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That
Takes the Cake!
That
Takes the Cake is a sugar art show and competition held every
year in Austin, Texas the 2nd weekend after Valentine's
Day. The weekend event includes judged competitions,
on-site Food Network Challenge style mini competitions, hands-on
classes, vendors offering hard to find decorating tools and
supplies, a dinner demonstration event and showcase demonstrations
conducted by some of the most celebrated chefs in the world
of sugar arts and cake decorating. The show attracts cake
enthusiasts from all over the country and decorators of all
skill levels participate. The divisional competition
is divided by skill level - beginners to masters and by types
of cake - sculpted, wedding, novelty, etc. We encourage
young decorators and have special kids, junior, teen and culinary
student categories and have events throughout the weekend
specifically for kids. Each year there is a Showcake
Competition with spectacular cake entries that must meet certain
height and size requirements and represent a specific theme.
It is fun and inspiring to see all of the truly amazing works
of edible art on display at the Show. The Capital Confectioners
Cake Club and All in One Bake Shop are the Show's organizers
and sponsors.
Mark
your calendar! Make plans to attend!
That
Takes the Cake! 2011
Sugar
Art Show & Cake Competition
February
26 and 27, 2011
Showcake
Theme:
Comic
Books - Super Heroes
and Super Villains
We
are already planning 2011 - and it will be bigger and better
than ever before! More details will be available soon!
Keep
checking back to www.thattakesthecake.org
for rules, entry information, classes, vendors, etc.
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That
Takes the Cake! 2010
Cake
& Sugar Art Show & Competition
February
27 and 28, 2010
The
Show was great! There were over 350 cakes on display,
50 entries for the tasting competition and more than 2500
people who attended throughout the weekend. We had 30
great vendors selling all kinds of tools and supplies.
The demonstrations and mini-classes provided much opportunity
for learning from some of the best in the business - Mike
McCarey, Nicholas Lodge, Kathy Scott, Geraldine Randlesome,
John Kraus and Lauren Kitchens to name just a few!
View
a slideshow of the winning entries
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That
Takes the Cake! 2009
Cake
& Sugar Art Show & Competition
February
28 and March 1, 2009
The
Show was great! There were over 300 cakes on display,
50 entries for the tasting competition and more than 2500
people who attended throughout the weekend. We had great
vendors selling all kinds of hard to find tools and supplies,
wonderful demonstrations and informative hands-on classes.
Where: Crockett
Center, Austin,TX
What: Hundreds of
cakes on display, demonstrations, mini classes & dinner
gala.
Who: Debbie Brown,
Bronwen Weber, Nicholas Lodge, Jacquy Pfieffer, Elisa Straus,
and Roland and Marsha Winbeckler
View
a slideshow of the winning entries
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FOOD
NETWORK CHALLENGE -
Bronwen
Weber of Frosted Art
Bakery invited All in One Bake Shop's owner, Jennifer Bartos
to be her assistant on several Food Network Challenges.
They worked hard, got to travel to some cool places and make
some incredible cakes, got to meet some amazing decorators
and Food Network celebs, had lots of fun and many laughs and
even won a couple of times! Here are some details about
the particular episodes.
The
Simpsons
Taping
on April 23, 2007
Aired on Food Network: July 25, 2007
Bronwen
and Jennifer taped another Food Network Challenge based on
the The Simpsons Movie. They created a huge donut (mmmm)
on a skateboard with scenes of Springfield and the entire
Simpson family. Aye carumba!
Disney
Villains
Taped:
February 8, 2007 Aired
on Food Network: June 10, 2007
Bronwen
Weber of Frosted Art
Bakery taped another Food Network Challenge. This time
it will be Disney villains. Jennifer Bartos was her assistant.
The taping took place at MGM Studios in Orlando. Watch
as they create a spinning Ursula that Bronwen carves using
an electric knife!
Award
Cake
Taped:
September 22, 2006
Aired on Food Network: April 8, 2007
Bronwen
Weber of Frosted Art
and Jennifer Bartos did it again. This time Bronwen was invited
to compete in a Challenge to create a Food Network themed
cake. The winner of this competition will recreate the cake
for the 1st annual Food Network Award Show at the Food
Network South Beach Wine and Food Festival in February.
The challenge taping was on Friday, September 22, 2006 at
Comcast Media Center in Littleton, CO (just south of Denver).
The other competitors were Colette Peters of Colette's
Cakes and Marina Sousa of Just
Cake. Wow! It was quite a trio of cake decorators and
all were past Challenge winners. Each got their own assistant
as usual, but then they were also assigned an assistant that
had proven themself by winning a regional cake decorating
competition. Bronwen worked with Orlando Serrano of Chicago's
Roeser's Bakery. This one was exciting and should be interesting
when it airs.
Cartoon
Cakes
Taped:
June 2006 Aired on
Food Network: October 15, 2006
Bronwen
Weber was again invited to compete in a Food Network Challenge
involving cartoon cakes and she once again asked Jennifer
Bartos to be her assistant. The show was taped in Orlando
at Universal Studios on June 22, 2006. They created a Popeye
and Olive Oyl cake with the couple dancing on top of The Olive,
Popeye's boat.
The Food Network
link to the show is:
Cartoon
Cakes - Food Network
Behind the scene
photos of the Cartoon Cake competition
http://makeashorterlink.com/?J28B426AD
You can view the
album as a guest.
