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

October 2012 Cake of the Month

Boo! Chef Janet Ben-Ami's haunted house cake is spooktacular! Check out Chef Janet's other amazing cakes on her website, Hey! Cookie.

Bronwen Weber 3D Cake Class, Fall 2012

That's right, the NYC Cake Decorators Meetup is  "Marching to the Beat Of Our Own Drum" with  Celebrity Cake Artist, Bronwen Weber, November 3 and 4 2012!

Just in time for the holidays, we will be  sculpting/constructing our very own Three  Dimensional Standing Toy Soldiers complete with  adorable drums. If that's not enough Bronwen has  agreed to put a special twist on the design just for  the NYC Cake Decorators,  so the project we complete  will feature the soldier with one foot in the air, as if  in mid-march...how fab is that?

If you are interested in this class and are not a member of NYC Cake Decorators Meetup, please contact me and I will send you a link with more information about the class, tuition, and how to register.

Happy Howl-O-Ween!

This  Jack-O-Latern cake was made by member Aldana.

September 2011 Cake of the Month

This whimsical topsy turvy cake was created by Chef Janet Ben-Ami, owner Hey! Cookie, and lead instructor of 3D Cake workshops in NYC Cake Decorators Meetup.

Fortune Cookie Cake!

Chinese New Year, The Year of the Rabbit,  falls on February 3, 2011. It's a time to celebrate and spend time with family, gift-giving, and eating good food. This extraordinary Fortune Cookie cake was designed by member and head instructor Chef Janet Ben-Ami, owner Hey-Cookie.

Oh No! Snow!!

Photo courtesy of member Rafael Logrono.

Are we ready for another round? Tuesday's forecast is another snow storm. The weather may be frosty but oh so sweet with this cute snowman cake designed by Rafael Logrono, our youngest member.

Merry Christmas!

Photo courtesy of member Caridad.

The Leadership team at NYC Cake Decorators would like to extend to our readers, friends, and members our sincerest and warmest wishes for a very happy holiday!

December 2010 Cake of the Month

This photo courtesy of member Sabrina.

This breathtaking cake was designed by member
Sabrina.

Sabrina joined NYC Cake Decorators in 2009 and has wowed members since then with her stunning tiered cakes. This cake would be perfect at any holiday celebration.

HAPPY THANKSGIVING DAY!

This amazing 3D turkey was designed by our member Chef Janet Ben-Ami. Janet is scheduled to teach 3D cake designs in 2011. Got Cake?

Kids Talk Turkey.......Cupcakes!

A kids cupcake decorating class held in Staten Island. Aren't these kids the cutest cupcakers you've ever seen?

Bewitched!

This bewitching cake was designed by member Iva. Perfect for that grown-up Halloween party.

Bride of Frankenstein Doll Cake!

Our annual Howl-o-ween favorite, how to create a Bride of Frankenstein Doll Cake, from member and film photographer Lisa Stock. Enjoy!

Think Spring!

Ok, we are still in February but spring is right around the corner. These yummy cupcakes topped with fondant "clay pots" and posies were created by member Lynn. Lynn's cupcakes were made from scratch and swiss meringue buttercream icing was piped on top.

Valentine Bedecked Cupcakes!

Remember Sweet Hearts when you were a kid? I made sure I saved enough money to buy a small box of the treats for my mom and my BFF.

Member, Annette so beautifully transformed a retro favorite into a sugar lover's dream. What a cute way to let your sweetie know that they are the best!

Visit Annette's blog, Ladybugluggage, to check out her other cupcake designs.

- Dina

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.

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.

Penguin Treats

This amazing 3D Penguin cake was designed by Iced Gem Cakes.

The sweet little details on these cupcakes created by Blue Cupcake are simply adorable.

Just love these whimsical holiday penguins decorated by MJ Ballinger, Cake Central. Figures on the cake appear to be crafted from fondant.

Snowman Confections

This cake created by Pretty Cool Cakes, just makes you want to smile. Cake covering and snowman and tree figures are made from fondant.

Cute melting snowman cupcake was designed by Dozen Flours.
The detail on this cupcake, from the snowman's top hat to the icing snow, is simply amazing. Sweet things do come in small packages! Created by Sweet Daze.

Cup of Hot Cocoa Cake

Photo courtesy of member Chrissy, Chrissy Cakes.

Burrrrrr! A hot cup of creamy cocoa is just the thing to warm the heart on a cold winter's day. This cake was made by member ChrissyCakes. Chrissy was named as a Signature Chef for the 14th Annual Chefs Auction of Pittsburgh, a benefit for the March of Dimes. ChrissyCakes also won the People's Choice Award for best novelty cake at Pittsburgh's Premier Cake Decorating and Tasting Contest, "Let Them Eat Cake!" a benefit for The Midwife Center's Women's Health Fund.