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DOOR FEE: $15.00

This was approved by members at the February meeting.

When: 9:30am for demonstrations to start at 10:00am

Please make sure you sign in. This is necessary for insurance

purposes.

Where: Concord Community Centre, Gipps Street, Concord

Getting There: Bus #464/466 from Burwood Station or #439 City to

Mortlake

Remember: � A plate of food for the community lunch. Please include

condiments if needed eg tomato sauce.

� Bring a mug for tea/coffee. Delicious soup will be served

for lunch at the August meeting so bring a spare mug. If

you use one of the mugs provided, ensure you wash and

put it away.

� Only still photographs may be taken at branch meetings.

Taking videos of demonstrations is strictly not permitted.

� If you sit in the front row for one demonstration, take

your turn in the back row for the next demonstration.

Demonstrators: Kate Swansbra - Parkes Branch – Christmas Baubles

Jeanette MacGregor – Parkes Branch – Patchwork for Cakes

Evan Jones

Denice Furhmann – Lunaria (Honesty Plant)

Visiting Shop: Iced Affair

53 Church Street, Camperdown

Tel: 02 9519 3679 Website: www.icedaffair.com.au

Other: The Guild Shop, Library and Committee Table will be open

until lunchtime. Please ensure all transactions are completed

by that time.

Saturday, 1 August 2015

STATE ROSTERED DAY and 36th Birthday

Issue No 4

August 2015

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1 Meeting 1 August 2015 4 Annual Birthday Competition

2 President’s Message 4 Birthday Competition Entry Form

2 Committee 2015 5 Showtime Report

3 Dates for the Diary 6 Spotlight on a Cake Decorator

3 Personal Messages 7 Recipe Corner

3 Parking 7 Kitchen Policy

3 Calling All Demonstrators 8 Delegate’s Report

In This Issue

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Dear Members,

Our State Rostered Day is shaping up to be a

fabulous day! We have wonderful

demonstrators Kath and Jeanette are regular

visitors and the breadth of their knowledge is

astounding. Our own branch members Evan and

Denice are also much appreciated

demonstrators who share their skills so freely.

Please try and put something together for our

competition – a small fascinator will look

fabulous! Beautiful wine glasses for the winners

and our guild shop vouchers for all entries

makes it worth the effort.

I was a little late in sending out the notes from

the June dem. If you haven’t received yours by

now, please send me an email or call (9680 4096

leave a message if the machine gets it) if it’s the

printed variety you need.

I cannot understand where the year has gone! It

has certainly been eventful few months with the

Seminar, the Cake, Bake and Sweets Show and

other branch meetings that have been on. I

hope you have all been enjoying life as well as

our craft.

I attended our July Junior’s day and we had a

wonderful demonstration of Olaf done by Jackie

Azoulay in Mary Anne’s absence. It was very

disappointing that only 3 children turned up. I

know it’s sometimes difficult to organise our

time but if you have children who attend and will

not be coming, please let one someone know.

There is a lot of preparation done and it is very

disappointing when this happens. Needless to

say, we all had a go at an Olaf!

Susan has been doing a wonderful job as the

editor as you can see by the extras she has put

in. I’m sure you appreciate her efforts as much as

I do.

Looking forward to seeing you all at the meeting.

Warm regards,

Lyne Fuller President

President’s Message

Website: www.cdgnsw-sydneybranch.org.au

Email: info@cdgnsw-sydneybranch.org.au

President: Lyne Fuller 9680 4096 president@cdgnsw-sydneybranch.org.au

V/President: Denice Fuhrmann 9822 9642 vicepresident@cdgnsw-sydneybranch.org.au

(& Public Officer/Demonstrators)

Secretary: Jennie Kenyon 9636 3814 secretary@cdgnsw-sydneybranch.org.au

Treasurer: Dianne Cassim 9622 7481 treasurer@cdgnsw-sydneybranch.org.au

GENERAL COMMITTEE:

