Welcome... to the brand-new International Virtual Edition We didn’t want you to miss out on the CI magic completely this year, we are so pleased to bring you a new virtual edition, proudly sponsored by Fractal Colors!

In a pioneering new format held within Facebook groups, we have lined up a programme of unmissable online content to keep you occupied right through until the end of the year.

With an 8 hour live show taking place on Saturday 14th November, plus access to additional zones your ticket gives you access right through until 31st December 2020!

The show will include demonstrations from renowned artists, for which the equipment lists have been provided and can be found in this guide. So now you can work alongside them or create your own version at a later date. Don’t miss exclusive interviews with cake stars, the big reveal of an incredible feature created for CI and themed demo zones.

In the competition zone you will be able to see a gallery of the entries received, hear the category finalists and have your chance to vote for the public vote Best in Show, plus Head Judge David Close will present the hotly anticipated results.

The Cake Off is back by popular demand, sponsored by The Cake Decorating Company and Cake Stuff. Join us on the live show to watch the head to head battles!

Make sure you check out pages 6 and 7 for a full programme of events and what you can expect from all of our zones.

So now it’s over to Rosie Cake Diva to help you navigate your way through our virtual edition, we hope you enjoy the show!

Melanie Underwood Head of Content

[email protected] @CakeInternational @thecakeshows @thecakeshows

2 3 Headline Sponsor F O N D A N T

CONTENTS

Live Show Schedule – 6

All Zones Schedule - 8

CI Shopping – 10

The Cake Off – 18

Zoe’s Fancy Centaur – 20 C O V E R I N G P A S T E T H A T W O N ' T L E T Y O U D O W N Saracino Academy – 22

Emma Jayne and Artists – 33

Festive Florals and Christmas Creatures with Natalie, Molly and Jacqui – 39 Tolerates Very elastic, Copes well with Does not temperatures no elephant skin temperature dry out Incredible India Cake Magazine - 46 above 35C and no tearing changes Rhianydd’s Secret Garden – 59

Competition Classes – 62

Competition Judge – 64

Official CI Representatives – 65

British Sugarcraft Guild – 75

Renshaw Academy - 82

4 5 Headline Sponsor

The live show will be taking place in the Cake International Virtual Edition Facebook group. Once you have purchased your ticket you can request to join the group and you will then be directed to the other groups for access to the additional ‘zones’.

Live Show Schedule Host: Rosie Cake Diva

09:50 10:00 11:00 12:00 Welcome to Cake Bad Santa with Cake Off Abstract Painting International Kelly McWilliam Round 1: with Virtual Edition using Kerry Hemms, Rosalind Miller Fractal Colors from Cake Stuff using vs Fractal Colors Karen Birkby-Smith

13:00 14:00 15:00 16:00 Cake Off Winter Off Round 2: Verity Wonderland Wreath Live Final Malinowski, with with Place your vote from The Cake Daniel DIeguez Queen of Hearts for who you Decorating Couture Company vs want to win the Victoria Zagorodnya Cake Off!

6 7 Your guide to Zoe’s Fancy Centaur CI Virtual Edition Time What’s happening...

12.30pm Zoe’s feature reveal! Unlimited access until st 1.30pm Zoe’s demo 31 December 2020 Schedule subject to change 8 9 Your Live Show Host

Rosie Cake Diva @rosiecakediva

Rosie Cake Diva is a multi award-winning cake artist. She is a regular face on TV and radio and has starred in Channel 4’s Extreme Cake Makers. Rosie recently created an awe-inspiring cake for Colonel Tom’s 100th birthday!

www.rosiecakediva.com

CI Shopping zone

We have an exclusive Cake Decorating Company CI Shopping event lined up for you!

Tune in to see an exclusive product demo and save money when you buy the discounted Cake Decorating Company bundles!

Visit www.cakeinternational.co.uk/shopping to buy

10 11 Kelly McWilliam, Bad Santa Queen of Hearts, Christmas Cupcake Wreath Equipment List Wilton petal piping nozzle 102 with Brown tinted Polystyrene egg- 6 cm Polystyrene ball- 7cm (about 200gms) Tipless piping bag with White Cake dutchess Modelling paste buttercream (about 100gms) Life in sugar modelling chocolate- the chocolate bar Tipless piping bag with Red tinted buttercream (about Fractal colours- gel colours 100gms)

Claret, brown, peach, green,royal Tipless piping bag with Brown blue, vivid red, white, black tinted buttercream (about 50gms) Aye aye! I am Kelly McWilliam Scalpel, cake dutchess tools, Dresden tool Tipless piping bag with Yel- from the north east of Scotland! Equipment list low tinted buttercream (about I make creepy awesome stuff Selection of small brushes, sugar press brush #0 Cake Board, at least 10in, round 50gms) and creepy awesome stuff likes Cocktail stick me! Been misbehaving since 7 muffin size 1981! You are welcome! 1 bag (about 300gms) plain butter- cream to cover the cupcakes light Brown tinted buttercream (150gms) dark Brown tinted buttercream (150gms) Wilton piping nozzle 14/16 Wilton leaf piping nozzle 352 with Green tinted Buttercream (about 200gms) Wilton leaf piping nozzle 352 with Red tinted Buttercream (about 200gms)

12 13 Rosalind Miller, Abstract painting Equipment list Joined by her daughter and Saucers or plates to be used as paint palettes Paint palette Managing Director Yasmine Small and medium pointed palette knives in 2013, they quickly grew into Sugarpaste covered cake 2”- 3” house painting brushes an internationally recognised Small number 1 or 2 watercolour brushes brand. Royal icing Small bowl Clean damp cloth You can find their products sold Fractal dust colours Fractal gel colours in Harrods Food Halls, regularly Lemon extract or vodka gracing weddings and events at iconic venues such as The Dorchester and The Ritz, and taking centre stage at royal weddings across the globe.

