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Art of putting the icing on the cake

By Anita Moran
Rotorua Daily Post·
30 Jan, 2012 02:00 AM3 mins to read

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Sharing ideas and learning new skills are the keys behind the success of the Geyserland Cake Decorators Guild.

Rotorua's Nola Lowe is the president of the Rotorua club, which was formed in 2008.

Mrs Lowe said she got into cake decorating after visiting a cafe in Tauranga which had cakes with iced flowers as decorations.

"I wanted to know how to do that," she said.

"I did some research and there wasn't anywhere in Rotorua for me to learn so I would drive to Tauranga every month for four years to be part of the cake decorators guild there."

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Mrs Lowe said she was contacted by someone from the national guild who said there had been a lot of people in Rotorua who had registered interest in joining a club.

"She asked me if I wanted to be involved and it went from there."

The club now has 23 members but more are welcome.

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The club's secretary, Raewyn Sadgrove, said the club was a place for people to get together and share their enthusiasm for cake decorating.

"It is hands on," she said.

"We share ideas and skills. It is a great place to meet people who have a common interest."

She said the members of the club inspired each other and were able to help each other.

"We talk about how we did things, what worked and what didn't work and what could work better."

The club often has demonstrations with people from other clubs coming in and showing how to do a particular thing.

They also go on trips to other clubs and each year they go to the New Zealand Cake Decorators Guild conference.

Mrs Lowe said anyone would be welcome to join the club.

"You don't need to have any experience," she said.

"We have some very experienced people who will show the beginners the basics and then they will be able to join in with the regular meetings."

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The club has meetings on the first Tuesday of every month which are held at St Chads Hall on the corner of Devon and Fenton Sts.

For more information call Nola Lowe on (07) 345 6428 or Raewyn Sadgrove on (07) 349 4651.

The facts

- Name: Geyserland Cake Decorators Guild

- Membership: 23 members

- What the club does: Swap ideas and learn cake decorating skills and techniques

- How often they meet: The first Tuesday of each month

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- Where they meet: St Chads Hall

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