Sharon Barker

website@cdgnsw-sydneybranch.org.au

Brenda Braun 9371 7413

Maureen Economos 9743 3085

Maureen Threlfo 9649 7630

Melissa Ross (Library) 9890 2246

CO OPTED:

Jeannine Ashby In-bound Calls 9744 2981

Iris Boxsell Mail Out 9481 8425

Elizabeth Ivory Delegate 9519 4451

Mary Anne Loveridge Juniors 9744 2732

Lily Ma Badges 9746 9072

Bev Smith Guild Shop 9788 1838

Margaret Tesoriero 9894 1104

Susan Thomas Rajan Newsletter Editor 0404 178 990

e-Newsletter

If you get your Sydney

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email (with printer)

access, please consider

receiving it by email.

With the increasing cost

of postage, choosing to

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by email will save us

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Committee 2015

August SRD

We’ll have four talented demonstrators at

the August meeting. The major prize in the

raffle is a Dinkydoodle airbrush. Plus lots

more. Come along, bring a friend and have

a great day!

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Birthday Wishes

Happy birthday to our members

who celebrate their birthday

around this time of year, including

Pat Krajewski, Martha Noel, Betty

Brown, Linda Perrins, Marilyn

Pritchard, Dawn Field, Allyson

Hecker, Jacky Azoulay, Sandra

Maunsell, Ada Lyras, Ruby Arthur,

Wendy Mullen, Maria Burzynski,

Julie Mc Master, Shirley Furney,

Monisha Gupta, Ishmail Faidha,

Elizabeth Ivory, Lyne Fuller,

Margaret Tesoriero, Lyn Coltman,

Kerry Carrigan, Kylie James and

Nanda Willard.

Congratulations

Jeannine Ashby was presented

with a special shield, following the

Retrospectacular in late May, after

being voted by the cast for her

contribution and the success of the

show. Well done Jeannine!

Get Well Wishes

Our thoughts and get well wishes go

to Lily Ma, Therese Abraham,

Heather Boyce and Iris Adam.

We are also thinking of Jeannette Le

Breton (Golden West Branch) who is

facing some health challenges.

Dates for the Diary

August State Rostered Day &

Birthday Competition 1 August

ANCDA National Seminar, Gold Coast 23 – 28 August

Illawarra Branch Special Invitation Day 29 August

RSVP 22 August to Roslyn 4284 1942 or Jan 4256

3043. Entry $30 incl morning/afternoon tea, lunch,

notes, raffle tickets and lucky door prizes.

Demonstrators Gail Dorter (WA), Trish Beasley,

Kerry Carrigan & Jeanette Roberts.

Sydney Branch Juniors 5 September

Wyong Show 13–14 September

Wyong Racecourse. Orchid Specimen Flower

Competition. For more information contact the

Central Coast Branch.

October General Meeting 3 October

Sydney Branch Juniors 7 November

December Demonstration Day 5 December

Catered lunch – bookings required closer to the date

2016

February 2016 Annual General Meeting 6 February

April 2016 General Meeting 2 April

June 2016 General Meeting 4 June

Challenge 2016 25 – 28 August

Catholic Club Campbelltown

General Notices

Parking

If you know you are going to be at the meeting all day, put a

notice in your car window to show you are a cake decorator

who doesn't mind being parked in. If you

require a parking sign, speak to one

of the Committee members.

Please consider others who use the

Community Centre car park and make

sure there is enough room for cars to

drive around you.

Calling All Demonstrators!

We need demonstrators for our meetings in 2016. If you

would like to share your wonderful knowledge and skills with

our members, please contact Denice Furhmann on 9822 9642.

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Sydney Branch Annual Birthday Competition 2015

It’s not too late to enter our Annual Birthday Competition so get those entries in!

Entry forms can be submitted to the Committee table at the August meeting, posted or

emailed to the Secretary, Jennie Kenyon (secretary@cdgnsw-sydneybranch.org.au).

Theme: Fascinators Member’s Choice Award

1st, 2nd, 3rd awarded according to number of exhibits in class

Competition Rules

1) Handwork only.