They also run a successful Rosalind Miller Cakes is an award- London cake baking and winning family-run operation, headed decorating school, Rosalind by mother and daughter team Miller Cake School, where Rosalind and Yasmine. they teach an extensive range of cake making courses and Rosalind Miller Cakes was born after a sell-out Diploma in Cake Rosalind set up a weekend market Baking and Decorating. They stall in Greenwich to sell her creations have recently launched an alongside her role as a lecturer in online school, enabling anyone Design at Central Saint Martins around the globe to attend their College of Art and Design. masterclasses.

Adding wedding cakes and tables to their repertoire, Rosalind quickly earned an enviable reputation as the go-to company for elegant design-led floral cakes.

14 15 Daniel Dieguez, Winter wonderland He’s completely committed to create cake innovation from his mixed artistic and classic pastry background.

Researching and teaching his advances at workshops, demos & tutorials.

Equipment list

25 cm tall x 17 cm diameter (or any size) straight border cake iced with modelling chocolate or fondant.

Magic Colours dusts: Chocolate, Violet, Pumpkin, Forest Green, Snow White, Red Riding Hood, Royal Blue, Lemon Yellow. International Cake Artist specialized in 3D, monumental, Few brushes different sizes from wedding & celebration cakes, and very thin, medium to really thick for the background start. chocolate sculpture. A bowl with water. Daniel has been multi awarded A white plate or palette to mix the and is a very versatile creator colours. with a wide professional experience in teaching, design, illustration, artistic direction and pastry.

16 17 Heat 2 – Saturday 14th November 13.00pm

Verity Malinowska, The Cake Decorating Company Ambassador

Back by popular demand – The Cake Off is part of the Live Show! Verity is an award winning cake artist from Plymouth, Devon. After discovering her passion for all things cake Sponsored by The Cake Decorating Company and Cake Stuff, whilst on maternity leave from her job as a personal there will two heats, with artists going head to head against banker, she began her business, Verity Jane Cake Artist, ambassadors from our sponsors! in 2017. Specialising in figurines and sculpted cakes, she loves to push out of her comfort zones and challenge herself to make each cake bigger and better than the last. Hosted by Rosie Cake Diva, the Cake Off always brings the fun and we can’t wait to see what our artists create! Heat 1 – Saturday 14th November 11.00am Victoria Zagorodnya Victoria Zagorodnya is from Kyiv, Ukraine. This year she Kerry Hemms, Cake Stuff Ambassador celebrated her 10th anniversary in cake decorating, she wants to show people, how beautiful the world of pastry Kerry Hemms is an award winning cake artist based in is. Victoria graduated from Kyiv National University of North Somerset and the owner of Angel’s Kitchen. She Trade and Economics, as a bachelor of finance and divides her time between making show stopping wed- master of food technologies. ding cakes and teaching, more recently moving into Her pastry career began with a for her broth- online cake classes, teaching everything from er and this led to a great opportunity for her future. Today and Donuts to Sugar Flowers and Pretty Victoria works in her studio making 3d-cakes and running Wedding Cakes. As a Cake Stuff Ambassador she has classes for other cake decorators! What does the future also taught on stage at Cake International in hold for Victoria? Happiness and she’ll be smiling making Birmingham. her beautiful cakes. Karen Birkby Smith The Final – Saturday 14th November 16.00pm Karen Birkby-Smith currently works as a Business Travel Consultant but moonlights as a caker part time Join us as we go live to our finalists and have your vote to see who is from her little village in the North East of Scotland crowned The Cake Off 2020 champion! under the name of Darth_baker_bervie. Karen Sponsored By specialises in illusion and novelty cakes, as wedding Sponsored By cakes terrify her but that is something she is aiming to tackle soon. Her biggest cake achievement so far is getting a commended at CI on screen this summer!

18 19 Zoe’s Fancy Centaur

Head over to the Zoe’s Fancy Centaur Zone at 12.30pm for the exclusive feature reveal and make sure you don’t miss a brand new demo at 1.30pm .

Zoe Hopkinson of Zoe’s Fancy Cakes was commissioned to create an out of this world feature for Cake International in November!

You can see the exclusive reveal of this feature and Zoe’s hard work in her zone.

Sponsored by Callebaut, come and marvel at the mythical creatures set in Zoe’s Fantasy wonderland, including a life size Zoe’s Fancy Centaur centaur, jackelopes and griffins to name but a few.

These images give you a sneak peek of what you can expect!

20 21 Fantasy Little Blue Fox Blue Fox Equipment / Materials list;

Saracino Model Paste; · Tiffany 300g (or a colour of your choice) · White 10g · Black 5g · Purple 5g

Pink Edible dust White Edible dust Dipping solution or equivalent

Edible Ink Pens (Zoe uses Fractal Black, Royal Blue, Pink, Purple and Turquoise). They can use dust and alcohol and paint if they prefer. Zoe uses pens for speed and convenience.

Balling Tool (plastic / metal) Craft Knife / Paring Knife Zoe, of Zoe’s Fancy Cakes, is a professional Dresden Tools (Zoe uses a metal Cerart cake decorator with a passion for version) decorating and teaching all things cake. Paint Brushes; Zoe uses a size 5 and a Size 0 Zoe is great at teaching others, breaking (or P78 if people have the Silvia Mancini Set) the most difficult of subjects down into Wooden Skewer, approx. 6” in height (handy to easy to follow step by step tutorials. have cutters if this needs trimming) Pot of Water Small Rolling Pin Her ‘how to’ videos are great for beginners, Scales (if wanting to weight parts). intermediates and professionals alike, these can be seen through her popular YouTube channel and Facebook Page; Zoe’s Fancy Cakes. There are over 500 video tutorials which offer a taste of the professionalism exhibited with her tutorials.

Zoe’s cakes speak for themselves; she has won several gold awards at Cake Saracino Academy International and has been featured in a number of Cake publications offering advice / hints and tips to readers.

