines for Decorating Your Cake
$6.99 Work Book and Certificate of Merit are also included free
PS: It's a Secret... Enjoy product give-a-ways the last night of class!
Did we forget to tell you a $6.99 Work Book and Certificate of Merit are also included with this class?

The first course, Course 1: Decorating Basics, is your starting point and will cover topics such as fundamentals in baking a cake, making icing and using a decorating bag. From there you will use a variety of decorating tips to make stars, borders, flowers and pipe messages.
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Once the first series of classes is completed you can extend the excitement and fun by taking one of our two other classes, Course 2: Flowers and Cake Design or Course 3: Gum Paste and Fondant Wilton Method Courses.
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Flowers and Cake Design encompasses both traditional and contemporary design. It focuses on making flowers primarily with royal icing. Additionally, you will learn how to choose colors for your cake as well as positioning the elements of decoration – the message, flowers and embellishments, borders and side treatments - which will all impact the final look and ultimately the success of your cake design.
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Gum Paste and Fondant is a collection of the best techniques from two current classes into a fun and challenging experience. This class teaches you how to cover cakes with fondant, make fondant bows and borders and excel in gum paste flowers.
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Each Wilton Method class is held at Sugarcraft, 3665 Dixie Hw. (route 4 just as you enter or leave Hamilton on the south side), where you'll receive individual instruction from our trained Wilton Method teacher and an attractive, full color Lesson Plan book detailing step-by-step instructions. And, at the end of every course you will leave with a cake specifically designed and decorated by you.
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Once you have completed any one of these courses, you’ll have gained the confidence to decorate cakes your family and friends will enjoy for years to come. You’ll also have had a great time sharing the excitement of decorating with other students. It’s an experience that over 4 million people have enjoyed in Wilton Method Courses. Come and join the fun! We hope to see you soon!

4-Lessons: June 11, 14, 18, 21 2012
Class Time: 6:30 p.m. till 8:00 p.m. EST
Student Cost: $45.00 includes Class Booklet & Certificate
Plus Students receive 10% off any purchase while in class !
Receive $10.00 off when you sign-up for Gum Paste and Fondant Class before end of session.
CODE: 45015-DEC10

COURSE 2
Wilton Method Course 2: Flowers and Cake Design
Gum Paste and Fondant Class - 4-Lessons: Class dates above
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After completing Decorating Basics, Course 2: Flowers and Cake Design is one of two additional Wilton Method courses you can choose. In Flowers and Cake Design, you’ll explore sophisticated ways to bring your cakes and desserts to life!
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Your Wilton Method Instructor will teach you to create breathtaking icing flowers such as pansies, lilies and the famous Wilton Rose. Then, you’ll discover the secrets of arranging them in a beautifully balanced cake-top bouquet.
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Your amazing flowers will be framed by an impressive boarder treatment or basketweave design. With the skills you learn here and your ability to make flowers in advance using gum paste and fondant or royal icing, you can create beautiful blooms at your convenience, ready to place on any cake.
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Topics covered in Flowers and Cake Design include:
    * Basic Principles of Cake Design
    * Gum Paste and Fondant 101
    * Button Flower
    * Pansy
    * Making Royal Icing
    * Making a Parchment Bag
    * Flower Nail
    * Rose Base, Rose Center
    * Apple Blossom, Primrose
    * Rosebud
    * Daffodil
    * Violet
    * Using the Lily Nail, Lily
    * Making Stems
    * Guidelines for Flower Arrangments
    * Floral Cake Design
    * Reverse Shell
    * Basketweave
    * Wilton Rose
$6.99 value Work Book and Certificate of Merit are also included free
Your Wilton Instructor is ready to show you how to make these exquisite blossoms step by step. With practice and attention to detail, you will soon be creating spectacular bouquets that will be the talk of the party. You'll also have a great time sharing the excitement of decorating with other students.
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The Wilton Method Course 2: Flowers and Cake Design is held in local craft and specialty stores where you'll receive individual instruction from trained Wilton Method teacher, Barbara Whipp.
PS: It's a Secret... Enjoy product give-a-ways the last night of class!
Did we forget to tell you a $6.99 Work Book and Certificate of Merit are also included with this class?

