Katy Sue, We Love You!
Um... who loves NEW PRODUCTS? And who loves FREE GIVEAWAYS??? You do?! Well, good news, because this is the blog for you! Chef Nicholas has been trying out some brand spanking new Katy Sue Cake Design molds- the Creative Cake System designed by Ceri Griffiths. There are four sets, and they are designed to use rolled fondant, gumpaste, marzipan, chocolate, candy, boiled sugar, cold porcelain and salt dough to replicate royal icing piping decorating elements.
Oh, and we are giving one lucky reader ALL FOUR SETS! Do you want to be the winner?
All four Katy Sue Designs Creative Cake System molds. Photo: S. Ewing/ISAC
Let me tell you about the four different Creative Cake System molds! There is a small ruffle set and a medium ruffle set, and both create perfect ruffle borders. The small ruffle set is 200mm x 19mm x 6mm, and the finished ruffle is about 3/4 inch in depth (including the scalloped band). The medium ruffle 200mm x 26mm x 8mm, and the finished ruffle is about 1 inch in depth (again with the scalloped band). These two sizes would be perfect cakes for baby showers, bridal showers, and princess or ballerina parties! And definitely easier on your wrists- NO PIPING!
The small ruffle mold from Katy Sue Designs. Photo: S. Ewing/ISAC
Medium Ruffle Mold from Katy Sue Designs. Photo: S. Ewing/ISAC
If ruffles aren't your style when it comes to borders, then you will LOVE the serrated rope border!! This mold offers three sizes of the border, perfect for tiered cakes! Oh, and it looks just like actual rope, so this could also be used for fun nautical cake (as a rigging or anchor rope), or as a lasso on a rodeo cake!
Finally, the butterfly trio mold! As its name suggests, this mold comes with three sets of delicate butterfly wings, and a butterfly body. The level of detail is incredible, and the mold can be folded to enable the back side of each wing to be detailed along with the front! When the wings are painted and dusted, they create a big impact on any cake or cupcake!
So... who wants all FOUR of these BRAND NEW mold sets?! That means the small ruffles, the medium ruffles, the serrated rope border, and the butterfly trio! Just comment below telling me which of these molds you think you would use the most. Each of these are incredibly useful, and I know the winner is going to use them all the time! Oh, and we have a whole line of other Katy Sue Designs molds available for purchase on our website!
25th Anniversary: Lunch is Ready 2
We have some big news to share with you all! Many of you have taken classes with us, and while Chef Nicholas is the best instructor ever, all of our students look forward to Scott's delicious homemade lunch and cookie time. Scott began preparing lunch for students in 1995, and after years and years and years of recipe requests, it was high time to create a cookbook! At the 2009 ISAC Grand Holiday Open House, Scott's cookbook, Lunch is Ready, was released!
This year, in honor of ISAC's 25th anniversary, Scott has selected the top 100 favorite recipes in a new cookbook: Lunch is Ready 2. This book will debut at our Spring Open House this year (a week from this coming Saturday). As Scott was selecting and testing recipes for this cookbook, he made each recipe and we all got to sample the goods (so to speak). It was hard having to eat all those tasty desserts, but somehow we persevered! ;)
If you would like to reserve your copy of Lunch is Ready 2, you can email us at customersvc@nicholaslodge.com. We will set aside your copy to pick up at our Spring Open House. Don't forget to have Scott sign your copy!
Sneak peek at the brand new cover! Photo: S. Ewing/ISAC
Congratulations on the new cookbooks Scott! I can't wait to get my own copy AND have superstar Scott sign it! I imagine this will be the inscription, "To Stephanie, social media goddess and maybe the coolest person I know. Thanks for being so awesome all the time." -Scott
What do you guys think? Ha!
Sweetly yours,
Stephanie
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I would love the ruffle mounds because it would help me I can't do ruffles at all
Omg i just adore the ruffles moulds. The possibilities are endless. My imagination is running into overdrive.
The ruffles would be used all the time, I would love to win this prize, katy Sue moulds are the best
I love the ruffle and the butterfly mould. My arthritic fingers are itching to try them. I would love to put ruffles and butterflies in the 2 Birthday Bouquets I am planning for 2 very special family members.
I would love them all!! Ruffle molds would be awesome! I would definitely use them all!! The ease of these molds would increase the enjoyment of the decorating experiences!!
What wonderful molds!! I have a hard time choosing which one I would use the most. I would have use for each and everyone of them. For sure it would be a tie between the ruffles and the rope, but the butterfly just looks so awesome and would add that perfect touch to any cake spring/floral cake. It's hard to make a decision, but I sure would love to win them all!!
What fabulous molds! I think I would use the ruffle molds the most but they would all be useful. Thank you for the giveaway.
I would LOVE to use the ruffle mold! Talk about beautiful and consistent. The butterflies and Rope are awesome also but I could see myself using ruffles a lot!!
I'd love to give the rope mold a try!! How nifty!
I can see using the butterfly molds on a summer cake. Butterflies have so much significance and make everyone smile.
I would use the Butterfly moulds as they would look wonderful on cupcakes too. Great prize many thanks
Honestly any of the ruffles molds would be awesome!
I am a beginner and the molds would take my cakes to a whole other level!!
I would make great use of the butterfly mold for spring cakes.
Just love these products! They are of good quality, easy to use and durable.
These would be great to make cupcakes or cookies that might accompany the main celebration cake
I would defently use The ruffle, No The rope , No The butterfly ..... oh Cant decide ?? .....
ill use Them all and Will use it with isomalt ???