What's Your Style?

Cake deigned by Colette Peters

Cake designed by former partners Lori Ditunno and Ruth Drennan

Cake designed by Sylvia Weinstock.

Cake designed by Margaret Braun.

There's a saying that "imitation is the sincerest form of flattery". Problem is imitating a work is often looked upon at the very least as someone trying to get attention for oneself by copying another's original ideas, and at the very worst, could get the imitator into some very sticky situations.

Cake designers who study under one or more outstanding sugar artist are bound to absorb some of their teacher's style, however, the ultimate purpose of such study is not to become their clone but to learn the technique and move on to develop your own signature look.

Start by looking at lots of cakes in cake decorating books and magazines and thinking about what you personally like or don't like. Do you love cute and whimsy, 3D cakes, lots of piping and floral work, clean minimalist shapes? Do you love lots of bold color or soft pastels? Are you trendy, edgy, whimsical, traditional or a blend of two or more points of view? Giving thought to what you personally love the best about cake decorating and sugar art can form the foundation of your own signature look. Each of the cakes created by the top New York City sugar artists listed above, has it's own distinct style. What is your style?