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I won a Joanns Minority Business Grant

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Kayisha Thompson, 1 of 2300 to the Top 20
Kayisha Thompson, @joanns_stores 2020 Creative Minority Grant Winner.

Joann’s Fabric stores play a pivotal role in my current creative endeavor. In 2008, I relocated from New York City to Snellville, GA. As I was exploring my new world, I walked into a Joann’s Fabric Store. I did not know the store until that day. I saw a large sign advertising cake decorating classes. I enrolled in the basic cake decorating program and decided to complete the entire cake decorating series offered by Wilton Industries. My instructor, Tasha, invited me to become a Wilton Method Instructor. I walked in as an explorer and walked out as a Cake Designer.

De L’or Cakery Kitchen, a subsidiary program of De L’or Cakery Corporation, has a mission to build a more connected and confident community, cultivating young minds interested in Sugar Artistry. The objective of our program is to offer hands-on apprenticeships in Cake Decorating. I am partnering with a school in the South Bronx to teach their youth for a week baking and cake decorating in 2021. The youth will receive free baking and cake decorating kits.

Celebrate your wins, follow your dreams, and do not let others deter you!

Jo-Ann Fabric Craft Minority Grant Program Winners

October 28 2020

Googly Eyes Cake Tutorial

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Welcome to my blog! This tutorial is for my parents celebrating Halloween at home with their child/children and looking for a fun activity. As a former substitute teacher and Clinician, I understand how challenging this pandemic is for parents and their children.

Materials
1 Cake Box Mix
3 Jars of Supermarket Buttercream aka frosting
1-6 inch round 4-inch high cake pan
One cake board
One spatula or butter knife
Green food coloring
Wilton Candy Eyes (Joann’s Fabric Store or Michael’s Arts and Craft)
Wilton Tip 1 M (Joann’s Fabric Store or Michael’s Arts and Craft)

Follow the directions on your cake box mix, and after you have baked your cake, allow it to completely cool before adding any buttercream to the cake. Use 1 1/2 of buttercream jars (Betty Crocker, Dunkin Hines, etc.) to fill and cover your cake. Microwave the leftover buttercream in 15-second increments to prevent burning. After thinning out your buttercream, add any food coloring of your choice, and thoroughly mix it out. A piping bag or a spoon spread around the cake edges, allowing the drip to form naturally. Pour a small amount of your remaining colored buttercream on top of your cake and smooth over with a spatula covering the top of your cake. Add some piped rosettes, candy eyes, and some sprinkles.

Happy Halloween!