Bake With Confidence -- Cake Decorating, Cookie, & Candy Classes in Chicago Illinois.
Paid Pre-registration is required to attend all classes
CLASS POLICY
Cakewalk Chicago offers wonderful classes that are great for get togethers and gifts for co-workers, friends and family. Or give a gift certificate for supplies and classes and let them bake you some smiles!!!!
The minimum number of students per class is 4. In fairness to our instructors; who must prepare their materials and supplies for each class, class fees must be paid in full to reserve a spot for any class/demo. Reserve your space over the telephone and pay by credit card or mail in check. Classes not full will be cancelled 48 hours in advance; in which (paid students can apply fees to another class.)
If you are unable to attend, your class fee is NON-refundable. Please check your schedule carefully.
You may be placed on a waiting list for future classes as space permits.
Except for Wilton Method Classes, supplies are provided for most classes.
Supply lists for classes where additional supplies are required will be available upon registration.
All classes are held at Cakewalk Chicago 1741 West 99th Street Chicago, Illinois 60643 773-233-7335
How To Register
You can register by phone by calling us at 773-233-7335 with a Visa, Discover or Mastercard.
You can register by sending a check or money order.
Please make check payable to: Cakewalk Chicago
Mail payment along with course and your contact information to:
Flowers, Flowers, & more Flowers including the Rosebud, Sunflower, Drop Flower, Bachelor Button (as many as time allows). Basic knowledge of cake decorating is helpful but not necessary. All materials included for use in class.
April 2007
"Lori, I had a wonderful time at the cake class today, and my husband was very impressed with my decorations!
He couldn't believe I learned all that in one class."
JP, Chicago
May 2007
Hi Lori, I just wanted to thank you for the "private" lesson in candymaking last night. My husband started eating the chocolate right away! And people at work have already started making requests for different shapes. Also, I am so excited that I will actually be able to make cool cakes with good tasting fondant!! I will definitely stop in on a weekend when I have more time to browse and plan my next confection.
Thanks again,
SR. Chicago
Candyland Crafts -Celebrations
Friday, April 20th 7-9pm $45
Make delicious homemade candies for all your summer parties including bridal showers, baby showers, & anniversaries Use confectioners coating to make molded candy designs, piped filigree accents, edible dessert dishes, & place cards. Learn how easy it is to make long-stemmed candy roses for Mother's Day & some special treats for dad on his day.
All materials included for use in class
Gumpaste Garden
TBD $170
10 am -4 pm
International Sugar Artist
Elizabeth Parvu is back to help you flatter mother nature with sweet imitations made with this versatile sugar dough. You won’t believe that it took just one lesson to make so many beautiful gumpaste flowers. All materials included for use in class.
Youth Cake Decorating Mini Dolls
Tuesday, August 21st 11:30 - 1:00 $25.00
In this single session class decorate a doll cake in the latest icing fashions. Supply list provided at registration. Ages 8+
February 2008
Hi Lori,
My niece and I took the cupcake class with you this past Saturday. We had such a great time. I don't think my niece expected to learn so much. She loves art and I wanted to show her to another fun way to be creative. So, thank you so much for the wonderful class. Also thank you for the great advice on fondant and cake filling. I felt like I walked away knowing so much more. It was very inspiring. You and your family are so nice. It was such a comfortable atomosphere and that made it easy to be creative. I will definitely be back to take classes and shop. I'll be sure to send you some pictures of the cookies and cakes I'll be making.
Thanks again,
Nancy M.
Homer Glen, IL
February 2008
Katie and I wanted to thank you again for your assistance on Saturday; we both very much enjoyed learning from you.
Thank you,
Patrick
Visit our Retail Store Lori's Cakewalk Chicago is located at 1741 West 99th Street Chicago, Illinois 60643 Pink Building just East of the Metra tracks 773-233-7335 our e-mail address is infoatcakewalkchicagodotCom
Store Hours* Store Hours: Tue -Thu 11:00am-5pm, Fri 11:00am-6 pm, and Saturday 10:00am-4 pm. Closed Sun/Mon *on school days we are closed briefly from 2:20pm-3:15pm to pick up our children from school.
*2012 CLOSINGS: All Holidays including July 4th, Labor Day Weekend, Thanksgiving Day and Weekend and Christmas Day through January 3rd 2013
Closed for annual vacation August 2012
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Supplies and Classes for Cake Decorating, Baking, and Candy Making
Gelatin Flowers Blossoms - $79.00* each lesson. en English and Espanol *Supply kit purchase required for 1st lesson. $25.00
Flores Encapsuladas- $79.00* cada leccion. En Ingles y Espanol.
