Chocoholics day, I want to go but I have a beautiful 2 day stencilling cake class to teach!

Chocolate Appreciation Demonstration with Drew Maddison hosted by Southern Cross Baking group.



26 Jul 2011 - 9:00am-2:00pm

Town: Brisbane

Location: Bakels Test Bakery

Address: 100 Compton rd, Underwood.

Notes: Drew developed his passion for chocolate whilst working at the Grand Hyatt in Melbourne. In 2008 he filled the role of Technical Sales at F.Mayer Imports in the Chocolate Division. He is responsible for the Callebaut and Cacao Barry brands for Victoria, South Australia, and Tasmania.


The last 4 years has seen Drew complete intensive chocolate and pastry training in Belgium, France, Denmark, and Singapore. This has allowed him to further expand his position to a more technical role which involves recipe and product development, training, and judging roles.

Drew will demonstrate the following

•Chocolate Decorations

•Dipped Pralines

•Chocolate appreciation tasting of Single Origins

Cost :

$35 Members

$50 Members


Book now! http://www.southerncrossbakinggroup.com.au/events/?event_id=26

Cake registration of home based businesses, do you want to get your business licensed?

This weekend 2 sessions in one day.
Sunday 10th of July 2011 10 am - 1pm Cost of workshop $325 inc of gst

Setting up your home based cake business. Are you a cake hobbyist at the moment and wanting to know how to become a licensed cake operation?


Registration and licensing requirements, the varying council requirements and Enviromental health and food licensing.Regardless if you are in Logan, Brisbane or in Perth the food licensing laws are all national, the various councils have different requirements.Public liability what do you really need?What are the costs involved , food safety supervisors certificate and organising meetings with council planning and the EHO.All of this is covered in this 3 hour workshop.

If you attend both workshops a light lunch will be provided.


Sunday 10th of July 2011 2 pm -5pm Running your own cake business. Cost of workshop $325 inc of gst


In this workshop we will discuss many topics including, cake pricing, quotes, consultations, advertising, marketing .What extras can give your business the edge from all of the others.

We will discuss delivery and transporting cakes, public liability, quotes deposits and balances.You will be given a folder containing valuable information to help run your cake business.

Let me share with you my six years of Australian life and starting a new business in a new country.

Contemporary cakes Jackie Thompson 33882453
jackie@contemporarycakes.com.au