4-Lessons: July 23, 27, 30 & August 3 2012
Class Time: 6:30 p.m. till 8:00 p.m. EST
Student Cost: $45.00 includes Class Booklet & Certificate
Plus Students receive 10% off any purchase while in class

Are your cakes always the talk of the party, but you'd like to be able to do even more?
Do people ask you to decorate cakes for their celebrations? Want to learn tips and techniques professional bakers on television know?
Advance your skills by enrolling in Course 4 — Advanced Gum Paste Flowers!

Discover one of the most breathtaking ways to decorate a cake
—with realistic-looking gum paste flowers. Your Wilton Method Instructor
will lead you every step of the way as you create life-like blossoms,
flowers and leaves for floral arrangements that top the most beautiful cakes.
You'll be amazed at the artistic quality you can achieve as you
craft Gerbera daisies, briar roses, Stargazer lilies and more.

As you learn each new technique, you'll be closer to your sensational finale:
a beautiful floral spray that showcases your skills. And, you won't need to
bring a cake to this course, so you can focus on your flowers.

Topics covered in Advanced Gum Paste Flowers include:

    * Blossoms
    * Gerber Daisies
    * Sweet Peas
    * Ivy Leaves
    * Lily Leaves
    * Briar Rose
    * Stargazer Lily
    * Stephanotis
    * Assemble Blossoms, Leaves and Bouquets
    * Using Flower Spikes

When you've completed Course 4, you'll have the know-how to expand your cake decorating.
Plus, you'll have had a great time sharing the excitement of decorating with other students.

4 -Lessons: July 9, 13, 16, 20 2012
Class Time: 6:30 p.m. till 8:00 p.m. EST
Student Cost: $45.00 includes Class Booklet & Certificate
Plus Students receive 10% off any purchase while in class !
Receive $10.00 off when you sign-up for Advanced Gum Paste Class before end of session.
CODE: 45015-DEC10
Wilton Method Course 4:

Wilton Method Course 3: Gum Paste and Fondant
Course 3 - Gum Paste and Fondant Class
4-Lessons
Class dates above
After completing Decorating Basics, Course 3: Gum Paste and Fondant is one of two additional Wilton Method courses you can choose. In Gum Paste and Fondant you’ll discover one of the most exciting and satisfying ways to decorate a cake.
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Your Wilton Method Instructor will lead you every step of the way as you create amazing handshaped flowers, beautiful borders and bold accents using these easy-to-shape icings.
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As you learn each technique – an artful bow, mum, rose, carnation, calla lily, rosebud, daisy, and embellished borders – you’ll be closer to your crowning achievement: A Final Course Cake that showcases your skills.
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The confidence you’ll gain as you decorate with gum paste and fondant will enable you to create cakes that will add excitement to your family celebrations for years to come.
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Topics covered in Gum Paste and Fondant include:
    * Gum Paste and Fondant 101
    * Bow Loops
    * Mum Base, Rose Base
    * Carnation Base
    * Assembling a Bow
    * Tinting Gum Paste and Fondant
    * Basic Principles of Floral Cake Design
    * Calla Lily
    * Rosebud and Rose
    * Carnation
    * Calyxes and Leaves
    * Assembling the Calla Lily
    * Daisy
    * Mum
    * Covering a Cake Board with Fondant
    * Elements of Fondant Cake Design
    * Creating Geometric Designs Using Cut-Outs, Overlays, and Inlays
    * Eyelet, Ruffle, and Ball Borders
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When you've completed the Gum Paste and Fondant course, you'll have gained the confidence to decorate gum paste and fondant cakes your family will enjoy for years to come. You'll also have had a great time sharing the excitement of decorating with other students.
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The Wilton Method Course 3: Gum Paste and Fondant is held in local craft and specialty stores where you'll receive individual instruction from trained Wilton Method teacher, Barbara Whipp

$6.99 value Work Book and Certificate of Merit are also included free
PS: It's a Secret... Enjoy product give-a-ways the last night of class!
Did we forget to tell you a $6.99 Work Book and Certificate of Merit are also included with this class?

