Sachiko's Micro Edible Cupcake Toppers!

What can be cuter than this micro sugar doggie cupcake topper hand crafted by über talented member Sachiko Winbiel. Look at that sweet expression. Sachiko's attention to detail is amazing!

Sachiko, originally from Japan, graduated from a vegetarian cooking school about four years ago. However, she soon discovered that her passion is playing with sugar, and she excels at creating tiny edible treats.

Sachiko's fun and whimsical creations are addicting.  Visit her business Cupcake Toppers & Towers to view more of her sweet creations and to order.

Make Cake Pops in NYC with West Coast Cake Pop Maven Yuki!

Yuki was born in Kanagawa, Japan in 1971 and moved to San  Diego, California in  2002. Besides being a mother, she has a passion for cake pops and opened up Creative Edibles by Yuki, quickly becoming the cake pop maven on the west coast.  Yuki will be on the lower Eastside of New York to share her secrets in March 2012.  For more information and to register, visit Creative Edibles by Yuki or Yuki's fan page on Facebook. Check out Yuki's cake pop piping tutorials on YouTube.

Happy NewYear!

This festive tired cake was made by Megumi Suzuki, one of our international members in Japan. Check out her awesome cakes at her website Yonoji + Cakes, Custom Cake Designs. I would just love a slice of this cake.

Asako's Peony!

I teach sugar art, and last Friday I had the pleasure of meeting and working with Asako. Her favorite flower is the peony and the class was a sugar flower interpretation of the Sarah Bernhardt peony.

Asako, a fine artist, among her many talents was a gracious and apt pupil.  This was her first time at gumpaste flower work and she caught onto the technique really fast.

Check out Asako's sugar flower peony after a light dusting. Isn't it beautiful?