22 23 Carla Rodrigues, Noeli Sculpted Face Beata Maria Khoo, Isomalt Bumblebee Equipment list

Silicone mats Equipment list Isomalt Pump Chocolate sculpting tools Saracino gel colours Yellow, black Scalpel titanium dioxide Silicon brushes Gloves Water brush Knife Silicon smoothers Round cutter Paint brushes Fan Saracino Pasta Scultura Scissors Saracino powder colours Blow touch Carla is a Cake Designer passionate about modeling and producing Beata Khoo is an award-winning unique cakes. She is a trainer cake baker and designer based in of various techniques of Cake Brighton and Hove, UK. design, who has been awarded both nationally and internationally. She is skilled in a wide and diverse Caral is also a Saracino and Cerart range of cake baking, decorating and ambassador. modelling techniques, specialising in Isomalt. In addition to cake design Carla has an added passion for chocolate, namely chocolate bonbons with She prides herself on her handmade contemporary designs. and mould-free creations. She has been featured many times She is a trainer of the Training on local TV, radio, newspapers and Center for the Food Sector of Lisbon, cake decorating magazines. where she teaches: Cake Design; Modeling and Decoration in Pastry; Chocolate Bonbons; Development of Gastronomic Products; Artistic Pastry; and Festive Pastry.

24 25 Enrique Rojas, Floral Wedding Elegance HAVE+SOME+CAKE by Enrique Equipment list was founded in Birmingham , United Kingdom around 6 years Equipment list - ago. His specialty is Modern, White/Pale Pink/Green/Black Pasta Bouquet [Flower Paste] Eclectic, Highly Bespoke Wedding Ball Tools Cakes & Celebration Cakes Rolling Pin Cutting Mat Enrique Trained as an Architect Poppy Cutters and have always been connected Poppy Veiners to the World of Baking and Eucalyptus Leaf Cutter and veiners Sugarcraft , Baking and Chocolate Lilly Leaf Cutters and veiners through relatives. Ivy Leaf cutter and veiners Floral Wires 28/22 Enrique’s Work is bursting with Green Edible Dust colour and pack with new ideas. Black Stamens ENRIQUE ROJAS is the Winner He uses materials in innovative White and Green Floral Tape of CAKE MASTERS Wedding ways to mix textures and add new Petal Formers Cake Awards 2018 , a TOP 10 dimensions to his designs. The Foam Board UK Cake Artist in 2018 , TWIA most remarkable thing is that, Veining Board West Midlands Regional Winner despite not two cakes looking Vegetable Fat 2019 , Silver Medallist at Cake the same , his style still shines Scissors International Competition through in every one. Pliers 2017, Wedding Cake Judge at Glaze THE CAKE PROFESSIONALS 2019- 2020, Judge at ByBora Sugarpaste Online Competition 2019, Winner of the CAKE OFF at Cake International 2019, Judge from 2020 of The Wedding Industry Awards, Speaker at Trends for Events in Italy in 2019 and International Tutor.

26 27 Milene Habib, Sweet Dollify Equipment list

For preparing the base/cake Print templates During this sweet adventure I won Mdf or plywood or wood base - 25 x 25 cm a few prizes, golds, silvers and 8mm threaded rod with 20cm height bronzes in Cake International, Cake Nuts and washer & Bake and national competitions Pliers and also had a few pieces featured Cardboard cake base with 20cm diameter (hard enough to support cake, in magazines, tutorials, online but relatively easy to cut to shape) alternative a piece of K-line classes, demonstrations made 2 Cakes - diameter16cm and 6/7 cm high in cake events and I was invited 600gr of ganache (ratio chocolate 3:1 water/milk or cream) to be judge of a Brazilian and a Filling of your choice, but preferably something that gives stability Portuguese cake competition. RTK For decoration Hello, my name is Milene Habib, Cake already ready for decoration I am from Amora in Portugal. I (use the template as a guideline to prepare the structure, to sculpt the found this sweet world in 2010 cake (or use RTK and shape) , ganache and smooth the surface) when I wanted to make a cake for 1,5kg White modelling paste my daughters first birthday and 0.5kg brown modelling paste - hair since then I fell in love and became Different colours for the clothes, white and black for eyes and eye liner completely addicted! Lately I’m Skin colour, blue, black, and white powder colours Modelling tools dedicating myself to teach in my Smoothers own studio, internationally and Rolling pin online. Wide and soft blush brushes

I love fantasy and everything in the fantastic spectrum and I’m truly passionate about modelling and painting, but I make all kinds of cakes from a normal cake with a cute custom topper to a sculpted and gravity defying cake or even an elegant and floral wedding cake...

28 29 Carol Smith, How to make straight edges, ruffles and Anna Astashkina, Modern wafer paper wedding design - marble effect texture and flowers Today, Anna Astashkina dedicates Equipment list most of her time teaching online classes and group workshops Pasta Machine and sharing her passion for this Glue brush, edible glue delicate edible art. Rolling pin tool or scriber tool Flat smoother/sharp edge Equipment list smoother Iced cake board at least 10” Saracino Wafer Paper 0.27 6” separator (2’ deep) Saracino Powder colour “Pink” 5” x 5’ dummy cake Saracino Powder colour “Green” Foam pad Saracino Powder colour “Yellow” Anna Astashkina is the owner and Saracino Powder pearl “Ruby” creative mind behind Astashkina Saracino Airbrush “Mother of pearl” Cakes, based in Chicago, Illinois. She Saracino Silver glitter is an award-winning cake designer Saracino Cocoa butter and sugar artist known for her elegant modern painted cakes featuring An award Winning Cake Designer nature-inspired floral arrangements and owner Cakes By Carol in created in wafer paper and sugar Cambridgeshire. Carol mainly paste. makes wedding cakes and large structured cakes as well Anna Astashkina is an experienced as teaching online and at Cake tutor and demonstrator and her cakes have been featured in magazines, venues. She also developed the books and online publications Sharp Edge Smoother that is worldwide. shipped all over the world. She was born and raised in Russia and worked as a Mechanical Engineer, but shortly after moving to the United States, she discovered the art of cake decorating and turned her baking hobby into a successful business.