*Requiere comprar herramientas por adelantado para 1era. leccion. $25.00
Cada mes acompananos para lecciones increibles de flores encapsuladas hechas de gelatina. Artista de flores encapsuladas Angelica Aguilar nos acompana en Cakewalk Chicago para compartir los secretos en crear estas hermosas flores 3-D en gelatina. Comparte este increible arte con sus amistades y familia. Escoje las fechas de flores que mas te convenga.
Coming Winter 2010FFondant Frills 1 $30.00 TBD The August Fondant Fundamentals class set the stage for elegant fondant embellishments that can be used on rolled fondant and butter cream cakes increase your design possibilities. Use silicone molds, cutters and your imagination to make edible pearls, lace designs, roping, flowers, butterflies and more !!! All materials included for use in class
Fondant Frills 2 30.00 TBD Even more elegant fondant embellishments that can be used on rolled fondant and butter cream cakes. Uses of Patchwork cutters and Tappets, to create fondant & gum paste embellishments for your cakes and cookies! Designs include letters, swags, edible bows and more !!!! All materials included for use in class.
Springtime Fun with Rolled Fondant $125.00
A great class for budding pre teen and teen sugar artists (11+)
Cover real and faux cakes with rolled fondant. Learn to properly use dowels to support tiered cakes. Come prepared to create sugar butterflies, lady bugs, bees, daisies, and apple blossoms.
PME Professional Diploma Cake by XO
PME PROFESSIONAL DIPLOMA COURSE MODULE 1 - ROLLED FONDANT/SUGARPASTE
PME Module 1 Additional Information *Minimum Class Size: 4 Students Maximum class size: 8 students *PME Diploma is awarded based on student attendance, abilities and skill level *Payment in full must be received at the time of registration. *Registration deadline is Saturday, .
*Supply list provided with paid registration. Specialty tools available at Cakewalk Chicago.
Cakewalk Chicago is an authorized Retailer of PME Professional Diploma Courses and Chef Lori Parrett is an approved PME instructor. A PME Professional Diploma will be awarded upon completion of each module. It is not essential to complete each module however a Master Certificate will be awarded upon completion of all three courses. Rolled Fondant, Sugar Flowers, and Piping Techniques
Candy Crafting
Candy Making Demonstration Free
Friday, January 27th 2011 6:15 pm-7:15 pm
This demonstration is for the student who is serious about making candy for family and friends.
You will learn ideas for using versatile chocolate coating. You will see how easy it is to make cute suckers, edible cake toppers and custom candies when you learn how to correctly melt and mold with our candy wafers.
RSVP Required
Decoracion con Flores Fondant
Gumpaste FowersSpanish with English Translations
Three 2 hour sessions Saturdays, March 3rd, 10th and 17th 11am -1pm
In this Spanish Language class master the art of handcrafting delicate sugar flowers for your elegant cakes.
Ven y aprenderas nuevas tecnicas de Pasta Fondant en 3 Clases faciles de realizar y “tips”que te facilitaran la confeccion de exquisitas Flores, hacerles matices para realzar y lograr un bonito acabado. Para que tu pastel sea la admiracion de tus invitados.
Four 2-hour classes: Sundays, January 8th, 15th, 22nd, and 29th 12:30-2:30 pm
Pre-Paid Registration required. to attend. Supply list available with registration.
Create impressive decorations such as Drop Flowers, Stars, Rosettes, Zigzags, Shells, Pompom Flowers, Shaggy Mums, Leaves, Ribbon Roses, Writing, Pattern Transfer and More. Learn the proper techniques of Baking, and Icing preparation, Torting and Icing a cake. Fee includes full color instruction book and supply kit.
Instructor: RayTara Black
CAKEWALK 2 - Flowers and Cake Design (Wilton Method) $76.99
Four 2-hour classes: Sundays, February 5th, 12th, 19th, and 26th 12:30-2:30 pm
Pre-Paid Registration required to attend. Supply list available with registration. Building on your Cake Decorating Foundation, learn the essentials for making royal icing flowers. Learn to pipe the Rose, Primrose, Rosebud, Apple Blossom, Daffodil, Violet and Lily. Learn the impressive basket weave and reverse shell techniques. Also learn to form Gum Paste & Fondant Button Flowers and Pansies. Includes full color instruction book and supply kit. Instructor: RayTara Black
CAKEWALK 3 - Gumpaste and Fondant (Wilton Method) $76.99
Four 2 hour classes: Sundays, March 4th, 11th, 18th, and 25th 12:30-2:30 pm.
Pre-Paid Registration required to attend. Supply list available with registration.
