The Cake Pan is a great local resource. They make beautifully decorated custom cakes and cream cheese mints. You can also order wedding invitations and napkins. They rent champagne and chocolate fountains and cake pans. The store carries a huge variety of cake decorating equipment, candy making supplies and rental cake pans. Unlike most of the local craft stores, they carry many different brands, not just Wilton. They are very knowledgeable, and will help you find exactly what you need for whatever you are working on. They will also special order items for you if they don't carry it in the store.\r
They teach a wonderful and fun candy making class (all supplies included), as well as Wilton cake decorating classes that include information you won't get at Jo-Anne’s, Michael’s or Hobby Lobby. I took Wilton classes 1 and 2 once at a local craft store and again at The Cake Pan (twenty some years later), and I found The Cake Pan classes to much more informative. Also, at The Cake Pan, Kathy (the owner and teacher) will do whatever she can do to help you. If you forget something, Kathy will loan it to you; she will let you use her icings and equipment: she will teach you tips and tricks that she has learned from her many years of experience as a cake decorator. That would never happen at your local craft shop, where you are out of luck if you forget something, and they teach only what they are required to.\r
Every time I walk in, I feel like a kid in a candy store, and there are treasures around every corner. And no, they don't take debit or credit cards, but now that you know that, you can plan ahead and take your check book or cash. It’s worth the effort.\r
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