2) Exhibit to be presented on a board maximum 20cm (8”)

size.

3) Wire, ribbon, braid, manufactured (non-synthetic)

stamens, petal dusts, florist tape and edible products

(eg polenta, gelatine) is allowed. A manufactured wig

stand, tulle or net may also be used.

4) Craft glue must not be used as an attachment.

5) Members may enter as many exhibits as they wish.

6) All work must be that of the exhibitor.

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ENTRY FORM

NAME: TEL:

Class Description Please mark

applicable

B36/C1 Open

B36/C2 Novice

Entrant has not gained First Place in a recognised

Cake Decorating Competition eg RAS, Challenge,

Branch Competition.

B36/C3 Student

Entrant must be currently enrolled in classes or

have finished class within the last 12 months.

Entrant has not gained First Place in this section in

a prior competition.

For Student Classes, specify

class location and teacher

Source: aliexpress.com, fashionunic.com; flickr.com; etsy.com

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Showtime 2015, otherwise known as Eat, Sleep,

Shop, Decorate, Repeat, started on a Thursday

with a 5-hour drive from Sydney. On arrival,

some headed to the RSL to set up branch

displays (congratulations Golden West on a first

place) or treasure trove entries. Others headed

to find hotel rooms and friends from around the

state. That night, there was a strong CDG

contingent in the RSL bistro to commence our

three days of Eat, Sleep, Shop,

Decorate, Repeat.

Friday morning we were up

bright and early for

registration, where we

received a lovely goodie bag. In

keeping with the theme, there

were lots of school girls and

boys everywhere as well as teachers and nurses.

There was a real excited buzz in the room!

A typical day started with pre-demonstration

coffee and cake followed by demonstrations,

morning tea, shopping, demonstrations, lunch

and shopping, demonstrations,

afternoon tea, more

demonstrations. On Friday

evening, we even made the

local Prime News before our

formal dinner of the weekend!

Our demonstrators were;

• the very funny and talented John Quai

Hoi showed us how to make coconuts, cheeky

miss figurine, bee hive ginger;

• the amazing and very

talented Shayne Greenman,

working with chocolate -

creating a waterlily and

beautiful chocolate bird.

This dem alone made me

much more confident

working with chocolate and

having gained this, I would have gone

home happy!

Shayne also demonstrated an amazing display of

creating a structure plus parrots

over two days.

• The lovely Jenna from

Evil Cake Genius in the US

was a special visitor

demonstrating stencil vow

flowers showing her

special range of stencils

for stencilling and hand

painting cakes;

• the talented Rinna Van Es

showed us how to make a

Parrot Tulip, Cattleya

Orchid and Helicopter

Flower;

• sculptor Susan Sinclair

demonstrated a bi-plane

and sheep dog as well as

shared a few yarns!

• clever Jacqui

Goldstaiz showed her

striped box with

pedestal and French

country platter.

After a morning of eat,

demonstrate, shop,

repeat on Saturday, the

afternoon saw some of us head out to a

liquorice factory. Others went on a tour of

Wagga and those who needed to recover from

Friday night’s dinner got a well-deserved rest.

On Saturday night, there was a school fete with

goodies on sale at various stalls. There was even

fairy floss for sale! Sunday was another day of

demonstrations with all cake decorators saying

goodbye at 5pm before the long trip home.

We were all tired but happy after a jam-packed

weekend with decorators from around the state

and the country.

Showtime 2015 Wagga Wagga – Report by a Guild Member

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How long have

you been deco-

rating cakes?

Since 1981. I

decorated my

own wedding cake

prior to under-

taking formal

lessons.

What inspired

you to get

started?

I wanted to

decorate family

cakes. Then I met

a cake decorator when visiting relatives in New

Zealand who inspired me to switch from family

cakes to show work!

How long have you been a member of the Guild?

Since late 1981 when my first

teacher at the Leichhardt

Community College, Selma

Allen, decided I was a worthy

candidate to attend a Guild

meeting. I joined that very

day!

