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Ms. Friedman started her cake decorating career teaching the Wilton Method Cake Decorating Classes in 1983. She has taught at Sears, JCPenney, Wards, Party City, Park Districts, School Districts, Byerly's and employees of Wilton at the Corporate Office. Having taught over 1,000 students, Debbie was installed into the Wilton Hall of Fame in 1997.
Her training started in the Educational Marketing Department with three training seminars as well as holding class certificates in cake decorating by well-known instructors such as, Roland and Marsha Winbeckler and Earlene Moore. She also holds certificates from Colette Peters for fondant and gum paste, and Elaine Gonzalez and Pam Vieau for confections classes.
She has been an International Cake Exploration Societe (ICES) member since the late 1980's and has attended at least 12 annual conventions where she takes up to ten classes each time with specialty and internationally acclaimed instructors. She continues to participate in ICES Days of Sharing, which includes instruction of and learning with other decorating experts in a variety of mediums.
Currently she works in Wilton's Creative Department as a designer/decorator/artist. Her responsibilities include creating photography-ready cakes, cookies, candy and pastry projects for new packaging and labels, as well as the annual Yearbook and other publications.
In addition, Debbie works with Sandra Folsom teaching the Master Course at the Wilton School and teaches Chocolate Confections and Intro to Rolled Fondant classes also held at the Wilton School. | 