30 31 Emma Jayne and Artists

32 33 Emma Jayne, Christmas Tree Jennifer Lofthouse, Open toed shoe Emma Jayne also had the huge honour of being awarded “Cake Artist of the Year 2017” at the Equipment list Cake Masters awards night. 2018 she created “Trapeze Artist” sponsored by Renshaw and Cake Masters. 250g renshaw black flower and modelling paste 2019 Iorek Byrnison from His Dark Materials, 250g renshaw white flower and the life size polar bear, was perhaps my most challenging, not least because of the sheer size modelling paste but also because I was filming a tv programme Ice blue rainbow dust pro gel with Rhod Gilbert’s Work Experience, Rhod Edible glue competed at Cake International. Medium paint brush Emma Jayne also had the huge honour of being Small rolling pin awarded “Cake Hero” at Cake Masters awards Craft knife night. Stitching tool She travels around the world teaching art, Cling film Emma Jayne loves teaching and being with Cocktail sticks the students. Recently she has moved into Upper and lower sole template teaching online classes. Emma Jayne is now planning 2021 features for Drying ramp Coming from a background in fine art as a 25th - 27th June NEC and 5th - 7th November portrait artist, Emma Jayne Cake Design was Jennifer has been cake decorating Heal mould NEC, both features are very exciting and she founded in 2012 having decided to use her can’t wait for you to see them! for 7 years. Likes lots of cake skills in art in a different form. makers she’s self taught and Emma Jayne started out designing celebration started making cakes when she cakes and slowly moved into bespoke wedding couldn’t get a dinosaur cake for cakes; she soon found out where her passion lay. 2014 was a landmark for me as she created her son. “Neytiri” from the film Avatar and exhibited it at Cake International, this started her journey on large scale exhibits for the show and went viral Jennifer has won lots of awards around the world: including gold 3rd place in wedding cake at Cake International 2015 she created “Maleficent” from the sleeping beauty story and featured in Cake Masters 2016 she created “Swan Lake” magazine. The thing she loves is 2017 she recreated a life size Mak Tumang making novelty cakes and edible wedding gown for the “Wedding Dresses through the ages” feature organised by Michelle shoes. Her crowning glory was Pattinson displayed at Alexandra Palace. winning with team Whisktakers November 2017 she created War Horse, these pieces also went viral around the world. in the live Cake Off battle at Cake International .

34 35 Lindy Smith, Dancing in the Rain Demo from the “one tier party cakes” book published by Search Press. Equipment list Cake – 12.5cm (5in) diameter x 20cm (8in) height – I suggest you bake three layers 1kg white sugarpaste Buttercream or chocolate ganache to add as a base coat before the sugarpaste Modelling paste: 25g mid blue, 25g navy blue, 25g emerald green, 5g lime green, 5g jade green, 25g purple, 10g pink, 25g red, 10g white, 5g yellow, 5g orange, 10g grey, 10g brown, 15g flesh, 5g black 15g flesh Lindy Smith, the owner of Lindy’s Edible food dusts – black, white, pink, Cakes Ltd, is a multi-award winning, blue, brown highly creative cake designer and Cocoa butter best-selling international author. White vegetable fat Sugar glue Piping gel Lindy has 28 years experience Template within the sugarcraft industry and 2x A4 plastic wallets has a real talent for innovative and 18cm (7in) Cake drum/board artistic cake decoration; clearly Waxed paper/ tracing paper evident in her vibrant use of colour Pencil and rubber and contemporary design. Cutting wheel Dresden tool Scissors She enjoys sharing her vast Rolling pin knowledge by teaching, Pallett knife latterly using the latest online No 18 and no 1 PME piping tube technologies. Her latest book ‘One Small ball tool Tier Party Cakes’ has just been Selection of paintbrushes White plate released and is full of new and Source of heat – simmering pan of hot inspiring designs. water or a tea-light in pot warmer Sugar shaper (sugar extruder)

36 Jen Moran, How to paint eyes and mouths using cocoa butter and dusts Jennifer Moran owner of Jens bakey cakey.

Jen first started making cakes in 2018, she now teaches class online, and has found her dream job

Equipment list

Food grade cocoa butter Petal dusts (dust colours you will need are-- blue, red, tomato red, yellow, green, brown, autumn gold, terracotta, white and black) A large dinner plate A deep cereal bowl An assortment of paint brushes (size 0, size 1A, size 4, size 6 and a larger brush around a 5/8) Baking paper Butter Paper Pencil Fondant or sugar paste on a cake dummie or just rolled out flat on Festive Florals and Christmas Creatures a large cake board. with Natalie, Molly and Jacqui

With special guest Patrick Grant - fashion designer and Judge from The Great British Sewing Bee

38 39 Festive Florals and Christmas Creatures Natalie Porter NEW!

MARVELLOUS METALLICS

Join Natalie Porter, Molly Robbins, and Jacqui Kelly for a day of Christmasey fun as all three of your favourite sugar artists team up to make a stunning Christmas scene, complete with standing, and sitting animals, as well as an array of beautiful sugar flowers Natalie will be demoing festive flowers, as well as the complete Immaculate Confections colour range.

•BRIGHTS• •ANTIQUES• •PASTELS•

100% Edible, can be used to lustre cakes, for dusting and for painting...

