I just got an e-mail that Mike McCarey from Mike's Amazing Cakes is going to teach a modeling chocolate class in Houston. I'd LOVE to go, but it's $500, which for this stay-at-home mom of 6, is an AMAZING amount of money to spend on myself!!! But then I think, what a great opportunity!! I've never worked with modeling chocolate, and I can't even imagine being in the same room with Mike McCarey!!

DH doesn't know yet....I plan to show him the e-mail tonight. He loves Mike's cakes and loves to watch him on the Food Network challenges, so there's a real possibility that he'd say "yes" to me going!!

I'm praying that if I have the money by the registration deadline of Feb. 1, maybe that would be a sign that I should go. It's a 2-day event, and we live close enough that I wouldn't have to get a hotel.

So, after making a short story long, my question is - is this an extreme amount of money for a class? I've never gone to anything like this before. Is it worth it? Should I even consider going, or is it just too much????

Thanks for helping me sort out my thoughts!!

Oh WOW! I'd LOVE to go to the class. I know that there is NO way I could afford that tho...Maybe in the future!

OH MY, OH MY, I HAVE TO GIVE AN UPDATE!!!! YES, I AM SCREAMING!!!!! AND JUMPING AND CRYING!!

My DH said "Go sign up!" as soon as I told him it was being taught by Mike McCarey!!!

I can't believe it.....sorry.....I'm just so excited!!!!

Oh, and another cool thing, my mom called and said she was going to give me $250 as part of my late Christmas present......she had no idea about the class!! She's excited for me, too!!

Thanks for listening, everyone!!

Does anyone else get to go?? I'd love to meet some of you!!!

Launa

Where can I get the information? Date, address, etc. Thank you for sharing this.

Here's the link to the info....

http://www.houstoncakeclub.com/classesGen/Mike.htm

HEY! Congratulations!!!!

CONRATULATIONS!!!! I am excited for you! I would love to-but $500 is not in my budget.
On a side note I am taking one of Lorriane's classes in April! WHOOOHOOO!!

I'm thinking really hard about it, but it comes right on the heels of the Capital Confectioners cake show along with the dinner gala, the day of demos, shopping the vendors, and the Nicholas Lodge classes I'm taking after the cake show, plus travel and hotel expenses to stay in Austin for several days.

If someone books a wedding cake in the next couple of weeks, I'm going to declare it a sign and take Mike's class.

dabear, you'll love Lorraine. I took her Bride & Groom class in Austin and she is a marvelous instructor.

That's so cool! Congratulations!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I love him too. I would go to any class he teaches (= I'm way to far to go to this one, but hopefully one day he will be in my neck of the woods!

that's great launa..i will love to att. a class given by mike.i think he is amazing good luck.

Dabear - trust me, $500 isn't in my budget, either! I was so shocked when my mom called and said she was sending a check....she didn't even know about the class! God works in mysterious ways!!! I had no idea that I would EVER get to attend a class like this. We struggled to pay for the Wilton classes at Michael's, and that was WAY less than this class!

Sparklepopz - I hope you get a wedding cake so you can come to Mike's class! Where are you located? Is Austin further away for you than Houston?

I live in Houston.

I'm super excited for ya! God definitely works in mysterious ways.

God I wish I could go! I would absolutely LOVE to take a class with him! But $500 isn't in the budget and I am booked for that weekend so will spend the week baking & decorating...Congrats to anyone getting that amazing opportunity!

Nice!!! Maybe he's working his way over to the east coast! PLease please please!

I put down my deposit back in December. I can't hardly wait.

I'm not going but I did just buy his DVD!! Woooo Hooooo!

That is so cool, you were meant to go to the class, I signed up a couple of weeks ago. I can't believe I am going, how exciting!!!!
bobwonderbuns- let us know how the DVD is ??

Are any of you guys Houston Cake Club members??

Will do!! I'm really looking forward to it!!

I am a Houston cake club member, although they have me down under my husbands name!
I wish I could go to mikes class, but I am going to Anie2's class in April. There are a few classes coming up at the end of the month, I am going to the one on the 27th.
Rebecca

I live in Houston, but am not a member. I wish the meetings were in Houston rather than Pasadena. I would love to be part of a cake club.

Our computer was attacked by a virus and I've been without CC all week!!

Yalantzi and sisspence, which class are ya'll going to? I signed up for the Wed./Thurs. class. I kind of did that by accident, and I think my husband would have preferred that I go to the Friday/Sat. class. I wasn't paying attention when I registered!

Luna- I am going to Friday/Saturday,
and I am attending Elizabeth class this monday and tuesday.

What's he teaching in these classes?

he is going to demostrate a 2d design and a we are making a 3d dinosaur.

Cool! I bought his DVD this week and it should arrive sometime next week.

Well I ordered Mike's dvd on Friday and it arrived on Monday!! Wow! Who knew the post office had it in them?? Anyway I went ahead and watched it today and I just LOVED it!! I must admit, after seeing all that goes into a car cake I'm less inclined to even want to try one at this point, BUT I did learn a few great tricks that I'm anxious to try. Mike is very personable and it was very entertaining to watch. I recommend it for anyone who is a fan of his work or who wants to get into sculpted cakes. I understand he wants to start shooting another DVD next month but the subject has yet to be determined. Way to go Mike!!!

There are pictures of the projects posted on the Houston Cake Club's website! I wish I was taking this! I wanna learn from Mike! I wanna make that little dinosaur (or dragon?) !!!! My nephew would LOVE it!!!

All of you who are going HAVE to come back here and tell us all about it!!!

I just went to the website and both sessions are full

Yalantzi - I got an e-mail asking me if I wanted to switch to the Fri./Sat. class, so I did. Someone in that class was needing to switch to the Wed./Thurs. class. So I guess we'll get to meet!