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Cupcake Mania (Grades 4-6)

Cupcake ManiaIt’s time for cupcake mania. Students will create cupcakes from scratch, learning how to mix and bake their own batter, use fillings, make different types of frostings, and use a pastry bag and other techniques to head them onto the path to cupcake stardom. They will also learn about flavorings, and participate in cupcake trivia and frosting technique challenges. In this course students will create: A chocolate creme filled cupcake with a chocolate glaze frosting; a lemon meringue cupcake with a baked frosting and tiny fondant butterflies; a character cupcake using buttercream frosting and candy eyes; and a blinged out swirl galaxy cupcake.

Petite Pastry Chef (Grades 1-3)

Petite Pastry ChefOpen up your eyes to the new world of BAKING! Campers will learn the basics from kitchen safety, measuring ingredients to baking and even decorating those scrumptious goodies. Several different decorating techniques will be covered including buttercream icing, working with a decorating bag, and even fondant! Your “Pastry Chef” will come home with a variety of delicious goodies that they helped create.”

Educational Benefits:

  • Math
  • Reading
  • Science

Mommy and Me Cookie Class

Mommy and Me Cookie ClassLittle ones and their parent can sign up together for this sugary fun class. They will cut out sugar cookies relating to a theme, bake them, and decorate them using a different technique. While the cookies are cooling, the instructor will read a book relating to the theme which will be: afternoon tea. Although titled as Mommy and Me, Daddy’s are also welcomed.

Decadent Chocolate Desserts

Learn how to make your own decadent chocolate creations in this hands-on cooking class.

Students will make:

  • Double Chocolate Fudge Cake
  • Chocolate Mousse (garnished with a chocolate dipped strawberry)
  • “Turtle” Brownies

Students will also learn about the history of chocolate, as well as techniques for successfully working with it.