Natalie Porter’s Immaculate Confections @immaculateconfectionsuk www.immaculateconfections.co.uk 40 41 Festive Florals and Christmas Creatures

Molly Robbins

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Molly’s Creature Creator is a revolutionary baking system designed by Cake Artist and Star of TV’s Extreme Cake Makers Molly Robbins. Two innovative 3D baking moulds, Standing and Laying Style, can be transformed into unlimited different animal or character cakes. Simply bake the cake in the mould using the recipe provided, then use one of over 30 step by step tutorial guides (or Molly will be using the Creature Creator range and will also be your own imagination!) to create the sculpted cake of your showing off her gorgeous pinnies and other accessories. dreams, without the need for carving or tricky internal Jacqui will be making models throughout the day and will also supports and eliminating cake wastage by up to 90%. Use be previewing her first online class. the innovative Creature Feet Kits to “level up” your designs, Food safe reusable pre made legs to give your If you’re into making sculpted cakes, sugar flowers, and colour cake the added “wow”’factor. (or you want to learn more about it) then you’re definitely in the right place!

mollyscreaturecreator.com 42 now featuring a selection of fun, baking themed gifts and accessories 43 Festive Florals and Christmas Creatures

Jacqui Kelly

New Online Classes coming soon

fb: totallysugar Jacqui Kelly, Merry Chris-Mouse insta: JacquiKelly_EdibleArt Merry Mouse - although themed for Christmas you can dress email: and accessorise your mouse for any season or occasion. [email protected]

Made from either an edible centre or a polystyrene base with a simple armature.

Learn about proportions, armatures, creating movement , texturing, facial expression, painting & dusting, and also which paste to use when.

44 45 Tina Scott Parashar, The Retired Elf

Equipment list

Saracino Modeling paste – Skin Modeling chocolate - Green, white Gel colours - brown, white Dusts: Pink Cerart Dresden tool Brush for dusting Tina Scott Parashar is a multi-award Fine brush for painting details winning cake artist who has won Gold Cerart Blue diamond 501 awards at Cake International and was Sugar shaper pointed ranked 2nd in the International category. She has now been appointed as the Official Exacto Knife Representative for Cake International for India.

Tina has been named as one of the Top 10 Cake Artists in India for 2017 and 2018 by Cake Masters Magazine, UK.

She has been pivotal in bringing the Indian cake industry to the forefront by serving as an ambassador to various organizations Incredible India Cake Magazine around the world.

She also hosts the Incredible India Cake Collaboration and is the Editor of Incredible India Cake Magazine. Most recently, Tina led the life-size Indian Welcome display at the entrance of Cake International, Birmingham 2019.

46 47 Festive Florals and Christmas Creatures Arati Mirji, Cosmos Flowers Equipment list Fuschia & moss green flowerpaste Floral tape -mid green, white White floral wire– 18, 22,30,35 gauge Rolling pin 8”and 6” Dresden tool Pin head stamens- yellow and black long stamens Dust colors- Edible art-Harvest sun, vermillion, aubergine Diamond colours- Dark peony, Sugarin- Kiwi Arati Mirji is a World acclaimed sugar Edible glue florist and tutor; winner of Cake Flat synthetic brushes -number 3 Masters Magazine Sugar Flowers Cornflour dusting pouch award 2018, India’s Top Ten Cake Shortning Artist 2017 & 2018 and 1st place Golden yellow colored semolina GOLD winner at CI, 2018 Veining board Her work has been featured in Foam pad various National and International Cutting mat Magazines. Apple former Cosmos cutter, 8 petal daisy Her goal is to make flowers that seem cutter to be in bloom and the bees and the Veiner butterflies choose them instead of White cotton thread the garden!

Her passion, a studio for excellence in Sugar Flowers is called Sweet Symphony, where form and colour are in perfect harmony.

48 49 Chef Gaurav Wadhwa, Festive Snow Frost Igloo Chef Gaurav Wadhwa, Festive In October 2006 Chef Wadhwa Snow Frost Igloo started THEOS- Patisserie & Chocolaterie from a very small Equipment list Basement Garage which was given its Current form in 2007, from then on THEOS has been Customers dacquoise favorite Hi end Patisserie & crunch Chocolaterie. Raspberry jelly Vanilla creme brulee THEOS- Global culinaria is a Dark chocolate mousse special initiative by Chef Gaurav Snow frost spray wadhwa to help and train people Chocolate Bells from all walks of life to convert an underlying hobby in their heart into Chef Gaurav Wadhwa is the Founder, a rewarding career for life. Culinary Head and Co-Owner of THEOS Chain of Bakery & Patisserie, Global With an overall industry Culinaria and Café Lounge. Cooking as experience of Over 15 years Chef well as baking as a hobby was always Gaurav Wadhwa is right now a part of his life. It was in the year 2000 a well established name in the that he decided to make his hobby his Hospitality industry with his Brand Chef Gaurav Wadhwa, Profession. THEOS being awarded with Times Chocolate Concorde Tart Food Award for the Best Bakery Surender Paul Memorial Gold Medalist - Noida for 4 years Equipment list & a National Level Silver Medal from the now with 3 years in a row from tourism Ministry in 2003 Chef Gaurav 2015 to 2017 and for the current Wadhwa Graduated from the Institute of Chocolate shortbread year 2019 as well. Hotel management catering Technology Chocolate bakewell filling and Applied Nutrition Delhi Pusa. In Salted caramel 2005 Chef Wadhwa took the challenge Praline mousse of Heading the Bakery and Confectionery Dept at the Taj Connemara Chennai, Chocolate glaze during his tenure he transformed the Concorde sticks Traditional working style of Bakery and Chocolate garnishing Confectionery to a more contemporary, modern and stylish form.

