Last week K had the pleasure of enjoying a Sweetarts workshop...
Edible art!
The girls got to make sushi cakes, cake pops and pot of gold rainbow cupcakes...
Her brothers are already putting in their requests...
Jacki, the owner of Sweetarts, began running her business full-time in January 2012. Prior to that, her baking was purely a hobby, despite the fact she realised the potential for a lucrative business. She began charging just to cover costs and improved her skills by watching programmes such as Cake Boss, The Next Great Baker and Ace of Cakes.
She knew she was on the right track as there was an awakening and people no longer wanted ordinary...there was a growing demand for 3D cakes and edible art with that WOW factor!
When asked why she bakes, her response is as follows,
"The joy I get from the end product and the excitement I see in the faces of others evoked by my creations far exceeds my previous experience in the boardroom. It is this joy that I want to share with the children who pass through my classes."
And one can see that she is passionate about sharing her beautiful edible art and teaching youngsters!
Her 14 year old son, who has been making dinosaurs and other creatures for years (out of prestik), now uses fondant and helps her create many of her 3D figurines. Jacki loves being able to give young enquiring minds a fun and new way to explore their creativity....
and eat it!
In her basic classes, premixes are used to simplify things. She teaches the children about the various equipment, safety issues , temperatures for baking, differences between batter, dough and pastry, and ensuring the use of oven gloves...
all this neatly tucked into the lesson, so as not to sound like a list of "do nots".
The girls had a wonderful afternoon with her and we hope to be booking them for another session where they will learn to make a 3D character and 3D cake-pops.
The girls certainly left her class bubbling with joy, filled with a sense of achievement and laden with their delicious edible art to enjoy!
If you would like to book a workshop with Jacki, she will be running classes in the school holidays and you can visit her website here:
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