Greater Washington Area Cake Show!

For more information about this fabulous event, visit their website: gwacc.wordpress.com

New York Cake Show & Competition!

Lisa Mansour, Manager NY Cake & Baking Supply and it's cake decorating school, New York Cake Academy is hosting a cake show in Yonkers, New York!

Date: Sunday, May 19, 2013

Time: 9:00am-5:00pm [Doors open at 8:00am]

Location: NY Cake & Baking YONKERS WAREHOUSE

170 Ludlow Street

Yonkers, NY 10705

Price:

$100 advanced registration

$125 at the door

All Day Admission Includes:

• Six 45 minute demos by expert cake artists

1. Colette Peters
2. Betty Van Norstrand
3. Cynthia Peithman
4. Joelle Mahoney
5. Katherine Gordon
6. Jessie Riley
7. Lisa Mansour

• Q&A sessions included in each demo
• Access to cake competition gallery
• A first look at new sugar art tools
• Light lunch and refreshments

CAKE COMPETITION!

Submit your cake to the gallery for judging to be eligible for prizes including Gift Certificates for classes and NY Cake merchandise.

There will be a GRAND PRIZE CASH award for the winner of the Wedding Cake category. 

Competition Categories include:

Wedding Cakes

Shower Cakes

Groom's Cakes

plus.....a special competition for creations using Lisa Mansour's Stiletto High Heeled Shoe Kit.

Judges: Lisa Mansour, Colette Peters, Betty Van Norstrand, and Joelle Mahoney. For more information, to register for the cake show and competition login to NY Cake Academy or call 212-675-2253.

Cupcake Challenge at the National Capital Area Cake Show!

These cute cupcakes were made by Chef Janet Ben-Ami, owner Hey! Cookie in Long Island.

"Tastes of the Seasons" is the theme for the 2012 Cupcake Challenge at the National Capital Area Cake Show. Prefer eating cupcakes? Cupcake lovers can purchase an admission ticket which includes tasting coupons for three mini cupcakes!

Janet Ben-Ami and Melissa Lusk Medal at CT Cake Show!

Chef Janet Ben-Ami and assistant Melissa Lusk with their winning cake. The theme for the Live Competition at the Connecticut Cake Show was "The Great Outdoors". They went from sea to sky in their design and incorporated many different techniques. Janet is the owner of Hey!Cookie bakery and I am also blessed that she teaches various 3D cake workshops for our Meetup.

Janet Ben Ami Wins Cake Competition at Garden State Cake Show!

What did you want to be when you grew up? A teacher, nurse, doctor, cake decorator?  That was the theme at this year's live cake competition at the Garden State Cake Show earlier this month.

This is the cake design Chef Janet Ben-Ami practiced in preparation for the show.  She designed this cake for her sister who as a child dreamed of being blonde and glamorous just like Marilyn Monroe.

It was no surprise when we learned that Janet's cake won the live cake competition! Chef Janet, owner Hey! Cookie,  is the master instructor for NYC Cake Decorators. She continues to WOW everyone with her awesome 3D cakes. We are about to schedule more of her 3D cake classes in the next few days. Stay tuned!

Happy Valentine's Day!

This amazing cake was designed by our member/instructor Chef Janet Ben-Ami, owner Hey! Cookie in Long Island.  NYC Cake decorators are excited to learn that Janet has entered a live cake competition at the Garden State Cake Show this weekend.  She is also scheduled to begin teaching at a bakery in Long Island.  Much Success Janet! It is well deserved!

Garden State Cake Show - Will You Be There?

The Garden State Cake Show is just around the corner.  Are you going to be there? Meet and greet celebrity sugar artists! Don't miss out on the fun!

Meet Ashley Viscos at the Connecticut Cake Show!

Our friend, Ashley Viscos, gave us a heads up that she will be one of the guest speakers and judges, as well as teaching two classes at the Connecticut Cake Competition and Cake Challenge on February 26th and 27th. There will be a wedding cake competition, a live cake challenge, and opportunities to meet Celebrity Cake Artists from Food Network, TLC and WEtv!  Don't miss the fun!

2011 Garden State Cake Show & Competition!

2011 is going to start off with a bang with the 2011 Garden State Cake Show- New Jersey, February 4th and 5th!

Guest Presenters scheduled are Edna De La Cruz,  Toba Garret, Michelle Bommarito, Wayne Steinkopf, Charmaine Jones, Edna de La Cruz, Beth Lee Spinner, Kathy Farner. Learn or improve your gumpaste and fondant work and more! 

The Cake Show Theme is, "What I want to be when I Grow Up".  For additional information and to register, visit the 2011 Garden State Cake Show website. See you there!

Member Cathy Wins "Best of Show" at Atlantic Baking Expo!