Learn to Tint, Roll and Cut gum paste & fondant. Create amazing hand shaped Bows, Borders, Ruffles and Flowers, including Mums, Carnations, Roses, Daisies and Calla Lilies. Learn the proper way of covering cakes with fondant. Includes full color instruction book and supply kit.
Instructor: RayTara Black
ANATOMY OF A CUPCAKE $81.00
TBD
Learn how to bake and decorate sensational cupcakes! The class starts with an extensive explanation of baking cupcakes. We demonstrate how to make mouthwatering buttercream. Then learn how to
Sugar Gems & Jewels $50.00
Saturday, June 4th 9:00am -11:00 am
Learn to create an assortment of beautiful, colorful, edible gems and jewels using Rolled Fondant and Isomalt (natural sugar substitutes), perfect for decorating cakes or dessert platters. The skills acquired in this class can also be applied to creating a variety of hard candies and lollipops.
Cupcake Decorating
Cupcake Madness - Buttercream Flowers $71.00
Saturday, February 4th 1pm-3pm
We give you one dozen ready to decorate cupcakes, delicious buttercream and the skills to transform buttercream into fantastic floral designs.
All materials included for use inclass. Take home what you decorate
Sugar Crafting Classes
SUGAR SCULPTURES w/Isomalt
Hands-On 4 hours $165.00
In this 4 hour basic course will you will be working with Isomalt to create beautiful sugar sculptures. Techniques include pouring butterflies and leaves, casting a base, creating your own waterfall mold, pouring a coral reef and pulled sugar basics. Your final project is to create a free standing sugar sculpture. NOTE: YOU WILL BE WORKING WITH HOT SUGAR. Supplies for this class will be provided for your use and are available for purchase. Minimum class size is 8. (we must have 8 paid students to hold this class) Registration deadline is October 1, 2011 Instructor Peggy Tucker
SugarCrafting
Pulled Sugar with Chef Juliana Zaremba $165.00
Saturday, Feb 25th 10:00am -2:30pm (1/2 hour break)
Casting and pulling sugar is an art that few have mastered but is so easy to do. Join Chef and Sugar Artist Juliana Zaremba to learn the beautiful and unique art of creating decorations from sugar. Recipes and equipment explained, Safety, Cooking, Coloring, and Flavoring. Hands on includes casting and pulled sugar rose. Take Home what you make. All materials included for use in class.
*Please note this class will be limited to 15 students!!!
Gumpaste Peonies Saturday, February 11th 1pm -3pm $99.00
Delicate and lifelike Gumpaste Peonies are beautiful to look at and easy to create.
Instructor Xiomara O.
Gumpaste Daisies Saturday, March 10th 1pm -3pm $99.00
Gerbera daisies and garden daisies are a wonderful accent for cupcakes, cake pops, truffles and more!
Instructor Chef Lori P.
Help Me Please! Gumpaste Letters Demo Free!
Friday, February 24th 6:15pm-7:15pm
No More tears. Learn the secrets of making perfect gumpaste letters and beautiful cutouts with Tappits and Patchwork Cutters in this Free demonstration from Cakewalk Chicago.
RSVP required
Cake Decorating Classes
Fondant Fundamentals $81.00
Saturday, March 24th 11am -1pm
It’s the perfect class for a beginner with little to no experience with rolled
fondant, or a cake decorator who is not happy with the way the surface of their cakes look.
All materials included for use in class. Take home what you decorate Instructor: Chef lori
Have you always wanted to learn cake decorating? Not sure how to start? This is the class for you. Learn baking hints, leveling, torting, filling, frosting and beginning decorating techniques for all occasions. Skills include frosting and filling cakes, writing in icing, borders, drop flowers and leaves. Take home a fully decorated cake made by you. All materials included for use in class Instructor: Chef Lori
All materials included for use in class. Take home what you decorate
Hi Lori, I write to thank you for the Cookie Decorating Course that my daughter and I attended at your shop. We thoroughly enjoyed the variety of materials, techniques and happy atmosphere in the classroom. When I returned to Oxfordshire, England I sat opened the cookie bag and, with a nice cup of tea, experienced yet again the 'taste of..... cookie.... Chicago'.
Roll, drape and fold rolled fondant to create the most stylish dresses for the bride or fashionable bridesmaids. Then embellish with embossers, edible pearls, and lusters.
Chocolate in 3D $65.00 Saturday, 12:30-2:30
Modelling Chocolate Roses, 3D Chocolate Shoes and alot of fun is whats in store for you. We will be working with confectionary coatings, transfer sheets, candy molds and dusting powders, Each student will make, wrap and take home what they prepare in class. All supplies included with workshop. A great class for party planners.
