Lisa Mansour Competes in Best Cake Decorator Contest!

Sponsor Lisa Mansour, NY Cake, and cake artists Amy Noelle and Chef Benny Rivera, owner City Cakes, are competing in "America's Best Cake Decorator" contest on the Baking Channel's new original series "Cake Show". Check out the article about Lisa on Jewish Voice! 

3D Donut Cake Workshop! Yummy!

Something yummy's coming up! 3D Donut Cake workshop is scheduled for late January in NYC at an unbelievable price. Beginners and non-members welcome. Members, check out the details on our Meetup event page. Non-members send a message for the details. Got a cup of coffee?

Casting Call for Food Network's Halloween Wars!

Food Network's Halloween Wars Looking for Highly Skilled 3D Custom Cake sculptors! Casting for Season 3! Check it out!

Super Delicious is NOW CASTING Season 3 of FOOD NETWORK'S 'HALLOWEEN WARS'! They are looking for the most passionate and skilled PUMPKIN CARVERS, CAKE SCULPTORS, and SUGAR ARTISTS this country has to offer!

Are you COMPETITIVE? Do you LOVE a challenge? Do you want the opportunity to compete on a TEAM for the chance to win $50,000? For more information or to apply, email casting with your name, city, specialty, and why you'd be great for the show! Also send photos of yourself and your artwork.

HALLOWEENWARS3@SUPERDELICIOUS.NET

Duff Launches Cakemix!

Duff Goldman has gone West to LA opening up Cakemix, a unique cake decorating store where the public can select from an assortment of ready made cakes and cupcakes and get to decorating! There's also a catering truck for parties and Charm City Cakes West Bakery next door. Ge the full scoop at Cakewire.

C.A.G. DOS April 22nd!

This beautiful cake was created by Chef Janet Ben Ami, Hey! Cookie

The Confectionary Arts Guild's first Day of Sharing in 2012 will take place on Sunday, April 22nd. Betty Van Norstrand and Diane Shavkin are scheduled presenters. To register or to obtain additional information, please click here.

Win a Free 3D Sneaker Cake Class!

NYC Cake Decorators will give one lucky reader an opportunity to attend Sweet Grace, Cake Designs upcoming May 20, 2012, 3D Sneaker Cake class for FREE!!!! That's right. Learn how to carve one of 3 cool sneaker cake designs shown in this post with Lisa Rochelle for free.

 All you have to do is comment leaving a tip or hint on how you save time and/or money in your cake decorating and sugar art on this post by 11:59a.m. [EST] Monday, April 30, 2012. Please leave contact information such as an email address, so I can get in contact with you in case you win. The prize is for class tuition only.  

The class location is Haworth, New Jersey which is 15 minutes from the George Washington Bridge and a quick ride from NJ Transit. Arrangements can be made with Lisa directly for pick up if traveling by train. Random.org will select the winner. Good Luck!

......AND THE WINNER IS.........SELINA!!!!!
Thank you to EVERYONE who entered the contest.  I read all your tips and hints and got a lot of great ideas that I plan to try out.

CAKE Push Ups!

Does anyone remember ice cream push ups? Well, Kitchen Krafts is selling a new product  where you can layer bite-sized pieces of cake, filling, and icing in a push up cylinder tube. The round cylinder part is 1-3/4” in diameter x 3” long. Each push up tube comes with a plastic domed cap to keep your desserts protected before serving. Caps are 1/2” deep. Set of 10 cylinders and caps.

FREE Sugar Art DEMOS at NY Cake and Baking Supply!

We all know how expensive Sugar Artist Demos can be.  Well, now we can all save a few pennies and gain important knowledge in cake decorating!

Starting September 26, 2011, and every Tuesday, thereafter, the NY Cake Academy at NY Cake and Baking Supply will offer FREE weekly in store Demonstrations, every Tuesday from 1:30pm - 2:30pm. Pretty sweet deal, huh?

"Cake Travels with Bronwen" A New Cake Adventure Web Series!

Follow Bronwen and Francois as they sample cake, explore, and teach cake decorating around the world in the latest web series by Caljava. In the following two episodes, Bronwen and Francois travel to Jakarta, Indonesia!

Episode One

Episode Two

Trending Same-Sex Wedding Cakes & Toppers

New York State recently legalized same-sex marriage. Sponsor and friend Amy DeGiulio, Sugar Flower Cake Shop, was interviewed by the Associated Press yesterday and photos were taken of her scrumptious cakes with same-sex toppers.