50 51 Festive Florals and Christmas Creatures Anna Austin, Santa Claus face Topper She was a member of the Steampunk Collaboration which won the Cake Masters Collaboration Award 2018 and is one among the Cake Masters India Top 10 in 2017 and 2018. She is one among the judges for the Indian Cake Awards 2019. Anna has also launched ‘ANNA AUSTIN Modelling Paste’ in collaboration with Sugarin in 2019. Equipment list

Anna Austin Modelling Paste - Skin, White, Red and Black Petal dust - Peach, Skintone, Cake Canvas – happiness in a box’ is a cake design studio in the far shores of Kerala, Cinnamon, Black, White, conceived by the immensely talented Anna OceanBlue, Ruby, Pink who is forever pushing the boundaries of Cocoa art to greater heights through themes Inovative Sugarworks Sugar and ideas that inspires her. The name Shapers - Regular size and Mini says it all. The designer strives with each of her creations to reach out and spread Dresden tool - PME happiness to those who view her creations. Miniature Modelling tools- PME The artist is heavily influenced by Indian art Silicon Spatula Modelling tool set - and loves to embody the vast and colourful Cerart cultural heritage through her chosen path Brushes: Round -size 000, 4 Flat : of art. The creative artist has been making beautiful designs brimming with life out of size 4 rich chocolate cakes and heavenly sweet Palette for mixing colours. fondant for the past eight years. Nonstick rolling mat Rolling pin Knife Steel Ruler - 12 inch long Anna has mastered the art of people Water brush modelling and has brought the technique to the forefront of Cake designing in India. Water filled Spray bottle - small She is recognized as one among the top in Modelling Excellence as a finalist at the Cake Masters Magazine Awards 2015 and winner of the Modelling Excellence Award at Cakeology 2018.

52 53 Prachi Dhabal Deb , Royal Icing Ornamental box She is in the judging panel for Indian Cake Awards. She was awarded as one of the most influential women in the year 2019 by Brij Bhumi Foundation. Was awarded as Best Internationally Known Cake Artist by India Excellence Awards.

Her artistic work and vegan royal icing product was featured in Forbes India magazine in March 2020 and she has been featured in various national and international books and magazines and television.

Prachi Dhabal Deb is a multi-award Equipment list winning cake artist based in Pune, India and is the founder of Cake Décor Royal Icing 250 gms India-Royal Icing Art. Pme nozzle- No 1 and 1.5 She has been trained under the Piping bags renowned artist Sir Eddie Spence MBE. Flat boards-2 She is the winner of Royal Icing Award Shortening-just a tad bit in 2019 at the Cake Masters Awards, Birmingham. She was awarded as one Ohp/ acetate sheets A4 size -2 of the top 10 Cake Artists of India, 2017 Fine brush-1 and 2018 by Cake Masters Magazine. Masking tape/paper tape

Previously she has been a finalist for Royal Icing Category in 2017 and 2018 and Best Magazine Cover category in 2017 Cake Masters Awards, UK. She is the country manager (India) and an official judge for Global Sugar Artists Network.

54 55 Ashwini Sarabhai, Gulmohar - Royal Poincinia She has been on the judging panel for cakes awards and competitions across the globe (Indian Cake Awards, Top 100 India Homebakers Awards, ByBora International Online Competition and many more ).

She was a part of the team of Artists to work on the Incredible India Welcome display at Cake Ashwini Sarabhai, Gulmohar - Ashwini Sarabhai, Hibiscus International 2019. Royal Poincinia Flower

Diversifying and making use of her Equipment list Equipment list An award winning cake artist, Ashwini, experience and knowledge, she has is the name behind “The Dream Cakes”. Gulmohar - Royal Poincinia Gumpaste: Red and Green entered the product manufacturing Gumpaste: White, Red and Green She has been working on Cake Art for Wires: 22, 26, 28, guage segment and has successfully Wires: 18, 22, 26, 28, 33 guage more than a decade and her style of Dust Colours: Red, Ruby Red, launched a first of its kind in the Dust Colours: Red, Ruby Red, Golden Aubergine, Golden Yellow, Lime Green, decorating cakes is unique and has world, unique and versatile product Yellow, Lime Green, Leaf Green Leaf Green, Autumn Green been acknowledged across the globe. named ShineLine. This is a ready to Veiner: Peony Veiner Veiner: Hibiscus Veiner

use metallic piping gel which aims Ball tool Ball tool She is an Approved Teacher by Dresden tool at making work easy and brilliant Dresden tool the prestigious International Cake Foam Pad Micro Stamens for a cake decorator. Exploration Society, ICES Wire cutter Yellow coloured semolina Cutting wheel or sharp cutter/blade Foam Pad She has been awarded the Top 10 Florist tape Wire cutter Cake Artist in India by Cake Masters Snip Scissors or any super fine Cutting wheel or sharp cutter/blade Magazine, UK for 2 years in a row, scissors Snip Scissors or any super fine 2017 and 2018. Ashwini was also Brushes scissors the finalist in the prestigious Cake Edible Glue Brushes Masters Magazine Awards 2018 and Shortening Edible Glue 2019, aka Cake Oscars, in the Sugar Florist Tape: Nile Green Shortening Corn Flour pouch Flowers Category. Florist Tape: Nile Green and Red Cutting Mat Corn Flour pouch Cutting Mat

56 57 Rhianydd’s Secret Garden

58 59 Rhianydd’s Secret Garden Skills included in the display: In the corner of every garden is a secret woodland hideaway, nestled at the base of the old * Assembling and carving the tree trunk over an armature Oak tree. This is where our * Ganache and ice with bark texture both from a mat and by hand endangered animals are safe * Airbrush tree from a light brown and protected by little Pinenut * Add edible moss to the tree trunk the fairy. * Isomalt pond with a little RKT water vole peeking out Say hello to the water vole in his * Blackberry plant isomalt pond trying to steal a * Create an adder from sugarpaste, adding texture and painting sugar blackberry, watched by the * Wafer Paper oak leaves adder who is tucked up safely in * Sugar Fern the long grass. Bumble bees and Sponsored By Tortoiseshell butterflies flutter * Create a sleeping dormouse using saracino modelling paste and by waving to the hedgehog and dust to finish. pine martin peeking out from * Wafer paper tortoise shell butterfly the base of the tree. * Pine nut the fairy with saracino and gelatine wings. * Pine Martin But where are the red squirrel and the hazel dormouse? They * Red Squirrels bottom and tail disappearing into his drey in the tree. must be still hiding in their beds, see if you can spot them.