Over the years, I’ve held

various positions and been

involved in numerous

activities, including laying the

groundwork to establish the

Forbes branch; starting the

Central Coast branch; editor of Sweet Perfection;

Sydney Branch Secretary, later President and

more recently on the General Committee. I

developed and maintained the Guild’s first

website, produced the Juniors Newsletter, was

unofficial branch badge designer and helped

develop and produce branch booklets.

What do you enjoy about the Guild meetings?

Seeing old friends and making new ones.

Watching dems, seeing how cake decorating

continues to evolve and how different people

approach these skills. It’s great that the Guild is

very collegial and we’re not afraid to share our

thoughts, skills and knowledge.

Have cake decorating tools changed much in the

time you've been doing it?

When I started, cutters were a dirty word, pastels

were new and exciting and purchased fondant was

rare. Coloured fondant was

non-existent as were

powdered colours and gels,

now available in brilliant

colours. Liquids were the

main option and pastes a

new product.

Most memorable cake/decorated piece?

The Phalaenopsis Orchid I demonstrated at the first

‘Showtime’ in 1985. Also, a Royal Easter Show

entry I was particularly pleased with was my

Nasturtium Easter Egg. The Nasturtium was hand-

cut from large cones, with petals moulded and

beards cut by hand. The sugar egg included a

flooded fairy amidst the flower heads.

One cake decorating tool you could not live

without?

Actually there are three – bamboo skewers (a great

modelling and veining tool), surgical scissors and

my brass balling tools - light, but firm, perfectly

smooth and work beautifully!

Most rewarding part of cake decorating?

Delivering a beautiful cake to a

happy customer. I like to eat my

food visually first so I am

especially proud that my cakes

both look and taste great.

What is/was your biggest challenge as a cake

decorator?

Bridezillas and their families. Also never having

enough time to fit everything into the day!

If you had one piece of advice for a new

decorator, what would it be?

Attend as many demonstrations and seminars as

you can, ask questions, take notes and photos but

most of all, give it a go!

Spotlight on a Cake Decorator – Jacky Davidson

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Recipe Corner

Directions

Line a 28cm x 18cm tin with baking paper, leaving a 2cm overhang

on long sides.

Combine all dry ingredients in a large bowl.

Melt butter in a small pot. Remove from heat, add vanilla and

mix through. Add to dry ingredients and mix thoroughly. Keep

pot aside to prepare icing mix.

Spoon into prepared tin, pressing down to smooth the surface.

Bake in a moderate oven for approximately 15 minutes, until light

golden in colour.

Just before slice is ready, place all ingredients for icing in pot.

Stir over low heat until combined, then bring to a boil and simmer

for a minute. Pour hot icing mixture over hot slice and smooth

over with a spatula.

Sprinkle a little coconut on top, if desired.

Leave to cool in tin before cutting into slices to serve.

Coconut & Oatmeal Slice

Ingredients

½ cup desiccated coconut

2 cups rolled oats

¾ cup brown sugar

150g butter

1 tsp vanilla essence

Icing

1 cup icing sugar

70g butter

2 tsp golden syrup

½ tsp vanilla essence

¼ tsp ground cinnamon

¼ tsp ground ginger (optional)

Desiccated coconut (optional)

Recipe contributed by Diane Johnson

Kitchen Policy Jugs of water and a basin for rinsing mugs will be available

on the table outside the kitchen. If you use one of the mugs

provided, please wash and put it away.

Platters/containers and any leftover food can be collected

from the tables outside the kitchen at the end of the

meeting.

Thank you Jan Sambrook and Lily Ma, our “Kitchen

Kommanders” who organise the food at each meeting with

the help of other regulars. Your help will be greatly

appreciated. If you can assist with kitchen duty, Come up

to the kitchen and let yourself be known.

