Episode 15 – Cake International 2017

My entry from the front, a 3D application of my Flexible, Edible Stained Glass technique, mounted on a dress form made out of rice cereal treat and covered in fondant. More details will be posted on the blog eventually.

The rear of my entry, featuring actual lacing with my flexible chocolate recipe. The lace is also all flexible chocolate.

Freddie Mercury cake by Marta Hidalgo.
This was my favourite piece in the entire show.

Silver, Metin Teschi

Silver, Kay Gajra

Gold, Metin Teschi

Gold, Tuba Geckil

Gold, Chaojin Du

Detail of above

Gold, Tiwarat Sirparu

Gold, Yi Shin Sung

Bronze, Anna Dillon

Gold, Molly Robbins

Those are individually dusted strands of vermicelli for the hair.

Gold, Emma Greensmith

Certificate of Merit, Rebecca Adrian

Gold, Linda Sheahan

Dawn Parrott and Rosie Cake Diva on stage at the show.

Zoe Hopkinson and Rosie Cake Diva on stage.

Rosie posing with one of Zoe’s heads.

Carlos Lischetti demonstrating how he uses art by his brother as inspiration.

Carlos showing what makes a traditionally masculine face.

Isabel Tamargo sculpting a mouth out of modelling chocolate.

Carla Puig starting with a half-completed head to show how the parts go on.

The head at the end of the demo.

Carla using her hand-made tool of modelling chocolate wrapped in plastic wrap.

Carla’s entry from 2016 that Mike McCarey said was his favourite piece in the show.

Sachiko Windbiel’s figure early in her demo.

Sachiko shows Rosie how to model breasts.

Sachiko shows off the model part way through.

Sachiko and Rosie with the finished mermaid figure.

Phil Jensen of Peboryon works on the seahorse cake for the Marine Conservation Society.

More body built on the seahorse cake for the Marine Conservation Society

The completed seahorse cake for the Marine Conservation Society.

Christine Jensen of Peboryon cutting and serving the seahorse cake for the Marine Conservation Society.

Jacqui Kelly demonstrating various structures at the show.

Dawn Butler and Rosie Cake Diva on stage demonstrating the new prototype of Dawn’s forthcoming remote control car kit.

Dawn shows the underside of the car kit prototype.

Dawn shows Rosie the plastic tray that goes over the kit to keep the food away from the electronics.

Rosie is amused by the car kit’s lights.

Dawn showing the plastic tray mounted on the car with the lights on. The plastic bit on the counter in front of her is the prototype for the baking tin that will make the cake portion exactly sized for the car’s frame.

Dawn has carved a cake onto the plastic tray, covered it in ganache and is rolling fondant over the top.

Valeri and Christina from Queen of Hearts Couture Cakes demonstrate how to use a piped buttercream transfer to put a design on a cake.

The completed cake from the demo by Queen of Hearts Couture Cakes.

Sheryl Bito demonstrates floral jelly art.

Sheryl’s jelly art sliced open.

The blue piece Sheryl made during her demo along with other samples of her floral jelly art.

Karen Keaney mixing her chocolate biscuit cake recipe.

The completed chocolate biscuit cake shaped like a Christmas pudding. You can see one of the marshmallows on the side as she mentions during the demonstration. If this was being completely covered with fondant, she recommends picking out visible marshmallows and filling in the gap with more of the chocolate base mixture to ensure an even covering of fondant.

The cut-up chocolate biscuit cake.

Rosie, Emma Jayne and her partner on stage making poppies and talking about their War Horse cake.