Amy's shop is located in the heart of the Fashion District in The Arts Building, 336 West 37th Street, Suite 950, New York, NY, 212-993-6441. The Sugar Flower Cake Shop was awarded Best of Weddings 2011 by The Knot and received a Bride's Choice Award for 2011 from Wedding Wire.

Baby gender reveal parties

Photo on ivillage.com

Baby gender reveal parties seem to be the latest trend these days.  The cake designer/baker creates the cake which when cut reveals through pink or blue cake the gender of the child.  Have any of you received a cake order for a baby gender reveal cake?

Cake Pops Gift Box!

Don't you love to make cake pops? My problem was how to present them. This cute little cake pop gift box by Kitchen Krafts shows off your cake pops in style. You just insert the sticks into the base which holds 8 cake pops. Two boxes come in a pack and retails for $5.95.

Lots of Pops!

My BFF Shirley just loaned me her copy of Cake Pops by Bakerella and it didn't disappoint.  Bakerella is truly the original mini-cake maven. I love the idea of a portable little treat, easy instructions, and  designs only limited to your imagination.



Inspired by Bakerella, Clare O'Connell from the United Kingdom started her own booming cake pop business in London, and has recently published, Pop Bakery. Her tiny works of art feature delicately sculptured edible flowers, insects, and animals.

You can get a pretty good deal on both books at Amazon.  If you find a cheaper price, let me know.

Duff Goldman at Grand Central Tomorrow!

Sandra Lee, Mario Batali, Duff Goldman, Amy DeGiulio, Sugar Flower Cake Shop, and a number of other celebrity guests will host The World's Largest Bake Sale at Grand Central terminal tomorrow to benefit The Food Bank of New York! Be there!

Cake Alchemy at 2011 New York Weddings Event

Meetup members Marisol and Cathy during a workshop with Chef Lauri.

2011 is looking pretty sweet for Chef Lauri Ditunno and crew at  Cake Alchemy.  Lauri is scheduled to  appear at the 2011 New York Weddings Event at the Metropolitan Pavilion, Wednesday, March 30, 2011, 5-8 PM.  Next week NBC's Today show will feature one of Lauri's fabulous cakes. Cake Alchemy has also been featured on several seasons of Amazing Wedding Cakes and Food Network Cake Challenge.

NYC Cake Decorators first Meetup with Lauri was a Cake Tasting and Q&A at her former shop The Cake Atelier in 2007.  Since that time NYC Cake Decorators has held several fabulous workshops with Lauri and her talented staff.  We are looking forward to partnering with Cake Alchemy for more fun workshops this year.

Lauri teaches selected cake and cupcake classes at her shop.  Contact Cake Alchemy for the details.

Cake Pop Maker at Babycakes!

Riding the wave of cake pop mania, owed to talented and resourceful Bakerella, Babycakes has come up with a neat little gizmo that can bake up a mess of cake pops before you can say "chocolate ganache".

Ashley Vicos Stars in "Have Cake, Will Travel" on Food Network!

Ashley Viscos is one of my favorite 3D cake designers and I was so excited to get a call from Ashley today!

The cake buzz is that Ashley will star in Food Network's sweetest show "Have Cake, Will Travel" which will premiere on Tuesday, April 26th at 9 PM.  Sneak Preview on Sunday, April 24th at 10 PM.

The new series will follow Ashley and crew around the country creating jaw-dropping 3D cakes for all occasions.

The show was filmed in New York City but Ashley is back in Atlanta today, preparing for another round of cake jaunts throughout the nation.

However, Ashley hopes to be back in the Tri-State area around April or May, when we hope to meetup over lunch or cocktails. Follow Ashley's adventures on Facebook!

Tech Meets Art - Use Your iPad for Cake Decorating!

The iPad is a marvelous tool for cake decorators. It can be effectively used as your portfolio, holding photos of your cakes, videos of your venues and/or techniques, testimonials and such.  With a sketch app you can also use the iPad during your client interviews.

Mom Has Sugar Attack and Trashes Cupcake Shop!

These delicious cupcakes were designed by member Annette, Ladybugluggage.

Talk about your sugar withdrawal, a mom went into a rage and trashed a cupcake shop after being told the shop ran out of her favorite cupcake flavor.  Check out the story posted in the Daily Mail.

Cake Buzz: Cupcakes with Buddy Valestro!

Join Buddy Valestro ("Cake Boss") and his family for a fun afternoon in Hoboken, sampling purple cupcakes for the benefit of the Anita Kaufmann Foundation. Demos, book signings and more! Please wear purple to show your support.

Visit http://cupcakeswithbuddy.charityhappenings.org or call 201-655-0420 for more information or to purchase tickets.  See you there!