Double Hazelnut Brownie

Ingredients 200g brown sugar

250g caster sugar

4 eggs

325g butter, chopped

125g cocoa, sifted

1 tsp vanilla essence

150g hazelnuts, toasted, skinned,

roughly chopped

100g dark chocolate, chopped

250g plain flour

2 tsp brandy

Recipe contributed by Kathy Stanfield; photo courtesy

of zingermans.com

Directions

Preheat oven to 150C. Grease and line a 30cm x 20cm tin.

Beat sugars and eggs in a large bowl until pale and thick.

Melt butter over a low heat and stir in cocoa.

Fold sugar mixture into butter mixture then stir in vanilla,

hazelnuts, chocolate, flour and brandy.

Pour mixture into prepared pan.

Bake for 25 minutes. Leave to cool before slicing.

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Delegates’ Meeting held at Newcastle

on 4 July 2015

Visas for international demonstrators

International demonstrators need a working visa

even if they are already intending to be in Australia

on holiday. A tourist visa is not sufficient. The

appropriate visa costs approximately $160 and can

be obtained relatively easily direct from the

relevant department. If you are considering an

international demonstrator, please contact the

State Committee for advice and details.

NB New Zealand demonstrators do not need a

working visa as New Zealanders are permitted to

work in Australia as of right.

National Seminar 2017 will be held in Western

Australia.

Use of Guild Logo

Members may not use the Guild logo on their

personal website or correspondence but are

permitted to mention that they are members of

the Guild.

Branches with their own logo or symbol must not

use this as letterhead. There is a standard Guild

letterhead which must be used for all

correspondence but the branch may add its own

logo at the bottom of the letter near the signature.

Judging Sheets The Judges sub-committee have

devised an amended judging sheet for use in very

large competitions especially in commercial

competitions which should speed up the judging

process. It does not have as much room for

comments and allows for a subtraction mark

where the schedule was not complied with. This

can be used where it is appropriate rather than

declaring entries NAS.

Sweet Perfection Advertising for 2015 covers the

cost of two issues per year. It was decided to stay

with the current printer for the time being even

though costs are rising.

Cake Bake & Sweets Show The number of

entries were down this year and the quality more

commercial than competition but the winning

entries were of an excellent standard.

The Guild had provided demonstrators for Bakels

products at the show in return for financial

support. This was so popular and successful that

Bakels doubled their financial support and invited

the Guild to do the same thing in Melbourne.

ANCDA National Seminar Display The Guild

display piece has been completed and all branches

contributed to the items in the display. Some of

the contributions have been modified a little to fit

the space and scheme so if your piece is not

immediately visible, a closer inspection will find it!

Insurance The State Committee had taken advice

on the adequacy of the ANCDA Policy for Public

Liability and Volunteer cover but it did not fully

meet our needs so it has been decided to stay with

our own separate policy.

The broker has also suggested that we obtain

Association Liability Insurance cover so that is

being organised. Branches are requested to

respond promptly to any material regarding

insurance which comes to them from State

Committee.

Challenge 2016 A decision has been taken to

combine Challenge and the State Seminar from 25-

28 August 2016 at the Catholic Club in

Campbelltown. This will reduce the workload of

the State Committee and, it is hoped, will also

encourage more branch members to support and

visit Challenge.

The structure of both events will be modified

slightly to facilitate the new format and details will

be made available as things firm up.

Financials

Working Account $42,943.99

Cash Reserve $11,516.66

Term Deposit $29,065.90

Total $83,526.55

Special Competition Central Coast Branch in

conjunction with the local Orchid Society have a

specimen flower competition at Wyong Show

being held at Wyong Racecourse on 13-14

September 2015.

Entries can be any specimen orchid flower of your

choice and the judges will be from the Orchid

Society. The specimen which is closest to the real

thing will be the winner and the prizes are

beautiful potted orchids.

Sounds interesting for the flower specialists

amongst us! Any extra details can be obtained

from Central Coast Branch.

Elizabeth IvoryElizabeth IvoryElizabeth IvoryElizabeth Ivory Delegate

Delegate’s Report – July 2015