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Page Contents:
-Intro to Cake Decorating
-Intermediate Workshop
-Gum Paste &
Fondant Workshop
-Cupcake Workshop
-Mommy/Daddy & Me
-Instructor
-Reservations
-Cancellations
-Student Discounts
Related Pages:
-Cake Pans
-Food Colors
-Ingredients
-Icing Tools
-Pastry Bags
-Store Hours, Directions,
Parking, Public Transit
Instructional Courses
Courses are held on Saturdays in our
store in Philadelphia's Italian Market.
Registration is open to adults and to
young people of high school age and older (unless indicated otherwise in
course description). Average class size is 10 students.
If you are interested in courses that are already filled or not yet scheduled, please
let us know (phone number and hours below),
or sign up for our Cake Decorating Newsletter and we will contact you when future courses are available.
 Download
Fante's Courses Brochure and Application
Rev 2013-04-11
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Introduction to Cake Decorating Workshop
Deborah Lang, Instructor
 For anyone new to decorating, no previous decorating experience required. Skills taught in this class will be used and built upon in higher level workshops. Students take home their beautifully decorated floral spray cake.
 This
course introduces the fundamentals of cake decorating, including, but
not limited to:
♦ Preparation of cakes for decorating
♦ Several types of decorator icings
♦ Preparation of various types of decorating bags
♦ Instruction in the skills needed to prepare a variety of flowers
♦ Special techniques used for floral spray cakes, writing and figure piping
Pack a lunch and bring an unfrosted cake and a batch of icing.
Instructions and recipes provided upon enrollment.
Prerequisite: No previous experience required.
Course fee: $125* (includes $85 worth of supplies and tools)
Courses Scheduled:
Saturday May 4: 9:30 am to 4:30 pm
Saturday Jun 8: 9:30 am to 4:30 pm
*plus sales tax
Beyond Basics: Intermediate Cake Decorating Workshop
Deborah Lang, Instructor
For anyone who has completed a Basic Cake Decorating course, or has previous cake decorating experience, or would simply like a refresher on flowers.
Building on previously learned techniques, you will master piping of beautiful flowers like the violet, apple blossom, forget-me-not, carnation, lily, the exquisite full rose, and much more. You will also learn a variety of embellished borders and designs, and will finish with a stunning floral bouquet cake.
Pack a lunch and bring royal icing and some tools from your kitchen.
Instructions and recipes provided upon enrollment.
Prerequisite: Basic Cake Decorating course
or previous decorating experience.
Course fee: $100* (includes supplies and tools)
Courses scheduled:
To be announced
*plus sales tax
Gum Paste & Fondant Workshop
Deborah Lang, Instructor
For anyone who wishes to learn gumpaste and fondant decorating techniques, and has taken courses like our Intro to Cake Deco or Beginners Cake Deco, or who has equivalent experience.
The focus will be on coloring and rolling out fondant, covering cakes and creating beautiful flowers and decorations and using petal dust for finishing.
Students take home a fondant cake with decorations and flowers made in class.
Replaces our Gumpaste/Fondant Course.
• How to prepare and color fondant and gum paste
• Different methods of covering cake with fondant
• How to create life-like flowers and 3d decorations out of gum paste and fondant (roses, daisies, petunias, calla lilies, leaves, daffodils, ruffles, and more)
• How to use petal/luster dusts
• Debbie shows you how to make stamens using unbreakable gel
Pack a lunch and bring an unfrosted cake and a batch of icing.
Instructions and recipes provided upon enrollment.
Prerequisite: Basic decorating knowledge from Intro to Decorating Workshop, Beginner’s Cake Decorating Class, or equivalent knowledge.
Course fee: $75* (supplies not included)
Courses scheduled:
To be announced
*plus sales tax
Cupcake Workshop
Deborah Lang, Instructor
  For anyone interested in learning elegant and fun ways to decorate cupcakes. No previous decorating experience required. Students take home cupcakes decorated in various elegant styles, sure to impress friends.
• How to prepare and fill pastry bags
• How to make and color buttercream frosting
• How to pipe large rosettes, drop flowers, shell flowers, basketweave, borders and seasonal designs (this particular course is winter themed)
Prerequisite: No previous decorating experience required.
Course fee: $75* (includes $50 worth of supplies and tools)
Courses scheduled:
Saturday Apr 27: 9:30 am to 12:30 pm
Saturday Jun 1: 9:30 am to 12:30 pm
Saturday Jun 1: 1:30 pm to 4:30 pm
*plus sales tax
Mommy / Daddy and Me Cupcake Workshop
Age group: 4-7 year olds
Vanessa Burrell, Staff Instructor
 Class of 5 sets of parent/child pairs - taught by our Vanessa.
This class is geared towards the parent guiding the child's hand. The child will share the tools with the parent.
Each parent/child pair will receive 4 cupcakes (from Isgro's) to decorate in class and go home with.
Basic decorating techniques learned: pastry bags/tips, coloring frosting, how to pipe swirls, decorating cupcakes as wacky monsters.
Course fee: $35.00* (includes $25 worth of supplies and cupcakes)
Courses scheduled:
Sunday, June 2: 10:00 to 11: 30 am
*plus sales tax
Mommy / Daddy and Me Cupcake Workshop
Age group: 8-12 year olds
Vanessa Burrel, Staff Instructor
Class of 5 sets of parent/child pairs - taught by our Vanessa
This class is geared towards "independent" learning alongside the parent. The child and the parent will each have their own set of tools.
Each parent/child pair will receive 6 cupcakes (from Isgro's) to decorate in class and go home with.
Basic decorating techniques learned: pastry bags/tips, coloring frosting, how to pipe swirls, decorating cupcakes as wacky monsters.
Course fee: $50.00* (includes $40 worth of supplies and cupcakes)
Courses scheduled:
To be announced
*plus sales tax
OUR INSTRUCTOR
Deborah DiCintio Lang is a Master Decorator, professional baker, caterer, and winner of many awards.
She has instructed many to become teachers in the art,
and she has been turning out capable decorators at Fante's for many years.
She brings to you her extensive
training and experience, with solutions to your questions, not only in cake
decorating, but also in the related fields of cooking and baking.
(Phila Weekly 2004
archived article)
RESERVATIONS
♦ Courses are open to adults and to young people of high school age and
older (unless otherwise noted in course description).
♦ Call first to check for available space.
Call 215-922-5557 - Tue-Fri, 9
a.m. to 5 p.m.
Or stop by during our
regular store hours.
♦ Payment of the course fee is required upon registration.
♦ Prior to the beginning of the course, we will call you to confirm your
reservation and the session dates and times.
CANCELLATIONS
♦ Complete refund of fee if we cancel the course, or if you cancel at least
10 days before it begins.
♦ Two-thirds of the fee will be refunded if you cancel within 10 days before
it begins.
♦ No refund if you cancel during the course.
♦ If we cancel a session as a result of inclement weather or other
circumstance beyond our control, we'll re-schedule to insure that all
sessions are held.
STUDENT DISCOUNTS
10% Discount, for the duration of the course, on baking and
cake decorating equipment and supplies (non-electric only), from our regular
(non-sale) prices. (Cannot be combined with any other offer.)
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