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In Today's Newsletter  > Decorated cakes toast cocktails, shopping  > Enhance spring cakes with butterflies and flowers  > Culbertson wins regional ACF pastry competition  > Lubeley's Bakery wins $5,000 merchandising makeover  > Chicago bakers share chocolate ideas     SUBSCRIBE   UNSUBSCRIBE   PREFERENCES March 27, 2009 Newsletter Sponsor Mother's Day is right around the corner. Click the banner above for access to a Mother's Day Inspiring Idea from Bakery Crafts. Sign up on our home page to become a member of our Preferred Email Registry and get Inspiring Ideas(TM) delivered right to your inbox. Click the Inspiring Ideas banner on our home page for access to our growing library. www.bakerycrafts.com/mbsupermom Decorating Tips Decorated cakes toast cocktails, shopping In this down market, decorate cakes that celebrate two ways to cope: shopping to stimulate the economy and cocktails to forget it. Novelty cakes, such as this cosmopolitan martini cake, make great designs for any occasion. Another idea is a shopping bag. Both cakes are geared toward women, but with a few adjustments, they can be ideal for anyone. Read more of this story Enhance spring cakes with butterflies and flowers Nothing says spring like flowers and butterflies. This decorated cake's emphasis on pastel colors makes it a perfect component to a variety of spring displays. The attention to detail, such as pearlescent airbrush color, fondant pearls and sparkly butterflies, helps make this cake stand out from other designs. It is sure to attract customer attention and garner sales. Read more of this story News Culbertson wins regional ACF pastry competition Ford Culbertson, executive pastry chef and co-owner of Rolf's Patisserie, Lincolnwood, Ill., received the American Culinary Federation (ACF) Central Region Pastry Chef of the Year Award at the 2009 ACF Central Regional Conference held in Schaumburg, Ill., last month. Read more of this story Lubeley's Bakery wins $5,000 merchandising makeover General Mills, Minneapolis, selected Lubeley's Bakery and Deli in St. Louis as the second grand prize winner in the company's 2008 Merchandising Makeover: Pillsbury Bakery Edition contest, presented in collaboration with the Retail Bakers of America (RBA). Read more of this story Chicago bakers share chocolate ideas A recent Chicago Area Retail Bakers Association (CARBA) event taught chocolate design for high end cakes and pastries. Read more of this story     SUBSCRIBE   UNSUBSCRIBE   PREFERENCES   ABOUT THIS NEWSLETTER Thank you for reading The Bakery-Net Decorating eNewsletter You are subscribed as #email#. You've received this e-newsletter for one of three reasons: 1) You signed up for it on one of our web sites. 2) You are a reader of Bakery-Net eNewsletter. 3) You are an attendee of a Bakery-Net eNewsletter conference or trade show. Manage Your Subscription To subscribe: Click Here To unsubscribe: Click here To change your email address, unsubscribe your old email address, then re-subscribe with your new email address. Contact Information Advertising/sponsorship opportunities: Jerry Rymont, Ed Lee or David Dreyer. Penton Media | 249 W. 17th Street | New York, NY 10011 ©2009 Penton Media, Inc. All rights reserved.