Interested in learning how to make yummy candy for your friends & family or decorating cake & cookies? Do you know any kids who love to help in the kitchen? Wilton® has a project class for all! If you want to spark a child's interest in baking and cake decorating, you couldn't have a better opportunity! Kids of all ages will have a blast attending these project classes. We'll open their minds to creative ideas while they enjoy the hands-on decorating experience. Available for anyone over the age of 10. Group rates available.
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Cupcakes and Brownies 1 Lesson: June 25 2:00-3:30 pm $15.00 includes everything! Take home your goodies.
Candy Making 1 Lesson: June 28 2:00-3:30 pm $15.00 includes everything! Take home your goodies.
Gingerbread House 1 Lesson: Look for this lesson in October 2012
Super Cakes for Kids 1 Lesson: June 29 2:00-3:30 pm $15.00 includes everything! Take home your goodies.
Fondant Cupcakes for Kids 1 Lesson: June 29 4:00-5:30 pm $15.00 includes everything! Take home your goodies.

EASY CANDY CLASS INFORMATION

Valentine Easy Candy Demonstration
1-Lesson: Call if interested 2012
Class Time: 10:00 p.m. till 12:00 p.m. EST
Student Cost: $15.00 includes Recipe Booklet
Teacher: Joyce McConnell CANDY CLASSES are the highlight of our business. Candy classes start in September and run through June. You will be given a free recipe booklet, a mold and samples to taste. Classes will emphasize the current holiday and provide you a way to make beautiful and delicious gifts for all you know. You will learn how to make cluster candies, dip cookies, make your own delicious bon-bons, chocolate pizzas and much more. Eat or take home all samples demonstrated.Pre-registration is a must to guarantee a seat.
See above schedule. To register, simply stop by and sign up for the next available.
This candy class will teach you how to make the "easy" candies with the supplies that you can purchase from Sugarcraft. Including cluster candies, dipped cookies, bon bons, chocolate pizza and much more. Your instructor will show you how to make the candy shell, painting and 2-piece molding. You'll see just how easy making candies can be for the entire family… even the kids. What are we going to do with the samples shown? Why give them to you of course!
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Cookie pops, call
schedule coming
Kit cost is $8.00. Class is $15

Gingerbread Boy/Girl Cookie Class
1-Lesson:
Call for schedule
Wow your family and friends with gingerbread cookies on a pop!
A fun treat to give and receive.
Includes pre-baked cookies, sticks, bags, tip, tags and icing mix.
Decorate TEN lollipop cookies just in time for Christmas parties.
Children are welcome (age 12 and up or with paid adult)!
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Please note: Other supplies that be necessary for you to provide may include cake pans, icing, decorating bags, couplers, spatulas, cake boards, cake boxes, decorating tips, cookies, piping gel, reusable cloth wipes, pencil or pen, scissors, tape, waxed paper, paper towels, confectioner's sugar, icing colors, pre-baked cakes and a practice board. Wilton Classes include a signed stamped Wilton Certificate of Merit Award printed in your name for easy framing. Details subject to change without notice.
Pre-registration with payment is required.
Space is limited, sign-up early.
Come Visit Sugarcraft for fun classes year round.