Incredible
Edible Mansion
Taped:
November 2005 Aired on FoodNetwork: April
2006
Bronwen
Weber, who has been in a few Food Network Challenges, was
invited to be a contestant in a gingerbread mansion building
competition. She asked our own Jennifer Bartos to be her assistant
and I'm happy to report that they won. They created the John
Bremond House from here in Austin - a great victorian mansion
in downtown Austin.
The Food Network
link to the show is:
Incredible
Edible Mansion - Food Network
Here are some behind
the scene photos of the Mansion competion:
http://makeashorterlink.com/?H1C65492D
You can view the
album as a guest.
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 CAKE
CLUB - CAPITAL CONFECTIONERS
Capital Confectioners,
a greater Austin Cake Club was formed to provide people who
are interested in sugar arts the opportunity to share and
network with others who have similar interests. Club members
have all different skill levels from home hobby decorators
to experienced pastry chefs. We have many talented people
in this area that are willing to share their expertise and
everyone who attends will benefit from the ideas shared. Anyone
with an interest in sugar arts is invited to join our group.
Contact us for information about upcoming demonstrations.
Meetings:
WHEN:
Usually the second Tuesday of each month – 7:30 pm
WHERE: La Madeline at 35th and Lamar
WEBSITE:
www.capitalconfectioners.com
Short meetings are
followed by a demonstration. No dues required for the first
meeting. Annual dues are $24 per year.
CAPITAL
CONFECTIONERS DAY OF SHARING 2007
Took
place on Sunday, July 15, 2007 at Paredes
Middle School in south Austin. It was quite a success
and enjoyed by around 100 people. A big thanks to all the
demonstrators; Carolyn Wanke, Dena Bryngleson,
Yvette Humbert, Sallia Bandy and Jennifer Bartos. The members
of Capital Confectioners did a fantastic job.
Capital
Confectioners'
Cake
& Sugar Art Show and Competition
February
3rd and 4th, 2007
The show gets better
every year. The Travis
County Exposition Center Banquet Hall provided a lot of
space for the display of some fantastic cakes and extra room
for the demonstrations and competition/challenges. Norman
Davis, Steven Stellingwerf, and Janette
Pfertner did a wonderful job judging the competition and
participating in the on-site cake competition.
Download
the list of winners and entry pictures for 2007
Download
the Award Winning Recipes for 2007
Capital
Confectioners'
Cake
& Sugar Art Show and Competition
April
1st and 2nd, 2006
The 2006 show was
a great success and enjoyed by hundreds. The Texas Culinary
Academy provided a great space to display all the cakes and
demonstrate different techniques. Special thanks to the judges
(Steven Stellingwerf, Susan O'Boyle Jacobson and Elizabeth
Dixon)
Download
the list of winners and entry pictures for 2006
2005 CAKE
SHOW
The event on Saturday
and Sunday, June 11 and 12, 2005 at the Texas
Culinary Academy, was a big success. Thanks to the Texas
Culinary Academy and their students for all the help. There
were some spectacular cakes entered in the competition and
the viewing was enjoyed by the general public.
The showcase demonstration
by Kerry Vincent, Susan O'Boyle Jacobson, Bronwen Weber and
all the other presenters were very informative and entertaining.
The TCA instructors did a fabulous job with their lab demonstations
and everyone enjoyed the speed wedding cake and blind theme
cake decorating competition.
TEXAS
CAKE CLUBS
There are several
cake clubs in Texas. The first link below will take you to
a site that details club information, contact person and planned
events for the clubs in Texas.
Frosting
Creators in San Antonio
www.frostingcreators.com
Karen Richardson (210)590-8280
Day
of Sharing Information
Sugar
Wonders in Dallas
www.sugarwonders.com
Email: sugarwonders@peoplepc.com
Confection
Obsession in Arlington
Email: tadavidson@ev1.net
Tamara Davidson (972)264-2857
Sweet
Expressions Sugar Art Cake Club in Denton
Email: sas1uk@excite.com
Selina DiCesare (940)648-0337
The
Houston Cake Club in Houston
www.thehoustoncakeclub.com
Email: info@thehoustoncakeclub.com
Frost-A-Tiers
in Houston
www.frostatiers.com
Email: dusty@frostatiers.com
Fancy
Frosters in Corpus Christi
Email: jn316mar@yahoo.com
Marion Warren (361)854-0155
Friendly
Frosters in Lubbock
Email: pwdsugar@sbcglobal.net
Earlene Moore (806)745-2230
Pearland
Cake Society
www.pearland
cake society.com Email: mduran3@prodigy.net
Check this site
often. You will find lots of opportunities for learning and
sharing.
ICES
ICES is an international
membership organization of people dedicated to promoting and
advancing sugar arts. They have an annual convention, local
days of sharing, newsletter and other events for members.
The link below will take you to their site. ICES membership
provides networking, learning and sharing opportunities with
sugar art enthusiasts all over the world.
http://www.ICES.org
The annual convention
and cake show is always a treat to attend.
LINKS
Wilton
Industries -
Cakes - http://www.cake.wilton.com
Candy - http://www.candy.wilton.com
Wedding - http://www.wedding.wilton.com
American
Cake Decorating Magazine –
http://www.americancakedecorating.com/mbn
Australian
Sugar Craft Magazine -
http://au.geocities.com/austsugarcraft/
Mailbox
News Magazine –
http://home.earthlink.net/~mailboxnewsmag/
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