When the sun goes down, after a whole day of looking after the animals, little Pinenut will open the door to invite you into her home for a glass of nectar.

60 61 Competition Classes Following the huge success of our previous virtual competitions, this Competition Sponsors & Prizes time we have gone even bigger and better! Best in Show Judges Vote Entrants were able to enter their piece/s into our virtual competition, £200 courtesy of Search Press across 19 categories! Anyone could enter and all entries will receive feedback from the esteemed CI judges.

Categories included Floral Display – Old Master’s Still Life Composition Best in Show Public Vote Wafer Paper Flowers Floral Inspirations £200 courtesy of SmartFlex Decorated Cookies 3D Display of Cookies Decorated Plaque Display of Cupcakes Sculpted/Carved cake Decorative Exhibit Decorative Exhibit figures Decorative Exhibit busts Pushing the Boundaries Head Judge’s Wild Card Royal Iced Celebration Cake of 1, 2 or 3 tiers Single Tiered Celebration Cake Wedding Cake of 3 or More Tiers Colourful Wedding Cake of 4 or More Tiers Beginners Hand Painted Cake

62 63 Competition Zone

Make sure you check out the Competition Zone whether you are a competitor or not. See the entries, vote for your favourite finalist, get your questions answered in the judges Q&A and see the Best in Show winners announced live. With thanks to our team of esteemed judges

Official CI Representatives

We are very proud that we have appointed Official Representatives to provide support for our international audience. They will be able to advice and guide you on the opportunities available and how to get involved with Cake International.

They are also extremely accomplished artists and as part of the CI Virtual Edition are showing us their skills in a series of demos, head over to the CI Virtual Edition – Official Reps Zone to see these demos, with some spoken in their own language.

64 65 Tina Scott Parashar, Baby Ganesha Tasnuta Alam, Reindeer Winterland

Equipment List Equipment List

Saracino Modeling paste (skin, An air brush little bit of white and chocolate Dressing tool brown for the eyes) Ball tool, dusting Saracino modelling chocolate (red Exacto knife and orange) Dusts- Pink, Gold Gel colour – Black, white Water to stick Cerart Dresden tool Tina is a multi-award winning Exacto knife Tasnuta has completed a Bachelor of cake artist, has won Gold awards Sugar shaper (soft, pointed tip) Business Studies in accounting & Level at CI and was ranked 2nd in the Brush to paint eyes and eyebrows. 3 diploma in payroll management in International category. the UK. Since 2016, she has achieved Brush to dust. masters of cake decorating & British qualified cake instructor. She has been named as one of the Top 10 Cake Artists in India by Cake Having achieved multiple Gold awards Masters Magazine, UK. She has at Cake International. been pivotal in bringing the Indian cake industry to the forefront by Tasnuta is also hosting Magnificent serving as an ambassador to Bangladesh, Art of pottery collaboration various organizations around the and founder of Global Bd Sugar artists world. guild group. She has been working to make the cake She also hosts the Incredible industry of Bangladesh standardized India Cake Collaboration and is and introduced to the whole world. the Editor of Incredible India Cake Magazine.

66 67 Tatyana Nazarova, Male Face Ana Remigio, Dino Cupcake

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Pointed chisel sugar shaper Ball tool Scissors Knife 1 Cupcake with filling 300g pale yellow sugar paste 50g black sugar paste 10g white sugar paste Red, Orange and Yellow edible It was only after University, getting dust married and having children that 3cm styrofoam ball Tatyana’s creative career started Ana had her first contact with cake 1 toothpick decorating. in 2013. Since 2014 she started Spray glaze teaching anatomical modelling, and now has one of the largest What began with a mere curiosity, schools in Russia for modelling somehow became an obsession from sugar paste and chocolate. …She loves to study, create, choose shapes and colors, apply Since 2017, she has opened materials and techniques that a school of which has already allow her, most of the times, bold trained more than 1000 people. and amazing results. Tatyana is a Gold and silver Cake International award winner. The most awarded Cake designer in Portugal, it’s with great honor that Ana has won multiple International Awards and have seen her work stand out in the international press.

68 69 Elza Baldzhiyska, Eyes and Ears Chrissie Boon, Mini Christmas Cookies She loves to compete and was thrilled to place third runner up her first time entering the Oklahoma State Sugar Art Show, followed by second runner up the following year.

Chrissie loves spending time with her cake friends around the world teaching and judging at cake shows. She has had the honour of being part of many judging teams in the US as well as at Cake International. The best part of the industry is the friends you make in it. Starting at a young age with an easy Elza Baldzhiyska started sugar bake oven, Chrissie was always Equipment List crafting in 2015. She was born in interested in baking. In high school A variety of mini Christmas themed Bulgaria and has lived in London she ran a small cookie business that cookies prebaked. since 2012. had her doing thousands of cookies Royal icing in a 15-18 second count every Christmas from her parent’s consistency in tipless piping bags – red, She is passionate about all thing’s kitchen. It was only natural that she white, green, black. light brown art - crafts, sculpture and more. follow that love into a career. Scissors Flat paint brush She has been an art teacher for Having discovered cake decorating Small cup of water many years and has also has Gold dust and alcohol experience as an art therapist and part way though studying for a Tiny amount of orange fondant or psychology degree in university, a window dresser. orange royal icing. Chrissie opened a custom cake shop her second year of university. Elza is chief designer for New That business is ever expanding Cakes Berkshire. and she is now the owner of Icing Inspirations and Too Nice to Slice in Ontario Canada where she teaches and hosts classes, creates custom cakes, and runs a small bakery – Sweets by Too Nice to Slice.