Class on May17

New Wilton Method Classes FAQ
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Q: Why did Wilton change the Curriculum?
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A: The purpose of refreshing our already thriving curriculum is to continue the success of Wilton classes through experiences that will teach and inspire family celebrations. This updated curriculum will appeal to the new generations of moms as well as to a broader market encompassing all ages.
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This broader market includes a consumer who is “busier,” who is looking for value for their money AND time invested and is more family and group oriented. This evolving group of consumers also want to have an active participation in the end product. In other words, they want to “do it myself” so they can say “I made this myself” and receive praise and adoration from friends and family. The vast majority of topics still are the same, so there is a close correlation from the previous curriculum to this one. This refreshed curriculum has been designed to encourage success and confidence; ultimately increasing your opportunities to move into techniques that expand the color, beauty and excitement you can create with your Wilton Method skills.
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Q: We went from four courses to three. What am I missing?
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A: You’ll be “missing” quite a bit of duplicated instruction, particularly between Course 3 and the Fondant & Gum Paste course. Course 3 did have some information on “tiered cakes” which is not in one of our refreshed main courses. But, we’ll be introducing a “Tall Cakes” project class which will cover stacked cakes, two-plate assembly, combining stacked and two-plate assembly, transporting cakes, and more. What you’ll gain, with the Gum Paste and Fondant course, is much more interaction with your WMI than in the previous curriculum.
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Plus, all the refreshed curriculum courses take an approach that makes it even easier for you to succeed. In addition, we explore cake design, work space preparation, and fresh, new techniques in a range of media from buttercream to royal icing, to fondant, and gum paste.
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Q: What if I took Course 1 of the previous curriculum? Or, what if I took some other combination of the previous Curriculum? What do I do next?
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A: The refreshed curriculum is designed so that, once one has taken Decorating Basics, one can go to either of the other two. Just ask yourself … What do I WANT to learn?
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    * If you’re interested in flowers or would like to explore cake design, then sign up for Flowers and Cake Design. Because this course includes the Wilton Rose, it offers a chance to practice that lovely flower a little more.
    * But, if you’d like to explore gum paste or fondant, we’d suggest going to Gum Paste and Fondant. It will cover many of the techniques previously presented in both Course 3 and Fondant and Gum Paste. In addition, for example, you’ll also do the Calla Lily and study how to accomplish geometric designs.
    * Whatever you’ve taken already, even though a new course might involve some “review,” you’ll get a great chance to practice and get coaching on what you’ve already learned. Plus you’ll also cover new techniques & ideas.
    * That being said, though, the course registration fee is very low, so if time permits, you should consider taking any of the refreshed course. For example, although it certainly isn’t necessary to go back to the Decorating Basics course, we’re sure it will be fun and a chance to reinforce the skills to which you’ve already been introduced.
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Q: Are the products covered in the refreshed curriculum really different than the previous one?
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A: No, the vast majority of products – and skills taught – are much the same. Of course, we’ve included some products that are more relevant to today’s fashions and trends. Your Wilton Method Instructor can provide you with a small list of any of the differences in product.
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So, if you already have one of the previous course’s kits, you can learn the exact differences. That way, you can purchase many of them open stock at most retailers. If they’re not stocked by your store, check the wilton.com online store. All in all though, the new kits are very appealingly priced. So, purchasing them in preparation for taking any of the refreshed courses will beneficially add to your collection of Wilton tools.
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Q: Why don’t you number the courses anymore?
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A: It never was a sequential curriculum, despite what the numbering system implied. One always had the opportunity, once they’d taken Course 1, of going on to Course 3, Fondant and Gum Paste, or Course 2.
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The numbering system actually confused more than it explained. Plus, it caused scheduling difficulties in the stores, who acted on the assumption the courses had to be presented in order. They didn’t.

All tools, class books etc, are available at Sugarcraft.
A complete kit is available for each class. This contains the tools needed for each class.

Sugarcraft, Inc. reserves the right to cancel a class due to weather, other emergencies, or insufficient enrollment. Contact us at 513-896-7089 if you have questions.