Cathy Olate, Jacy Cakes, has been on fire this year with a win at the NY Cake Convention and more recently, a win at the Atlantic City Baking Expo and Cake Competition last month.

Cathy's enchanting and artful take on "Wonderland" won "Best in Show"!

Cathy is a Tim Burton fan and her cake is inspired by Tim Burton's "Alice in Wonderland" film. Check out Cathy's other awesome creations at Jacy Cakes.

Members Medal at Garden State Cake Show!

NYC Cake Decorators member/instructor Chef Janet Ben-Ami, Hey! Cookie, won 1st Place, Professional Division at the Garden State Cake Show for her spectacular Sand Castle cake.

Member Melissa Lusk also won the Decorators Choice Award for her whimsical and creative campfire cake. Can't you just smell the marshmallows crackling in the fire? The theme, "Summer Fun" really shines through in these two amazing cakes.

Congrats Janet and Melissa!

Member Wins Big at NY Cake Convention!

Photo courtesy of member Marcos Pena

Marcos Pena's beautifully executed Mermaid tiered cake won 1st Place at the NY Cake Convention. Marcos is one of our younger talented members. Congrats Marcos!

Cake Buzz: Convention Comes to New York City

The NY Cake Convention, produced by Darel Rodwell, was held at the Pennsylvania Hotel on January 2, 2010. The convention was an ambitious undertaking which included an A list of sugar artists and a cake/cupcake competition.

This spectacular entry into the cake competition was created by NYC Cake Decorator member and instructor Silvinia Barboza.

Vendor Scott Chapin illustrating that a tiered cake shipped in one of his and wife Juli Chapin's CakeSafe isn't going anywhere. The cake displayed is a real 5 tiered cake that traveled over 200 miles without a hitch!

Member Rita's yummy chocolate cake entered into the cake tasting competition.

Mark Jones and Margaret Schreiber next to their Winter Wonderland tiered cake entered into the cake competition. The "snow" on the top of both tiers is coconut. Winter scenes were painstakingly painted on the sides of the cake. Mark is scheduled to partner with Cake Boss Buddy Valestro in an upcoming episode of Ultimate Cake Off on TLC.

Anne Rolley is the creator of this delicate and superbly crafted Marie Antoinette doll which took 35 hours to complete along with a cake. Unfortunately, on the way to the competition, Anne had a mishap with the cake that accompanied the doll. Anne fell in love with sugar approximately 6 months ago. She truly has a long and sweet career in sugar art for years to come.

For all the gumpaste flower fanatics, we had to include this lovely urn of gumpaste roses and orchids.
This sculpted tiger cub cake has such a cute expression, isn't it adorable?

The sculpted bear cake was a crowd favorite. The moccasins were so lifelike that you were tempted to touch them!

An amazing sculpted elephant cake with intricate sugar work on the carpet and headdress.

A crowd favorite in the holiday themed category. The cookie jar cake and sugar cookies look just yummy!
The junior division had some really talented entries like this Christmas light bedecked "youngster",
the cookies and cup of hot cocoa near the fireside,

and this adorable snow couple.

Aren't these cupcakes amazingly creative? Lots of detail work here.
Delish cupcakes entered into the Cupcake/Cake throwdown.

Assorted cupcakes topped with fondant designs and dragees.

141st Annual Salon of Culinary Art Exhibition

Photo courtesy of member/instructor Irene Likokas.

This elegant shoe and pillow cake was one of five showpieces entered into the 141st Annual Salon of Culinary Art Exhibition by award winning member Irene Likokas (Adven 68 on Cake Central). Check out Irene's other amazing cakes at her website The Painted Eye. Irene is scheduled to teach a designer purse class for members in January 2010. For more information, contact Dina, Organizer, NYC Cake Decorators Meetup.

Wedding Cake Competition in NYC!

This stunning wedding cake was created by member Irene Likokas in the 2008 Wedding Cake Competition.

The Societe Culinaire Philanthropique will hold a wedding cake competition at Jacob Javits Convention Center from November 7, 2009 - November 10th, 2009. Do you have what it takes to medal?

NYC Cake Decorators Sugar Art Show

Silvinia won the Grand Prize and $100.00 for her Corpse Bride Cake. The figures are not store bought but were painstakingly handcrafted by Silvinia.

Noelle won 1st Place Beginner Level and $25.00 for this beautiful cake.


Mary won 1st Place Intermediate Level and $25.00 for her stunning hydrangeas and roses wedding cake.

NYC Cake Decorators first Sugar Art Show, was open to members only. The purpose of the show was to give members an opportunity to push themselves to the next level and get feedback on their design in a helpful and supportive environment. The members are very talented as demonstrated by all the beautiful cakes entered into the show. Special thanks to our judges:
Chef Marc Matthias, Ximena Sempertergui , Isabel Sanchez, and Helen Murphy.