70 71 Stephanie Would, Macrame Technique Alena Ujshag, Modelling Chocolate Peony Equipment List Equipment List A variety of mini Christmas A cake dummy themed Homemade modeling White saracino chocolate or Saracino White Extruder Chocolate Modelling Paste

Stephanie started her cake Having completed a degree in journey in 2015. She soon found engineering, Alena decided to her passion in modelling and start baking again. competing at Cake International seeing her achieve multiple Alena soon developed a love for awards. sugar flowers after being taught by Alan Dunn and completing Stephanie has also organised his masterclass. and taken part in several features at Cake International. Alena has achieved multiple awards at Cake International Along side cake decorating full show Birmingham and has time Stephanie also runs her since qualified as a pastry chef. own YouTube channel teaching Alena teaches sugar flower people a wide range of modelling courses. skills.

72 73 Eleonora Pchemyan

Eleanor Pchemyan @art_biscotti is a master teacher in the art of painting. She is a Russian-speaking master and lives in Italy.

She has many years of experience in the artistic sphere, photography, design, and love of gingerbread art prompted her to create an author’s school. British Sugarcraft Guild Zone She has graduated a huge number of students around the world. Own teaching methods, based on the academic basis, accumulated experience, allow her to achieve the highest level of skill in the work of students and allow her students to take prizes in various competitions.

74 75 Dawn McAtasney – Elf Wrapping Station Materials British Sugarcraft Guild Zone · Modelling paste: White 100g; Green 60g; Red 30g; Brown/Latte 25g; Skin/Flesh 20g; Yellow 10g · Plus assorted colours for wrapping paper/ ribbons · Edible glue & brush · Edible pens: black, blue, brown · Blush pink edible dust & soft brush · Long cocktail stick or wooden skewer · Cornflour · Edible lustre dusts & soft brushes (optional) · Trex (optional) 10.00am Dawn McAtasney The Elf Wrapping Station Equipment · Culpitt non-slip cake decorators’ board Dawn is a member of the Belfast branch · Small rolling pin of Region One BSG. Like the majority of · Mini palette knife · Craft knife cake decorators, she began baking for · Dresden tool family and friends. She joined the Guild in · Cel pin 2012, achieved Silver at the IFEX/Salon · Bone tool or small ball tool Culinaire in March 2018 and became an · 3cm calyx cutter accredited BSG demonstrator in 2019. · 2cm calyx cutter or daisy/other petal cutter with 5-6 pointed petals · Mini weighing scales Health restrictions due to Covid-19 12.00pm Erica Fernandez · Polystyrene cake dummy or oasis block (for mean that demonstrations are now setting model into whilst working) Foolproof faux Food performed online. Dawn says “It has · Foam mat been wonderful to meet with so many · Scissors members of the Guild, especially our · Stitching wheel (optional) · Cake smoother (optional) colleagues in Region One, without the · Clay gun/extruder (optional) travel expenses!

There is such a wealth of talent within the BSG and with an increasing array of mediums and variety of techniques there is always plenty to learn. Regardless of whether you are new to cake decorating 14.00pm Ribana Cristescu or not, I believe that cake decorating should be fun, enjoyable and accessible Hand Painted Chocolate for all.” and Sugar Christmas Baubles

76 77 Erica Fernando – Faux Food Ribana Cristescu – Hand Painted Sugar and Chocolate Christmas Baubles Materials Equipment Gel colours: Sugarflair autumn leaf, dark Painting brown, melon, holly green, Christmas green, brushes, sponges chestnut, poppy red. various edible dust colours plus gold & glaze Progel: orange. for sugar the work Wilton: pink. tempered coloured cocoa butter for the Dust colours: Sugarflair Tangerine, Nutkin chocolate work Brown, Apricot, Sunflower. ribbon EdableArt porcelina. Liquid colours: Squires Kitchen teddy bear Sugar work brown. Any yellow & orange. Icing sugar cooked & melted Isomalt/ sugar ready for White marzipan 50g satinage (pulling/shimmering) Sugarpaste 250g blowing pump Takeaway container scissors, knife, spirit lamp/torch, small fan, Cake or Rice Krispie treats for base Erica is a British Sugarcraft silicone heat proof mats Piping gel a few spoonfuls Guild Accredited Demonstrator Chocolate work Trex based in the South East where is microwave/ heating gun -melted tempered regularly demonstrates and runs Equipment chocolate workshops. Ribana is a multi-talented BSG accredited chocolate mould (bauble/sphere shaped Toothpicks demonstrator and trainee judge. cavities) Pasta machine or PME strip cutter or extruder chocolate scraper & thermometer She has also served on the BSG Rolling pin & non-stick workboard She is a pastry chef & chocolatier and flat board covered with baking paper/ guitar Sharp knife South East region exhibition sheet (size of the mould) Paint brush for dusting is Head of School at a cake decorating committee as competition hot plate for assembling the baubles & thick Paint brush & teaspoon & small pot for piping academy based in Hatfield, Herts. Ribana needle secretary. gel is also a PME and Wilton instructor. Kitchen roll Eric is a fabulous, innovative Dresden tool sugarcrafter. In her spare time Plastic Straw, scissors and Sellotape Erica makes runs a small cake making business and co - hosts a sugarcraft podcast @thesugarcraftjunkies.

78 79 80 81 Emma Chamberlain - Winter Wonderland Cake

Emma Jayne - Christmas Decoration

Rob Baker-Gall - Hot Chocolate Mug Cake

Jacqui Kelly - Modelled Christmas Figure

Chrissie Boon - Snow Scene Christmas Character Cake

Zoe Hopkinson - Mrs Claus Cake

Nicholas Lodge - Christmas Cookies The World’s Biggest Cake Decorating Show! Mish Pattinson - Winter sparkle leaves and berries 25 - 27 June & 5 - 7 November 2021 NEC, Birmingham

. SHOPPING ZONE . COMPETITION . DEMOS . WORKSHOPS . CAKE STARS . UNMISSABLE FEATURE DISPLAYS & COLLABS

A competition schedule, workshop programme, exhibitor list and full show details will be revealed soon… watch this space! www.cakeinternational.co.uk 82 83